This is one of my Go-To omelettes. It’s not nearly as fussy as a traditional French omelette so it’s easy and relatively quick to put together. And did I mention that it’s delicious? The cheese caramelizes on the bottom of the omelette so that it becomes this incredibly delicious crust, like the end of a fondu! Also, there isn’t much technique involved so it’s super easy to execute.
This is one of those crusty videos that the kids are doing these days. It turned out fantastic!
Crusty Cheese Omelette
Serves 1 or 2, depending on how hungry you are!
Ingredients:
- 60 g cheese, grated (see notes)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 30 g Greek yogurt
- Salt and Pepper
Directions:
- Sprinkle the cheese in a small non-stick pan and set the heat to medium. Melt the cheese slowly (do not allow it to caramelize at this point).
- Combine the eggs, yogurt, salt and pepper and whisk until smooth. Once the cheese has begun to render and bubbling a little, carefully pour the egg mixture over the cheese so that it sits on top of the cheese. Cover and cook until the top of the omelette has set at the top. Remove the pan from the heat (turn it off) and allow it to sit covered for a few minutes (the omelette should come away from the pan at the edges and easily slide out).
- Serve warm on warm plates.
I love omelettes and scrambled eggs with cheese – always so good. I also like an addition of Greek yogurt in here; I guess it adds a little freshness/lightness to the omelette.
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Eva I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been sick. I hope you’re feeling better? This looks amazing! OK I’m going to make this for sure 🙂 I love crispy cheese. Which cheese do you use?
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Hi Lorraine, I used cheddar because I always have some grated in the freezer, but any hard cheese would work that would render and crisp up like, Parmesan, Gruyère etc. Thank you, yes I do feel significantly better.
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Hi Eva,
First I am glad you are feeling better. The stomach flu is terrible.
I am loving your egg omelette. I may have to do this recipe too! I never thought to use yogurt in my egg mixture but, when I see it here, makes perfect sense.
It’s been very cold (even here in Florida). Stay warm. Get plenty of rest.
Velva
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Hi Velva, thank you for your kind words, I am feeling so much better.
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Your Crusty Cheese Omelette sounds like pure comfort food magic! Who can resist on something like that
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Something I need to try soon too. Looks great!
angiesrecipes
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Interesting! Don’t think I’ve ever had an omelette like this. Curious to give this a go.
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Oh, yeah!!! It sounds like my kind of omelette!!! I’m on team #cheesecrust for sure!
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This looks wonderful, Eva.
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Hi Sharyn, nice to see you again, thank you for your comment. Hope you are well.
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very interesting! I’m not positive I’d love a cheese crust, but I won’t know till I try it!
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How interesting! After reading the title, I thought, I usually try to avoid that, but then when I read that the crust was made of cheese, I nearly dropped everything and whipped out a frying pan!
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