Bored of having eggs for breakfast? Switch things up with this souffle omelette. Eating this is like biting into a light, fluffy, cheesy cloud. The extra few minutes it takes to whip the egg whites separately are so worth it!
Prep Time
50 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
![Fluffy Souffle Omelette](/recipes/images/souffle-omelette-1.webp)
Ingredients
Servings
1
Instructions
Sauté the mushrooms and ham
- Heat up a nonstick skillet over low heat. Add sliced mushrooms to skillet and toast them without oil, undisturbed, for 1-2 minutes or until they start to shrink a little.
- Add 1/2 tsp butter, diced ham and garlic powder to the mushrooms and stir to combine. Increase heat to medium-low and sauté mushrooms until golden brown. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Make the omelette
- Separate eggs - put egg yolks in a large bowl and egg whites in a large mixing bowl.
- Add salt and pepper to the egg whites.
- Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Add half the egg whites to the yolks and gently fold to combine using a spatula. Once combined, gently fold in the rest of the egg whites.
- Heat up 1/2 tsp butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add egg mixture and spread it out evenly with a spatula. Cover with a lid and let cook for about 5 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown and the top is starting to set. Scatter cheese, sautéed mushrooms and ham on top. Cover and let cook for 1 minute.
- Turn off the heat and carefully fold omelette over itself, using your spatula. Carefully slide omelette onto serving plate. Top with chopped chives and cracked pepper and serve immediately.
Notes
- Feel free to substitute the mushrooms and ham or add other toppings of choice!
- Be gentle when folding the egg whites into the yolks and cook the omelette quickly after mixing, otherwise the whites will deflate.
- Take care not to overcook the omelette otherwise it will turn out dry as we are not using much butter/ fat in this recipe. The omelette is done as soon as the top is starting to set and the bottom is golden brown.
- This dish does not keep well as the omelette will deflate overtime, so don’t make excess and eat immediately!