Spinach Sausage Omelet Recipe
Whenever spinach meets eggs, tasty foods are born. Spinach in itself is not an extremely delicious meal, but since it’s so healthy, many people tried to mix it with various other foods in order to create more acceptable combinations, and this is how today we could write a think recipes book based on spinach, eggs and various ingredients. This recipe makes a healthy breakfast and it’s very easy to prepare.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 eggs
- 1/2 sausage, smoked or not, depending on your taste
- 1 ounce frozen spinach, thawed (canned or fresh spinach is also good)
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil (actually any cooking oil will do, but extra virgin is healthier because it’s obtained by pressing the olives at cold)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation time: 3 minutes
Total omelet cooking time: 10 minutes
Preparation:
Cut the sausage in small pieces, trying to make them even, so they get all cooked in the same time. In a frying pan, heat the olive oil, then cook the sausage pieces for about 2-3 minutes, until they start to get a darker color. Beware not to overdo this, because if you burn the sausage it will get a horrible taste and it will borrow it to your whole omelet. After the sausage is cooked, take it out and let it drip the oil. Beat the eggs in a bowl, then prepare the omelet as usual, in the omelet pan, if you have one, or in a regular frying pan. When the omelet is almost done, carefully put the sausage pieces on half of its surface and fold the other half on top of it. Let it cook for one more minute, then put it on a plate and serve hot, with picked cucumbers. A nice variation of this spinach sausage omelet recipe: after the omelet is on the plate, top it with a teaspoon of sour cream and sprinkle some dill over it.
Four Seasons Omelet
When you have children, playful nutrition is important. If they can play with their food, kids will basically eat everything you give them. This is an example of creative omelet recipe designed for children who hate spinach, carrots, bell peppers or tomatoes. It’s an omelet in four colors which takes a bit longer to cook than a common one, but it’s worth trying, for the sake of feeding your child balanced meals, healthy and full of essential nutrients.
Ingredients for 2 omelets:
- 4 eggs
- 2 ounces baby spinach, chopped, which will give us the green part of the omelet
- 2 ounces carrots, grated, for the orange part of the dish
- 1 yellow bell pepper, finely chopped, for the yellow part
- 1 small tomato, diced (this can be replaced with tomato sauce), for the red part of this playful meal
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt to taste
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes
Directions for cooking:
You are going to make four different one-egg omelets, in the four colors, then combine them on the two plates in such a way as to obtain the “four seasons” on each plate. If you want to obtain other colors, just think what foods you could use to help you color the omelet the way you want. Kids will love to guess the colors of the day! Break each egg in a separate bowl, then put one vegetable in each of the egg bowls, together with some salt. Cook one omelet at a time, fold them after cooking, then cut each of them in two, so you get a double-layered quarter of circle from each omelet. Combine them on the two plates, make two funny faces from chopped olives, tomatoes and parsley as food decor, then invite your kids to play and eat while the food is still hot.
Omelet Recipe with Spinach
Eggs and spinach make a great combination of tastes. They seem to be the perfect fit, so this is how it comes that there are so many recipes based on spinach and eggs. Not only they taste very well together, but egg is a complete protein source and spinach is rich in vitamins and iron, all these being essential for a healthy nutrition. Eating healthy meals doesn’t necessarily involve elaborate cooking and lots of hours spent in the kitchen. This is an example of healthy breakfast recipe that’s ready in minutes.
Ingredients for one omelet:
- 2 eggs (if two eggs are not enough for one omelet, add as many as you need)
- 1 ounce frozen spinach, thawed and chopped
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 garlic clove, very well minced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- Salt, pepper to taste
Preparation time: 2-3 minutes
Cooking time: 3 minutes
How to cook the spinach omelet:
Break the eggs in a separate recipient, so you make sure they are good, then mix them together with the chopped spinach, minced garlic, grated Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. If you want to eat less salty, you can leave out the salt, because Parmesan already has some and it might just be enough for you. Heat the olive oil in a pan and pour the omelet mix. Cook it for 2 minutes, then flip the omelet and let it cook for one minute more. Optionally, you can sprinkle some grated Parmesan cheese on the omelet and let it get warm for one minute or so. Serve it hot with cherry tomatoes and fresh parsley leaves.