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Crab Omelette

This easy crab omelette is made with Dungeness (or canned) crab, Old Bay seasoning, cheese, and fresh herbs and topped with a garlic yogurt sauce.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2 person
Calories: 202 kcal
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Crab Omelette:
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, for heat)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon diced green onion (tops only) or chives, plus more if desired
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 ounces Queso fresco, crumbled Or sub fresh mozzarella, torn into small pieces
  • 2 ounces Dungeness crab legs (~1 crab leg), steamed and removed from shell
  • ½ avocado, thinly sliced (optional)
Garlic Yogurt Sauce:
  • ½ cup PLAIN yogurt
  • 1 garlic clove, finely diced
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
  • Juice from ½ a lemon

Instructions

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  1. Whisk eggs together with Old Bay and cayenne. Set aside.Stir together all garlic yogurt sauce ingredients and set aside.Preheat an omelette pan to just under medium heat.  Add butter, and let it melt.  (Do not let the butter brown.)Pour eggs into pan, swirl eggs around pan to spread out the mixture.
  2. Sprinkle salt and the green onion evenly across the eggs. Add the crumbled cheese and crab to the mixture.DON'T TOUCH your omelette for about 2-3 minutes. 
  3. Once the edges of the eggs start pulling away from the pan and appear crisp, use a plastic spatula to fold (or roll) the omelette together.Remove from heat immediately, even though the inside will still appear runny, because the inside will continue cooking from the heat of the surrounding egg.
  4. Serve omelette immediately along with the garlic yogurt sauce. Serve extra green onion and sliced avocado if desired.

Notes

  • Makes 1 large omelette; Serves 2.
  • Tip: The avocado could also be added to the omelette while cooking (if preferred), but I've found that extra ingredients sometimes make the omelette harder to roll or flip. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 202kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 12g (24%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 345mg (115%) Sodium 480mg (20%) Potassium 211mg (6%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 1880IU (38%) Calcium 81mg (8%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2person

Amount Per Serving

Calories 202

% Daily Value*

Calories 202kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 12g 24%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 345mg 115%
Sodium 480mg 20%
Potassium 211mg 4%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 1880IU 38%
Calcium 81mg 8%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.