This Denver Omelette is the perfect savory breakfast to wake you up. Enjoy the best pan omelet ever on slow weekend morning!
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Whether you are making one Denver Omelette for yourself or more for your family, everyone we be more than satisfied. You can whip this omelette up in about 15 minutes start to finish.
If you love veggies, try this Loaded Veggie Omelet.
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What We Love About This Denver Omelet Recipe
- 15 minutes: This omelet takes about 15 minutes to make start to finish.
- Single-Serve: Perfect meal for one, if you are looking for a quick but tasty breakfast to make before you go to work.
- Adaptable: You can change up the veggies or cheese you add in to customize to you liking.
Ingredients for a Denver Omelet
- Butter: You will need butter to both grease the skillet and added to the egg mixture.
- Ham: Diced cooked ham is the best option for this recipe but you can also use sliced ham if that is what you have. This is also a great recipe to use up leftover ham.
- Onion: A white onion works best for this recipe but you could use what you have on hand.
- Green Bell Pepper: You can use a green bell pepper or whatever other color you’d like too.
- Eggs: You will need 3 large eggs for this omelet.
- Milk: You will need milk, but cream or half n half would also work.
- Cheddar Cheese: Shredded cheddar cheese works best, but you can also use swiss or mozzarella.
Equipment Needed
- Skillet : I use an 8-inch nonstick skillet.
- Spatula
- Measuring Spoons
- Knife
- Cutting Board
How to Make Denver Omelette
These are the basic steps for making Denver Omelette. Please refer to the Denver omelette recipe card below for more detailed instructions and nutrition information.
STEP 1: COOK THE HAM
In a skillet over medium heat, add half of the butter to grease the pan. Then add diced ham and cook until lightly brown. Then stir in the diced peppers and onions, saute for about 2 minutes.
STEP 2: MAKE THE EGG MIXTURE
To make the egg mixture, whisk together milk and eggs. Then add the remaining melted butter to the mixture.
STEP 3: CREATING THE OMELETTE
Now evenly pour the egg mixture over the ham and veggies. When egg has no liquid left but is still has a soft top, sprinkle on the shredded cheese. Then fold omelette in half and continue to cook on each side until you have a slight golden brown.
Prep and Storage Tips
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
If you want to make this recipe ahead of time, just follow the steps and store omelette in fridge overnight, heat on stovetop until warm.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store any leftover ham and cheese omelet in an airtight container for 2-3 days in the fridge.
HOW TO REHEAT THIS RECIPE
To reheat, you can either warm it up on the stove top using a skillet or just microwave for 1 minutes on a microwave safe dish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Denver omelettes usually have ham, cheese, onion, and bell peppers in them.
If you don’t have ham or prefer sausage, you can totally change up the meat you use.
If you are looking to make more than 1 omelette, you can proportionally increase ingredients depending on your desires yield.
There is really no difference between the two, the names are pretty much interchangeable ad they both contain the same ingredients.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: If you are looking to make 2 Denver omelets or more, just proportionally increase all of the Denver omelette ingredients and cook one at a time.
- Add Swiss for Cheddar Cheese: Swap swiss cheese for cheddar if you if like ham and swiss omelettes.
- Switch Up Veggies: If you don’t like or a don’t have all the ingredients for omelet, you can make variations with the veggies that you use, for example, tomatoes, whether you are trying to clean out your fridge or watch to add veggie that you prefer, that is up to you!
- Heat: Add a teaspoon or two of salsa or hot sauce.
- Muffins: Cook in the oven in a muffin tin for convenient breakfast.
- Season: Add a little Kosher salt and black pepper or my House Seasoning Blend.
What to Serve with Denver Omelet
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Denver Omelette
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- ⅓ cup Cooked Ham, diced
- ¼ cup Diced White Onion
- ½ cup Diced Green Bell Pepper
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 3 Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon Milk
- ⅓ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Place 1 Tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat.
- Once butter is melted, add the ham and cook until lightly browned, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the diced onion and peppers and continue to cook until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Season the veggies and ham before removing to a clean plate.
- Wipe out the skillet and add the remaining butter.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk for 1 minute until light and frothy.
- Once the butter is melted, pour in the egg mixture.
- As the eggs cook, use a spatula to clean the edges of the eggs of the omelette. Jiggle the pan around to evenly distribute the eggs and ensure they cook fully.
- Once the egg is no longer liquid, but still soft, sprinkle on the shredded cheese and place a large lid over the skillet to encourage the cheese to melt, about 1 minute.
- Scoop the vegetables and ham mixture onto half of the omelette and then use a spatula to fold the empty half of the omlette overtop.
- Continue to cook until omelette is well-browned on both sides, as desired.
Expert Tips
- Can be Doubled: If you are looking to make 2 Denver omelets or more, just proportionally increase all of the Denver omelette ingredients and cook one at a time.
- Add Swiss for Cheddar Cheese: Swap swiss cheese for cheddar if you if like ham and swiss omelettes.
- Switch Up Veggies: If you don’t like or a don’t have all the ingredients for omelet, you can switch up the veggies that you use, whether you are trying to clean out your fridge or watch to add veggie that you prefer, that is up to you!
Estimated Nutritional Information
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