Fresh Vegetable Omelet Recipe

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Healthy and simply delicious, this light and fluffy omelet is chock-full of fresh garden veggies, flavor and cheese. Logan, Utah’s Edie DeSpain makes it with whatever veggies she has on hand and says it’s great for any meal at all!

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Fresh Vegetable Omelet Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min.
  • Yield: 2 Servings
30 10 40

Ingredients

  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1 small zucchini, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

Directions

  • In a small bowl, beat the egg whites, water and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. In a large bowl, beat eggs and salt until thick and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Fold in the whites.
  • In a 10-in. ovenproof skillet coated with cooking spray, melt butter. Pour egg mixture into skillet. Cook for 5 minutes over medium heat or until puffed and lightly browned on the bottom. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until a knife inserted 2 in. from edge comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the tomato, zucchini, onion, green pepper and Italian seasoning until tender. Carefully run a knife around edge of ovenproof skillet to loosen omelet. With a knife, score center of omelet. Place vegetables on one side and sprinkle with cheese; fold other side over filling. Slide onto a serving plate; cut in half. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 omelet equals 222 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 231 mg cholesterol, 617 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 20 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Fresh Vegetable Omelet in Light & Tasty February/March 2007, p47

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Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2011 by dixie61108

My wife and children loved this recipe, I would recommend this to eveyone.


Reviewed on May. 23, 2010 by joedebfry

Very good! I added some chopped green pepper to the other vegetables.

 
 
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