In honor of National Egg month, I wanted to share my favorite protein filled quick breakfast with you: a 2 Minute Omelette in a Mug.
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Seriously, this Omelette in a mug recipe really only takes 2 to 3 minutes to put together, and the best part is that it is very flexible based on what you have in your fridge.
Our family goes through so many eggs in a week, we are now buying them by the 5 dozen case from the warehouse store. We just love ’em. They’re inexpensive, and are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner and especially snacks. (We go through hard-boiled eggs by the dozen. and my latest trick has been to hard-cook 18 or so at a time in my pressure cooker!)
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I stumbled across this weight loss study that looked at eggs versus carbs for breakfast. After reading the article, I’ve been trying to kick my morning cereal habit and eat more eggs. (Basically, the study says that after 8 weeks of eating eggs vs bagels, the egg eating diet group had 61% greater reduction in BMI, 65% more weight loss, 34% greater reduction in waist circumference and 16% greater reduction in body fat.)
* Just a quick little update (12/17)… I wrote this post in Jan 2013 and in Feb 2014, I did kick that carb and sugar habit to the curb, resulting in a 30-pound weight loss that I’ve maintained by sticking to a mostly no sugar WOE. If you’d like to see more low sugar/low carb recipes, I have a nice little collection of family-friendly low carb recipes here.
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2 Minute Omelette in a Mug
- 2 to 3 eggs
- 1 Tbsp of meat, diced (I used ham in todays omelette, but I sometimes use a frozen turkey sausage link)
- 1 Tbsp of salsa
- 1 Tbsp shredded cheese
- olive oil or cooking spray
- salt and pepper
- mug
- Coat your mug with olive oil or cooking spray.
- Add eggs to mug and whisk together with a fork
- Add diced meat, salsa, cheese, salt and pepper. Whisk till all ingredients are completely mixed together.
- Microwave on high for one minute. Stir and break up any large chunks of egg.
- Cook for another 45 to 60 seconds or until eggs are set.
- Top with a bit more cheese, salt and pepper
I’m a brand ambassador for Davidson’s Safest Choice® and a member of their Darling Dozen. This post is sponsored but all opinions are 100% my own. I’m so happy to have found the pasteurized in the shell eggs from Davidson’s Safest Choice! If you’d like to try these eggs too, here’s a link to a store locator and coupon.
2Momma2 says
What a neat idea! If you check out my blog you'll see I'm all about convenience foods and I'm big on frozen breakfast sandwiches and egg muffins! 🙂 This would be a fantastic surprise for my husband one morning. Great idea!
Sarah Wells says
What a great idea! Such an easy way to make an omelette, thanks for sharing! I would love for you to share this on my Sweet Tooth Tuesdays blog link party!
Nici @ Posed Perfection says
Pinning! I am so making this for breakfast today! Thanks a bunch for sharing!
Blessings,
Nici
Lori Hart says
Love this idea!!! Found you at Whatever Goes Wednesday.
Lori
Wani says
Great idea! Will be using it soon! Thanks for participating in Whatever Goes Wednesday!
Morgaine Ford-Workman says
OMGosh, this is so awesome! I would of never thought of that! I love it! (New follower here!)
Morgaine @ Madcap Frenzy
P.S. I would love if you would join me in celebrating my Blogiversary by linking up any of your awesome posts at my Blogiversary Link Party.
Deborah Owen says
This is a fab idea….espcially when my children come home to visit and they want me to cook!
Carrie Davis says
Eggs in the microwave? You just made my morning routine a lot easier! Pinning this to my breakfast board! I'm stopping by from Inspire Me Please (My links were #30 Teacher Gift Idea and #33 DIY Chalkboard Family Rules)
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Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com says
What a great idea! Would love for you to share this with our Kitchen Fun & Crafty link party…just went up!
Dawna Motz says
I am going to try this right now!! Thanks for posting it!!
Jennifer Pilgrim says
Brilliant! Pinned!
Pretty please share this on a link party that I host with 4 other blogs called Moonlight & Mason Jars (live Monday at 5pm EST thru Sunday at midnight). We feature 5 blogs who link up every week.
Xo,
Jenn Pilgrim
The Newlywed Pilgrimage (.com)
Claire @ A Little Claireification says
Such a GREAT idea! I LOVE omelets and need to get better at eating breakfast. Pinning! Popping over from Tatertots & Jello party because you linked right next to me. 🙂 My "Best Of The Weekend" party starts in 40 minutes – would love to have you stop by! Looking forward to following along. 🙂
xoxo, Claire
anyonita green says
That's very interesting about that egg study! 🙂 Certainly reason enough to amp up the eggs on the menu 🙂 I followed you from the link party at Chef in Training. Also, I’d like to invite you to come link up with me at my link party! I’d love it if you could stop by & link up some of your recipes!
Cathy Compeau says
I would love for you to share and link up at my weekly TGIF Link Party if you haven't already this week.
Heather SettingforFour says
Oh so yummy! Thanks for sharing at Project Inspired! Pinned!
Kylie Purtell says
I am so trying this out tomorrow! And pinning it!
Melissa Bo says
Love this idea! Saw you featured at "Inspire me Monday"! =)
Tanya Runkle says
This is such a great idea Jamie! Pinning 🙂
Heidi @ Moms Crafty Space says
My six-year-old is an egg FANATIC…he's going to love it when I show him how he can cook his own eggs in the microwave!
Chelsea @ Making Home Base says
What??? Omelette in a mug?? A must try! Thanks for sharing!
Jonathan Vargas says
what you mean with salsa? what kind of salsa?
Jamie says
Whatever kind of salsa you prefer…
My current fave is the Herdez Mild Salsa. (http://amzn.to/1OcPWMW) Good flavor without any spiciness and no added sugar.
Matt Darling says
any kind… salsa is salsa
BonnieP says
I just made this omelette. I used one egg, the cheese and a precooked sausage link that I sliced. Eggcellent! I would coat the mug with melted butter. I didn’t care for the cooking spray.
Kacey says
This is going to make my life so much easier. Thanks a bunch!
Eileen Maschal says
I am taking care of my mom…. this will be such a simple breakfast….thank you, it can be changed up a bit for variety. You just made my mornings easier!!!! Yum
Roxana Horna says
These looks great!! how long would they last in the fridge for? I Was thinking on making many to have them ready for breakfast
Jamie says
3 to 4 days