How to Make Stir Fried Oatmeal

Do you love oatmeal but want an alternative to a bowl of hot mush for breakfast? You and yours will love this easy one-pan hot breakfast. As they shovel down the last mouthful of the second helping they'll pause and ask, "What's in this? It's really good!"

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
1 egg
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup water
1 apple, cored and chopped (don't peel)
2 to 3 tablespoons brown sugar
chopped walnuts (optional)
raisins, dried cranberries, or both!
cinnamon

Steps

1
Assemble ingredients.
2
Mix egg and oatmeal in a bowl to coat oatmeal thoroughly.

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3
Heat butter in large frying pan.
4
Sauté apples.
5
When the butter is sizzling, add oatmeal/egg mixture.
6
Brown oatmeal until oats are separated, and toasty looking. Stir constantly.
7
When oats are brown, dump in sugar, raisins, walnuts.
8
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
9
Add water. It will sizzle and steam and sound awesome. Stir until water is absorbed.
10
Serve immediately.