Herbed cheese and zucchini omelet
Herbed cheese and zucchini omelet recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons butter, 1/4 stick
- 1 large zucchini, trimmed, cut into matchstick size pieces
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/4 cup creamy garlic and herb cheese, such as rondele
- 3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Recipe method:
- Melt butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add zucchini and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer zucchini to plate.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Beat yolks and creamy herb cheese in small bowl to blend.
- Using clean dry beater, beat egg whites in medium bowl until soft peaks form.
- Fold yolk mixture into whites.
- Place same skillet over medium-high heat.
- When butter sizzles, pour egg mixture into skillet.
- Sprinkle zucchini evenly over.
- Cook until omelet begins to set, about 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese over.
- Using large spatula, fold omelet over, forming semicircle.
- Cover skillet.
- Cook until omelet puffs and is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Slide omelet onto large plate.
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