#shortcuteggsperts - Omelette Fajitas

With Summer almost upon us *stares out of window at the rain*, it's time to be thinking about picnics and outdoor eating.  I have been challenged again to come up with a recipe using eggs for the latest #shortcuteggsperts challenge, this time for something speedy that can be taken on a picnic, cooked on a barbecue, or just eaten out in the garden.

Since eating the paleo way I have struggled to find portable meals. If we have a picnic I tend to take a salad in a box, until I figured that a thin omelette could be used in a similar way as a wrap.

These omelette wraps can be used to hold salad, but here I have used them to make fajitas, which can be eaten hot or cold.

Omelette Fajitas - serves 1

2 Eggs, beaten
Olive oil
1 chicken breast, sliced
1/3 Green pepper, sliced
1/3 Red Pepper, sliced
half a red onion, sliced
fresh chilli slices (to taste)*
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
half an Avocado, sliced

• Heat a non stick pan and add the beaten egg
• Fry over a medium heat until almost set on top, then flip over briefly to cook the other side 
• Set the omelette aside whilst the rest is cooked
• Heat a little olive oil and add the chicken
• Fry until browned and cooked through
• Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside
• Add a little more oil to the pan and add the peppers, chilli and paprika
• Fry until softened, and then add the chicken back into the pan
• Lay the chicken and vegetables across the middle of the omelette
• Place the avocado slices on top, and then roll up
• Serve with chilli sauce and/or sour cream

*TIP : store your fresh chillies in a plastic container in the freezer and slice off the amount needed, this will prolong the life of the chillies

I have been provided with shopping vouchers to cover the cost of my ingredients

My Kitchen Story

Four and a half years ago we had quite a small kitchen, with a tiny 2 foot square table against one wall. For mealtimes it was pulled into the middle of the room and we all sat around it, thankfully Jack was still in his highchair at the time as we could barely fit 4 plates on the table. I would serve the dinner up & then call everyone to the table, if they were too eager Sam would have to wait until the oven was closed before he could sit down. If there was to be ice cream for pudding we would all have to shuffle over so the freezer could be opened, and then shuffle the other way whilst the dishwasher was loaded. We did have a utility room though, not that it proved much use as it was very small and had a door in and a door out and not much space in between.

So on the first snowy day of January 2010 the foundations were dug out for a conservatory, which then led onto a wall or two being knocked down.

Until we had one large space, perfect for football. (The sun may have been shining but it was a freezing cold February, hence the gloves & hoody).

After a lit bit of tidying up we were able to celebrate Jack's first birthday in our new kitchen space a few weeks later.

March 2010

Over the years we have rearranged the furniture a number of times, as well as putting wallpaper and blinds up. It's now more than ready for another lick of paint and some fresh wallpaper.

It's definitely not a show home, and there are full shelves wherever you turn, whether they be filled with cooking oils, photos or kids bits n bobs.

There will always be a ball of some kind around the kitchen, just this morning I came across 3 ping pong balls, a small football and a handful of marbles.

There may usually be a full shelf of Prosecco too....

Not forgetting the many pairs of shoes found lying around, as well as magnetic messages on the fridge!

This is our kitchen, and we love it, this is The Crazy Kitchen!

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