Ina Garten Reveals Her Favorite Comfort Food & It's a 5-Ingredient Recipe That's Made in the Microwave

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Comfort food is anything that is warm, delicious, and filling — you know, something you want to eat when you’re feeling down. Unfortunately, many comfort food recipes require a hundred complicated steps and unique ingredients (give or take). If we had the energy for all that, we probably wouldn’t even need a comfort food! Thankfully, Ina Garten gets us. The Barefoot Contessa shared her favorite comfort food recipe, and it only requires five ingredients and a microwave. Now that’s the kind of recipe we need!

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In the Ask Ina section of her website, someone asked Garten how she makes her favorite comfort food. “I make my oatmeal in the microwave — it’s so easy!” the Food Network chef responded. Just use your favorite quick-cooking oats or opt for Garten’s recommendation of McCann’s. The, she microwaves them in a bowl and tops it with salt, milk, butter, and maple syrup.

“My favorite breakfast!” Garten added.

That oatmeal recipe sounds so good and (more importantly) so simple to prepare. I usually just add a little brown sugar to my quick oats (which I make using hot water from the Keurig), but this sounds so much better. Leave it to Ina to transform a basic breakfast into something so divine it tastes like it comes from a restaurant!

For extra yumminess, you could even add a handful of berries, banana slices, or chopped nuts. With the creamy oatmeal base, you can’t go wrong!

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These delicious whole grain Irish oats can be made over the stovetop or in the microwave (like Ina Garten does!).

For the same oats that Garten uses, order the McCann’s Irish Oatmeal Quick Cooking Rolled Oats on Amazon for less than $10. They are made with no sodium and no cholesterol and are packed with protein and fiber, making them a nutritious breakfast choice, too.

Thanks to Ina Garten, you can make your new favorite comfort food in just a few minutes.

Before you go, check out Garten’s best dinner recipes below:

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