Omelette with Broccoli
August 13th, 2016 in Eggs, Main Dishes by Julia Volhina
Total cooking time: 30min
If you like quiches for breakfast or brunch but don’t want to mess with puff pastry (or trying to cut off some carbs and fat) try this recipe for an omelette with broccoli.
I used fresh broccoli crowns (they are pretty inexpensive and taste great being in season and such), however frozen ones will probably work as well.
Cooking time for the omelette will depend on the size of the pan and amount of ingredients you use. Start testing readiness at 20 mins mark with a wooden toothpick. When omelette is ready, the toothpick should come out clean when stuck into the middle of the omelette.
Amount of ingredients from this recipe will produce 2 portions.
Ingredients:
- 4-5 eggs
- 6-7oz of fresh broccoli crowns or frozen broccoli florets
- 2.5 oz of sour cream or unsweetened yogurt
- 2 oz of shredded cheddar
- Small bunch of fresh parsley and dill
- 1 small garlic clove
- Ground black pepper to taste
- Salt to taste
- Butter
How to prepare, step-by-step:
- Prepare ingredients:
- Smear bottom and sides of a oven safe cooking pan with butter (I use deep pan, since omelette may rise while cooking):
- Bring a pot of water to boil, put broccoli into boiling water (if you are using fresh broccoli – separate it in florets before cooking), after 2-3 minutes remove broccoli from the pan and pat it dry with a paper towel:
- Slice broccoli into smaller pieces:
- Crack eggs into the mixing bowl, add salt and ground black pepper to taste:
- And beat eggs with whisk or a hand mixer: Until they form foamy texture and increase in volume significantly:
- Add sliced broccoli:
- Press garlic in:
- Add chopped fresh parsley and dill:
- And shredded cheddar:
- Pour sour cream (or yogurt) in:
- And mix everything:
- Warm up oven to 380F. Transfer mixture into the pan prepared earlier and put pan to the warmed up oven for 20-25 mins:
- At 20 mins mark start testing readiness with a wooden toothpick (it should come out clean and dry when stuck into the middle of the omelette), once ready remove pan from the oven:
- Slice it up and serve:
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/2 of total yeild
Servings Per Recipe: 2
Calories Per Serving: 338
Calories from Fat 207
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23g
35%
Saturated Fat 11g
55%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 407mg
136%
Sodium 458mg
19%
Amount Per Serving
% Daily Value*
Total Carbohydrate 13g
4%
Dietary Fiber 6g
24%
Sugars 1g
Protein 22g
44%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note: Nutritional information is calculated approximatelly based on recipe amounts and generic ingredients used, real life numbers will vary.
This was a great omelet and easy to prepare. I often have broccoli in the fridge that needs to be used, and this recipe is a great way of taking care of that. I only gave it 4.5 stars as I did not care for the leftovers. There’s only me and this makes quite a large omelet. Will play with the recipe to see if it can be tweaked for single servings.