Peel the 400 g of potatoes and cut them into small dice, about 1 cm. Peel the onion and slice it thin.
Brown the potatoes
Melt half of the butter (10 g) in the skillet over medium heat. Add the diced potatoes, salt and pepper, then let them brown, stirring now and then.
Tip · Pat the diced potatoes really dry with a dish towel before they go in the skillet, or they'll steam instead of browning.
Add the onion
Add the sliced onion to the potatoes and keep cooking over medium-low heat until the potatoes are tender when you poke them with a knife tip. Tip everything into a bowl and set it aside.
Beat the eggs
Crack the 6 eggs into the mixing bowl, salt, pepper and beat them with a fork. Add the potatoes and onion you set aside, then half of the shredded cheese (40 g).
Cook the omelet
Melt the rest of the butter (10 g) in the skillet over medium-low heat. Pour in the mixture, cover with the lid and let it cook until the eggs are fully set.
Tip · Keep the heat low, or the bottom burns while the center stays runny. Serve with a green salad.
Top and fold
Scatter the rest of the cheese (40 g) over the omelet, then fold it in half with a spatula. Leave it 1 minute covered so the cheese melts, and serve on a plate.
And there you go, it's readyCheck off every step to celebrate.
The questions you're asking
short answers, numbers you can check
How many calories in a serving?
One serving has about 619 kcal. 23% comes from carbs, 24% from protein and 51% from fat.
36 gCarbs
37 gProtein
35 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy
619 kcal
Protein
36.7 g
Carbs
35.7 g
of which sugars
4.1 g
Fat
35.1 g
of which saturated fat
18.2 g
Fiber
5.3 g
Salt
1.1 g
Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.
How much does it cost?
About $2.58 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.
≈ $5.15for 2 people
≈ $2.58a serving
Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.
How long does it keep?
Eat it fresh. An omelet is best soft, fresh out of the pan: reheated, it turns rubbery. Make it the day you eat it, it's done in 5 minutes!