Despite the fact that it is supposed to be Spring already, it has still been pretty chilly around here so I have been enjoying oatmeal for breakfasts most mornings. Over the last few moths I have been having oatmeal for breakfast quite often and it is always in the form of a sweet porridge and I had always wanted to try a savoury dish with oatmeal. Not too long ago TasteSpotting did a feature on oatmeal that included a few savoury oatmeals which inspired me to try an oatmeal burrito bowl.
The basic idea of a burrito bowl is a deconstructed burrito served in a bowl. I normally start a burrito bowl off with a layer of rice and then top that with beans, pico de gallo and whatever other Texmex inspired ingredients that I desire. For the oatmeal burrito bowl I simply swapped the rice out for oatmeal and I used my favourite kind of oatmeal, steel cut oats, as they have a nice chewiness and more substance.
Normally I would just spinkle a bit of cheese on top but I wanted the cheese to be melted to I placed the oatmeal on an oven proof plate, topped it with cheese and threw it under the broiler until the cheese had melted. I was not really sure what to expect from the savoury oatmeal bowl, but it I was pleasantly surprised by the results. I really liked the way that the edges of the oatmeal that were exposed to the broiler got a little crispy and the crispy oatmeal and melted cheese combination was really nice. All of the fresh and juicy ingredients on top were a great counterbalance and rounded the whole dish off perfectly. I now think I have a new favourite way of enjoying oatmeal!
Oatmeal Burrito Bowl
A deconstructed burrito served in a bowl with, steel cut oats (oatmeal), melted cheese, seasoned black beans, fresh pico de gallo, avocado and sour cream.
Servings: 1
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Printable Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/4 cut steel cut oats
- 1 cup water
- 1 handful cheddar and jack cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup seasoned black beans, warm
- 1/4 cup pico de gallo
- 2 tablespoons avocado, stoned, scooped and sliced
- 2 tablespoon sliced black olives
- 1 tablespoon sour cream or Greek yogurt
Directions
- Bring the steel cuts oats and water to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered until tender, about 30 minutes.
- Place the oatmeal in a bowl or on a plate and top with the cheese.
- Broil or microwave to melt the cheese. (Note: If you are going to broil it make sure that your dish is oven safe.)
- Top with the seasoned black beans, pico de gallo, avocado, and sour cream.
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