Chilli Cheese Omelette

4.80 (11)
⏱ 10 mins 🍽 Serves 1 🌶 spanish ✅ Easy 🏷 Main course

This Spanish inspired omelette is a simple yet flavourful dish, perfect for a speedy meal. Finely chopped spring onion, fresh coriander and chilli are cooked briefly before beaten eggs are added. The mixture is scrambled, settled, then topped with grated cheddar to melt. The finished omelette is folded and served hot. It makes one generous serving.

Chilli Cheese Omelette

Ingredients

  • 1 spring onion
  • a few sprigs of fresh coriander
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1/2 -1 tsp chopped fresh red chilli or a generous pinch dried chilli flakes
  • 25g mild grated cheddar

Method

  1. Finely chop the spring onion and coriander. Beat the eggs and season with salt and pepper.
  2. Warm the sunflower oil in a small frying pan. Add the chopped onion, coriander and chilli, stirring for a second or two to soften slightly.
  3. Pour the beaten eggs into the pan. Keep the eggs moving until roughly two thirds have scrambled.
  4. Let the eggs settle across the pan base. Scatter the grated cheddar cheese evenly over the top.
  5. Cook for about a minute until the omelette is just set and the cheese has melted.
  6. Use a palette knife to carefully fold the omelette. Slide it from the pan onto a plate and serve immediately.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories381 kcal
Fat33 g
Saturates10 g
Protein22 g
Sodium344 mg

Recipe details

Skill levelEasy
CategoryMain course
Cuisinespanish