Easy to Make Omelets

An omelet or omelette is a breakfast food thatChop up the filling and add them to a pan with Oil,
consists of an egg based wrapper around a fillingnon-stick spray, butter or margarine. Stir
of your favorite foods. Omelets are very easy tooccasionally and allow to cook until done. If you
make and require little time to create. Always beare using meats, such as chicken, pork, beef or
sure that your fillings are pre-cooked or able tofish pre-cook the meat before adding to the filling.
be finished in the time available.Note that if you will be using a cheese product
Basic ingredients needed for one omelet:you do not add it to the filling at this time.
2 eggsMix or whisk the eggs in a bowl until they are
Oil, non-stick spray, butter or margarineevenly colored. Add salt and pepper to taste. You
Salt and/or pepper (optional to taste)may add water or milk to the eggs to thin them
Fillingout if desired. If you are limiting cholesterol in your
Suggested fillings for an omelet:diet you may separate the eggs and use only the
Ham, cheese, green peppers and onionswhites. If you choose to do this use 3 to 4 eggs
Chopped chicken, Swiss cheese and pre-cookedinstead of two.
baconPour the egg mixture into a cool skillet or frying
Pre-cooked bacon and sausagepan. Rotate the pan until the eggs cover the
Broccoli or most other seasonal vegetablesentire surface of the pan. Turn the heat setting
Chopped tomatoes, optionally with the gooeyto about the middle - not too hot. Stir constantly
seedy parts removeduntil the egg mixture becomes solid. If you do not
Pan fried garlic, mushrooms, and fennelstir the eggs enough you may have some
Zucchini and leeksdifficulty in getting the upper portion of the eggs
Cheese; cheddar, pecorino Romano, blue cheese,to solidify. If this happens you can lift the edges
Swiss.of the eggs and tilt the pan slightly to allow the
Spinach, cheese and pinenuts.still liquid egg mixture to flow under the solidified
Sauteed spinachpart.
Pancetta, wood fired or lightly roasted babyLoosen the egg at the edges until you can slide a
potatoes & fresh herbsspatula under the eggs. You will need to flip the
New potatoes, mushrooms and cheeseeggs carefully to avoid breaking them up.
Sausage, mushrooms and blue cheeseOnce you have flipped the eggs it is time to place
Smoked salmon, crispy potatoes and herbs withthe hot filling on top of the mixture. Cover 1/2 of
sour creamthe egg mixture with your chosen fillings. If you
Smoked salmon, brie and fresh herbsdecided to use cheese now is the time to add it.
Prawns and brie with fennel confitSlip the spatula under the half that doesnt have
Pancetta, bocconcini and basilthe filling and flip it over to enclose the filling,
These suggested fillings are only to give youAfter folding your omelet, you may want to top
ideas. Basically, you may use any fillings that youit with grated cheddar cheese, hollandaise sauce
like. Egg omelets can be different every time youor other topping. You may also garnish the omelet
make them!with cream cheese or sour cream.