Summer season is here and after bingeing in December, and a few “late” parties in January, Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year in February… I guess now that it’s March, we should actually start making an effort to eat healthier 🙂
One of the easiest ways to eat healthier is to add oats to our dishes. You can substitute oats for rice, or just add a few teaspoons of oats to what you are cooking! 🙂 Always keep oats within quick reach when you’re cooking so you never forget.
QUAKER OATSILOG!
Last Friday, Chef Jayps showed us how to make easy egg breakfast dishes a bit healthier by adding Quaker Oats. He likes to use the Quick-Cooking type.
He shared some recipes, which I will include below. While the recipes are written for microwave cooking, you can definitely cook them in a regular pan.
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Cooking with Oats
I even tried cooking my own version of Chicken and Mushroom Oatsilog (Scrambled Eggs). I added a handful of Quaker Quick-Cooking Rolled Oats to my beaten eggs, and a splash of milk that the oats can absorb (oats will absorb the liquid).
First, I sauteed the mushrooms and sliced chicken (you may use leftover chicken from the previous night’s dinner). I added some garlic, which I prefer very toasted. And then I poured my beaten eggs with oats, and started cooking scrambled eggs. I also added cheese, and finally seasoned everything with salt & pepper and garnished with some chopped herbs.
I like to saute stuff until they are well-toasted. I just think they taste better this way 🙂
You don’t have to follow the recipe exactly. Just cook based on what ingredients you have and how you like to eat it! That’s what’s fun about this!
This is actually my first time to add oats to scrambled eggs. What I noticed while I was eating my creation was that the scrambled eggs felt thicker, the kind that you know will make you feel fuller and keep you from quickly getting hungry. The oats did not really change the taste of the eggs, just make sure not to put too much.
So, that’s just one small change that will do you good in the long run – you sneak in more fiber in your diet, and feel fuller longer, too. Oh, and did you know that oats also help lower cholesterol?
Did you also notice that I had some oat “garnish” on my scrambled eggs? Chef Jayps also made an Asian-style crab omelette, and he made a toasted oats spice mix to decorate the omelette. While I don’t delude myself into thinking that I have his skills, that gave some of us the idea to also decorate our #QuakerOatsilog creations with some toasted oats. Just toast some oats in a pan (no oil) until the oats start to brown. You can add spices as you wish. I just made plain toasted oats because I didn’t have any spices, haha. Still, it’s a great idea, and I will try to use toasted and spiced oats instead of breadcrumbs when breading something like fried chicken or some other food to be baked or fried 🙂
Hmm… I think I will also try adding oats to thicken soups and sauces instead of using cornstarch!
Hope you try incorporating some oats into your cooking, too! As promised, here are the recipes:
TWO-MINUTE OATSILOG RECIPES
ADOBO SARDINES OATSILOG
(Single serving)
2 eggs
½ tbsp milk
½ tbsp water
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tsp bottled garlic
2 pcs sardines, drained and broken up
2 tbsp Quaker Quick Cook or Instant Oats
Salt and pepper, to taste
Chopped parsley, optional
Procedure: In a mug, beat eggs together with milk and oats. Add in the rest of the ingredients and season to taste. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir all the ingredients and microwave for another minute. Top with chopped parsley. Ready to serve.
Want to use Quaker Rolled Oats? Simply extend microwave time to 5 minutes.
CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM OATSILOG
(Single serving)
2 eggs
½ tbsp milk
¼ cup water
¼ cup cheddar cheese, grated
¼ cup mushrooms, diced
½ cup chucken, shredded
2 tbsp Quaker Quick Cook or Instant Oats
Salt and pepper, to taste
Parsley, optional
Procedure: In a mug, beat together eggs, milk and oats. Add in the rest of the ingredients and season to taste. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir all the ingredients and microwave for another minute. Top with parsley and serve.
Want to use Quaker Rolled Oats? Simply extend microwave time to 5 minutes.
CORNED BEEF & PEPPERS OATSILOG
(Single serving)
2 eggs
½ tbsp milk
2 tbsp corned beef
1 tbsp green bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 tbsp Quaker Quick Cook or Instant Oats
Salt and pepper, to taste
Procedure: In a mug, beat together eggs, milk and oats. Add in the rest of the ingredients and season to taste. Microwave for 1 minute, stir all the ingredients and microwave for another minute. Ready to serve.
Want to use Quaker Rolled Oats? Simply extend microwave time to 5 minutes.
