Budget Brekkie: Mini Omelettes

We're both foodies--I like finding recipes, and he likes improvising them, so we usually end up with a concoction that we both enjoy. It definitely helps that we have pretty similar tastes.

Today's post is a mini omelette. We've tried a few different things for breakfast (I got sick of our homemade concoction of cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal and Stephen is watching his carb intake) and finally settled on homemade muesli for breakfast and mini omelettes for morning tea.

We got pretty lucky with our fully-furnished rental property that comes with a chest freezer, so I make 2 dozens each time and freeze half of it for the later part of the week. That way we each get two for morning tea and another two to snack whenever we want. On occasions like yesterday when Stephen had to take something to work for a shared morning-tea, it was a no-brainer: he took the half we had chucked in the freezer with him.

Mini Omelettes Recipe:
Makes 12

Splash of oil

1 onion, diced

3 balls of frozen spinach, quartered (probably better with fresh spinach, but before we started our vege garden, we couldn't finish a bag of fresh spinach quickly enough so we've just kept frozen spinach in the freezer)

100g shaved ham, cut into bite-sized portions

6 eggs, beaten

Splash of milk

Mixed herbs

Black pepper

Grated cheese (we generally go with whatever is on sale)

* Other options: mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, cumin, paprika

1) Heat a splash of oil in a frying pan at medium heat.

2) Add onions and heat until onions are soft.

3) Add ham and heat until slightly charred. (If using mushrooms and fresh spinach, add those in now)

4) Preheat oven to 180 C (350 F).

5) In a jug, beat six eggs, then add a splash of milk.

6) Line a cupcake or muffin tin. (We've tried it without lining them, but they just don't come off as well and makes it really difficult to clean after. Other recipes have suggested lining them with foil tins, and my mother-in-law suggested double-lining them with paper ones. I found that just one paper layer works fine.)

7) Divide half of the ham and onions mixture and spinach equally into each tin, then add a sprinkle of black pepper and herbs in each tin. (If using sundried tomatoes, cumin and paprika, add those in now)
8) Divide egg mixture equally into each tin, and top with grated cheese.
9) Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes until cheese is brown.

Thanks for reading!