10 healthy oatmeal recipes for college students prepared under 20 minutes

Oats are the healthiest grains on earth, they are gluten free and a huge source of fibers, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. It can regulate cholesterol also if taken regularly. 

I know that, many of you don’t like it, but, due to its immense health benefits you should try. It is not that bad as numerous delicious items can be made by oats and it take much less time to cook.  

College going students or students in hostels can easily make these oats recipes for a quick breakfast or delicious dinner.  You can make it in a very simple way.

It can make you feel full for long time providing your required energy. Here are 10 healthy oats recipes that can be  prepared under 15- 20 minutes each.

1. Masala Oats (Cook time: 15 minutes)

I love masala oats very much, it is my first introduction with oats. It took very less time and was delicious. You can fix it as a lunch or dinner menu.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): 1 cup

Carrot: 1 medium, chopped

Beans: 5, chopped

Onion: 1 medium, finely chopped

Tomato: 1 large, chopped

Green chilies: 1 or 2, chopped

Salt: as needed

Turmeric: as needed

Red chili powder: ½ tsp

Cumin: 1 tablespoon

Cumin powder: ½ tsp

Coriander powder: 1/4^th tsp (optional)

Garam masala powder: 1/4^th tsp

Oil: 1 tablespoon

Coriander leaves: chopped, as needed

Method:

Dry roast the oats until golden or aromatic smell arises and set aside.

Heat a pan, add oil and cumin to crackle*, then add onions and fry until they turn golden or translucent.

Add veggies, sprinkle some salt and saute for 2 to 3 minutes, then add turmeric.

Add tomatoes and mix it.

Add red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder, fry it for 2 to 3 minutes.

Add oats and give it a quick mix, then add water as needed and bring it to a boil. You can add more or less water to adjust the consistency.

Add coriander leaves and mix it. Taste the salt.  You can pour some drops of ghee over it. Enjoy hot with chutney or raita.

*you can add ginger and garlic also, I personally don’t like it as it requires more oil. As well as I think, in a hurry you don’t have to time to peel the ginger and garlic.

2. Vegetable oats porridge (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Unlike masala oats, vegetable oats porridge white in colour. It is also very easy and delicious dish for lunch or dinner. Anyone can make it.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): 1 cup

Carrot: 1 medium, cubed

Potato: 1 medium, cubed

Peas: 3-4 tsp

Salt: as per taste

Pepper powder: ¼ tsp

Oil: 1 tsp

Cumin: ¼ tsp

Hing: 1 pinch (optional)

Water: as needed

Method:

Per boil the vegetables and keep the water as stock.

Heat a pan, add oil/butter and cumin seeds to crackle.

Add the veggies, and saute for 2-3 minutes.

Add the oats and stir continuously.

Add salt, pepper powder and vegetable stock to cook the oats, stir occasionally.

Add water if needed. White oats porridge is ready to eat.

3. Milk oats (Cook time: 5 minutes)

At first I don’t like this recipe, but, gradually, when I give up other food stuffs like white flour, sugar etc. then I got used to having this milk oats as one of my diet item.

It is a super quick recipe prepared with milk. You can use it as time saving breakfast.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): ½  cup

Milk: 2 to 2.5 cups

Sugar: as per taste

Honey: as per taste (optional)

Some dry fruits (optional)

Method:

Add the milk (or if you made it with mixture of milk and water or only water then add water) in a pan adjusting the consistency.

Add the oats and bring it to a boil, add the sugar, continue steering on low flame as oats tend to stick to the bottom. It will be done in 5 minutes.

You can add honey or fruits as an alternative of sugar, I use both for taste after some cooling of it.

4. Oats smoothie with fruits (preparation time: 10 minutes)

Its a delicious drink for breakfast, it gives you energy for long times. Oats smoothie is a simple easy recipe to make. You can make it with apple or banana.

Recently I had tried it with my family, its a good one.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): 3 tsp

Milk: 1 cup

Apple: 1 medium

or

Banana: 2 small

Dates: 3 to 4

Method:

Keep the oats in a bowl, add the milk and dates (without seed).

Cut the apple or peel the banana and cut in very small pieces and add to the bowl and mix it quickly.

Let it sit for 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, transfer the item into a grinder jar and grind it for 30-40 secs.

Pour it into glass, sprinkle some pomegranate or dry fruits and enjoy.

5. Chocolate oats (Cook time: 5 minutes)

It is a very delicious sweet dish. It is very popular to those sweet and chocolate lovers. I had tried it only for one time, because, I don’t like its flavour well. Anyone of you who is a fond of chocolate can absolutely try the chocolate oats.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): ½  cup

Milk: 1 cup

Chocolate: of your choice, chopped

Cocoa powder (optional): ½ tsp

Sugar/honey/palm jaggery/maple syrup: as needed

Almonds, Cashews, Pistachios (optional): 4-5 each, chopped

Method:

Add oats and milk in a pan and bring to boil. Stir occasionally till the oats cooked.

