Breakfast & lunch
Your First Cheese & Ham Omelette
If you can crack an egg, you can make this. Breakfast, lunch or tea.
Serves 1Prep 5 minCook 5 min
1gcarbs
per serving
per serving
About 1g of carbs per serving. Everything in the list. A side salad adds about 1g. How we worked it out
You'll need
Method
- Crack the eggs into a mug or bowl, add a pinch of salt and pepper, and mix with a fork until there are no streaks of white.
- Put a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat and add the butter. Wait until it melts and fizzes gently.
- Pour in the eggs. Leave them for 30 seconds, then push the cooked edges into the middle with a spatula and tilt the pan so the runny egg fills the gaps.
- When the top is only a little wet, sprinkle the cheese and ham over one half.
- Fold the empty half over the top, slide it onto a plate and eat straight away.
Tip
Slightly wet on top is right. It keeps cooking on the plate.
Swaps
No ham? Use cooked bacon, mushrooms fried in butter, or a handful of spinach.
Storing it
Best eaten straight away. It doesn't keep well.
How we worked out 1g of carbs
| Ingredient | Weight | Per 100g | Carbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs UK government food tables (trace) | 150g | 0g | 0.0g |
| Butter UK government food tables | 14g | 0.6g | 0.1g |
| Cheddar UK government food tables | 30g | 0.1g | 0.0g |
| Ham UK government food tables | 30g | 1g | 0.3g |
| Total | 0.4g | ||
| ÷ 1 servings, rounded up | 1g | ||
Meat, fish, oil, salt, pepper and water have no carbs, so they're left out. How we count carbs.