Oven omelette
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.
The French sometimes call this an "Omelette of Moyenmoutier" after a village in the Vosges.
64 K 4.8/5 (24 reviews)
55 min.
Easy
2 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: May 21th 2017
2 
100 g cooked potatoes
1⁄3 
1 tablespoon 
50 g 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 55 min.
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: 18:40.Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
Use the same pan to fry 50 g small pieces of bacon until lightly browned.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Then add the chopped onion and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes without browning the onion.
Check the seasoning.
Check the seasoning.
Stage 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.
Butter a gratin dish, then add the potatoes and spread the bacon and onions over the top.
Stage 7 - 1 min.
Pour the beaten eggs over.
Stage 8 - 25 min.
Bake for about 25 minutes. Check towards the end to ensure that the omelette is not overcooked.
Stage 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.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 RDI=8 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 60 RDI=9 % | 720 RDI=40 % | 3,000 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=2 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 230 RDI=10 % | 960 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 9 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 360 RDI=20 % | 1,500 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 0.85 €
- Per person : 0.45 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Cooked potatoes
Like these other recipes: Mashed potatoes with cancoillotte cheese, Eggs Comtoise, Deep leek and potato quiche, Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Frichti from Bruxelles, ... See them all 51
Small pieces of bacon
Like these other recipes: Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Truffade, African style chicken, Gratin du Nord, ... See them all 41
Egg
Like these other recipes: Amandier (gluten-free almond cake), Fried egg in bread, Clementine Creamy, Pear and chocolate tart with a hint of mint, Hamburgers, ... See them all 236
Oil
Like these other recipes: Melting Epoisses on toast , Gratin of leeks with Morbier cheese, Taos hotpot, "Au vert" beef, Roquefort sauce, ... See them all 93
Other recipes you may also like
French custard tart
Custard pie is made with a shortcrust pastry base, and filled with an egg vanilla "custard" mix (prepared beforehand). Filling and pastry cook together in the oven. It's a great classic of the French bakery, found in all good shops.July 13th 2022446 K 234.3 1 hour 10 min.
Gougères
Gougères are small cheese choux pastries, sometimes (like here) with bits of ham.February 21th 2011246 K 13.8 60 min.
Roquefort sauce
This is an ideal sauce to make when you have been cooking meat, as it uses the juices left in the pan, but there's a tip for making it without meat juices.December 19th 2010207 K4.9 25 min.
Paris-Brest
The Paris-Brest is a famous French patisserie: a ring of choux pastry, scattered with flaked almonds and icing sugar and filled with a praline cream. The name comes from a historic cycle race between Paris and Brest (600 km or 372 miles), as the shape is like a bicycle wheel.May 8th 2011194 K4.6 2 hours 20 min.
Tomato pesto
This is a variation on the classic pesto sauce (basil and pine nuts), using cherry tomatoes, basil and almonds.June 29th 2011169 K4.5 15 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-06-15)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.