Easy, high protein egg and cottage cheese bake! Eggs and cottage cheese is like peanut butter and jelly. It’s just one of those combinations that work well. The cottage cheese melts slightly inside and gives it a soft and fluffy texture with each bite. Customize this to your liking with your choice of vegetables. A fluffy, delicious and healthy breakfast!
Egg and cottage cheese bake is perfect for meal prep. I used to make scrambled eggs every morning, but now I make this on Sunday and have already prepared eggs for the week. Saves me time and dishes! Pair this with my honey spelt biscuits or my fresh milled flour sourdough bread recipe.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Reheats well. Perfect for meal prepping at the beginning of the week to eat throughout the week.
- High protein- the cottage cheese adds a lot of extra protein along with the protein in the eggs
- Simple to make
- Healthy- Eggs are considered one of the most nutrient dense foods you can eat. They also contain choline, a nutrient many people don’t get enough of. and choline is essential for pregnant and nursing moms.
Ingredients
Eggs- you need 7 eggs for this recipe. If you want it lower fat you can use 4 whole eggs and 3 servings of egg whites.
Cottage cheese
Half and half
Shredded Cheese- use your favorite
Vegetables of choice- I like bell peppers, mushrooms, spinach, or I like to use pickled peppers we can from our garden in this
How to make
Step 1: Cut up your veggies and saute in a pan in some oil or butter to soften.
Step 2: Add eggs to a bowl and whisk then add the rest of the ingredients. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cheese for topping
Step 3: Pour into a greased 9×9″ pan and bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes. The last 5 minutes of baking top it with the reserved 1/4 cup of cheese. The middle shouldn’t jiggle when you shake the pan when it is done.
Cottage cheese egg bake
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- preheat oven to 375°
- Cut up any veggies you are using and saute in a pan for 5-7 minutes to cook.
- Add eggs to a large bowl and whisk then add the rest of the ingredients. Reserve 1/4 cup of cheese for topping.
- Spray a 9×9" pan with cooking spray and dump mixture in. Bake for 40-45 minutes. The last 5 minutes of the cooking top with the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese. When it's done the middle shouldn't jiggle when you shake the pan.