Denver Omelet Panini Food

THE DENVER OMELET

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease round baking dish.
• Melt butter in skillet over med-lo heat.
• add onion and red pepper, cook until soft.
• add ham, cook 2 mins more.
• Beat eggs and milk in bowl. Stir in cheese and add veggies and ham. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to prepared dish.
• Bake 20 minutes or until top is puffy and brown. Cut into wedges and serve warm.

PANINI PRESS OMELET

Steps:

• Lay the bacon on the press and close the lid. Cook the bacon until crispy and brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the bacon to a plate. Do not drain the fat.
• Scatter the spinach on the press, pour the eggs over the spinach, close the lid, and cook for 1 minute. Remove the egg and spinach from the press, roll like a cigar and eat like an omelet or cut into thin strips and serve immediately with the bacon on the side.

OMELET PANINI

Steps:

• Spread two slices of bread with mustard. Top with Havarti cheese and prosciutto; set aside. , In a small nonstick skillet, melt 1 teaspoon butter over medium-high heat. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, onion, Parmesan cheese, chives and milk. Pour into skillet (mixture should set immediately at edges). As eggs set, push cooked edges toward the center, letting uncooked portion flow underneath. , Invert omelet onto a plate; cut in half. Place over prosciutto; top with remaining bread. Lightly spread remaining butter over outsides of sandwiches. , Cook on a panini maker or indoor grill until bread is browned and cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes.

THE DENVER OMELET

Steps:

• Beat eggs until just combined; do not over-beat.
• Melt butter in a skillet over high heat. Add ham, onion, and bell pepper. Sprinkle in a nice pinch of salt and a touch of pepper. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until onions start to soften and ham begins to caramelize, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and pour in the eggs. Mix briefly with a spatula while shaking the pan to ensure ingredients are evenly distributed. Quickly run the spatula along the edges of the omelet.
• Sprinkle Cheddar cheese and cayenne pepper over the omelet. Cook, shaking the pan occasionally, until the top is still wet but not runny, about 5 minutes. Fold omelet in half with your spatula and transfer to a plate.

DENVER OMELET SANDWICHES FOR TWO

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, milk and black pepper in small bowl until blended. Stir in green peppers, ham and onions.
• Pour into 8-inch nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray; cover. Cook on medium heat 6 min. or until egg mixture is set but top is still slightly moist, occasionally lifting edge with spatula and tilting skillet to allow uncooked portion to flow underneath. Sprinkle cheese onto half the omelet. Slip spatula underneath omelet, tip skillet to loosen and gently fold omelet in half. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 2 min.
• Cut omelet in half. Fill toast slices with omelet halves to make 2 sandwiches.

OVEN DENVER OMELET

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk eggs and cream. Stir in the cheese, ham, green pepper and onion. Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking dish. , Bake at 400° for until golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

DENVER OMELET PANINI

Steps:

• To an 8-inch omelet pan, add 1 to 2 teaspoons butter and place over medium heat to warm.
• Add the sliced onions and bell peppers, stirring until onions are wilted.
• Stir in the diced Canadian bacon and cook until warmed.
• Beat together the eggs and yogurt/sour cream, salt and pepper, pour over onion mixture and cook until bottom is set.
• As the egg sets, pull cooked portion to the center allowing the uncooked portions to run to bottom of pan.
• When omelet is set on bottom there are a couple of options, if you have another omelet pan the same size, you can flip the omelet into the other, you could put under the broiler the broiler for a few minutes to set or if you are really good flip the omelet and allowing it to finish cooking.
• Lightly butter the bread with softened butter, cut omelet in half and using half for each sandwich place on unbuttered side of bread, top with shredded cheese and cover with remaining slice of bread, buttered side up.
• Cook on preheated Panini press as per manufacturer's recommendations until browned.
• Enjoy!

PIZZA PANINI

Steps:

• Cut the focaccia in 4 equal parts, slice each in half like sandwich bread.
• Layer mozzarella, provolone & meats.
• Sprinkle dried oregano on top.
• Top with remaining slices of bread.
• Preheat panini press or grill pan to medium heat.
• Drizzle outside of top and bottom layers of bred with a bit of olive oil.
• Place in panini or grill pan.
• If using a panini press, heat approximately 5 minutes, or until cheese is melting and there are grill marks on the bread. If using a grill pan grill 2-3 minutes per side.
• Removed from pan or press, to a plate. Open up sandwich and layer the vegetables, whichever you want, in whatever order you like. If desired, drizzle with vinaigrette.
• Cut in half, serve with pizza sauce, for dipping.

BAKED DENVER OMELET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
• Place a nonstick or lightly greased baking sheet on an oven rack place at 2/3 of the oven's height. Pour egg mixture into pan. Bake 10 or 15 minutes or until the eggs are set but glossy.
• While the eggs are baking, saute the mushrooms, onion, and pepper together.
• Remove the baked omelet from the oven. Cut omelet into four squares. Place a square on each of four plates.
• Spoon 1/4 of the vegetable filling over each square. Sprinkle each with 1/4 cup of the shredded cheese.
• 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.
• NOTE: For vegetarians, omit ham or replace with veggie ham or sausage.

DENVER OMELET SANDWICH

Steps:

• Combine eggs, meat, onion, peppers, mushrooms and salt and pepper in a bowl, mix well.
• Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread.
• Place 6 slices butter side down on a baking sheet.
• Layer with egg mixture.
• Top with slice of cheese.
• Top with remaining bread butter side up.
• Brown bread on both sides under broiler.
• Serve Immediately or freeze for later.

DENVER OMELET SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange spinach and tomatoes on a platter; set aside. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat. Add ham, onion and green pepper; saute until ham is heated through and vegetables are tender, 5-7 minutes. Spoon over spinach and tomatoes., In same skillet, heat remaining olive oil over medium heat. Break eggs, 1 at a time, into a small cup, then gently slide into skillet. Immediately reduce heat to low; season with salt and pepper. To prepare sunny-side up eggs, cover pan and cook until whites are completely set and yolks thicken but are not hard. Top salad with fried eggs.