CHEESE, MUSHROOM, SAUSAGE, & ONION OMELETTE

Hello again!  I really like omelettes.  They are my favourite menu item to order when I am in a restaurant for breakfast. Omelettes are so versatile.  You can have them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  When I make them it is usually for that night's dinner.  What is also good with omelettes is the vast array of fillings that one can put into one.  The fillings I chose for this blog entry are cheddar cheese, mushrooms, sausages and onions.  I have to give credit to my dad for giving me great tips and pointers many years ago on how to make delicious omelettes.  Thanks dad!  Now let's get to cooking.

The ingredients you will need to make this omelette are:

INGREDIENTS

• 4 large eggs
• yellow onion, chopped, to taste
• 4 pork sausages, sliced
• 5 white button mushrooms, sliced
• Grated cheddar cheese, to taste
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe Yield:  2 omelettes

DIRECTIONS

1. Beat eggs in bowl. 

 2.  Pre-heat and coat large frying pan with oil or cooking spray.  Add onions and saute over low-medium heat until cooked.  Push to the side.  Add sliced sausages until browned and cooked.  Push to side of pan.  Add mushrooms and cook until soft and browned.  Remove from heat, cover (to retain heat) and set aside.

3. Coat a small frying pan with oil or cooking spray and preheat to low or medium heat.  Ladle half of the beaten eggs into pan.  Watch closely until eggs have cooked on the underside but are still a bit liquidy on top.  Then gently flip over to cook other side.  Be careful not to overcook eggs.

4.  Sprinkle half of the grated cheddar cheese onto eggs and allow to melt slightly.  Spoon half of remaining filling ingredients onto the eggs and allow cheese to melt more.  If desired cover frying pan to until cheese is fully melted.  Season to taste.  Using a flipper gently fold the omelette onto itself and place on plate.  Repeat steps with second omelette and serve immediately.

Some suggested side dishes include:  Sliced fruit, sliced tomatoes, hash browns, toast, bagel, English muffin, etc.

Recipe variations:   Some examples of other fillings you can use in omelettes are: cooked ham, cooked bacon, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, monterrey jack cheese, feta cheese, tomatoes, green onion, red onion, salsa, green, yellow or red peppers. 

Enjoy!