Omelet With Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon

Name: Omelet With Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 200 g Eggs; 2 g Cracked black pepper; 80 g Blue cheese; 20 g Olive oil; 20 g Butter; 5 g Garlic clove; 120 g Bacon; 30 g Toasted hazelnuts; 5 g Parsley, fresh

Omelet With Smoked Blue Cheese and Bacon · ready in 20 min · 4 servings · 410 kcal per serving · easy · 9 ingredients

This luxurious omelet is soft and custardy, filled with melted smoked blue cheese and finished with crisp bacon, toasted hazelnuts, and fresh herbs for a deeply savory, aromatic breakfast or dinner.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 20 min
Serves: 4
kcal: 410
Difficulty: easy

French Breakfast Main dishes Quick (30 min or less)Gluten-free Low-carb (20 g or less)

A QiMeal recipe · Updated 3 October 2026

Ingredients · 4 servings

200 gEggs
2 gCracked black pepper
80 gBlue cheese
20 gOlive oil
20 gButter
5 gGarlic clove
120 gBacon
30 gToasted hazelnuts
5 gParsley, fresh

Equipment

stovetop, chef knife, mixing bowl, omelet pan, spatula, whisk, wooden spoon

Instructions

Prep ingredients
Gather eggs, cracked black pepper, blue cheese, olive oil, butter, garlic clove, bacon, toasted hazelnuts, and parsley, and set out a bowl, whisk, knife, and omelet pan. · 3 min
What to look for: eggs fully blended with pepper
Mix eggs
Whisk the eggs with cracked black pepper in the bowl until fully blended and slightly frothy. · 2 min
What to look for: pale yellow and foamy
Add cheese
Crumble the blue cheese and gently stir it into the beaten eggs so it is evenly distributed. · 1 min
What to look for: blue cheese pieces visible throughout
Cook bacon base
Heat the omelet pan over medium heat with olive oil and butter, add the bacon and minced garlic clove, and cook until the bacon renders and is lightly crisp. · 4 min
When it is done: Bacon should be fully cooked with no raw pink remaining.
Cook omelet
Pour the egg and blue cheese mixture into the pan, spread evenly, and cook gently over medium heat until the edges set and the center is softly custardy. · 4 min
When it is done: Eggs should be just set with no liquid whites.
Fold omelet
Fold the sides of the omelet toward the center and slide it onto plates while the center remains slightly runny. · 1 min
What to look for: pale underside with no browning
Garnish and serve
Top the omelet with remaining blue cheese, crumbled bacon, chopped toasted hazelnuts, and fresh parsley, then serve immediately. · 2 min
What to look for: colorful garnish on top

Nutrition (per serving)

kcal	410
Protein	21 g
Carbohydrates	6 g
of which sugars	1 g
Fat	33 g
of which saturated	14 g
Fibre	2 g
Sodium	720 mg

Nutri-ScoreD

Allergens

Contains: eggs, milk, tree nuts

Storage and reheating

Fridge: up to 1 days
Freezer: not recommended

Ingredient substitutions

Eggs

egg substitute liquid: Use a commercial liquid egg substitute for egg-free omelets.

Cracked black pepper

white pepper: White pepper keeps the omelet visually clean.

Blue cheese

gorgonzola: Choose a mild variety to avoid overpowering the eggs.

Olive oil

avocado oil: Use refined avocado oil for higher heat tolerance.

Butter

ghee: Ghee resists browning and keeps the omelet pale.

Garlic clove

garlic powder: Add sparingly to avoid harsh raw flavor.