Omelet Recipes

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Egg White Omelet

This egg white omelet is an easy and healthy way to kick-start your day.

Egg-White Omelet with Spinach and Cottage Cheese

This yolkless omelet packed with spinach and low-fat cottage cheese is a healthy start to the day.

Classic Omelet with Spinach-Basil Pesto

If things don't turn out exactly as planned when cooking an omelet, don't fret. Broken omelets make great scrambled eggs.

Family-Style Rolled Omelet with Spinach and Cheddar

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You don't have to stand over the stove and make individual omelets with this recipe. Round out the meal with bread and a simple cherry-tomato salad.

Bacon and Cheddar Omelet

You can make fluffy omelets in less time (and with much less effort) than you may think. This brunch-worthy version has a bacon-and-cheddar-cheese filling.

Classic Cheese Omelet

For breakfast or for dinner, there's nothing like a simple cheese omelet. This American diner style-omelet recipe is quick and easy to make and very satisfying.

Southwestern Omelet

You can make fluffy omelets in less time (and with much less effort) than you may think. This Southwestern-inspired version has a filling of pepper Jack cheese, salsa, and fresh cilantro.

The French Omelet

An omelet cooks in a matter of seconds, so have your ingredients ready to go. Tarragon, chives, parsley, and chervil make up the classic quartet known as fines herbes.

French Omelet with Fresh Herbs

To ensure your omelets turn out just right, use a nonstick skillet to make the job easier.

Denver Omelet Cups

In place of ham steak, you can use crumbled sausage or diced turkey breast.

Mushroom, Parmesan, and Watercress Omelet

This omelet with cremini mushrooms, watercress, and Parmigiano-Reggiano feels like it comes from a rustic cottage kitchen. It's simple, delicious and can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch or dinner.

An omelet, especially one with lots of veggies and lean meat, is a satisfying solution for time-strapped nights -- particularly when you're only cooking for one or two. Complete the meal with a green salad and buttered whole-grain toast.

Inspiration and Ideas

Avocado, Salsa, and Cilantro Omelet

Instead of using cheese, this huevos rancheros-inspired omelet is stuffed with creamy avocado, a spoonful of salsa, and plenty of cilantro.

Mexican Potato Omelet

This Mexican-style take on a frittata makes a perfect item for brunch or a great light lunch on its own. Serve it hot or at room temperature.

Egg-White Omelet with Goat Cheese

Mushroom-and-Microgreen Omelet

After a plant sprouts and grows two leaves, it's called a microgreen. Microgreens have a very fresh flavor and make a great alternative to spinach in an omelet.

All Omelet Recipes

Chinese Egg-White Omelet with Tomatoes

This light omelet is cooked in a wok.

Rolled Omelet with Spinach and Goat Cheese

Mustard greens, Swiss chard, or arugula can be used instead of or in addition to the spinach. These savory omelets can also be thinly sliced and served as hors doeuvres.

Green Eggs and Ham Omelet

This easy egg dish makes an inexpensive yet satisfying dinner for one.

Truffle Omelet

This delicious omelet recipe is courtesy of Garland Gourmet Mushrooms and Truffles Inc.

Broccoli-and-Cheese Over-Easy Omelet

Browning the cheese in the pan develops and concentrates the flavor so you can use less. Keeping the yolk whole but still runny creates a rich sauce for the omelet.

Fresh Tomato Salsa and Jack Cheese Omelet Burrito

Fresh tomato salsa, a generous amount of jack cheese, and a three-egg omelet make a unique burrito.

Morel And Scallion Omelet

Fresh morels are available only in the spring; use dried ones, and you can enjoy their nutty flavor any day of the year. Here, they make a simple scallion omelet something special. By using three parts egg whites to yolks, you cut back on cholesterol and saturated fat.

French-Style Omelet

Make Neil Kleinberg's French-style, three-fold omelet -- a fluffier version of the American classic -- with favorite fillings such as cheese, bacon, and savory vegetables. The recipe comes from Neil's "Clinton Street Baking Company Cookbook."Watch the video to see Neil demonstrate the "flip and tuck" folding technique.

Greens and Herb Omelet

This recipe was created with flexibility in mind, and is a great way to use up leftover ingredients.

Baked Vegetable Omelet

This vegetable omelet can be served warm or cold.

Oyster Omelet Ashraf

This recipe is courtesy of Zak Pelaccio of Fatty Crab.

LL Cool J Omelet

LL Cool J taught Martha how to make this healthy, protein-rich omelet, a recipe from his book, "LL Cool J's Platinum Workout."

Sausage-and-Tomato Egg Roll-Up

Sausage and eggs don't always have to be for breakfast.

Grande Pizza Omelet

Put a twist on this open-faced omelet by using your favorite greens, such as spinach or kale, in place of the Swiss chard.

Vidalia Onion and Potato Tortilla

In Spain, "tortilla" refers to an omelet.

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This recipe courtesy of Suzanne Sasson

Spinach-Nettle Omelet with Onion Soubise

This interpretation of a classic Sicilian omelet employs stale bread, a little egg, and lots of fresh greens (spinach or nettle leaves).Recipe and image reprinted with permission from "Tartine Bread," by Chad Robertson, with photographs by Eric Wolfinger.

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