Breakfast for Dinner!

Breakfast for dinner... It's an amazing concept for parents everywhere! Most kids love breakfast foods... even my ridiculously picky 4 year old will eat the majority of foods offered at breakfast. Sunday night I wasn't really in the mood to cook. Who wants to cook (or eat for the matter) when the heat index is 110 degrees at 6:00pm?! I decided I would whip together a new recipe that resembled breakfast but would be just as filling for dinner. 
I love omelets as much as the next girl but I have never quite mastered making one in a skillet. Every time I try to flip the omelet all of the delicious toppings somehow break free from their egg shell and I end up making scrambled eggs instead of an omelet. So when I saw this recipe for a baked omelet in a 9x13 dish I couldn't resist. So a Baked Denver Omelet was created... and devoured!

Baked Denver Omelet

 Recipe found at Cooking Classy

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper (chop veggies small)
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 cup (heaping) chopped cooked ham (I used a fully cooked bone-in ham steak)
• 8 large eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• Sliced avocados, for serving (optional)
• Chopped chives and hot sauce, for serving (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 7 by 11-inch or 9 by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Sprinkle ham into an even layer in bottom of baking dish.

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add red and green bell peppers and onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes. Evenly pour pepper mixture over ham layer then sprinkle evenly with cheese.
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• In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs and milk until well blended. Season with salt and pepper and stir, then pour over mixture in baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until puffy and set, about 22 - 25 minutes. Cut and serve warm with avocado slices and optional chives and hot sauce.



Step 1: Add diced ham to 9x13 dish



Step 2: Saute bell peppers and onions until soft.



• Recipe source: inspired by Taste of Home

Final product... YUM!!!

The dish was loved by everyone in the family. But my favorite part was that we had leftovers for breakfast in the morning! This dish could definitely be a make-ahead dish that you could divvy up throughout the week for quick breakfasts! Enjoy your breakfast for dinner!