A hearty Denver omelet recipe made with eggs, ham, green pepper, mushrooms, tomato, and onion. Serve for breakfast or brunch with hash browns or fruit on the side.
Omelets make a hearty brunch all on their own or serve them for dinner as well. This recipe is also known as a Western or Southwest omelette.
This is a simple and delicious meal which uses ingredients that you generally have on hand.
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Since each omelet is made separately, I recommend warming the plates so everyone can sit down together to eat at the same time.
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Hearty Denver Omelet Recipe
Hearty Denver Omelet
A hearty Denver omelet recipe made with eggs, ham, green pepper, mushrooms, tomato, and onion. Serve for breakfast or brunch with hash browns or fruit on the side.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 small onion
- 1/2 medium green bell pepper
- 8 ounces ham diced
- 6 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 2 large tomatoes diced
- 4 Tablespoons butter divided
- 8 large eggs
- Fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 4 Tablespoons water divided
- Salt to taste
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Dice the onion and green pepper into small 1/4" chunks. Set aside on a plate.
- Also dice the ham, mushrooms, and tomatoes into small 1/4" chunks. Set aside in separate dishes.
- Place 1 Tablespoon of butter into a 12" skillet and add the green pepper, onion and salt. Cook over medium to medium-high heat for 3 minutes until tender-crisp, stirring constantly. Back the heat off to medium-low, add the chopped ham and cook until the ham is heated through. Place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap until ready to make the omelet.
- Let the pan cool slightly and add 1 additional Tablespoon of butter and cook the mushrooms for a few minutes until heated through. Remove and place in another bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
- Keep heat to medium. Add 2 additional Tablespoons of butter to the skillet. Let the pan come up to temperature so that it sizzles just a bit when you flick a few drops of water in it. Do not let the pan get too hot!
- Crack 2 of the eggs into a small glass mixing bowl. Add in salt and pepper to taste with about 1 Tablespoon of water and whisk together.
- Pour the 2 beaten eggs into the skillet. Cook without stirring until the eggs begin to set around the edges.
- Using a spatula, lift one edge of the egg to let the runny uncooked egg run under the omelet. Make sure to keep the omelet from sticking by gently swirling the pan.
- Before the omelette is fully set up and still slightly wet, spoon 1/4 of the ham mixture onto half of the egg. Also place 1/4 of each of the tomato, mushroom, and cheee on top of the ham.
- Flip the omelette in half and sprinkle a bit of additional shredded cheese on top if desired. Heat for 30 seconds or just until the cheese starts to melt. Slide onto a heated plate.
- Repeat steps 7-10 for the remaining omelets. Add additional butter as needed for each one to keep the eggs from sticking.
Notes
This omelet recipe makes 4 omelets each using 2 eggs.
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