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Oven omelette

Name: Oven omelette
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 37 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 300 g cooked potatoes; 1 onion; 4 tablespoons oil; 150 g small pieces of bacon; Salt; Pepper

For this omelette with a difference, we'll fry sliced potatoes, bacon (lardons) and onions, then pour the beaten eggs over and finish cooking everything together in the oven.

The French sometimes call this an "Omelette of Moyenmoutier" after a village in the Vosges.

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Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 29^th 2026

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 6 eggs
2 300 g cooked potatoes
3 1 onion
4 4 tablespoons oil
5 150 g small pieces of bacon
6 Salt
7 Pepper
Total weight: 935 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

15 min.

Cooking

40 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 15 min.

Cooking 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Break 6 eggs into a bowl, add salt and pepper then beat with a whisk.

Step 2 - ⌛ 7 min.

Peel 300 g cooked potatoeses and slice.

Prepare 1 onion and chop finely.

Step 3 - ⌛ 7 min.

Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large frying pan on high heat.

When really hot, add the sliced potatoes and brown on both sides.

Salt after frying and set aside.

Step 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Use the same pan to fry 150 g small pieces of bacon until lightly browned.

Step 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then add the chopped onion and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes without browning the onion.

Check the seasoning.

Step 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Butter a gratin dish, then add the potatoes and spread the bacon and onions over the top.

Step 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Pour the beaten eggs over.

Step 8 - ⌛ 25 min.

Bake for about 25 minutes. Check towards the end to ensure that the omelette is not overcooked.

Step 9

Serve without delay.

Remarks

This works well using diced ham instead of the bacon bits (lardons).

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Based on a recipe by Jean-Marc Toussaint.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	6 g RDI=10 %	7 g RDI=3 %	19 g RDI=26 %	226 kcal RDI=11 %	947 kJ RDI=11 %
Per person	10 g RDI=15 %	12 g RDI=4 %	29 g RDI=40 %	351 kcal RDI=18 %	1,468 kJ RDI=18 %
Whole recipe	59 g RDI=90 %	69 g RDI=26 %	177 g RDI=242 %	2,104 kcal RDI=105 %	8,808 kJ RDI=105 %