Looking to eat a healthier breakfast and save time in the mornings? Steel Cut Oats are a great option for a quick and satisfying weekday morning meal. Whip up enough at one time before your week gets busy and you can warm them up or eat them cold all week long.

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How to make Steel Cut Oats

Breakfast can be one of those tough meals to get into our day - we're going, going from the minute we get up most days - and breakfast can sometimes be an afterthought. But our bodies and brains need a good breakfast, daily! We need to be eating healthy fats, proteins, and whole grains (for brain power!) - but how to get all that into our diet when we're in a rush, as mornings often are?

PRE-COOKING and meal prep are the answer to this dilemma! Taking a few minutes on the weekend to pre-cook a few servings of Steel Cut Oats and enjoy all week long!

Here's how...

Ingredients:

1 cup Steel Cut Oats
4 cups water
Topping of choice (nuts, seeds, raisins, maple syrup, cinnamon, FRESH berries etc)

Instructions:

1. Bring water to boiling over high heat in a medium saucepan.

2. Add oats to boiling water, and immediately lower heat to LOW.

3. Cover pan, simmer oats in water for 20 minutes, stirring gently every 4-5 minutes or so.

4. Turn the heat off, remove pan, cover and let it sit for about 20 minutes.

5. Scoop pre-measured amounts (ie 1/2 cup) into small storage containers to refrigerate to use and re heat later.

...then, later in the week, for easy go-to breakfasts that will fill you, keep you feeling full and are no trouble to fix...

Reheating Instructions:

1. Place refrigerated oats in a bowl, add ½ cup or so unsweetened almond milk or water.

2. Microwave on high for about 1 minute or so.

3. Stir, blending oats and milk or water, add toppings of choice.

4. Enjoy!