Mini Omelets
Mini omelets are a quick, easy way to make breakfast feel special without piling on extra work. They’re full of eggs, cheese, vegetables, and your choice of sausage or bacon, making them both hearty and flavorful.
You can whip them up fresh or make a batch ahead of time to keep in the freezer for busy mornings. Whether you’re cooking for yourself or a small group, these mini omelets make mornings simpler.
The Best Bites
Warm, cheesy, and loaded with fresh vegetables, every bite has the perfect mix of soft eggs and smoky meat. The Gouda melts beautifully, adding a mild, nutty flavor that’s a nice change from the usual breakfast cheese. A little preparation ahead means you can have something homemade and filling without a big fuss.
Make These Anytime!
Great for switching up the usual weekday breakfast routine of cereal or toast. They can easily be made any day of the week. In fact, make them and add them to these croissant breakfast sandwiches instead of making scrambled eggs.
They also work well for brunch! Pair with fruit, homemade pop-tarts or muffins, and coffee. You can even round out the meal with air fryer sausages, cinnamon roll waffles, or air fryer French toast for a full spread.
What You Need To Make Mini Omelets
Grab the ingredients ahead of time. Heads-up, you can swap out a couple of the ingredients; see my substitutions listed below.
- eggs
- milk
- smoked gouda cheese OR cheddar cheese
- red bell pepper, finely chopped
- green bell pepper, finely chopped
- yellow onion, finely chopped
- fresh spinach, finely chopped
- roma tomato, finely chopped
- pork sausage
- bacon
Make Some Changes
Change up the fillings with any vegetables or meats you already have on hand. Think leftover roasted veggies, diced ham, or a different cheese work perfectly, no, you don’t need Gouda for these!
Make These Even Faster
Use precooked bacon or sausage for these as well. Leftover cooked ingredients work great but you can even use precooked bacon OR real bacon bits if needed.
Skip the frying pan and quickly cook the meat in the microwave. This will save a couple of minutes and also reduce the time spent cleaning the frying pan.
Got Leftovers?
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Reheat in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
OR Meal Prep These
For freezer meal prep, let them cool, then store or freeze in an airtight container. You can also lay them on a cookie sheet and freeze them and slide them into a ziploc bag to keep for quick mornings on the run.
Thaw frozen mini omelets overnight in the refrigerator or heat them straight from frozen for a quick breakfast. You can also wrap them in tortillas for a quick breakfast burrito.
Mini Omelets
Equipment
- measuring cups and spoons
- Large knife
- cutting board
- 2 skillets
- 4 small bowls
- Fork or whisk
- Muffin tin
- Cooking spray or oil
Ingredients
- ¼ cup pork sausage
- 2 slices bacon
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup smoked gouda cheese or cheddar hand shredded
- 1 ½ tbsp red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp yellow onion finely chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp fresh spinach finely chopped
- 1 ½ tbsp roma tomato finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- In a small frying quickly crumble and cook the sausage over medium heat
- Remove the cooked sausage to a bowl
- Using scissors chop the bacon into the hot frying pan and cook quickly
- Meanwhile, grease the muffin tin cavities and chop the vegetables, if needed
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs and milk
- Divide this egg mixture evenly into 4 small bowls
- To the first bowl, add red bell pepper, yellow onion, and spinach
- To the second bowl, add the cooked sausage
- To the third bowl, add half the bacon and green bell pepper
- To the fourth bowl, add the remaining bacon and diced tomato
- Divide shredded cheese evenly across all four bowls and stir each to combine
- Pour each mixture evenly into 3 muffin tin cups (totaling 12)
- Bake for 12–14 minutes, or until eggs are set and cooked through
- Let cool slightly before serving, or cool completely before freezing
