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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 8 Minutes |
Ready In: 8 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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It was “Taco Saturday” at our house, when we have mom over for her beloved taco fest. This particular night, I made way too much taco meat, and while I usually use any leftovers to make a Taco Pizza the next day, I wanted something different. Read more . Mexican Omelets are always on our favorite breakfast restaurant menu, so I decide to give it a try – it was a good decision! The leftovers made a great omelet, and we started the day off with a spicy kick to get us going…perfect. Ingredients:
for one omelet |
3 eggs |
1/4 cup half-and-half |
a dash of cumin |
for omelet filling |
leftover taco meat, reheated (i just microwave it until warm) |
leftover mexican grated cheese |
leftover sliced black olives |
leftover diced onions (if you prefer your onions cooked, just throw them in the pan when you put in the eggs) |
leftover jalapeno slices, diced finely |
what other leftovers have your got that might go well with this |
for top of omelet |
leftover salsa |
leftover guacamole |
leftover sour cream |
any other toppings you might have laying around |
butter for medium frying pan |
Directions:
1. Whip together eggs, half-and-half and cumin.
2. Melt butter in hot skillet and immediately pour beaten egg mixture into pan.
3. As the egg cooks, gently lift it up around the edges and let the uncooked egg run underneath the cooked egg.
4. When the egg is cooked enough to be firm enough to flip, use a large spatula and flip the whole mixture in one quick motion (you need to be QUICK or the egg will tear and fall apart, leaving you with scrambled eggs instead of an omelet!).
5. As soon as it is flipped, turn off the heat under the pan (the residual heat will cook any uncooked egg that was left on top when you flipped the omelet) and begin to layer your omelet fillings, adding the re-heated meat first, then whatever taco leftovers you want to use.
6. Fold the omelet in half, covering the filling ingredients.
7. Slide the omelet out onto a plate.
8. Top omelet with whatever topping ingredients you want.
9. WAKE UP as you devour that spicy omelet!
10. PS – A Bloody Mary goes really, really nicely with this breakfast…and if you’re lucky enough to have any leftover tomatilla corn cakes…and maybe a cinnamon roll to counteract the spice?!?
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