Do you ever wonder how people get clever ideas and wonder why did I not ever think to do that? At the beach, a friend introduced our family to an amazing revolution to feed a crowd gourmet Omelets in 15 minutes with Omelet or Eggs in a bag recipe.
Have you heard of this omelet in a bag concept yet? Maybe this is just new to me. Either way, my whole family found it quite clever and we will be doing this for big crowds and maybe even for Mother’s Day Brunch so I don’t have to do any cooking.
How to make eggs in a bag
Anyway, eggs in a bag are a great way to serve a crowd individualized omelets with little effort and best of all everyone gets to eat at the same time. It is also a fun Camping Food Idea.
The hard work is the prep, but our friend was kind enough to do all the prep before coming so she showed up with bags of cooked ingredients like:
Possible Omelet Ingredients
- Crumbled Bacon
- Canadian Bacon
- Cheese–lots of flavors
- Peppers
- Onions
- Cooked Mushrooms
- Spinach
- Crumbled Breakfast sausage
- Olives
How to Make Each Omelet in Ziploc Bag
Now for the amazing instructions, you cook the eggs in Individual Quart Size zip-lock FREEZER bags. Best to add names to the bags with a sharpie first.
PRO TIP: Be sure to buy freezer type bags
Place 2 eggs in each bag- and shake to combine. Be sure to close the bags for this.
Add individual ingredients and shake
How do these eggs cook in Ziploc
Carefully press air out of the bag and Zip it up tightly.
How Long Should I Cook My Eggs in a bag?
Place the bag in rolling boiling water for exactly 13 minutes–Be sure bags are not hanging over the edge or they will melt.
How Many Bags Can I Cook at Once?
Cook 6-8 bags in a large pot. Our pot made 7 easily.
Open bag and omelet will roll out. Isn’t that amazing.
How to serve Eggs in a Bag
Top with salsa, sour cream or guacamole. Your choice to get creative.
This would be a great concept for a camping trip too. Have everyone make their omelets before you leave and just pull out the eggs from your cooler in the am.
What a great way to feed a bunch of kids allowing them to add their own ingredients.
Isn’t this just so clever and our family thinks it is the coolest idea and made them two days in a row. My daughter even wondered if you could make this with egg whites which I am sure you can.
Other egg recipes you might enjoy
Easy Egg Casserole
Omelets in a bag
Omelets in a bag
Omelets in a bag are an amazing concept to make omelets for a crowd
Ingredients
- 2 extra large eggs
- Extra ingredients like: 2 tablespoons crumbled cooked bacon
- 2 tablespoons shredded Cheddar cheese
- 2 teaspoons diced onion
- 1 teaspoon diced bell pepper
- 1 teaspoon thinly sliced mushroom
- Seasonings per bag
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch salt to taste
Instructions
- Put eggs, bacon, Cheddar cheese, onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and salt in a resealable sandwich bag; seal. Shake vigorously until thoroughly mixed. Squeeze out any excess air and reseal.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Place bag in the boiling water; cook until egg is completely cooked, about 13 minutes. Remove bag using tongs or a large strainer. Carefully open bag and roll omelet onto a plate.
Nutrition Information
Yield 1 Serving Size 1 omeletAmount Per Serving Calories 346Total Fat 24gSaturated Fat 9gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 13gCholesterol 414mgSodium 845mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 26g
I love this! I can’t wait to tell my daughters about it. We all love omelets, and we will definitely have to try this.
Oh wow. I like the pre prepped idea.Never thought of this but it definitely helps especially the ones who don’t think making omelettes are easy, like people on my side of the world 🙂
I have never heard of this before. I am going to start doing this as it looks like such a cool way to make an omelet.
Ingenious! I’ll have to give this a try. Will have to prep these the night before so I can throw them on the next morning.
I am so going to try this it’s perfect for busy mornings!
I’m totally going to have to try this!
I love this idea. It is so cool and we love eggs in this house.
I never thought about making eggs this way. It is such a great idea because you can make a bunch of different kinds of eggs all at the same time. It is so convenient and such a time saver!
Love learning cool tricks like this! Definitely using it on our next camping trip!
OMG! I never heard of that either and can’t believe it’s that easy! Definitely trying it!
This is genius! What a great idea for Christmas morning or Sunday breakfasts. I appreciate you sharing this and I can’t wait to try it!
Such a neat idea! I need to make this!!