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?
Aly M. Cleary
Yields 4
This Savory Oatmeal with Bacon, Spinach and Blistered Tomatoes is a savory way to start the day or delicious for dinner.
5 minPrep Time
30 minCook Time
35 minTotal Time
Ingredients
- 5 slices of thick cut bacon
- 3 cups of vegetable stock, divided
- 2 cups of old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup of heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons of fresh thyme
- 1 Parmesan rind (optional)
- 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese
- 4 teaspoons of olive oil, divided
- 1 6-ounce container of baby bella mushrooms
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 large clove of garlic, minced
- 1/8 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
- 6 ounces of baby spinach
- 1 pint of cherry tomatoes
- 2 teaspoons of fresh flat leaf parsley, minced
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- On a baking sheet lined with foil and with a rack, place the bacon, leaving space between each thick cut slice.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- Remove to a paper lined plate and set aside.
- To make the Savory Oatmeal:
- In a heavy bottomed dutch oven, bring 2 3/4 cups of vegetable stock to a boil.
- Add the old-fashioned oats, heavy cream, fresh thyme and Parmesan rind.
- Stir to combine, reduce the heat to a simmer and cover.
- Cook for about 25 – 30 minutes until the oats are creamy.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and if you find that the oats are still too thick, feel free to add some more vegetable stock or water, a quarter cup at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Keep warm.
- While you are making the oatmeal, heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a nonstick pan or braiser over medium high heat.
- Add the baby bella mushrooms, taking care to not crowd the mushrooms. If you have to do it in 2 batches, use another teaspoon of olive oil to the pan and sauté the second batch of mushrooms until browned.
- Heat another teaspoon of olive oil in the same braiser or nonstick pan over medium high heat.
- Add the diced onions and sauté for about 3 – 4 minutes, until they start to get translucent.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for another minute.
- Add the red pepper flakes and spinach and sauté until the spinach has wilted. Remove to a bowl and set aside.
- Heat the final teaspoon of olive oil over medium high heat and add the grape tomatoes.
- Cook until the tomatoes start to char and burst.
- Remove to another small bowl
- Portion some of the savory oatmeal into each bowl.
- Chop the bacon into small pieces and add some of the crisp bacon to each bowl.
- Add some of the sautéed spinach mixture followed by some of the blistered tomatoes and finally the sautéed mushrooms.
- Garnish with a bit of flat leaf parsley and enjoy!
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