Kitchen Sink Omelet

Name: Kitchen Sink Omelet
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: 4 strips thick-sliced bacon; 1 tablespoon butter; 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion; 1 medium tomato, diced; 1/2 jalapeño pepper, minced; Kosher salt; 4 ounces smoked ham, diced; 5 large eggs; 2 tablespoons milk or cream; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/4 cup chopped scallions, white and green parts; 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, finely diced, plus a handful of grated cheese; 2 ounces Swiss cheese, diced

December 9, 2011

Pat: My kitchen sinker—also known as the omelet with everything—includes bacon, ham, two kinds of cheese, and anything else I find lying around in the fridge. When my girls get involved, I need to change it up a bit by adding vegetables to the mix, so I sauté up a mixture of onion, tomato, pepper, and scallion. But if you ask me, they just get in the way of the meat and cheese, and since I’m always the first one up, I make it my way! With my omelets, there is no flipping or flapping—I just bake them in the oven.

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