Baked Cottage Cheese Eggs
Baked cottage cheese eggs are a delicious breakfast! The addition of cottage cheese to eggs makes them extra creamy and boosts the protein. It’s a great way to make your eggs go further, too.
Baked Cottage Cheese Eggs
With a 5 minute prep time, you’ll love how quickly this easy breakfast recipe comes together. Once it’s in the oven, your hands are free to make a fruit salad, hashbrowns, or avocado toast to go along with it.
The eggs, cottage cheese, and parmesan cheese are baked into a puffed-up egg casserole with the best flavor. Try making this for breakfast one morning, or meal prep it for the whole week - it reheats beautifully!
Our Organic Pasture Raised eggs come from hens who enjoy the many benefits of sunshine, fresh air, and water, and lots of room to roam on family farms.
Easy Add Ins
While we kept the flavors simple here by just adding parmesan and drive chives, the possibilities are endless!
Spice it up with some red pepper flakes and hot sauce.
Try a Mediterranean flair by adding cooked spinach and feta cheese.
Mix it up with Italian sausage, mozzarella and top it with marinara sauce for a pizza flavor.
Once you try this tasty egg recipe, you’ll be hooked! Enjoy the different flavor add-ins and try your own!
What you need to make cottage cheese baked eggs
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1 cup cottage cheese
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½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
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2 tbsp chives, dried or fresh
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½ tsp sea salt and pepper
How to prep and make this recipe
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Oil an 8”x8” baking dish (or similar size) and set it aside.
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In a bowl add the eggs, cottage cheese, parmesan, chives, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined and pour into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top is slightly golden and the egg mixture is puffed up in the center. The puff will fall as it cools.
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Allow the cottage cheese baked eggs to cool slightly before serving.
How to store leftovers
Once it has cooled fully to room temperature you can add it to an airtight storage container. It will keep well for 5-7 days. Reheat leftovers in the microwave or in the oven until warmed through.
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