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:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 1
Smear bottom and sides of a oven safe cooking pan with butter (I use deep pan, since omelette may rise while cooking):
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 2
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:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 3
Slice broccoli into smaller pieces:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 4
Crack eggs into the mixing bowl, add salt and ground black pepper to taste:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 5
And beat eggs with whisk or a hand mixer:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 6a
Until they form foamy texture and increase in volume significantly:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 6b
Add sliced broccoli:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 7
Press garlic in:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 8
Add chopped fresh parsley and dill:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 9
And shredded cheddar:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 10
Pour sour cream (or yogurt) in:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 11
And mix everything:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 12
Warm up oven to 380F. Transfer mixture into the pan prepared earlier and put pan to the warmed up oven for 20-25 mins:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 13
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:
Omelette with Broccoli: Step 14
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.
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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.