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Vegie omelette

A round white plate with a folded omelette filled with chopped vegetables. To the right a small round bowl containing chopped tomato and another small round bowl containing ground black pepper.
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Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 1
A round white plate with a folded omelette filled with chopped vegetables. To the right a small round bowl containing chopped tomato and another small round bowl containing ground black pepper.
  • 2.5 serves of vegetables per 
  • serving
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Ingredients

2 eggs
Olive oil
1 tbsp red onion, finely chopped
2 mushrooms, finely sliced
½ tomato, finely chopped
¼ small red capsicum, finely chopped
½ cup baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
¼ tsp jarred crushed garlic
1 tbsp light tasty cheese, grated

Savvy swaps

You can swap:

Red onion
Spring onion, chopped
Tomato
1-2 sundried tomatoes
Light tasty cheese
Mozzarella cheese or regular cheese

Tips

  • Including vegetables at breakfast can help you get your 5 serves of vegetables per day.  
  • Eggs provide a low cost, easy to prepare source of protein and other nutrients such as folate, Vitamin D and iron.
  • Tomatoes and capsicum provide Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps you absorb iron from foods 

  • Store omelette in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days. 
  • Leftover onion stores well  in an airtight container in the fridge.  
  • Use leftover onion, tomato, capsicum and spinach in a mixed salad.

  • To save money you can use frozen, chopped spinach (thawed and drained) instead of baby spinach.  
  • Buying block cheese and grating it yourself will be cheaper than buying pre-grated cheese. 
  • Eggs are a good value for money source of protein.  

Method

Step 1
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon water until combined.

Step 2
Lightly grease a medium frying pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the onion, mushrooms, tomato, capsicum and spinach and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes, until starting to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Push the vegetables into one half of the pan.

Step 3
Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and swirl around the pan to coat.

Step 4
Sprinkle the cheese over the vegetables. Season with pepper. Cook for 2-3 mins or until the egg is almost set.

Step 5
Use a spatula to fold the egg half over the vegetables, and cook for a further 1 minute or until the egg is set. Gently transfer to a serving plate.


Serving suggestion: serve with a slice of whole grain toast and avocado.

Food safety tip: if you are packing leftovers for lunch, eggs need to be kept cold so pack an ice brick.

Tips

  • Including vegetables at breakfast can help you get your 5 serves of vegetables per day.  
  • Eggs provide a low cost, easy to prepare source of protein and other nutrients such as folate, Vitamin D and iron.
  • Tomatoes and capsicum provide Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps you absorb iron from foods 

  • Store omelette in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days. 
  • Leftover onion stores well  in an airtight container in the fridge.  
  • Use leftover onion, tomato, capsicum and spinach in a mixed salad.

  • To save money you can use frozen, chopped spinach (thawed and drained) instead of baby spinach.  
  • Buying block cheese and grating it yourself will be cheaper than buying pre-grated cheese. 
  • Eggs are a good value for money source of protein.  

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