Finding breakfast recipes for kids that are more than the standard cold cereal can be difficult on a busy school day. As the weather cools down, I like to send the kids to school with something warm and filling. I don’t have enough time in the morning to make a full breakfast of pancakes, eggs and bacon, but I can put together a fun and quick one by making this healthy omelette.
An omelette in our home generally has more than eggs in it. What it has really depends on what is in the refrigerator. If we have leftover meat from dinner the night before, it may contain meat and cheese. If it is summer time and the garden has been producing a lot of vegetables, I may make one that has zucchini, yellow summer squash and onions. Sometimes, we enjoy having it with only cheese and sometimes we leave the cheese out.
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Recipes for Kids: How To Make a Healthy Omelette
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If you want a healthy omelette, you have to watch for the fat! While some people add milk or cream to the eggs, it isn’t necessary at all. All you really need is eggs and whatever filling or additions you want to add. Another thing that you need to be careful of is what you cook in. Some people add butter to the pan to prevent sticking. This can add extra fat. If you have a non-stick pan, you will not need to add any fat to the pan when cooking. Vegetables are a lower fat choice than meat and cheese would be.
This omelette will make one adult size or two child-size servings. To stretch it further, you can add fresh fruit and toast.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped Portabella mushrooms
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced yellow summer squash
- 3 eggs
Directions
- Place the chopped Portabella mushrooms and sliced yellow summer squash in a nonstick pan. Saute on medium low heat until soft. If you want, you can add a small amount of butter or extra virgin olive oil.
- Scramble 3 eggs.
- Add salt and pepper to the eggs and pour the egg mixture over the vegetables.
- Loosen the edges as it cooks and tilt the pan sideways to allow the uncooked egg to pool to the side and cook.
- Move the corner to the side to allow the uncooked egg to get to the bottom of the pan.
- Continue doing this until the top surface of the egg is cooked.
- Gently flip the egg from one side to the other to fold the tin half and slide it onto a plate.
- Turn this into a fun breakfast for kids by teaching your child to help flip the omelette.
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Recipes for Kids: Healthy Omelette
- 1/2 cup chopped Portabella mushrooms
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced yellow summer squash
- 3 eggs
- Place the chopped Portabella mushrooms and sliced yellow summer squash in a nonstick pan. Saute on medium low heat until soft. If you want, you can add a small amount of butter or extra virgin olive oil.
- Scramble 3 eggs.
- Add salt and pepper to the eggs and pour the egg mixture over the vegetables.
- Loosen the edges as it cooks and tilt the pan sideways to allow the uncooked egg to pool to the side and cook.
- Move the corner to the side to allow the uncooked egg to get to the bottom of the pan.
- Continue doing this until the top surface of the egg is cooked.
- Gently flip the egg from one side to the other to fold the tin half and slide it onto a plate.
- Turn this into a fun breakfast for kids by teaching your child to help flip the omelette.
I would eat this!
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This looks great! I don’t think I’d have thought of putting squash in an omelette, I’ll have to try this.
Creative: isn’t it! Love the taste it adds
This looks good but I don’t think my kids would eat it even if it was smothered in cheese. I on the other hand I would enjoy this combination.
is it because of the mushroom? Maybe try another vegetable! I just love omelette