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Omelets with Caramelized Onions and Bacon Crumbles

July 25, 2011 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 4 Comments

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omelets with caramelized onions and bacon crumbles recipe

Here’s a pantry/freezer challenge meal that I made earlier this month. This was very much an experiment…

And when I make it again, I’d use Swiss cheese. Not Feta.

As part of making a little more room in the pantry and freezer, I have found myself rummaging through each every afternoon looking for something to concoct. Sometimes it’s an old recipe from the site, other times it’s using up the spaghetti sauce that I find.

And this meal was a concoction. I found Feta in the freezer. Cooked turkey bacon in the freezer. Onions in the cupboard and a red pepper in the fridge. Throw it all together…a breakfast for dinner.

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Omelets with Caramelized Onions and Bacon Crumbles

This is a favorite breakfast for dinner dish!
Prep Time15 minutes minutes
Cook Time35 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 omelets

Ingredients 

  • 2 white onions ($.40) sliced
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil ($.03)
  • 1 Tbsp sugar ($.01)
  • 12 eggs ($1.19) or 3 eggs per omelet
  • 1/2 cup milk ($.05)
  • Oil for the omelet pan ($.10)
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled ($.20)
  • 1 red pepper ($1) seeded and diced
  • 4 oz Feta cheese ($1) Coupon for Atheno's Feta cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Fresh fruit as side dish, we had cantaloupe wedges ($.75)

Instructions

  • Place the onion slices in a skillet over low heat with the olive oil and sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring often, for about 30 minutes to caramelize the onions.
  • Whisk together the eggs and milk with some salt and pepper.
  • Add about 1-2 Tbsp oil to a small skillet or omelet pan. Cook the omelet. Add the Feta, bacon and red pepper to the middle before folding over to serve. (Omelet How To Photos here).
  • Slide the omelet onto the serving plate and top with caramelized onions and some salt and pepper to taste.
  • Serve Omelets with Caramelized Onions and Bacon with side of fresh fruit.

omelets with caramelized onions and bacon crumbles

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Comments

  1. Kristia@Family Balance Sheet says

    July 25, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    I love breakfast for dinner and what a great way to clean out the freezer.

    Thanks for the link-up.

    Reply
  2. professional maid service says

    July 26, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    yummm… this looks delicious! My family and I love breakfast for dinner as well. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

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