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Spicy Mexican Omelet

Name: Spicy Mexican Omelet
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 eggs, uncracked; 2–3 pinches fine sea salt; 1 habanero or serrano chile, finely minced and seeded if you like; ½ cup salsa, at room temperature; 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese, at room temperature; 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped; Butter

Here's a tip for making good omelets: Cook the things that you want cooked before you add it into the eggs, and have everything at room temperature.

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351kcal · 18% of your day

Protein: 23 g · 20% of 120 g
Carbs: 7 g · 3% of 220 g
Fat: 26 g · 40% of 65 g

2 g
Fibre: 3 g
Sugar: 1137 mg
Sodium: 205 g
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Calculated from all 6 ingredients by weight.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 2 servings of about 206 g, the usual size for a breakfast dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

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3 eggs, uncracked
2–3 pinches fine sea salt
1 habanero or serrano chile, finely minced and seeded if you like
½ cup salsa, at room temperature
1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese, at room temperature
2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Butter

Ingredients for 2 servings (415 g) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Cover whole eggs with warm but not scalding water. Let sit 5 minutes or until room temperature.
2
Beat eggs with salt. Set aside.
3
Combine chiles, salsa, cilantro, and cheese. Set aside.
4
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Quickly swirl with butter and crack in the eggs. Cook until egg is set and well browned on side facing pan.
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5
Sprinkle salsa mixture evenly on uncooked side of egg. Fold in half and cook raw side until set and well browned.
6
Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve warm.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.