Molise cipollata

Molise cipollata

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Molisian onion omelette, cooked slowly in a pan with parsley and olive oil, a dish that was traditionally prepared for breakfast by farmers.

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Cipollata is a typical dish from Isernia, in the Molise region: a type of onion omelette that the women of the town used to prepare for their husbands who worked in the fields.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories272 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$4.57 $1.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.66
  • $1.60
  • $0.71
  • $0.60

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the onions. ≈ 8 min
  2. Fry them in a pan with olive oil and a little water, along with the parsley and salt.
  3. When they are soft, crack the eggs over them, cover, and let them cook until the whites are set.

The bill

Molise cipollata

  • 8 Isernia onions (or large, sweet onions)$1.66
  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil$0.71
  • One handful of parsley$0.60

Total$4.57

that's $1.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Nutrition per serving

Calories272 kcal
Fat19.9 g
Saturated fat3.8 g
Carbohydrates12.5 g
Sugars9.6 g
Fiber3.4 g
Protein8.6 g
Salt0.35 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 8 Isernia onions (or large, sweet onions)
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • A pinch of salt
  • One handful of parsley

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