Perfect Cheese Omelet with Sauteed Mushroom and Thyme Filling

Name: Perfect Cheese Omelet with Sauteed Mushroom and Thyme Filling
Yield: Serves 1 (filling enough for 2 omelets)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter; 1 , small shallot, minced (about 1 tablespoon); 2 , medium white mushrooms (about 2 ounces), cleaned and cut into slices 1/4 inch thick; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh thyme leaves; , Salt and ground black pepper; 3 , large eggs; , Salt and ground black pepper; 1/2 tablespoon, unsalted butter, plus melted butter for brushing finished omelet; 3 tablespoons, very finely grated Gruyère or other cheese of your choice

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2001

SERVES1 (filling enough for 2 omelets)

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a foolproof omelet recipe that would produce a creamy, supple omelet with perfectly melted cheese that didn't leak all over the pan. We found that using a good-quality nonstick skillet, cooking the eggs with an on-burner/off-burne...

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