Chicken and tarragon omelette : High in protein

Omelettes are great when you're in a rush, and can be filling too. There are so many wonderful recipe suggestions for omelettes, see end of post for a few more suggestions.

The image above shows a chicken and tarragon omelette ... tasty 😋

Here are the ingredients, and method, you will need to serve two people ...

Ingredients

1 leek, thinly sliced
2 tbsp vegetable or chicken stock
4 tbsp fat-free quark or fat-free natural cottage cheese
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh tarragon
1 cooked chicken breast, skin removed, cut into small dice
low-calorie cooking spray
4 large free-range eggs, beaten
salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve (optional)

4 plum tomatoes, halved
½ cucumber, finely chopped

Method
1. Preheat the oven to 120C/100C Fan/Gas ¼ .
2. Put the leeks and stock in a small saucepan and cover. Cook for 5–6 minutes, or until tender and all the liquids have been absorbed. Season and stir in the quark, tarragon and chicken.
3. Spray a 20cm/8in frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and place over a high heat.
4. Season the eggs, then add half to the pan and cook, pushing the cooked egg into the centre of the pan and allowing the runny egg to flow into its place until no runny egg is left.
5. Spoon half the chicken mixture into the middle of the omelette. Flip one side on top of the chicken, then the other side over to encase the filling. Roll the omelette onto a plate and keep warm while you cook the second one.
6. Meanwhile, toss together the tomatoes and cucumber. Serve the omelettes with the cucumber salad.

Each serving provides 

358 kcal, 46g protein, 3g carbohydrates (of which 2g sugars), 17g fat (of which 4.5g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.8g salt

The above from an original idea seen here

Did you know that tarragon is a popular and versatile herb, it has an intense flavour that's a unique mix of sweet aniseed and a mild vanilla. The leaves are narrow, tapering and slightly floppy, growing from a long, slender stem. It's a key herb in French cuisine (it's an essential ingredient in sauce Bernaise), and goes very well with eggs, cheese and poultry. Read more here

A few Omelette suggestions

Caprese Omelette : Low Carb : see here

Omelette Muffins : Low Carb : Keto : see here

Weekend Omelette Greek Salad Style : see here

Mushroom and Tomato Omelette : Vegan Recipe : see here

~ enjoy your Autumn days ~

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All the best Jan