Process for storing and cooking an omelet

A method of packaging an egg omelet mix in a manner which facilitates preparation by microwave heating, comprising:

• providing an upper container having a body comprised of an upper side wall, an upper end wall connected to said upper side wall, and an upper sealing flange connected to said upper side wall opposite said upper end wall;
• placing an omelet inlay in said upper container, said omelet inlay comprising at least one food ingredient in discrete pieces;
• providing a lower container having a lower body comprised of a lower side wall, a lower end wall, and a lower sealing edge connected to said lower side wall opposite said lower end wall;
• sealing a liquid egg product in an egg container, said liquid egg product being aseptically packaged in said sealed egg container and said sealed egg container being capable of maintaining the egg suitable for consumption for at least 30 days under refrigerated storage;
• positioning said sealed egg container within said lower container;
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• joining said upper container containing said omelet inlay and said lower container containing said sealed egg container with said upper sealing flange in contact with said lower sealing edge said sealed egg container being removable from said lower container so that the sealed egg container can be opened and its contents poured back into said lower container and wherein said lower container is dimensioned to receive both the contents of the egg container and the omelet inlay and wherein said lower container is microwaveable.