Colorful Cheese Omelet Recipe

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“When I start my day with this omelet, I’m able to go nonstop and know I’m getting valuable nutrients besides.” Lynda O’Dell Lynch - Port Huron, Michigan

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Colorful Cheese Omelet Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 1 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

1 egg
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons chopped fresh baby spinach
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons chopped sweet red pepper
1 green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk the egg, egg whites, spinach and pepper sauce; set aside. In a small nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute red pepper and onion until tender. Reduce heat to medium.
Add egg mixture to skillet (mixture should set immediately at edges). As eggs set, push cooked edges toward the center, letting uncooked portion flow underneath. When the eggs are set, sprinkle with cheese; fold other side over filling. Slide omelet onto a plate. Yield: 1 serving.

Nutritional Facts 1 omelet equals 167 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 227 mg cholesterol, 276 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 17 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 2 medium-fat meat.

Originally published as Colorful Cheese Omelet in Healthy Cooking February/March 2010, p39