What to make from yesterday's oatmeal: 5 Recipes

For a complete breakfast, providing the body with energy for the whole coming day, oatmeal is considered the best option. But sometimes it remains uneaten in the pot. After heating, the porridge is no longer appealing in taste and appearance. You should not rush to throw it away. In such a situation, you can use oatmeal, if it has not yet gone bad, as a base for other dishes.

Signs of spoiled oatmeal

Before using cooked but not consumed oatmeal for making cakes, pancakes and other culinary delights one should make sure that the product has not lost its freshness. The use of spoiled porridge is unacceptable, because it leads to food poisoning.

Signs of unsuitable oatmeal

• The porridge stratifies, acquires an unpleasant slimy consistency;
• there is a foul odor;
• the oatmeal has a sour or bitter taste;
• There is a watery discharge on the surface.

It should be borne in mind that any sign that indicates that the porridge is beginning to spoil is a signal to get rid of the product. Only quality oatmeal is suitable for further processing.

Cookies from yesterday's oatmeal

When cooking, you can take apricots instead of raisins or abandon dried fruits altogether.

Sequence of steps (the selection of ingredients is oriented on the use of 200 g of oatmeal):

1. Measure 1 tbsp. raisins (it is advisable to take the seedless variety). Rinse it, put it in a cup. Pour warm water, which should completely cover the dried fruit.
2. In a separate bowl, place a fresh egg, which is rubbed with fine sugar (50 g) with the addition of melted butter (50 g).
3. The oatmeal porridge is added to the egg-sugar mixture.
4. With continuous stirring gradually add wheat flour (1 cup), combined previously with baking powder (1 tsp.).
5. Knead a homogeneous dough with a sticky, tender consistency. Control the amount of added flour. While kneading the dough, pour the soaked swollen raisins into it.
6. Cover a baking tray with baking paper. Spoon the dough out in small portions.

Place in an oven heated to +180°C. Bake until a light golden hue.

Recipe for leftover pancakes

Oatmeal leftovers after breakfast will allow you to feed the whole family with delicious pancakes for lunch.

Sequence of operations (the calculation is based on 150 grams of already cooked oatmeal):

1. Transfer the oatmeal to an enameled dish.
2. Wash a large apple (you can replace it with a pear if you want). Wipe the fruit with a cloth napkin. Remove the skin, remove the core and shred it, using a coarse grater.
3. Transfer the apple puree into the porridge.
4. Add fresh chicken egg.
5. Wheat flour (take a variety of the highest grade) - 1.5 tbsp. combine with ready leavening agent - 1/2 tsp.
6. Pour the flour mixture into a bowl with the oatmeal, and stir vigorously. You should make a fairly thick homogeneous dough. If necessary, a little more flour can be added.
7. Fry the pancakes on both sides in a well heated frying pan, with refined vegetable oil (1-1.5 tbsp.) until they become crisp and appetizing.

Serve warm with jam, jam, jam, sour cream.

How to make a casserole of oatmeal and cottage cheese

Children who refuse to eat oatmeal, gladly eat the same porridge in the form of a delicious with a delicate consistency casserole with the addition of cottage cheese.

Algorithm (the basis of the recipe is 200 grams of milk oatmeal of medium thickness):

1. In a bowl with porridge add well mashed cottage cheese without lumps (350 g).
2. In addition, beat one fresh egg, add fine granulated sugar (3 tbsp.). If you like, you can add a little vanilla.
3. Whip the curd and oatmeal mass with a mixer until homogeneous.
4. Then it is poured into a greased form. Put it into an oven heated to +180 ° C. Bake until golden brown.

Decorate the casserole you can with fresh berries, cottage cheese cream, whipped cream.

What else you can make from yesterday's oatmeal

The range of dishes based on the use of cooked oatmeal can be quite extensive. It is worth paying attention to the following available recipes.

Oatmeal meatballs

There is no meat in the composition of such meatballs, so they will be appreciated by vegetarians. You can cook such a dish in the Lent. The characteristic taste of meat is given by spices.

Algorithm (the basis is the remaining oatmeal from breakfast - 300 g, boiled in water):

1. Potato tubers (250 g) are boiled until tender.
2. Peel a large onion. Finely chop it and fry until light golden hue in any vegetable oil.
3. In a bowl to the oatmeal porridge shift 2 medium garlic cloves, skipped through a press, fried onions and poured to taste spices (you can take a variation of "kebab on coals").
4. Boiled hot potatoes is turned into a mashed potato with a pusher. Put them in a bowl and add 80 grams of wheat flour. Knead thoroughly. You need to get elastic homogeneous dough, which easily forms balls.
5. Heat butter in a pan. Roll small meatballs from mass. Batter using flour or semolina or semolina grits.

Fry meatballs. Rice or boiled potatoes act as a garnish. If desired, a gravy can be prepared. While cooking, such meatballs can be stewed directly in the sauce after frying.

Oatmeal Pie

Another option for a quick conversion of already cooked oatmeal is a delicious pie.

Algorithm (cooking is based on using 400 g of oatmeal:)

1. In a container with cooked oatmeal, beat 1 egg.
2. Add extra virgin wheat flour (2 tbsp.).
3. Sugar is put to taste.
4. After vigorously stirring the homogeneous dough is poured into a silicone mold.
5. Set in an oven, which is preheated to a temperature of +180 ° C.

Bake the cake for 40-50 minutes. After cooling, decorate it with fresh berries.

How to store oatmeal so that it does not spoil

Cooked oatmeal after cooling should be kept in the refrigerator in an enamel pan under a lid. Shelf life is 4-6 days.

It can be heated by adding a little milk. When carrying out this procedure on the stove, it is necessary to stir the product systematically.

If you intend to use oatmeal as the basis for meatballs, casseroles and other dishes in more than 6 days, it is recommended to freeze it, packed in portion packets. Porridge is stored in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Oatmeal, if properly prepared and further used, can serve not only as an independent nutritious dish, but also as the basis for delicious pancakes, pies, meatballs, casseroles.