Savory Oats – Loaded

Approximately 600 calories per person – Serves 2

• Prep time: about 20 minutes 
• Cook time: about 30 minutes
• Total time: about 50 minutes

Ingredients 

• 1 cup dry oats (we prefer Coaches Oats or steel cut)
• 3 cups of water 
• 1 Link hot Italian sausage, sliced as thin as possible or any meat or beyond meat equaling 250 calories. (sausage is easier to slice while frozen)
• 2 ounces (57 grams) carrots, sliced real thin
• 1 ounce (28 grams) frozen peas, thawed
• 2 ounces (57 grams) white onion, sliced
• 1 celery stalk, sliced thin
• 1 jalapeño, sliced with the seeds, if you like heat
• 1 bouillon cube, crumbled
• ½ cup condensed milk or 2 tablespoons (Tbsp) heavy whipping cream
• 2 Baby Bell cheese, sliced or broken into small pieces
• 3 teaspoons (tsp) olive oil, divided
• 1 teaspoon (tsp) salt
• 1 teaspoon (tsp) Spike
• ⅛ teaspoon (tsp) habanero ground pepper, if you like heat
• 1 green onion, thinly sliced for garnish

Steps

• Preparation
  • Prep the carrots, celery, white onion, jalapeño, and frozen peas.
  • Slice the sausage
  • Place the sliced green onion in a small bowl on the table for garnish.
  • Break into pieces the Baby Bell cheese
  • Crumble the bouillon cube

• Oats
  • Follow instructions for correct oats cooking process on the box.
    • If it is Coaches Oats place 3 cups of water in a pot.
  • Add crumbled bouillon cube and the salt, Spike, and habanero pepper into pot of water and bring to a boil, then stir to mix 
  • Once boiling, toss in the oats and lower to a simmer boil, (induction 176) uncovered.
  • Mix often
  • When the oats thicken, add the milk/cream and continue to cook and stir.
  • Cook until creamy. Add water if necessary. 
  • When the oats are finished the way you like them, add the Baby Bell cheese slices and whip into the oats.
  • Turn off the heat and cover, set aside.

• Meat
  • Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil to the Lodge pan and set to medium high heat. (Induction 320)
  • IMPORTANT – Toss in the sliced hot Italian Sausage and cook until charred and real crispy. Set aside

• Veggies
  • Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil in the Lodge pan and set to medium high heat.
  • Toss in the onions, celery, jalapeño, and carrots into the pan and cook until the carrots and onions are soft.
  • Add 1 more teaspoon of olive oil and toss frozen peas.
  • Mix well and cook until frozen peas are heated through.

• Put it all together
  • When the veggies are soft and caramelized, but haven’t lost their shape, fold them into the oats.
  • Turn the heat to simmer. (Induction 176)
  • Add water if the oats are too dry. You want a creamy texture, not thick and gluey.
  • At the last moment, toss in the cooked crispy sausage.
  • Mix well

• Serve
  • Serve hot oats immediately in bowls.
  • Garnish with green onion.

All of Living in Beauty Recipes

We are working on a series of recipes that are easy to fix in an RV and are approximately 600 calories per person for two people. Ultimately, they will be compiled into “The Bean Counter Cookbook.”