Sweet + Savory Egg and Oatmeal Combo Bowl
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Published Jan 03, 2018, Updated Aug 30, 2023
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Having eggs and oats for breakfast? Put them in one bowl for a sweet + savory egg and oatmeal bowl that offers the perfect balance of protein, carbs and fat. Vegetarian and gluten-free.
A bowl of oatmeal with a side of eggs makes for a wonderful healthy breakfast. It’s got the perfect balance of macronutrients, it’s energizing and super filling.
Most people serve this breakfast up in two dishes, but apparently I’m not your typical person because in an effort not to dirty up two dishes, I started combining them into one bowl. Yup, cooked oatmeal, scrambled egg whites and a fried egg… all in one bowl. It’s a thing!
Combining eggs with oatmeal isn’t anything new considering savory oats have been around for ages and whipping egg whites into oats is totally a thing (i.e. my protein pumpkin egg white oats), but this egg and oat combo bowl is unique because it’s got a sweet and savory thing going on. And the toppings are where things really get unique.
I like my eggs spicy so I add hot sauce or crushed red pepper to those and for the oats I cook them in water with cinnamon and then add a drizzle almond or peanut butter for serving.
I’ve shared this bowl on Instagram a bunch and to some it sounds crazy. Combining eggs and almond butter… what? Even Isaac thinks it so weird, but it works for me and I had to share the recipe because there has to be some others who will enjoy this egg and oatmeal bowl, too.
I can’t be the only sweet and savory lover who likes keeping dishes at a minimum and doesn’t mind eggs and oats touching in the same bowl. Right?!
This bowl has become my go-to breakfast on the days I workout because it has the perfect balance of macros: protein, whole grain carbs and healthy fat. And it’s really customizable to meet your tastes and needs.
I love doing one fried egg paired with scrambled egg whites, but you can easily scramble the egg and egg whites together or just do all egg whites. And the toppings are totally flexible too. I love almond/peanut butter and hot sauce, but feel free to play around with your favorite toppings.
The only challenging thing about this bowl is deciding whether to use a fork or spoon. Sometimes I actually use both, but most of the time I’m Team Spoon.
More Egg Recipes to Try
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- Egg White Oatmeal
- Baked Avocado Eggs
- Egg and Greens Bowl
- Baked Egg Muffins
- Roasted Sweet Potato Kale Frittata
Egg and Oat Combo Bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 cup water
- dash of sea salt
- dash of cinnamon, optional
- 1/2 cup egg whites
- 1 egg, or more egg whites
- sea salt and pepper
- 1/2 Tablespoon almond butter, optional
- crushed red pepper or hot sauce, optional
Instructions
- Heat water and oats in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add a little sea salt and cinnamon to the oats, if using. Cook the oats, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes or until the oats are creamy and the consistency you like. Remove from heat until the eggs are ready.
- While oats are cooking, spray a skillet with coconut-oil cooking spray. Add egg whites to the pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until egg whites are solid. Once the egg whites are cooked through and scrambled, push them to one side of the pan so they’ll stay warm and add the whole egg to the pan to cook; cook whole egg to your liking.
- Once both the eggs and oats are finished cooking, grab a bowl (I like using a shallow, wide bowl) add oats to one side and top with almond butter (if using) and eggs to the other side with hot sauce or red pepper flakes. Eat with a spoon, fork or both!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
what brand/kind gluten free oats do you use? I can’t find my chex oatmeal anymore.
I use Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free oats.
I’ve made this a few times after seeing yours and I love it! I did wonder what to eat it with at first too :).
Sweet and savory combos are my favorite because I usually have so much trouble picking one or the other!
The meal looks scrumptious! Cannot wait to dig in for a bit when I make it myself this weekend! Thak you for sharing such an amazing recipe, Brittany!
I tried it, I like it! It’s been my experience that adding protein to my morning oats satisfies me four hours. Thanks for sharing! Your food photos are always so beautiful…
Yes!! I made a similar breakfast to this (2 eggs over medium w/ a tiny bit of sriracha) and put them in my PB oatmeal and snapchatted it to my friends and they said I was crazy but it is SO good!!
I go super savory with my oatmeal!
1/2 C oatmeal
2 eggs
Spinich
All cooked together then add paprika and garlic salt
Topped with cherry tomatoes and then 1/2 C of cottage cheese!
Sounds weird but Ive been eating it for years and love it. Sometimes I will add in artichoke, green onions, avocado
It doesn’t sound weird to me… it sounds SO good! I need to post a savory oats recipe sometime soon because I love it too!
I can’t believe I found this post! It’s validating for me! I eat scrambled egg whites mixed into my oatmeal topped with banana & blueberries every weekday morning. My boyfriend thinks I’m nuts. I’m going to try this + your savory oatmeal next week just to mix things up.
You’re not the only one! haha! My husband thinks it’s crazy too, but I don’t care. I love it.
I stumbled across this recipe on accident, so I decided to give it a go! It’s pretty easy and tasty and packed with good stuff to start my day so what more could one want? I will add that I used crunchy almond butter and having the extra texture was AMAZING. Yum. Thanks!
Ahh yay, that makes me so happy to hear!! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Christina. Thanks for giving it a try and for coming back to leave a review. I so appreciate it!
