Recipe: Steak & Asparagus Omelette

Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner? (If you raised your hand you need to have your head examined immediately!) It’s filling, usually easy to prepare, and is a fun way to depart from the usual weeknight dinner fare. Though I haven’t posted very many omelette recipes, omelettes are probably my favourite breakfast meal, and I’ve been craving one in a serious way for the past couple of weeks. The Caprese omelette I posted a couple of months ago is still one of my favourites, but I wanted to have something heartier this time around. And as much as I still want to share my seafood omelette recipe with all of you, it’s a lot easier to make if one actually has the crucial ingredients available (like the seafood, haha).

Faced with this dilemma tonight, I decided to take stock of the remaining ingredients in my fridge & freezer. I was going to have a hearty omelette and nothing was going to stop me! Luck was with me, as I noticed I had some leftover steak and leftover asparagus. I had been saving them to make some more Grilled Steak, Asparagus & Red Pepper wraps, but again, I was missing some of the crucial ingredients for that little meal too. So, in classic PGEW form, I improvised and decided my hearty omelette was going to be a different take on steak & eggs.

Though we’re still in asparagus season, you can definitely go the frozen route like I did if you can’t find a good deal on fresh ones (like that $0.99 score from a month ago!). Like the steak sandwiches, making this omelette is another great way to make use of any leftover meat you might have had earlier in the week, helping to cut costs a bit by making the most of every ingredient you buy. Because this is a 3-egg omelette with steak, it runs the risk of being very high in calories and cholesterol. For this reason, I made sure to use 2 eggs and 2 egg whites, so that I could have the same amount of egg mixture without all the guilt. Also, keep in mind that this is a meal in and of itself, so there really is no reason to add the usual omelette trimmings like hash browns or toast, unless you split it with someone else. You will definitely get full on this one! I imagine this would taste even more amazing with some mushrooms to go with the sautéed onions, but one makes do with what one has. Lastly, as much as I believe cheese should be involved in every omelette, this is tasty & hearty enough without it. But I’m not one to deny cheese to anyone else, so if you’ve got it, use it!

And now, a big ol’ omelette…