Dissolve the chocolate and cocoa powder in milk and add to the oats and stir.

Adjust the consistency and your chocolate oats is ready.

Add any one of the sweetener of your choice and sprinkle the dry fruits over it. 

6. Oats banana pancake (Cook time: 15 minutes)

It is an easy to make, simple, nutritious and delicious meal. You’ll just love it. Oats banana pan cake is a high protein breakfast you can easily make. Specially I prefer it’s flour less, sugar free, healthy version.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): ½  cup

Bananas: 2

Eggs: 2

Milk: ½ cup (you can use water instead of milk)

Baking powder: ½ tsp

A pinch of salt

Honey of maple syrup (optional)

Fruits (optional)

Method:

In a mixing jar add all the ingredients; oasts, peeled banana, eggs, milk, baking powder and salt.

Blend this until smooth and let it stand for 10 minutes. The pan cake batter is ready.

Heat a pan or tawa and pour one ladle full of batter, after some time you see bubble on it, then flip it and cook for another 3-4 minutes.

Drizzle some maple syrup or honey to taste.  

7. Oats egg omelet (Cook time: 5 minutes)

It is very easy and healthy protein rich recipe you can have it for breakfast. I love it very much. If you mix oats with your regular egg omelet then it become more heavy. These oats egg omelet can keeps you fuller for hours.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): ¼ cup (powdered)

Eggs: 2

Salt as needed

Turmeric as needed

Pepper powder as needed

Oil: 1 tsp

Onion: 2 tsp chopped

Capsicum: 2 tsp chopped

Green chilies: as needed, chopped

Water as needed

Method:

Pour the oats powder in a bowl.

Add all the ingredients, 2 eggs, salt, turmeric, pepper, chopped veggies and beat well. Add little water or milk to make the proper consistency of batter.

Heat a pan with oil. Add the mixture. After some time flip it to cook the other site.

Serve hot.  

8. Oats cheela (Cook time: 15 minutes)

Oats cheela is also a very easy, healthy and tasty,  easy to make breakfast or lite dinner recipe. 

Like besan cheela or veg omelet, here we can use powdered oats.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): 1 cup (powdered)

Besan/semolina: ¼ cup

Water as needed

Turmeric as needed

Salt as needed

Cumin seeds: 1 tsp

Onion: 1 small, chopped

Carrot (optional): ½ (grated)

Green chilies: as required

Coriander leaves: 2 tsp, chopped

Oil as needed

Method:

Pour the powdered oats in a mixing bowl, add all the ingredients except oil and give it a good mix to make a batter. Consistency of the batter will not very thin.

Heat a pan with oil brushed. Pour one ladle full of batter and spread to make a thin layer.

After some time flip it to cook another side. Cheela get cooked when you see brown spot on them. Serve hot.

9. Overnight oats (Preparation time: 5 minutes)

Over 20 overnight oats recipe is there but, I have tried just one or two. During high busy schedule day you can prepare and store it for tomorrow morning. Next day just grab it and commute to work.

It is very nutritious and helps you to loose weight as well, if you can continue it, then you may loose 2 kgs per week.

Just take a look at preparation.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): ½  cup

Peanut butter: ½ tsp

Milk: ½ cup (adjust consistency)

Fruits of choice (fresh berries, apple, banana)

Sweetener of choice (honey, maple syrup)

Pinch of cinnamon powder (optional)

Method:

In a jar or glass add the oats, peanut butter, milk and give it a good mix.

Top it with your fruits of choice. In case of apple or banana top it on just before going to eat.

Put a lid and refrigerate overnight or up to 6 hours. You can store it in fridge for 2 -5 days as well. Drizzle some sweetener to taste during serve.

If chilled item doesn’t suit you make sure to put out from the refrigerator some time before serve.

10. Oats with scrambled egg (Cook time: 15 minutes)

It is a nutritious breakfast recipe, you must try it. Under 15 minutes you can make it. You can get taste and health from this oats with scrambled egg at the same time. If you want then add some vegetables to it for more nutrition. 

You are free to incorporate any other items to it. It is my choice based recipe, you can moderate according to your taste. So, have a look.

Ingredients:

Oats (rolled/quick): ½  cup

Eggs: 2

Green chilies: as needed (chopped)

Cumin seeds: ½ tsp

Vegetables of your choice: finely chopped

Turmeric as needed

Salt as needed

Lemon juice (optional): 1 tsp

Coriander leaves: 2 tsp

Garam masala: ¼ tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, then add the cumin seeds to crackle.

Add the onions and green chilies and stir fry till golden.

Add the chopped veggies and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Covered and cooked, splash some water until soft.

Add the oats, salt and turmeric and fry for 2 minutes.

Beat the eggs well and pour it to the pan.

Stir all the things to scramble the eggs.

Cooked until eggs and oats are done.

Add lemon juice and coriander leaves. Serve hot.  

So, friends, try to indulge yourself in the goodness of oats. 

*All the recipes are self made and the pictures are self captured.