Blueberry Zucchini Oatmeal

When I was in elementary school, I ate Quaker Brown Sugar oatmeal every single morning for breakfast. For months. If that isn’t crazy enough, let me add this: I ate it cold. Every morning. I would have my mom make the oatmeal and then put it in the fridge until I was ready to eat it. I’ve since grown out of the eating-the-same-breakfast-for-months-on-end phase, but my love for oatmeal hasn’t changed. The same combination can get a little boring, which is why this delicious blueberry zucchini oatmeal variation is here to save the day! Eat it multiple days, eat it cold, I promise I won’t judge 😉

If you’re hesitant about zucchini in oatmeal, let me just assure you that you can’t taste it at all. This is not vegetable oatmeal. The shredded zucchini is just popping in to add Vitamin A, Vitamin C, magnesium, folate, B vitamins, and other good for you stuff! You’ve heard of zucchini bread, right? And you love it? The zucchini can be trusted.

If you’re a meal-prepper (hi, welcome), this blueberry zucchini oatmeal recipe is perfect to make on Sunday to have on hand for a quick and easy breakfast. This recipe makes enough for two breakfasts, but if you’re channeling me at 12 years old, then you can double the recipe so you can have it EVERY MORNING. Cook it as directed, split it into separate tupperware containers, and you have breakfast on the go. You can even eat it cold. If you’re into that.

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Thanks for reading!