Mashed Potato Omelet

on June 10, 2014

GOOD MORNING!

Can we talk about the breakfast that I had yesterday? Because â€“ dude. DUDE.

I had the idea for this omelet when I was in bed, trying desperately to shut off my brain and go to sleep. Iâ€™m in the midst of a little project to reset my natural sleep and wake hours so I go to bed earlier and get up earlier. I figure I should stop fighting pregnancy insomnia and actually make my early morning wake-ups productive. Anyway â€“ when I was trying to go to bed, I had an ideaâ€¦

MASHED POTATO OMELET.

I made a spinach omelet â€˜wrapperâ€™ (by mixing in some frozen spinach with the beaten eggs), and then after it cooked for a bit, I loaded in some veggie-packed mashed potatoes. Holy heck. It was amazing. I am making this again very soon (like for dinner tonight).

Hereâ€™s the swim workout that I promised you!

A few people emailed/commented to say that they appreciated the shorter swim workouts with lots of breaks. I love to do 1000 yards in the pool â€“ itâ€™s right before I start to get squirrely and bored â€“ so I am oh-so-happy to oblige with another short, beginner-style workout.

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{ 19 comments }

Abi@AbsofSteel June 10, 2014, 8:16 am
wow, I love the idea of sticking mashed potatoes inside an omelet! Potatoes and egg is always a delicious combo so I can’t wait to try that out.
Sara @ LovingOnTheRun June 10, 2014, 8:44 am
Mashed potatoes on an omelet?! Sounds like an interesting but delicious idea!
Elizabeth {Positively Healthy} June 10, 2014, 9:20 am
That omelet looks amazing! LOVE IT! And I love your workout the name is so cute! 🙂
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats June 10, 2014, 9:28 am
That omelet looks so good! Why is it that we always think food is better when other people make it?? haha
Amelia June 10, 2014, 9:40 am
Yum! That looks delicious. My mom makes potato patties for breakfast, except she takes 2 c leftover mashed potatoes, 2 eggs, shredded cheese, spinach, and whatever other veggies you like, mixes it in a bowl, forms into pancake size patties and lightly pan fries them to golden brown. Add some extra cheese and breakfast is served! Same concept but all in one bowl. 🙂
Kaella (KaellaOnTheRun) June 10, 2014, 10:27 am
Okay, that omelet looks AMAZING!!! I also have been craving watermelon like crazy now– I think it’s the warmer weather! I ate pounds of it when I was pregnant with my son and I’m surprisingly not sick of it, haha! Have a great day!! 🙂
Haley June 10, 2014, 11:31 am
Thank you for the swim workout! I swim on my lunch break so I usually can only squeeze in 900-1100 yards. I will definitely be doing this!
Stephanie @ Whole Health Dork June 10, 2014, 12:53 pm
Food running through your brain when you can’t sleep is better than a to-do list, I suppose. Unless you’re really hungry. Good idea to just go with the insomnia and try to reset your clock. Did you have the same problem last pregnancy? Did it last long?
- Caitlin June 10, 2014, 1:33 pm
  Yes and it lasted almost the entire time!!! BOOO
Kerry June 10, 2014, 1:20 pm
If you ever want some swim workout ideas, I do that for a living 😉
- Caitlin June 10, 2014, 1:32 pm
  Yes!!!
Laura @ RunningJunkie June 10, 2014, 1:21 pm
That looks yummy! I bet it’d be good with sweet potatoes too.
beth June 10, 2014, 3:55 pm
I’m so confused on the yards/meters distance conversion. My gym doesn’t have an “Olympic” sized pool, I think it is 25 meters..or yards? So confused! Can you help me with this?
- Caitlin June 10, 2014, 4:17 pm
  If it’s not an Olympic pool (50 meters long), it’s probably 25 yards long. And actually, most of the time, Olympic pools are 25 yards wide so if they do a short course, you’re swimming yards.
ksw June 10, 2014, 4:16 pm
Any chance of an update on Ferguson and how he is fitting in with the household?
He sure looks like he has found his happy place 🙂
- Caitlin June 10, 2014, 4:18 pm
  He’s doing so great. Thanks for asking!!! He’s fit right in. He’s a really good boy and lets Henry pet him all the time 🙂 It makes me happy.
Alex @ Kenzie Life June 10, 2014, 5:51 pm
OMG. This looks absolutely amazing! I haven’t had eggs in a while, mostly because I got tired of them and couldn’t find a new recipe to get really excited about. But this just changed that! <3
K June 10, 2014, 8:57 pm
Caitlin, can you share a rough recipe for those mashed potatoes? I’m roughly as pregnant as you are, and I think that mashed potatoes may conceivably be one vessel for trying to get more veggies into my diet. Ugh, veggies :/ but I have to say, eggs are phenomenal right now, so I’m with ya, sister!
- Caitlin June 11, 2014, 8:26 am
  Sure!
  
  To make the mashed potatoes (a large batch):
  
  4 cups chopped yukon potatoes, boiled until tender and ready to mash. Add about 1/2 cup shredded carrot into the water 5 minutes before the potatoes are done.
  Mash potatoes and carrots with 1/2 cup spinach and 1/4 cup almond milk or milk. Add salt and pepper.
  
  To make the omelet:
  
  Beat 2 eggs. Add in 2 tablespoons or so of frozen spinach.
  Pour into hot skillet. Cook until the top isn’t so liquidy. Add a smear of potatoes to one side, fold over, and cook a little more.
  
  Salt and eat 🙂 🙂

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