Late summer and early fall is the time for roasting red peppers and I have already roasted a ton of them! Before I threw all of them into the freezer to enjoy throughout the winter I could not resist using a few of them and I knew just what I wanted to do with them. I had a pair of spicy Italian sausages in my freezer that had just been calling my name and I was thinking that pairing them with the sweet roasted red peppers in an omelette for breakfast would be really nice. I kept things pretty simple starting with some onion, a bit of garlic and the sausage which I sauteed in a pan before topping with the eggs to form the omelet. Since I am hopelessly addicted to cheese there was no way that I was not going to cover and/or fill this omelet with melted mozzarella and parmesan! At this point the omelette would have been great but I had one more trick up my sleeve as I was going to top everything off with a tasty marinara sauce ! I always have a hard time choosing between making omelettes so over the last few days I have been alternating between them. What a great way to start the morning on these cooling early fall days!
Italian Sausage and Roasted Red Pepper Omelette Topped with Marinara Sauce
An omelette with spicy Italian sausage, sweet roasted red pepper and melted cheese covered in a tasty marinara sauce.
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 tablespoon onion, finely diced
- 1 small clove garlic, chopped
- 1/2 link Italian sausage, casing removed and crumbled
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 roasted red pepper, sliced
- 1 tablespoon parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
- 3 tablespoons mozzarella, grated
- 1/2 cup marinara sauce
- 1 handful parsley, chopped
directions
- Heat the oil in small no-stick pan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and sausage and cook until the sausage just starts to brown, breaking it up as it cooks and set aside.
- Turn the heat down one notch and pour in the eggs.
- When the eggs just starts to set, after about a minute, sprinkle the sausage over half of the eggs along with the roasted red pepper and the cheese on top.
- Cook until the eggs are just about set fold the side that is not covered over the other side and slide it onto a plate.
- Pour the marinara sauce over the omelette and garnish with parsley.
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Healthy Mamma says
October 5, 2011 at 3:14 amThis sounds great! I usually pour fresh salsa on my omelets, this is going to be a wonderful change.
Linda Harding says
October 5, 2011 at 7:45 amI'd happily eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Love the colours and flavours.
Joanne says
October 5, 2011 at 10:22 amThat last photo almost makes it seem like an omelette pizza! this combination is a great one. Roasted red peppers and sausage were meant to be mixed together!
George says
October 5, 2011 at 2:29 pmThat looks really good, I might just have to make this for dinner tonight. Its like italian brinner (breakfast for dinner)
Mary says
October 5, 2011 at 2:29 pmThis looks fantastic, Kevin. We usually pour salsa or green chile sauce over our omelets. I love the idea of a marinara sauce.
Anonymous says
October 5, 2011 at 3:51 pmWow I don't think I've ever considered pouring marinara over an omelette, but it makes sense! Thank you for sharing.
Anonymous says
October 5, 2011 at 5:38 pmThis will definitely be my dinner one night this week! Omelettes for me are only ever served for dinner 🙂
Mel says
October 5, 2011 at 5:40 pmLooks delicious! I'm a little confused about the directions, though. The sausage is added in step 3 and again in step 5. Is it divided?
Kathryn says
October 5, 2011 at 6:22 pmI am definitely going to use this recipe–we're working on cutting back on wheat and grain-based stuff but adore pasta and Italian dishes, and this sounds like a perfect transitional combination! Delicious.
Rocky Mountain Woman says
October 5, 2011 at 8:29 pmMy boyfriend is just going to love this one!
Kevin says
October 7, 2011 at 10:42 amMel: In step 3 you remove the sausage from the pan and the you add it to the omelet in step 5. You could leave it in the pan and pour the eggs in around it if you prefer.
Shakun says
October 10, 2011 at 7:22 amSo yummy! I recently tasted my very first Frittata and absolutely fell in love! Thanks for the wonderful recipe <3