Fall Farmer's Skillet Omelette
By @chef1
A hearty, protein-packed fall lunch utilizing eggs, potatoes, and onions. Designed for a strict 30-minute window to avoid the thaw time of frozen chicken.
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Ingredients
- ●6 large Eggs
- ●1 medium, diced small Potato (Russet or Yukon Gold)
- ●1/2 medium, chopped Yellow Onion
- ●2 tbsp Butter or Olive Oil
- ●to taste Salt
- ●to taste Black Pepper
- ●1/2 tsp (optional) Dried Thyme or Rosemary
Instructions
- 1Wash and dice the potato into small 1/2-inch cubes to ensure they cook through quickly. Chop the onion.
- 2Heat butter or oil in a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat.
- 3Add the diced potatoes to the skillet. Cook for about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are tender and golden brown.
- 4Add the chopped onions to the skillet. Sauté for another 3-4 minutes until the onions are translucent.
- 5While the vegetables cook, whisk the eggs in a bowl with salt, pepper, and dried herbs.
- 6Pour the egg mixture evenly over the potatoes and onions. Reduce heat to medium-low.
- 7Cover the skillet and cook for 5-7 minutes until the eggs are mostly set but slightly runny on top.
- 8Carefully flip the omelette in sections or finish under a broiler for 2 minutes if the pan is oven-safe.
- 9Slide onto a plate, slice in half, and serve hot.
Recipe details
- Category
- Main course
- Preparation
- 25 minutes
Estimated total: 43 minutes. Planning estimate: stated duration ranges use their midpoint; standard preparation, heating and handling allowances are included. Overlapping tasks are counted once. Resting/chilling is included in total time.
How these estimates were calculated
- Initial setup: 5 min planning allowance (setup)
- Prep potatoes and onions: 10 min planning allowance (vegetable_prep)
- Preheat skillet: 3 min planning allowance (pan_preheat)
- Whisk eggs with seasoning: 3 min planning allowance (mix)
- Pour egg mixture: 2 min planning allowance (transfer)
- Serve omelette: 2 min planning allowance (garnish)
- Cooking overlaps preparation or other cooking; a separate cooking subtotal is omitted.
- Optional dried herbs (thyme/rosemary) are included in egg mixture.
- The recipe offers 'flip' or 'broiler finish'. The broiler finish was chosen due to its explicit duration and reference ID, assuming an oven-safe skillet.
- Wash, dice potatoes, chop onion
- Heat butter or oil in skillet over medium heat
- Add diced potatoes, cook until tender and golden brown
- Whisk eggs with salt, pepper, and dried herbs
- Add chopped onions, sauté until translucent
- Pour egg mixture over potatoes and onions, reduce heat
- Cover skillet and cook until eggs are mostly set
- Finish under a broiler (assuming oven-safe pan)
- Slide onto plate, slice, and serve hot
- Eggs: USDA large portion weight
- Potato (Russet or Yukon Gold): USDA Potato medium (2-1/4" to 3-1/4" dia) portion weight
- Yellow Onion: USDA medium (2-1/2" dia) portion weight
- Butter or Olive Oil: USDA tbsp portion weight
- Used butter as the first alternative.
- Unweighed Salt: only documented zero nutrients included
- Black Pepper: USDA tsp, ground portion weight
- Black Pepper: Seasoning allowance: 1/4 tsp per 4 servings
- Quantity 'to taste' estimated as 1/8 tsp for 2 servings (1/4 tsp per 4 servings standard allowance).
- Excludes optional Dried Thyme or Rosemary
- Eggs: 300 g · USDA reference 171287
- Potato (Russet or Yukon Gold): 213 g · USDA reference 170027
- Yellow Onion: 55 g · USDA reference 170000
- Butter or Olive Oil: 28.4 g · USDA reference 173410
- Salt: documented zero nutrients only · USDA reference 173468
- Black Pepper: 0.57 g · USDA reference 170931
- Dried Thyme or Rosemary: optional ingredient excluded
omelette · potatoes · onion · skillet
Estimated nutrition per serving
412 calories · 21.6 g protein · 23.1 g carbohydrate · 25.9 g fat · 1.9 g fiber
Source and basis: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018), ingredient-based calculation per serving. Standard USDA portion weights; all listed ingredient mass included before cooking losses. Excludes optional Dried Thyme or Rosemary Nutrients with incomplete inputs omitted. Full ingredient matches and assumptions below.
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