Springtime Cheese & Pea Omelette

This moist and creamy omelette provides a delicious protein boost.

  • Prep time: 5 min
  • Makes: 2 servings
  • Cook time: 5 min

Nutritional Information

1/2 recipe

  • Calories 189
  • Saturated Fat 2 g
  • Fat 7 g
  • Cholesterol 85 mg
  • Carbohydrates 10 g
  • Fibre 3 g
  • Sugars 3 g
  • Protein 18 g
  • Sodium 448 mg
  • Potassium* 6 mg
*Some ingredients used in the analysis do not provide potassium information, so the potassium mg per serving may be undervalued

Ingredients

1/3 cup / 75 ml
2% cottage cheese
2 tbsp / 30 ml
finely chopped fresh dill, basil or mint leaves
1/2 tsp / 2 ml
finely grated lemon zest
pinch
each salt and pepper
1 tsp / 5 ml
olive oil
1 cup / 250 g
EGG Creations! Fat Free Original or Naturegg Omega Plus, well shaken
1/4 cup / 50 ml
baby peas (fresh or thawed, frozen)

Directions

  1. Stir the cottage cheese with the dill, lemon zest, salt and pepper; set aside. Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet set over medium heat.

  2. Pour the eggs into the skillet. Cover and cook, without stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes or until almost set. Spread the cottage cheese mixture and peas over half of the omelette. Fold over and cook, covered, for 2 to 3 additional minutes or until set.

Tips

  1. Replace the cottage cheese with crumbled chèvre or feta cheese.

  2. Replace the peas with thawed, shelled edamame (green soybeans) for a different protein source.

This recipe was made with:

Egg Creations Fat Free Original

The same great taste with none of the fat.

Learn More

Tips: Baking

Brush pastry and bread dough with Egg Creations Fat Free Original before baking to add a glossy colour.

Red Velvet Pancakes with Maple

View recipe

'The Salad Board' Loaded Chicken

View recipe
See all recipes