Protein-boosted oatmeal
6
Points®
Total time: 10 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 5 min • Serves: 1 • Difficulty: Easy
Old-fashioned oats get cooked with mashed banana for natural sweetness, and creamy cottage cheese is stirred into the porridge at the end for supreme creaminess and a protein boost.
Ingredients
Banana
0.5 small
Uncooked old fashioned rolled oats
0.5 cup(s)
Ground cinnamon
0.25 tsp
Table salt
1 pinch(es)
Fat free cottage cheese
0.25 cup(s)
Strawberries
0.25 cup(s)
Shelled pistachio nuts (unsalted, dry roasted or raw, no sugar added)
1 Tbsp
Instructions
1
In a small saucepan, mash the banana. Stir in 1 cup of water and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the oats, cinnamon, and salt; reduce the heat to medium-low and cook until the oats are tender and creamy, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cottage cheese. Pour the oats mixture into a bowl; top with the berries and pistachios.
2
Makes 1 serving.
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