Healthy Fluffy Spinach & Mushroom Omelette Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, yolks and whites separated
- 1 tbs reduced-fat milk
- olive or canola oil spray
- 4 button mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves
- 1 tbs reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 tbs chives, chopped
- pepper, to taste
Method
- Place the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Add the milk and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft meringue-like peaks are formed. Gently fold egg whites into the egg yolk mixture and set aside.
- Spray a small non-stick frying pan with oil and place over medium heat. Add mushrooms and cook on medium heat for 3 minutes until softened. Add baby spinach and cook for a further minute until wilted. Remove from pan and wipe pan clean.
- Spray pan again and return to medium heat. Pour in the egg mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes or until surface is nearly firm. Sprinkle the cheese, mushrooms, spinach and pepper over half the omelette, then fold over the other side to enclose the filling. Garnish with the chopped chives.
Vary the filling to include any combination of vegetables you prefer, such as asparagus, tomato, rocket leaves, leek, broccolini or red capsicum. For an Asian twist, try snow peas, bean sprouts, spring onion and a red chilli.
Substitute the chives with other fresh herbs such as basil, parsley or thyme.
Healthy tip!
Simple switch idea: try reduced-fat milk, cheese and yoghurt.
Nutrition Information
| per serving | per 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1011 kJ | 534 kJ |
| 242 Cal | 128 Cal | |
| Protein | 21.4 g | 11.3 g |
| Fat, total | 15.6 g | 8.2 g |
| — saturated | 5.5 g | 2.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.5 g | 1.8 g |
| — sugars | 2.9 g | 1.5 g |
| Sodium | 415 mg | 219 mg |
| Fibre | 1.6 g | 0.8 g |
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Comments (4)
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So good! It turned out perfect and fluffy!
Sian Kershaw
Posted on: 30 Dec 17 -
Best meal after a long morning walk. Had no spinach replaced with 4 cherry tomatoes and broccoli.
Anonymous
Posted on: 01 Nov 17 -
Added feta as cheese
Anonymous
Posted on: 12 Nov 15 -
Sound great will try this soon
Anonymous
Posted on: 14 Jun 15
