10,000 oat bran recipes

Cream cheese broccoli onion soup, a richer take on broccoli soup that uses cream cheese for body instead of a roux. Sweet onions, frozen broccoli, and a bright squeeze of lemon at the end.

Chocolate banana muffins built from a homemade whole-wheat-and-bran muffin mix you keep on the shelf. Mashed banana, chocolate chips, and a banana slice on top finish each one.

Cream of carrot soup made the classic way: onions sweated in butter, a quick roux for body, then carrots simmered in stock, blended and strained silky-smooth, and finished with cream. Velvety, elegant, and simple.

Sausage omelet made with Italian sausage, butter, and peanut oil for golden, creamy eggs that fold over savory filling. Ready in 15 minutes for a quick breakfast.

Maple acorn squash bakes halved squash filled with brown sugar, butter, and pure maple syrup until fork-tender. Four-ingredient New England side dish for Thanksgiving and fall dinners.

Quinoa, wild rice, sweet cherries and grapes are tossed with celeries, feta cheese and a tasty vinaigrette. You will be impressed by both yummy flavor and great texture.

Apple pecan pound cake with sauteed Granny Smith apples, toasted pecans and a hot caramel glaze drizzled over a tender bundt. Fall dessert that tastes like apple pie in cake form.

Crockpot chicken with mushrooms and onions in a creamy soup-and-broth sauce, slow-cooked until fall-apart tender, then finished with crisp crumbled bacon on top. Dump it in and walk away.

Classic peanut butter cookies with crackly criss-cross tops, crisp edges and a soft chewy middle. A chilled dough builds deeper flavor and prevents spread.

Ran out of plums and had leftover so developed this recipe to use strawberries instead of plums that the original called for.

Green, red cabbages, carrots, and a few other veggies together make a hearty and tasty fried rice. Top with a fried egg, or some cooked chicken, pork or beef strips to boost the protein. A quick and no-fuss weeknight meal.

This simple, creamy, comforting chowder combines tender potatoes, sweet corn kernels, and cheese in a lightly spiced milk-based broth. It’s a quick, hearty soup perfect for chilly days, ready in about 30 minutes and serving 4 as a main dish.

Much better than the take-out meal, and the best is that I can control what go into my dish. Quite easy to make, and it tasted delicious.

Serve with sour cream, chopped green onions, grated sharp Cheddar and crushed red pepper flakes alongside.

Shredded chicken enchiladas in corn tortillas smothered with homemade tomatillo verde sauce, bubbly Monterey Jack, and cool sour cream. Make-ahead friendly and packed with green chile flavor. Feeds six.

Classic baking powder biscuits from scratch with just five pantry staples: flour, baking powder, salt, shortening and milk. Tender, flaky, and on the table in about 20 minutes. The plain, reliable biscuit recipe to memorize.