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  1. This is definitely a new combo for me, but I’m sure it was amazing! It looks so comforting and delicious and I love your addition of mushrooms and chili flakes!

    1. Thanks so much Sonali – it was for me too – if I hadn’t seen it in the magazine, don’t think I would have ever thought of it…

  2. This is so weird. Just yesterday I was watching some old “Iron Chef” shows on Netflex and for one of them the secret ingredient was oatmeal. the one dish that really caught my attention was “oatmeal risotto”. What a strange idea, but the judges loved it. Now you have verified with both words and pictures that this is indeed a dish worth trying. Yours look downright awesome! Thanks for sharing this recipe because I will be giving it a try!

    1. Thanks so much MJ – I haven’t watched Iron Chef in so long! I actually cannot take credit for this – this recipe was adapted from one in Healthy Living Made Simple magazine at Sams Club

  3. What a fun dish, Shashi! I’ve never heard of oatmeal risotto, but I am totally intrigued now. And I love your tomato and mushroom additions there. This looks like the ultimate comfort food (but still super healthy!) meal. Kudos to you for this one…I’ve never though about savory oatmeal, but now I can’t stop thinking about how delicious it would be! ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. David – I wasn’t sure about how it would be either – but when Lil Shashi ate almost 1/3 to 1/2 of the pan, I figured it must be somewhat decent – that child usually fusses about eating her oatmeal!

  4. How do you always knock it out of the ball park?? I love risotto but HATE stirring… and love finding ways to make things in my skillet! Just pinned to try this soon ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Oh come on, who comes up with such a recipe! Love it when people think differently! Looks super tasty, but probably also super filling ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. I used to use oats as a face scrub too! A very economical one. It’s true oats are a super-food. I’d never thought to use them to make a risotto! xx

    1. Yes – oats are economical – period! Funny thing is grinding them at home to make oat flour is so cheap – but,here a packet of oat flour costs an arm and a leg – weird eh?! Thanks Charlie xx

  7. Now I must admit, Shashi, I just can’t imagine how this would taste! But I do trust your judgment. If you say it’s good, then I believe you! I suppose oats are a bit of a ‘blank canvass’ like rice or quinoa, so why not?!

    1. Thanks Neil – I used to not be a fan of risotto with rice either – then I started baking it, and voila – I started liking it! This was a hit with my daughter – and she isn’t too fond of oats!

  8. I always love your recipes as they are always so imaginative, healthy and tasty. I would have never thought to use oats in a savoury dish but there you have, why not? I am glad you got to the dish before you daughter, like my boys, decided to inhale the whole family dinner for an after school snack. Been there-Done that!!! Just pinned and shared!

    1. Haha – glad I did too, Bobbie! Thanks so much – this recipe was actually adapted from one I found in Healthy Living Made Simple magazine at Sams Club – I wasn’t the first to think of it ๐Ÿ™‚

  9. It was yummy! I doubled the cherry tomatoes and I had to use dried basil because that was all I had. I also used vegetable stock to make it vegetarian.
    It was very easy to make-I do not have an oven safe skillet so I prepared in regular skillet and transferred it to a casserole dish for the oven.
    The texture was very creamy, just like a rice risotto and we enjoyed the flavors of the vegetables. I will make this again.

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