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These savory oatmeal and porridge recipes put a new spin on classic preparations. Combine the warm, creamy tastes and textures with your favorite savory breakfast ingredients, like fried eggs, bacon and scallions. Recipes like our Savory Oatmeal with Cheddar, Collards & Eggs and our Sriracha, Egg & Avocado Overnight Oats are healthy, filling and so flavorful.If you’re wondering about the difference between oatmeal and porridge, oatmeal is a type of porridge—but not all porridge is oatmeal. In this collection, we’re spotlighting some delicious oatmeal recipes as well as porridge recipes made with grains such as rice, barley, cracked wheat and some ancient grains like quinoa, farro and fonio. If you haven’t had the chance to try out a variety of grains at the breakfast or dinner table, keep reading!
These savory oatmeal and porridge recipes put a new spin on classic preparations. Combine the warm, creamy tastes and textures with your favorite savory breakfast ingredients, like fried eggs, bacon and scallions. Recipes like our Savory Oatmeal with Cheddar, Collards & Eggs and our Sriracha, Egg & Avocado Overnight Oats are healthy, filling and so flavorful.
If you’re wondering about the difference between oatmeal and porridge, oatmeal is a type of porridge—but not all porridge is oatmeal. In this collection, we’re spotlighting some delicious oatmeal recipes as well as porridge recipes made with grains such as rice, barley, cracked wheat and some ancient grains like quinoa, farro and fonio. If you haven’t had the chance to try out a variety of grains at the breakfast or dinner table, keep reading!
01of 08Savory Oatmeal with Cheddar, Collards & EggsView RecipeHave you tried savory oats yet? It’s a nice change-up from the sweet way oatmeal is typically served, plus you get a full serving of vegetables. Serve with hot sauce, if desired.
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Savory Oatmeal with Cheddar, Collards & Eggs
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Have you tried savory oats yet? It’s a nice change-up from the sweet way oatmeal is typically served, plus you get a full serving of vegetables. Serve with hot sauce, if desired.
02of 08Shrimp & Chicken CongeeView RecipeThis recipe for savory rice porridge comes fromEatingWell’s Test Kitchen manager, Breana Lai Killeen,who shared it for Father’s Daybecause it is one of her father’s favorite dishes. “In the U.S., this dish is called congee, but in Hong Kong, we call it jok,” she says. “My dad’s version was always pretty bland, but this recipe is adapted from one in the cookbookA Place at the Tablefrom a Laotian chef who, just like me, is a first-generation Asian raised in North Carolina.” Congee can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and leftovers freeze well.
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Shrimp & Chicken Congee
This recipe for savory rice porridge comes fromEatingWell’s Test Kitchen manager, Breana Lai Killeen,who shared it for Father’s Daybecause it is one of her father’s favorite dishes. “In the U.S., this dish is called congee, but in Hong Kong, we call it jok,” she says. “My dad’s version was always pretty bland, but this recipe is adapted from one in the cookbookA Place at the Tablefrom a Laotian chef who, just like me, is a first-generation Asian raised in North Carolina.” Congee can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and leftovers freeze well.
03of 08Savory Oatmeal with Tomato & SausageView RecipeOats get a new life in this savory dish, serving as the backbone for a satisfying combo of sausage, greens, tomatoes and herbs.
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Savory Oatmeal with Tomato & Sausage
Oats get a new life in this savory dish, serving as the backbone for a satisfying combo of sausage, greens, tomatoes and herbs.
04of 08Sriracha, Egg & Avocado Overnight OatsView RecipeIf you love avocado toast, give this savory overnight oats recipe a try. The oats soak overnight for easy “cooking.” In the morning, just top with a fried egg, avocado and Sriracha for a satisfying, healthy breakfast.
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Sriracha, Egg & Avocado Overnight Oats
If you love avocado toast, give this savory overnight oats recipe a try. The oats soak overnight for easy “cooking.” In the morning, just top with a fried egg, avocado and Sriracha for a satisfying, healthy breakfast.
05of 08Arroz CaldoView RecipeJoy HowardArroz caldo, a bowl of comforting rice porridge seasoned with plenty of ginger and garlic, has countless variations throughout the Philippines. The porridge can have a variety of toppings, such as hard- or soft-boiled eggs, crispy tofu, crispy garlic bits or crispy shallots, lime, lemon, nutritional yeast and so much more. For a change of pace, you can swap cubed smoked tofu for the chicken. Quinoa, wild rice, cauliflower rice and other grains can also be substituted for the jasmine rice. Feel free to increase the amounts of garlic and fish sauce for an even more flavorful porridge.
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Arroz Caldo
Joy Howard
Arroz caldo, a bowl of comforting rice porridge seasoned with plenty of ginger and garlic, has countless variations throughout the Philippines. The porridge can have a variety of toppings, such as hard- or soft-boiled eggs, crispy tofu, crispy garlic bits or crispy shallots, lime, lemon, nutritional yeast and so much more. For a change of pace, you can swap cubed smoked tofu for the chicken. Quinoa, wild rice, cauliflower rice and other grains can also be substituted for the jasmine rice. Feel free to increase the amounts of garlic and fish sauce for an even more flavorful porridge.
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Bubur Ayam Betawi (Jakarta-Style Savory Rice Porridge)
07of 08Kinche (Cracked Wheat)View RecipeThis Ethiopian buttery grain porridge recipe is often served for breakfast, but you can also top it with other dishes like messer wot (spiced lentils) or gomen (Ethiopian-spiced collards) for lunch or dinner and eat it in place of the traditional flatbread, injera.
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Kinche (Cracked Wheat)
This Ethiopian buttery grain porridge recipe is often served for breakfast, but you can also top it with other dishes like messer wot (spiced lentils) or gomen (Ethiopian-spiced collards) for lunch or dinner and eat it in place of the traditional flatbread, injera.
08of 08Slow-Cooker Overnight Farro PorridgeView RecipeTed & Chelsea CavanaughOriginally from Mesopotamia, farro is a type of wheat with a wonderful nutty flavor and toothsome texture. It’s packed with plant-based protein, niacin, magnesium and zinc. Ancient wheat strains have also been found to have higher levels of antioxidants and carotenoids, which are important for eye health.
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Slow-Cooker Overnight Farro Porridge
Ted & Chelsea Cavanaugh
Originally from Mesopotamia, farro is a type of wheat with a wonderful nutty flavor and toothsome texture. It’s packed with plant-based protein, niacin, magnesium and zinc. Ancient wheat strains have also been found to have higher levels of antioxidants and carotenoids, which are important for eye health.
Leah Goggins
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