Cheesy Oatmeal and Soft-Cooked Egg

After going for a quick run along the Charles River, I was absolutely famished yesterday morning.  Bret was starting to get his appetite back and had destroyed the chocolate croissant that I picked up for him after my run and was still hungry.  I wanted to make a breakfast for both of us that would be filling but soft enough for Bret to eat since he can't really chew.

I perused through my recipe book and finally settled on Everyday Food's recipe for Savory Oatmeal and Soft-Cooked Egg.  I added a bit more cheese to my recipe so I'm calling my version Cheesy Oatmeal and Soft-Cooked Egg.

First, I gathered my ingredients.  I doubled the ingredients since I was making this dish for two:

• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• Coarse salt and ground pepper, to taste
• Nonstick cooking spray
• 2 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons of shredded Yancey's Fancy Buffalo Wing cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallion greens

In a medium saucepan, I brought two cups of water to a boil.  While the water was heating up, I sliced up the scallion greens.

Once the water was boiling, I added the oats, along with a pinch of salt and pepper.  I stirred the oatmeal and reduced the heat to let the oatmeal simmer.

I then lightly sprayed a nonstick frying pan with cooking spray.  I warmed it over medium heat before cracking the two eggs into the pan.  I seasoned the eggs with salt and pepper and let the eggs cook until the egg whites had set but not a second more because I wanted a nice runny egg yolk.

I ladled the oatmeal into a shallow bowl.  I topped the oatmeal with cheese, an egg, scallions and more cheese.  Since Bret was told to avoid spicy food, I used regular cheddar cheese for his bowl.

I did, however, add a generous helping of spicy buffalo wing cheese to my bowl!

This dish was super healthy and really filling!  I love that it is really simple and that you can add other ingredients to the dish to make it your own.  Once Bret gets better, I'd love to make this dish again and add some chopped crispy bacon or add cayenne to the oatmeal!

Tell me, what was the best breakfast dish you ate recently?