32 Omelet Recipes to Start Your Day with, Whether You Like Ham, Spinach or Burrata (2024)

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• Time commitment: 20 minutes
• Why we love it: low carb, high protein, low sugar, Mediterranean diet-friendly

Complete with zingy dressing and fresh herbs, this twist on an omelet is light yet satisfying. As for the dressing, use any citrus fruit you’d like—lemons, limes, oranges and grapefruits are all fair game.

• Time commitment: 30 minutes
• Why we love it: vegan, high protein, dairy free, gluten free

Believe it or not, chickpea flour and turmeric make for one uncanny egg substitute.

• Time commitment: 10 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, high protein, vegetarian

Minced herbs elevate this simple, buttery omelet. Feel free to top it with cheese, dressed greens or crumbled bacon.

• Time commitment: 12 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, high protein, vegetarian, special occasion-worthy

Make the pesto ahead for quick assembly in the morning (and serve it with plenty of roasted potatoes for dunking).

• Time commitment: 30 minutes
• Why we love it: high protein, vegetarian, special occasion-worthy

Because breakfast for dinner never gets old. Feel free to start with store-bought tzatziki to save time.

• Time commitment: 8 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, high protein, vegetarian

On mornings when you’re really pressed for time, the microwave is a total lifesaver. Toast an English muffin while the egg cooks to make a stellar breakfast sandwich.

• Time commitment: 1 hour and 5 minutes
• Why we love it: crowd-pleaser, less than 10 ingredients, gluten free, high protein

Lazy Sundays call for letting your oven do all the heavy lifting, and this cross between an omelet and a frittata is just the ticket.

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, low carb, keto-friendly

They key to a fluffy omelet is pushing the edges inwards until it’s barely set, in order to cook all the runny egg in the center.

• Time commitment: 35 minutes
• Why we love it: crowd-pleaser, gluten free, high protein, low carb, keto-friendly

All this eight-serving wonder is missing is toast, hash browns and a pot of fresh coffee (or mimosas…).

• Time commitment: 30 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, dairy free, special occasion-worthy

Kewpie mayo makes this sammy rich, decadent and umami-laced, but we wouldn’t blame you for drizzling on some sriracha or ketchup, too.

• Time commitment: 30 minutes
• Why we love it: vegan, gluten free, high protein, dairy free

This plant-based wonder leans on silken tofu and hummus instead of eggs. Its cheesy flavor is courtesy of nutritional yeast.

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, gluten free, high protein, vegetarian

For the uninitiated, ramps are a species of wild onion beloved for their pungent, garlicky flavor. If you can’t find any near you, substitute scallions or spring onions.

• Time commitment: 20 minutes
• Why we love it: vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, dairy free

Don’t have a spiralizer on hand? You can make thin bell pepper ribbons with a Y-shaped peeler instead.

• Time commitment: 20 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, special occasion-worthy

Sun-dried tomatoes, fresh corn, thick-cut bacon and avocado unite for a West Coast brekkie you’ll want to make again and again. (Don’t even get us started on the lemony tahini dressing.)

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, vegetarian, gluten free, high protein

All you really need to make a killer omelet is eggs, butter and salt and pepper, but we’d stuff this beauty with tangy feta cheese, mushrooms and greens, if we were you.

• Time commitment: 20 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, vegetarian, gluten free, high protein

Just in time for asparagus season. Might we suggest serving this spring breakfast for Easter brunch?

• Time commitment: 12 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, low carb

The trick to this uber-fluffy delicacy is beating the egg whites separately to aerate them, then folding them into the beaten egg yolks.

• Time commitment: 10 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, low carb

Aka the easiest way to squeeze some greens into your day (even if you’re on keto).

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, gluten free, high protein, vegan

Starring JUST Egg, a liquid egg substitute made from mung beans. Use dairy-free cheese (and soy bacon) to keep the omelet totally plant-based.

• Time commitment: 30 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, gluten free, high protein, special occasion-worthy

Just as simple to prepare as a regular omelet, but a million times more unexpected. Swap in crumbled breakfast sausage or bacon bits for ham if you’d prefer.

• Time commitment: 40 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, vegetarian

Because tortilla chips are always invited to breakfast at our place. Finish each plate with a dollop of sour cream and ground chorizo, if you eat meat.

• Time commitment: 10 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, vegetarian, low carb, keto-friendly

For those of you who love TikTok pesto eggs, we bring you the pesto omelet. Thanks to goat cheese and cubed chicken breast, this egg white omelet is teeming with protein.

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, vegetarian, low carb, keto-friendly

Cook the eggs on low heat so the bottom of the omelet doesn’t burn before the top sets. (BTW, the mushrooms would taste heavenly with buttery steak.)

• Time commitment: 7 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, vegetarian, dairy free

This gem is filled to the brim with peppery sweet potato hash, but we just might swap in leftover French fries.

• Time commitment: 7 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, vegetarian, dairy free, low carb

Bookmark this recipe now to use once tomatoes and zucchini show up at your local farmers market.

• Time commitment: 20 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, gluten free, high protein, vegetarian, low carb

Tear the burrata apart before enclosing it in the omelet so that when you slice it, the melty, creamy center will ooze out.

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: gluten free, high protein, vegetarian

This cheesy, spicy number is only as delicious as the produce that goes in it (we’re talking tomatoes, avocado, red onion and jalapeño).

• Time commitment: 10 minutes
• Why we love it: less than 10 ingredients, gluten free, high protein, special occasion-worthy

Equal parts creamy, salty and buttery, this breakfast eggs your guests on to ask you for the recipe. (C’mon, we had to make the joke at some point, and this recipe is worth any resulting head-shaking or eye-rolling.)

• Time commitment: 15 minutes
• Why we love it: vegan, gluten free, high protein, dairy free

Not only does this meal boast four different types of vegetables, but it also contains 4 grams of fiber per serving.

• Time commitment: 7 minutes
• Why we love it: vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, low carb, keto-friendly

Go ahead and substitute the sliced avocado with last night’s guacamole. Thank us later.

• Time commitment: 30 minutes
• Why we love it: vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, special occasion-worthy, dairy free

These tiny parcels will taste just as delicious at dinnertime as they will at breakfast. Zhuzh them up with ground pork.

• Time commitment: 32 minutes
• Why we love it: vegetarian, gluten free, high protein, low carb

You can never have too many on-the-go breakfasts up your sleeve. (And these beat out granola bars by a mile.)

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