Cheeseburger Omelet

3 from 2 votes

All the flavors of a cheeseburger in a breakfast format. Feel free to add a little bit of no sugar added ketchup if you prefer. This is designed to be high in protein and low in fat buy you can use higher fat beef, cook the eggs in butter, and use full fat cheese if you have room for more fat/calories. I like to make a batch of the beef filling and pre-slice/prep the tomatoes, cheese, and pickles so that this can come together for an extremely fast and easy breakfast in the time it takes to scramble eggs.

Course Breakfast, lunch

Cuisine American

Keyword beef, breakfast, dairy-free, easy, eggs, fast, lunch, nightshade-free, nut-free, omelet, protein sparing modified fast, PSMF

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 405kcal

Author Jenny Ross

Ingredients

1/2 pound lean ground beef
1/4 yellow onion diced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce check for gluten-free
4 eggs
8 egg whites I like to buy cartons of egg whites so I am not wasting yolks
1 whole large dill pickle sliced or diced
12 cherry tomatoes quartered, or 1 diced roma tomato, omit for nightshade-free
4 tablespoons low fat cheddar cheese or dairy-free cheddar if preferred
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup mixed greens

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Instructions

Whisk together the eggs and egg whites with salt and pepper to taste, set aside.
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef and onions and cook, stirring constantly to break up the meat into small pieces (you do not need to add any fat if using nonstick). Cook until no pink remains and the onions are soft and translucent, about 5-10 minutes. Add the Worcestershire sauce and cook until no liquid remains. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Do not clean the pan.
Add the eggs to the now empty pan and stir over medium heat. Stir constantly to begin scrambling the eggs. When curds accumulate and the egg begins to become mostly set, stop stirring to allow the omelet to fully set. Sprinkle cheese on one half along with the reserved beef mixture. Add the tomatoes and pickles over the beef and fold the half without toppings over the cheese/beef side and slide the omelet onto a serving plate. Garnish with fresh ground pepper and serve with fresh greens along side.

Notes

If you make a batch of the beef up ahead of time, simply rewarm it before adding to the omelet.

Protein:Energy Ratio: 2.21

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