Easy Complete Breakfast
Serves 1
Note: This has a dumb name. I'd take any suggestions on what to call this meal. It has a texture similar to a muffin, but without the crispy top.
Take a microwave-safe soup bowl or large (10-12 ounce) coffee mug. Spray with cooking spray.
Into this, add:
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon brown sugar (loosely packed)
1 dash cinnamon
1/4 cup regular (not instant) oatmeal
1/4 cup berries (fresh, or thawed frozen berries)
Stir together. Don't expect it to become completely uniform, you are just trying to make sure it is mixed together.
Microwave for 1.5 - 2 minutes (depending on your microwave.)
Eat from the directly from the dish, or place a plate over the mug/bowl and invert it. I topped mine with a little whipped topping.
Nutritional data: (for the first picture, and for the version served with slices of cantaloupe)
Calories: 194
Fat: 6.7g
Sat fat: 2g
Chol: 212mg
Sodium: 80mg
Carbs: 24.7g
Fiber: 2.9g
Protein: 9.7g
You can use almost any fruit, as long as it is about 1/4 cup. In the first picture I used 1/4 cup blueberries, and in the second picture (using a coffee mug) 1/4 of a mashed banana.
The other version in the second picture is a more robust version. I started with the basic recipe (above) and for fruit, 1/4 of a mashed banana. But then I added 2 tablespoons milled flax seed, 1 tablespoon peanut butter and 1 tablespoon semi-sweet Ghirardelli chocolate chips.
Calories: 434 (for the more robust version)
Fat: 24.9g
Sat fat: 6.5g
Chol: 212mg
Sodium: 157.6mg
Carbs: 42.6g
Fiber: 8.5g
Protein: 17.3g
My wife noted, and I agree, that using a soup bowl instead of a coffee mug creates a meal that is more visually filling. It looks like there is more food (even though it has the same amounts.) I'd recommend using the bowl just for the psychological factor of feeling more satisfied.
I made this today--version number one--with finely chopped frozen strawberries since they were my only berries on hand. Had to add 45 seconds to the cook time due to the frozen berries, but this was a really good dish. I will make it again! Love the nutrition and versatility! Love that instead of choosing to make oatmeal or eggs, this is oatmeal AND eggs! Yum!
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