How to Make Breakfast Bulgur

How to Make Breakfast Bulgur is one of many requested recipes when I teach cooking classes. Bulgur has so many uses in recipes as well as a great breakfast alternative to oatmeal. I use it as a thickener for soups, casseroles and quiches. We often go back to our family traditional use of bulgur in our turkey stuffing on Thanksgiving Day. Growing up with Tabbouleh at the table we try to keep bulgur on hand in our pantry for our Greek dishes. This grain is a wheat that has a high nutritional value with a soft chewy texture. It often comes in coarse, medium, and fine varieties. Look for it the grain section, near the rice of your store or in large bins in your natural food stores.

Bulgur contains the following benefits

• High in fiber
• Potassium
• Iron
• Protein

Substitutions/Additions 

• Add bulgur to your cold salads salads.
• In place of white rice in your pilafs.
• Add to breads and baked goods for a crunch.
• Mix bulgur into meatballs and meat loaf.

 Let’s get started!
(If you’re making plain bulgur just follow the first recipe.)
But, take a look at the how the bulgur looks in the steps below as it cooks.

Set out all the ingredients on a sheet tray.

Add the water to the saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the bulgur, stir and cover and set aside.

 Let it sit for 15 minutes. In a small saucepan (or the same one-washed out) add the orange juice and zest.

In a small saucepan (or the same one-washed out) add the orange juice and zest. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat, steep for 10 minutes. Fluff the bulgur with a fork and mix in the fruit and juices. Serve warm!

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How to Make Breakfast Bulgur

An easy grain to cook and add to several of your dishes. Add bulgur for extra nutritional benefits to your soups, meatballs, and salads.

Course How To Make Bulgur

Cuisine California Greek

Keyword bulgur, grain, side dish

Servings 3 cups

Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

• 1 cup fine or medium bulgur
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. Rinse and drain the bulgur.
2. Bring 1 cup of water and salt to a boil in a heavy saucepan.
3. Stir in the bulgur, cover, and remove from the heat.
4. Leave the bulgur to steep, covered for 15 minutes.
5. Drain off excess water, and fluff with a fork.

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Orange-Infused Hot Bulgur with Fruit

Adding fruit to your hot bulgur cereal gives breakfast a nutritional boost for your morning.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine California Greek

Keyword breakfast, bulgur, grain, oranges

Servings 4

Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

• One bulgur recipe from above
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 orange zest and juiced
• 1/4 cup dried prunes, sliced
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, sliced

Instructions

1. Make the bulgur recipe and add the brown sugar and butter to the water before adding the bulgur.
2. While the bulgur rests make the fruit mixture.
3. In a saucepan, bring the orange zest and juice of the orange to a boil.
4. Stir in the prunes and apricots and remove from the heat to steep for 10 minutes.
5. Stir the warm fruit and juice into the warm bulgur.

Bring on the Bulgur! 
Mary 

You may also enjoy the following bulgur recipes on my blog. 

Artichokes Stuffed with Bulgur and Mushrooms

How To Make Garden Tabbouleh without a Recipe

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