High Protein Oatmeal Recipes To Start Your Day Right

With these high protein oatmeal recipes, you can transform your usual breakfast into a tasty, muscle-building a.m. meal.

Image Credit: d3sign/Moment/GettyImages When the temperature dips and there’s frost framing your windowpanes, there’s nothing like a warm bowl of oatmeal to thaw the chill out of your bones.

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 These five hot oatmeal recipes will make you as cozy as a bug in a rug on wintery days. Better yet, they'll keep your belly full and your muscles strong with 15 grams or protein or more per serving!

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1. Flaxseed Oatmeal
   
This flaxseed oatmeal is full of gut and heart healthy fiber.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com With simple ingredients like oats, milk and flaxseed, cooking this no-fuss oatmeal is as easy as one, two, three. High in heart-healthy omega-3s, flaxseed is also a fiber-packed superfood. Just one ounce contains 8 grams, or 31 percent of your daily recommended value, according to the USDA.

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 Get the Flaxseed Oatmeal recipe and nutrition info here.

Read more: 8 Breakfast Recipes for Better Focus All Day Long

2. Peanut Butter Protein Oatmeal
   
This peanut butter oatmeal packs plenty of protein.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com This yummy oatmeal recipe sneaks in egg whites for added fluffiness and an extra protein boost. A handful of plump, juicy raisins will satisfy your sweet tooth while natural peanut butter provides healthy, satiating fats to keep you full until noon. For an even richer texture, use crunchy peanut butter instead of the smooth variety.

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 Get the Peanut Butter Protein Oatmeal recipe and nutrition info here.

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3. Chocolate-Chip Cookie Dough Oatmeal
   
If you have a hankering for cookie dough, this oatmeal is for you.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Coveting cookie dough? This healthier oatmeal twist owes its ooey-gooey, doughy texture to a combo of oats, almond butter and vanilla almond milk. A sprinkle of cacao nibs will crush those chocolate cravings and please your penchant for sweets without the dreaded sugar crash.

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4. Supercharged Oatmeal Protein Pancake
   
This recipe joins two of your favorite breakfast foods: oatmeal and pancakes.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com The ultimate twofer, this recipe combines oatmeal and pancakes into one yummy meal. With an oat-based batter, these flapjacks pack a whopping 26 grams of protein per serving thanks to the mixture of eggs and egg whites. To add a little sweetness (along with vitamins and minerals), simply top your griddlecakes with good-for-you berries.

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5. Savory Vegan Zucchini Oatmeal
   
This savory oatmeal is overflowing with veggies.

Image Credit: timolina/ Adobe Stock Who says you can’t enjoy oatmeal past breakfast time? Expand your culinary horizons with this savory oatmeal dinner dish that’ll keep you warm and cozy on a cold winter’s night. And with one whole zucchini in each serving, you’ll be on target to achieve the USDA’s recommended number of veggies per day, plus boost your nutrition with vitamins C and B6.

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Read more: 10 Fitness Experts Share Their Go-To Healthy Breakfasts

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      MyFoodData: “Top 10 Nuts and Seeds Highest in Fiber”
    
      USDA Choose My Plate: “What foods are in the Vegetable Group?”
       




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      MyFoodData: “Top 10 Nuts and Seeds Highest in Fiber”
    
      USDA Choose My Plate: “What foods are in the Vegetable Group?”
    




With these high protein oatmeal recipes, you can transform your usual breakfast into a tasty, muscle-building a.m. meal.

Image Credit: d3sign/Moment/GettyImages

Want more healthy recipes? Download the MyPlate app and get simple, tasty meals and snacks tailored to your nutrition goals.

This flaxseed oatmeal is full of gut and heart healthy fiber.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com

This peanut butter oatmeal packs plenty of protein.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com

If you have a hankering for cookie dough, this oatmeal is for you.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com

This recipe joins two of your favorite breakfast foods: oatmeal and pancakes.

Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com

This savory oatmeal is overflowing with veggies.

Image Credit: timolina/ Adobe Stock

      MyFoodData: “Top 10 Nuts and Seeds Highest in Fiber”
    
      USDA Choose My Plate: “What foods are in the Vegetable Group?”