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Omelette
Preparation time | Cooking time | Fruit & vegetable serves | Cost |
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5 mins* | 3 mins* | ½ serve per person | $1 per person |
*Cooking times are based on 4 serves. You may need to cook for less time for 2 people; more time for 6 people.
Ingredients
Ingredient list | for 2 people | for 4 people | for 6 people |
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Eggs | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Water | 2 tbsp | 4 tbsp | 6 tbsp |
Margarine or butter | 2 tsp | 1 tbsp | 1½ tbsp |
Tomato, chopped | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Mushrooms, sliced | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Reduced-fat cheese, grated | ½ cup | 1 cup | 1½ cups |
Ham, chopped (optional) | 2 slices | 4 slices | 6 slices |
Fresh or dried basil, chopped | 1 tbsp fresh or 1 tsp dried | 2 tbsp fresh or 1-2 tsp dried | 3 tbsp fresh or 2-3 tsp dried |
Ground pepper | To taste | To taste | To taste |
Equipment
Frypan, chopping board, knife, bowl, fork, egg flip/spatula and plate(s).
Steps
- Break the eggs into a bowl, add the water and lightly whisk with a fork
- Chop the tomato, mushroom, ham and chives
- Melt the margarine/butter in a frypan on the stove top
- Add enough of the egg mixture to cover the pan base. Use an egg flip to loosen the sides of the omelette so it doesn’t stick
- When the omelette isn’t runny on the top, sprinkle the tomato, mushrooms, ham, cheese and chives over half the omelette
- Using an egg flip, fold the omelette in half and slide it onto a plate. Repeat steps 4 to 6