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Puffy Omelet
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- Salsa or tomato pasta sauce, heated, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 325°F.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat egg whites, water and salt with electric mixer on high speed until stiff but not dry. In small bowl, beat egg yolks and pepper on high speed about 3 minutes or until very thick and lemon colored. Fold egg yolks into egg whites.
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Step3In 10-inch ovenproof skillet, melt butter over medium heat. As butter melts, tilt skillet to coat bottom. Pour egg mixture into skillet. Gently level surface; reduce heat to low. Cook about 5 minutes or until puffy and bottom is light brown. Carefully lift omelet at edge to see color.)
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Step4Bake uncovered 12 to 15 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step5Tilt skillet and slip pancake turner or metal spatula under omelet to loosen. Fold omelet in half, being careful not to break it. Slip onto warm serving plate. Serve with salsa or tomato pasta sauce.
Nutrition
200 Calories
16g Total Fat
13g Protein
1g Total Carbohydrate
1g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 150
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 440mg
- 146%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 130mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 1g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 13g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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