Want a recipe that’s perfect for breakfast, lunch OR dinner? You have to try these fast and easy Egg Pesto Melts!
Home late!!! Trying to catch my breath after carrying an armful of bags up the stairs and into the house. Shoes off, someone’s screaming, I’m trying to get settled. Wait a minute. Dinner?! Sound familiar? If so, these Egg Pesto Melts are the perfect recipe for you! Simple, fast and delicious. They’re guaranteed to be a huge hit with the whole family.
This has obviously happened to me more than once, so I’ve devised a few recipes to have up my sleeve on nights like these in order to feed my super hungry posse in (way) under 20 minutes. I adore pesto, eggs and bread. They have long shelf lives and are always on hand in my fridge. Thank goodness I can use them to make something my guys not only like — but really love, like this Egg Pesto Melt — so I don’t have the mommy guilt of not getting a decent meal on the table.
Even when I’m short on time and still have a night of bath, brushing teeth, books, and bed ahead of me (phew, I’m exhausted…do these days ever end?), at least I can be assured we all have bellies full of nutritious food. Looking for more quick sandwich ideas? Try this Pickle Grilled Cheese or Grilled Cheese Avocado Sandwich!
Pesto is always a go to topping or mix-in for us since we pretty much always have it on hand. There are seven pesto recipes on Weelicious. We always love a classic basil pesto, but one of our favorites right now is this nut-free Hemp Seed Pesto. It’s great on pasta or chicken, but goes perfect on these Egg Pesto Melts too.
Make Egg Pesto Melts for breakfast, lunch or dinner and get ready for everyone to be fully satisfied. Tag me on social media if you make this recipe. I love seeing your creations!
Egg Pesto Melt
Ingredients
- 4 large egg
- 4 tablespoons pesto
- 2 teaspoons vegetable or canola oil
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 8 slices whole wheat bread
Instructions
- Whisk the 1 egg and 1 tablespoon pesto in a bowl.
- Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Pour in the egg mixture, tilting the pan to spread it evenly across the bottom.
- Allow the egg to cook for one minute, using a rubber spatula to gently pull the egg away from the sides of the pan so the rest of the liquid egg can continue to coat the pan and cook.
- Using the spatula, fold the outside parts of the omelet inwards into a square shape (to fit the bread).
- Remove the square-shaped omelet to a plate, place a slice of bread topped with 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheese, cheese side up, in the pan. Top with the omelette, another 2 tablespoons of cheese and slice of bread. Cook for 1 minute on each side until golden.
- Repeat steps to make all 4 sandwiches.
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Holy cow, this is good! You can’t go wrong with pesto but I’ve never tried it in an omelette before. I started coming to this site to get baby food recipes but since everything I’ve made has been fabulous I started looking for recipes for the rest of the family too. Keep up the good work!
Yum! I just made this for myself and it’s delicious! Thank you for this super simple yet yummy recipe.
I didn’t have pesto so I used a Tbsp of bruschetta mix and a little chopped up fresh spinach instead. My son just turned three and this is the FIRST time he has ever been excited about eggs. He loved it! Thank you so much for this recipe. I can’t wait to try it with pesto!
Pesto is a sort of sauce made of herbs, cheese, oil and nuts. The word “pesto” in the recipe is linked to this recipe here: http://b12.ba4.myftpupload.com/2011/01/05/basil-pesto/
I also have recipes for Pistachio Pesto, Pumpkin Seed Pesto and Spinach Pesto!
What is pesto?
Would love a suggestion for an omelet sandwich that uses feta in the egg, or would that taste badly?
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You can prepare this the night before! Just let it cool completely before storing in the fridge. That will help prevent it getting soggy!
do these stay ok overnight in the fridge followed by the lunch box and not get chewy? I dont have time in the mornings to prepare lunches. i always wonder about pre-grilled stuff. this one looks and sounds delicious and I just know my daughter will love it.
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We ate these today – I added smashed avocado. So yummy!
The rocket and alnmod pesto is on high rotation at our house during summer. Also red capsicum pesto it’s delicious as a pasta sauce with a little barbecued chicken tossed through the pasta.