For dishes that are easy to make and perfect for any time of the day, a cheese omelette is hard to beat.
Learn how to make this and you’ll have a fantastic dish in your repertoire that you can whip up whenever you’re hungry. It uses just 3 ingredients (not counting salt and pepper), so is a perfect store cupboard recipe – AND it’s ready in less than 10 minutes.
When you’ve mastered this cheese omelette, you can branch out to other omelette recipes – like Smoked Cheese and Red Pepper Omelette, Blue Cheese and Asparagus Omelette or (my favourite) Cheese and Chorizo Omelette.
I often have this cheese omelette for breakfast when I want something quick and delicious, but I also regularly eat it for dinner – particularly when I’m eating alone – with a salad on the side.
Ingredients, Substitutions and Variations
- Olive oil – you can also cook your omelette in vegetable oil or butter.
- Eggs – the fresher your eggs, the better.
- Grated cheese – I use cheddar, you can use any grated hard cheese. Mozzarella works well too.
Top Tips
- The frying pan – It’s best to use a non stick pan if you’re new to cooking omelettes. There’s nothing worse than a stuck omelette!
- Cooking your omelette – You can cook your omelette exactly to your liking – if you want it slightly runny, give it less time in the pan.
- Get ahead – Omelettes don’t keep well, so this is best made fresh. They only take 5 minutes to cook.
Simple Cheese Omelette
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 25 grams grated cheese
Instructions
- Crack the eggs into a bowl. Whisk with a fork until well combined, then add salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Pour the eggs into the pan, then move the pan around to make sure that the eggs form an even, thin layer over the whole base of the frying pan.
- Sprinkle the cheese evenly on top of the egg.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes, until the eggs is mostly set, then use a fish slice to fold the omelette in half. Cook for another 1-2 minutes, until cooked to your liking, then use the fish slice to transfer the omelette from the pan onto a plate.
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More easy 15 minute dinner recipes
If you enjoy quick meals like this one, you might also like to explore my collection of 15 minute dinner recipes, where you’ll find plenty of simple meals that come together fast but still taste fantastic.
Here are a few reader favourites to try next:
- Cheese and Chorizo Omelette – smoky chorizo and melty cheese make this quick omelette incredibly satisfying.
- Leek and Chorizo Pasta – a rich and comforting pasta dinner that comes together in no time.
- Paneer and Vegetable Wraps – packed with flavour and colourful vegetables, these wraps make a brilliant speedy dinner.
- Mushrooms and Stilton on Toast – creamy, savoury and deeply comforting, perfect for a quick but indulgent meal.
Or browse all of my easy 15 minute dinner recipes here for more fast weeknight ideas.
This simple omelette was just what I needed. Delicious breakfast idea!
Always looking for quick and easy breakfast recipes to eat before work. This one was great. I really like it with a little smoked gouda.
Love this simple 3 ingredient cheese omelette. Thanks for sharing.
This Cheese Omelette recipe is fantastic! It’s easy to make and results in a perfectly fluffy omelette with deliciously melted cheese. Perfect for a quick and satisfying meal. Thank you!
This omelette turned out so well! It was super easy to make, great for breakfast for my family!