Portabella - Feta Cheese Omelet

[Dover]

This is so yummy.

One large Portabella mushroom chopped medium (about 1 1/2 Cups chopped)
1/2 chopped small red bell pepper
1/2 small onion cut into rings
Fetta cheese crumbles
Pesto (your favorite kind - pinenuts or pecans are a nice pesto addition)
Butter (or olive oil)

Omelet:
3 - 4 eggs
vegetable or chicken broth (instead of milk)
salt/pepper

Saute your veggies in a little oil or butter for five minutes.
You can add just a little broth to 'steam' them a bit (place a cover over them).

Combine your omelet ingredients and whip it together well.
Oil your omelet pan (olive oil spray or PAM works good) and place on med/low heat.
Pour in your omelet mix and make sure it's evenly distributed in the pan.
After a few minutes (when the egg is no longer runny) turn the omelet over (tricky to keep it in one piece but practice makes perfect).
Turn off the heat on the omelet pan and add some fetta cheese crumbles to half of the
omelet and let them melt a bit.
Now add the sauted veggies on top of the half with the feta cheese.
Spread some pesto on the other half and then fold it over the veggies/chees half.
Scoop it out of the pan and serve immediately.
Add a few feta crumbles or pesto on top, and/or some fresh diced tomatoes.

This is so simple and delicious. And of course there's plenty of room for creativity to make
whatever additons to the veggie mix sounds good to you. I've found that the subtler taste of
the mushrooms get lost if I add too many ingredients, so I keep it simple.

[hippywife]

1. We love an omelet for breakfast

every couple of weeks or so. I make one similar to what you posted with spinach instead of red pepper. Very yummy indeed.

You know I never used to like omelets for some reason. We never had anything past scrambled eggs when I was a kid, except for hard fried egg sandwiches. Now I love them!

:hi:

[Dover]

2. Same here. My mother kept it VERY simple (scrambled, poached or over-easy).

As an adult I've learned to really enjoy them as well, and it's a great way to work in some
veggies early in the day. I'm also always surprised at how filling/long lasting they are.
I don't get hunger pangs for several hours afterwards, feel full but not heavy.

I also LOVE egg salad sandwiches.

[hippywife]

3. Oh me, too!

We had egg salad sammiches in our lunch last week. I make mine like I do my devilled eggs with just a little touch of sugar and cider vinegar. :9

[sandnsea]

4. The spinach is a great idea

I love a spinach quiche, never thought about putting it in an omelet. I always have spinach around, it usually goes bad before I can use every leaf. Do you wilt it a bit first or chop it and throw it in?

[hippywife]

5. I throw it in the skillet

with the onions and mushrooms, sauteing them all together with a little granulated garlic (chopped or whole your choice) and then pour the eggs over top of them.

[bearfan454]

6. That sounds really good. nt