Tomorrow Morning's Omelet

[Lost Dog]

Last night, I made cornish game hens, pesto, roasted peppers and onions, artichokes, and summer squash for dinner. Despite the fact that my kids loved it (shockingly) and scarfed it down like it was going out of style, we didn't finish it. In the end, I was left with one sad looking little plate of leftovers. One tiny little hen breast quarter, a quarter bell pepper, half an onion, and a small serving of squash.

Now, all of you fatties (or formerly fat boys/girls) know that this is a recipe for fatboy disaster. You can't throw it out and it's not enough for a snack. So, you sit back down on your squishy ass and polish off the plate (squash excepted, of course) and slowly add back inches to the ass you want to be less squishy. It adds up, and no matter the quality of the food, too much leads to fat gain.

So, rather than cave and eat, look at your leftovers as an ingredient in a future meal. For me, that's usually breakfast or lunch; something to be thrown into my next omelet or salad.



Tomorrow Morning's Omelet

egg mixture
olive oil cooking spray
2 large eggs
1 tsp water or milk
salt

filling
leftover game hen breast, shredded
leftover quarter roasted bell pepper and onion, cut up and muddled
1 tsp pesto (I made a whole jar of this)

squash mixture
1 cup leftover summer squash
1 tsp pesto
salt, if needed


Find a covered microwave safe dish and put the filling (game hen, veggie, and pesto mixture) inside it. Stir to coat evenly. Microwave at 30 second intervals until hot. I did it twice. Leave covered.

Heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Spray with the cooking spray.

Lightly beat eggs with the water or milk. When pan is hot enough to make a drop of water dance, pour the egg mixture into the pan and swirl to coat the bottom. Salt it. Turn the heat down to medium and periodically swirl the liquid over the surface of the omelet.

After about two minutes, check to see if it's set enough so that a spatula can lift up a side. The top will still be slightly liquid in spots. No problem.

Spread the filling over one half of the omelet and then flip the bare half over the filling.

Put the squash mixture into the empty filling bowl, stir to coat, cover, and microwave until it's good and hot. Leave covered until ready to serve.

Periodically check the the side of the omelet that's still cooking. When it looks done, gently turn it to finish the cooking.

When it's done, put it on a plate with the veggies. If desired, put an extra bit of pesto on top of the omelet and spread it around.



Wrap up

In conclusion, I hope that you realize that I'm not expecting you to cook a meal of cornish game hens, pesto, etc. Just use pretty much any leftovers that you've got around.

I've made omelets from spaghetti sauce, chili, collard greens, sausage, etc.

Look at your leftovers and see their potential for the future.