Country French Omelet

I showed my son this recipe and he agreed we should make it. Now, I hate cooking bacon. If I use the stove, it splatters. I even bought a splash guard but I still have to lift it up to flip them. I also tend to burn a couple of pieces. If I cook bacon in the oven, I think they tend to be very crumbly. So, I try to cook bacon for two recipes and save some pieces for the next day. My oldest daughter use to cook the bacon for me since I think she wanted to sample a few pieces. This recipe is easy. The potatoes are crispy. This was one filling breakfast. It could easily be a quick dinner meal too.

Country French Omelet
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup unpeeled Yukon Gold potatoes
3 large eggs
3 egg whites
3 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp salted butter
 2 slices of bacon, cut into pieces
1 Tbsp chives, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large oven safe skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat on the stove.
3. Add the potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. 
4. Cook for 8 minutes. Toss occasionally to brown evenly.
5. Remove the potatoes with a slotted spoon onto a paper towel lined plate.
6. In a medium bowl, add the eggs, egg whites, and milk. Whisk to combine.
7. Add the butter to the skillet and allow to melt over low heat. 
8. Pour the eggs into the skillet. 
9. Sprinkle the bacon, potatoes, and chives evenly over the top of the eggs.
10. Place the skillet into the oven for 8 minutes. 
11. Season with salt and pepper.
12. Serve hot.

Recipe adapted from Back to Basics cookbook by Barefoot Contessa.

Three years ago............................Enchilada Pie.

Did you already know.............
-Omelet is French and means thin plate.
-There is a legend about Napoleon being served an omelet by an innkeeper. 
-Napoleon was so impressed by the omelet that he had the townspeople prepare a huge omelet for his army the next day.

Italian Omelet

Are you a stick by your menu household? Do you even make a menu? What to have for supper is sometimes a challenging question at my house? Since I know things come up, I try to keep my menu planning simple for the weekdays. I already plan a day with leftovers since I know there will be an extra flexible day to catch up on the menu when we didn't eat according to the menu. Every week, I take a poll of what to have for supper. A lot of times I receive the standard answer I don't care. Well, the night we are to have spaghetti then all of a sudden someone cares and wants something else. Well, I didn't have omelets on our menu.  I will admit my youngest daughter has been asking for omelets so I figured why not. The kids loved it. They added onions to their omelets. If you have picky people in your house, this is the perfect meal to adapt. I really like the flavors plus it's a quick meal.

Italian Omelets per one serving
3 cherry tomatoes, chopped
3 mushrooms chopped
10 spinach leaves, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded plus a little more for the topping
2 eggs 
1 egg white
1 tsp milk
1/8 tsp oregano
1 tsp vegetable oil
1 tsp butter

Directions

1. In a small skillet, heat 1/2 tsp oil and 1/2 tsp butter over medium heat. 
2. Saute the vegetables over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3. In a large skillet, heat the remaining oil and butter over medium-low heat. Add more oil and butter if needed.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg white, and milk.
5. Add the whisked egg mixture to the large skillet.
6. Very gently, push up a corner of the egg and tilt the pan slight so the raw egg run into the corner of the pan.
7. Once the majority of the egg has set, add the vegetables down the middle of the omelet.
8. Sprinkle the 
9. Gently, fold up one side of the omelet into the middle. Tilting the pan slightly. 
10. Fold the other side of the omelet into the middle. Tilting the pan again will help.
11. Carefully, tilt the pan and slide the omelet to the bottom of the pan.
12. Gently turn the omelet over into the middle of the pan so it is flipped over.
13. Allow to cook for one more minute before carefully sliding the omelet onto a plate.
14. Sprinkle with additional cheese and the oregano.

Recipe by Jen of Sweet Morris.

One year ago.....................I made Shortbread Cookies.

Did you already know.......
-In Ancient Greek, oregano means Joy of the Mountain.
-Oregano belongs to the genus of the mint family.
-Mexican oregano is stronger in flavor than Mediterranean oregano.
(Oregano is my favorite herb.)