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Savory Slow Cooker Oatmeal With Crispy Bacon

This savory slow cooker oatmeal with crispy bacon will make you jump out of bed! A savory spin to your regular sweet oatmeal and total crowd pleaser dish, which is perfect for busy mornings!

Total Time

3hr 15min

5.0

1 Rating

Author: Cotter Crunch

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Ingredients

Slow Cooker Oatmeal

•

1 1/4 cups

Gluten-Free Rolled Oats

•

1 cup

Diced Butternut Squash

or Sweet Potato

•

1 Tbsp

Butter

or Olive Oil

•

2 Tbsp

Flaxseeds

(optional)

•

1 tsp

Minced Garlic

•

1 tsp

Sea Salt

•

1 pinch

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

•

1/2 cup

Sliced Cherry Tomatoes

•

4 Tbsp

Grated Parmesan Cheese

or Nutritional Yeast

•

1 tsp

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

•

3/4 cup

Vegetable Broth

•

2 cups

Unsweetened Almond Milk

or Unsweetened Coconut Milk

•

1/2 cup

Water

Crispy Bacon

•

1.5 oz

Uncured Bacon

•

1/4

Red Onion , sliced

Toppings

•

to taste

Avocados , sliced

•

to taste

Fresh Spinach , steamed

•

to taste

Microgreens

•

to taste

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

•

to taste

Shaved Parmesan Cheese

•

1 pinch

Ground Black Pepper

•

to taste

Eggland's Best Classic Eggs , fried

or Poached Egg

(optional)

Cooking Instructions

Place the Gluten-Free Rolled Oats (1 1/4 cups) , Butternut Squash (1 cup) , Cherry Tomatoes (1/2 cup) , Flaxseeds (2 Tbsp) , Butter (1 Tbsp) , Garlic (1 tsp) , Sea Salt (1 tsp) , Freshly Ground Black Pepper (1 pinch) , Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (1 tsp) , Unsweetened Almond Milk (2 cups) , Vegetable Broth (3/4 cup) and Parmesan Cheese (4 Tbsp) in the slow cooker. Mix all together and set on high 3 hours or low for 5.

Stir and scrape the sides of the slow cooker every hour if you are using real cheese. The flaxseed with help bind everything together and thicken it up like steel-cut oats. Add Water (1/2 cup) if needed to thin out the oats (to create more of a porridge) the last hour of cooking.

When the slow cooker oats are about ready, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and Line a baking tray with foil.

Place Uncured Bacon (1.5 oz) strips and sliced Red Onion (1/4) on the tray on top of foil. Bake for 15 minutes or until crispy. Reserve 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.

Stir the extra bacon grease into the oats before serving. Spoon savory oatmeal into bowls.

Add your choice of Avocados (to taste) , Fresh Spinach (to taste) , Microgreens (to taste) , Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (to taste) , Shaved Parmesan Cheese (to taste) , Ground Black Pepper (1 pinch) , Eggland's Best Classic Eggs (to taste) and crispy bacon with onions to garnish.

Nutrition Per Serving

CALORIES

284

FAT

11.9 g

PROTEIN

13.2 g

CARBS

34.1 g