Farmer's Omelet
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon
- 3 cups potatoes peeled and diced
- ½ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup green pepper chopped
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 5 large eggs
- hot red-pepper sauce
- 1 cup mild cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese coarsely grated
Instructions
- In 10-inch skillet fry bacon until crisp; drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 3 tablespoons bacon fat.
- Add potatoes, onion and green pepper to fat. Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes start to brown.
- Crumble bacon over potato mixture. Sprinkle with about 1/2 of the salt and all the pepper.
- Press down firmly in skillet.
- Beat eggs with remaining salt and a few drops of pepper sauce.
- Pour over potato mixture.
- Cook 3 minutes until eggs set, but omelet is still moist on top.
- Sprinkle evenly with cheese. Cook 2 minutes longer to melt cheese.
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 15gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 616mgPotassium: 587mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 435IUVitamin C: 22.9mgCalcium: 191mgIron: 4.3mg
