Recipe: Perfect Denver Baked Omelet

Denver Baked Omelet. This baked Denver omelet is really a frittata with ham, bell pepper, onion, and Cheddar cheese -- all the classic ingredients of the original. Green pepper is typical in a Denver omelet, but red, yellow and orange peppers are just as good, and add lots of color. This is an American-style omelet, puffed and golden brown.

Break out of a breakfast rut and try these warm, fluffy eggs fresh out of the oven. Remove the baked omelet from the oven. Place a square on each of four plates. You can have Denver Baked Omelet using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Denver Baked Omelet

1. It's 1 tbsp. of olive oil.
2. Prepare 1 of small green bell pepper, diced.
3. Prepare 1 of small red bell pepper, diced.
4. Prepare 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
5. Prepare 1 cup of chopped ham (already cooked).
6. It's 8 of large eggs.
7. Prepare 1/3 cup of milk.
8. You need 1/2 tsp. of salt.
9. You need 1/4 tsp. of each pepper, garlic powder.
10. It's 1 cup of shredded cheese of choice.

Fold each omelet square in half to form either a rectangle or a triangle. If desired, garnish with a bit more cheese and some parsley. The healthier answer to muffins and quick-breads in the make-ahead breakfast game is very simple: the oven omelet. An oven omelet is simply a quick bake of eggs with whatever add-ins you like.

Denver Baked Omelet instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a 9x13" baking pan well and set it aside..
2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once it's hot, add the peppers and onion to the skillet. Cook, stirring often, for 5-7 minutes, until everything is softened. Then add the ham and cook another 3-5 minutes to get some color on the ham. After that, remove the skillet from the heat and pour out the ham mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top..
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and seasonings. Pour the egg mixture over the top of the ham mixture and place it in the oven. Bake for 21-25 minutes, until puffy and the center is set. Let it sit for a couple of minutes before slicing into squares and serving..

Here's one of my favorites: a baked twist on the classic Denver, or Western, omelet. Baked Denver Omelet is a delicious brunch or breakfast dish that is so easy to make. The classic combination of eggs, ham, cheese, bell peppers and onions baked together in a pie dish making it easy to serve a family. I used to make omelets all the time, but I think I stopped because now I have four people to cook for instead of just one. So now, the majority of the time I just go with scrambled eggs and I top them with sliced avocados.