Savory Oatmeal with Bacon, Spinach and Blistered Tomatoes #BaconMonth

For your next brunch or when you want breakfast for dinner, make this scrumptious Savory Oatmeal with Bacon, Spinach and Blistered Tomatoes

I have a recipe that is perfection for those that love breakfast for dinner – a Savory Oatmeal with Bacon, Spinach and Blistered Tomatoes.

Now – before you give me that side-eye, hear me out.  Do you like grits – like cheese grits?  What about polenta?

This recipe is a riff  on that with a savory oatmeal flavored with thyme and Parmesan cheese and simmered in veggie stock.  Easy peasy.  I was inspired by some savory oatmeal recipes from Shape Magazine and decided to play.  A splash of heavy cream adds a bit of richness and to add even more flavor, I wanted to add some accoutrements like, what else, BACON!

Well, it IS #BaconMonth after all so I had to add even a little more bacon love to this bowl.  Now – if you are vegetarian, you can clearly leave the bacon out because the spinach, blistered tomatoes and mushrooms add a ton of flavor to the dish.  However, when you stir everything together, you have a steaming bowl of comfort that will have you wondering why you don’t have savory oatmeal more often.

When you want to serve up a comforting dish with a bit of a chic twist, whisk up this Savory Oatmeal with Bacon, Spinach and Blistered Tomatoes.

On to the recipe:

Gather your ingredients

Let’s crisp up some bacon

Simmering the oats with stock, thyme and Parmesan rind

Adding a bit of a cheese

Look at how quickly the spinach wilts

Look at the colors – so pretty!

Shall I get you a spoon?

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