3 Reasons why its heart healthy:

  1. Using a low-fat cheese is a great way to keep consuming foods you love whilst reducing saturated fat content, keeping your heart happy.
  2. This low-calorie lunch but will leave you feeling full due to it’s high protein content and being packed with veggies.
  3. Using fresh parsley brings more flavour which allows you to eliminate adding salt to your cooking, which will help keep you blood pressure down.
Spanish Omelette

Spanish Omelette

Recipe by Holly Fleetwood

A quick and easy high protein, low calorie lunch for 2.  

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Servings

2

servings
Prep time

5

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 x large Eggs 

  • 1 x salad tomato 

  • 1/2 red bell pepper

  • 1/4 large red onion 

  • 100 g chestnut mushrooms 

  • 160 g new potatoes 

  • 30 g Lighter’ mature grated cheddar cheese 

  • 2 handfuls of spinach 

  • 1 tsp of sunflower oil

Directions

  • Place new potatoes in a small sauce pan, add boiling water from the kettle and leave to boil for 15 minutes. 
  • Whilst the potatoes boil, chop the red onion, red pepper, tomato, parsley and mushrooms, into small pieces. 
  • Crack the 4 large eggs into a mixing jug and then whisk with a fork until frothy. 
  • Drain the potatoes once they have boiled and then slice into thin disks. 
  • Place a large frying pan on the stove and pour the tsp of sunflower oil in the pan. Turn the heat on to heat the oil and the pan. 
  • Add all of the chopped ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix the ingredients well. 
  • Pour the eggs into the bowl and mix the eggs into the other ingredients. 
  • Turn on the grill. 
  • Once the frying pan is hot, pour the contents of the mixing bowl into the frying pan.  
  • Push the mixture evenly around the frying pan 
  • Cook the mixture in the frying pan on a high heat for 5 minutes. 
  • Sprinkle the cheese evenly across the top of the mixture in the frying pan. 
  • Remove the pan from the hob and place it under the grill. 
  • Cook the omelette under the grill until the egg and cheese are fully cooked, melted and a golden brown colour. 
  • Slice the omelette in half and place both slices on individual plates each with a handful of spinach.

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