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A cozy, nourishing breakfast bowl.

pot of Multigrain Porridge oatmeal ingredients with milk for breakfast

If you need a really good breakfast, multigrain porridge oatmeal is it. Porridge is better than oatmeal. This porridge combines a perfect combination of quinoa, two kinds of oatmeal (steel-cut and rolled) and millet. Some flavor and richness comes from milk and golden raisins. The result is a breakfast porridge that tastes homey and simple, yet somehow incredibly satisfying. 

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oats quinoa millet seeds on marble counter multigrain porridge ingredients

“Porridge” conjures something inherently creamy and lovely and cozy, the most hygge of breakfasts. “Oatmeal” sounds boring at best, like punishment at worst. Oatmeal is made only of oats, whereas porridge may consist of any combination of grains cooked in water or milk. 

Recipe Notes For Breakfast English Porridge Oatmeal:

This breakfast multigrain porridge oatmeal is the best of many worlds: creamy from the milk and rolled oats, with nuttiness, texture, and an extra-nourishing boost from steel-cut oats, millet, and quinoa. Millet is easy to find, and an excellent source of protein and fiber, and contains nutrients like iron and manganese. 

Feel free to play around with the combination or quantities of the different grains depending on what you have available and prefer. That said, oatmeal should be the largest quantity — and combination of steel-cut and rolled oats will do. Steel-cut oats take a little longer to make, but are worth it for the added chewiness.

Want to make this an overnight oats recipe so it’s ready for you in the morning? No problem. Heat all the ingredients together just to a boil. Stir and remove from heat. Place the entire pot — with lid– in the fridge overnight. The grains will continue to absorb moisture. The next morning, add a little milk or water, break the (now-congealed) oats up with a spoon, and heat while stirring until creamy again.

Top with your favorite mix-ins for your new wholesome, favorite breakfast. 

bowl of multigrain porridge oatmeal in blue mug with berries and honey

How do you like your oatmeal? Raisins? Honey? Straight up? Tell us in the comments below.

Multigrain Porridge
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Multigrain Porridge

A homey, wholesome breakfast bowl.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Breakfast
Keywords:: breakfast, oatmeal, porridge, quinoa, whole grain
Servings: 4 bowls

Ingredients

  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup steel-cut oats
  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 1/4 cup millet
  • Toppings, optional: extra milk, golden raisins, almonds, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, something sweet (such as honey, maple syrup, brown sugar)

Instructions

  • Combine milk, water, salt, rolled oats, steel-cut oats, quinoa, and millet in a medium-sized pot. If using raisins, add them now, too, so they get soft and plump. 
  • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cook at a low simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes, until the steel-cut oats have softened and quinoa has cooked through. 
  • Top with your favorite additions (such as seeds, nuts, maple syrup, honey, extra milk) and serve.
    TIP: This can be refrigerated and stored for two to three days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove top by breaking it up and adding a little extra liquid, as it will firm when stored.

Filed Under: Breakfast, Easy, Recipes, Vegetarian + Vegan Tagged With: breakfast, easy, oatmeal, porridge, recipe

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Comments

  1. Marianne Porter says

    April 4, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    5 stars
    This is seriously a breakfast game changer for me. Thank you for this recipe! It is really satisfying and felt healthy, but not healthy in a bad way. Love it. I didn’t have millet but will get some.

    Reply
    • Unpeeled says

      April 9, 2020 at 11:26 am

      Thanks for the nice comment! I like that: “Healthy, but not healthy in a bad way.” haha. Glad you loved it.

      Reply
  2. Amy2000 says

    April 25, 2020 at 8:44 am

    5 stars
    Ate this over several days last week. Really good and satisfying.

    Reply
  3. R.K. says

    June 29, 2020 at 11:09 am

    5 stars
    Really good. I made it with almond milk and it was very creamy. Thanks!!

    Reply
  4. JRP says

    July 5, 2020 at 7:22 am

    5 stars
    very very good, and loved the raisins in it. Very creamy. I used soy milk.

    Reply
  5. Emma says

    July 5, 2020 at 7:28 am

    Delicious breakfast and I will make again.

    Reply
  6. Joan says

    January 12, 2021 at 11:47 am

    I was able to find all the grains and we really liked this very much. We added toasted walnuts, maple syrup and golden raisins which were very soft although I didn’t cooks them along with the grains. Do you have any idea how much fiber is in the recipe? I know it is better than what regular oatmeal has.

    Reply
    • Unpeeled says

      January 12, 2021 at 1:09 pm

      Hi, Joan and thanks! Your additions sound delicious. I do not have nutrition information at this time, but you can plug the recipe into this tool, and it will tell you. I’ve used it before and it worked well! I’ll be updating the site soon and will make sure that my recipes include nutrition info going forward. https://www.verywellfit.com/recipe-nutrition-analyzer-4157076

      Reply
  7. Danny-O says

    January 13, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    1 star
    I’ve been making a savory version of this with the grains cooked in chicken broth, seasoned with some Caldo de Tomate. I’ll sometimes throw in some hemp seeds for good measure.

    Reply
    • Unpeeled says

      January 13, 2021 at 2:27 pm

      Wow. That sounds great. I do something similar with farro. Thanks for the inspiration!

      Reply

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