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boiled in a bag omelets

While I was away for Thanksgiving visiting family one of the breakfasts we made were these boiled omelets. We set out things to add (chopped peppers, onions, cheese, crumbled bacon or sausage) so that each person could construct their own. The recipe was originally shared as a way to make breakfast aboard a boat so that there were fewer large items to wash. Since the recipe says you can make up to eight at a time it means everybody can get omelets at the same time. They even came out looking scrumptious!

boiled in a bag omelets

Here is the recipe shared with me, the origin has been long lost I’m afraid:

ZIP LOCK OMELET

This works great when you have a group of people together. No one has to wait for their omelet, everyone gets involved in the process and it’s a great conversation piece.

Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.

Crack no more than two eggs (large or x-large) into each bag and shake to combine.

Put out a variety of ingredients such as cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc as selection.

Each guest adds prepared ingredients of their choice to their bag. Shake, carefully press air out of bag and zip it up.

Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. (We suspect that if you only make fewer at a time you might not need to cook them for that long.)

You can cook 6-8 omelets (bags) in a large pot. For more bags, make another pot of boiling water or cook in shifts.

Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.

boiled in a bag omelets

· comments [55] · 11-29-2011 · categories:food ·

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  • 1 MSB // May 18, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    NOT SAFE! You should never put store food in plastic, especially heat it! ALL plastic leaches many unknown chemical additives into food and no matter how many studies may be done on BPA or certain additives the truth is that plastic manufactures have the right to keep their “recipe” private meaning that consumers really do not know what any given plastic contains. BPA is just one of many additives that is getting press right now. Using plastic is horrible for your health and the environment!Please use Glass, Stainless Steel, Copper, Cast Iron or Ceramic for cooking.

    @Camping Nut: when you do your research by calling SC Johnson, the company that sells and promotes these products, do you REALLY think they are going to mention the studies and information proving that these plastics are really unsafe to use for food prep??? Use a bit of common sense and do yourself and everyone a favor and dig a bit deeper by looking for a real answer not just one that will help you sleep at night without worrying about the cancer you are going to get from plastic baggies…

  • 2 violet // Jul 16, 2012 at 9:16 am

    … actually, my friend’s mom was diagnosed with endometriosis a couple of years ago, and the doc surmised that it was a result of BPA toxicity. so, not exactly “vastly overhyped.”

  • 3 Ashleigh // Jan 6, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    My Girl Guide troop used to make “eggs in a bag” for our camping trips. They are the most revolting things I have ever eaten. They were chewy, and tasted like plastic bag they were cooked in. Yuck.

  • 4 ZIP LOCK SCRAMBLED EGG OMELET- Throw all your ingredients in a bag, zip it up and boil them. Add Bacon, Ham, Diced Onions, Jalapeno Hot Chili Peppers, Red or Green Peppers....anything you like! Each person can even put different ingredients in and they co // Sep 27, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    […] ZIP LOCK SCRAMBLED EGG OMELET- Throw all your ingredients in a bag, zip it up and boil them. Add Bacon, Ham, Diced Onions, Jalapeno Hot Chili Peppers, Red or Green Peppers….anything you like! Each person can even put different ingredients in and they cook at the same time! They cook for 6-8 mins and then slide right out of the bag- We do this every year camping! Works awesome!,,, Posted on September 27, 2013 by admin in The Greater Outdoors with Comments Off advertisement Source […]

  • 5 Dean // Nov 17, 2016 at 10:10 pm

    How about using oven roasting bags (the thin crinkly type) that are designed for high temperature cooking ?

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