At first I thought this sounded crazy. But There are several Asian dishes that have rice and a nut butter based sauce (thai peanut sauce, right?) and you put egg and sriracha on top… so i gave this a try and yum! I usually eat miso soup with a jammy egg for breakfast but this is going to replace that for workout mornings and when it is cold out and I want something more filling. Thanks for sharing!!
I eat this frequently for breakfast! I use two eggs and egg whites and sprinkle with goat cheese to get my fat. Spoon good!
How many eggs am I supposed to use to get 1/2 cup of egg whites?
I use the liquid egg whites in the carton, but if you’re using regular eggs, you’ll need about 4 large eggs. 🙂
Thanks for sharing and for sharing the nutritional value! I Misread so accidentally added 1 tbsp of peanut butter. It is not bad! Definitely something to play around with and experiment on different flavors. I can’t wait to try the sweet recipes you have posted! Such a tough decision which I would have today but the protein won me over for this recipe. Next time I will try adding a little ground up flax seeds
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Cassie. 🙂 Thanks for giving it a try and for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I appreciate it!
I have a very simple way of combining eggs and oat meal. In a microwave safe bowl add half cup of quick oats 1 cup of water. Break one egg into the center and microwave for two minutes. Remove and stir in one tablespoon of honey. Try it.
It was the perfect solution for what I was looking for and has moved up to a Fav breakfast! Thank you.
Woo!! That makes me so happy to hear. Thanks for the review, Linda.
This is so brilliant!! An English muffin topped with peanut butter and a fried egg is one my secret favorite breakfasts. 😂😍 This version is delish, super easy, and full of nutrition.
This was surprisingly really good. You have to try it and definitely add the peanut butter, because it makes it 10x better.
Woo! So glad this recipe was a hit, Savannah! Thanks for coming back to leave a review. I really appreciate it!
Perfect sweet and savory combo! Who doesn’t love eggs and oats… then to put them together in one bowl?! 😍🤩🤯 So good and such a quick abs easy recipe! Yum
Yay! I’m so glad this oatmeal was a hit, Sarah! Thanks so much for the review. I really appreciate it!
I feel like this recipe is a great idea as a base but does not stand on its own. There wasn’t much flavor to it at all. Oats by themselves are plain and eggs by themselves are plain, and when you put them together, it’s a whole lot of plain. My peanut butter concoction was the only thing with flavor. If you used hot sauce, this would probably also aleviate the problem. Or I think an even better way to do it would be to just add all sorts of toppings, like you would with regular oatmeal – with a sweet or savory theme, since this is both. Add stuff with a lot of flavor. I loved the egg with the oats, that was a great idea, it just needs some zhooshing up.
Thanks for the feedback, Madeline! Sorry you didn’t love this recipe, but I appreciate you giving it a try.
Years ago when I went gluten free I ran out of bread one morning, so I decided to use oatmeal in place of it. I found it works really well for anything that I would put on bread, toast, English muffin, pancake, waffle, and it quickly became a breakfast tradition for me (sometimes even a quick and lazy dinner).
My favorite oatmeal toppers are: sausage with poached egg & cheese; sausage and maple syrup; peanut butter and jelly; and now, peanut butter and eggs thanks to this article.
I will admit, I’ve never been a fan of almond butter because it’s pretty bland tasting to me, plus pricey, but would still try it if I had some on hand. I’m guessing it would mingle well with most things just because it’s bland.
Sausage and poached eggs sound like a delicious combo, Lore! Thank you so much for sharing, I’m glad you were able to find inspiration too.
I have been doing this for years! I make the oatmeal 1/4 cup raw with 1/2 chicken stock and 1/2 water. Let it cook in my crockpot. Then, I cook 2 eggs Over medium, and add micro greens to the dish. Layer it up, oatmeal, micro greens, eggs. It is SO delish! And actually quick. Good for you, too.
Yes, this is one of my absolute favorites! Thank you for your review & star rating, Karen, I so appreciate you being here!
Made this recipe this morning. So good and filling. Next time I May try adding chopped walnuts in lieu of the nut butter.
So glad you enjoyed this recipe, Maureen. Thanks for making it and for coming back to leave a review. I appreciate it!
Hey Brittany!
Great recipe – I saw some oats in my kitchen and googled what I can make with it and your recipe came up.
What an absolute winner! Also a huge fan of sweet and savory so this was perfect. The peanut butter and hot sauce is genius! I’m not yet so dexterous as to separate egg whites but instead used two fried eggs.
Thanks again, certainly keeping this in the play book 🙂
Excellent! I am so glad you are loving this recipe, Arno. Thank you for coming back and sharing your review + star rating, I truly appreciate it!
This was deeelicious! I’m not a big fan of sweets but I love my oatmeal so this recipe was perfect! Thank you so much!
Ah yay! I am so glad that this recipe is a hit, Angela. The perfect combo! Thanks so much for your review & star rating, I really appreciate it!
This is surprisingly delicious!! Now I’m obsessed with peanut butter on my eggs. Thanks for the imaginative breakfast idea!
Yay! I am so glad you have this recipe a try, Hannah! Thank you for coming back and sharing your review + star rating, I really appreciate it!