🥚 Baked Cottage Cheese Eggs
A Comforting Breakfast Tradition
⏱ Time
- Prep: 10 minutes
- Bake: 25–30 minutes
- Serves: 4
🛒 Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese (full-fat or low-fat)
- ½ cup shredded cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, or Swiss)
- 2 tbsp milk or cream (optional, for softness)
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika or smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp butter or olive oil (for greasing)
Optional Add-Ins (choose 1–2)
- Chopped spinach or kale
- Diced bell peppers or onions
- Cooked mushrooms
- Turkey bacon or ham (pre-cooked)
- Fresh herbs (chives, parsley, dill)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
Grease a small baking dish or individual ramekins. - Mix base
- In a bowl, whisk eggs lightly.
- Stir in cottage cheese, milk (if using), salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Add extras
- Fold in shredded cheese and any optional add-ins.
- Bake
- Pour mixture into the baking dish.
- Bake uncovered for 25–30 minutes, until the center is just set and the top is lightly golden.
- Rest & serve
- Let sit 5 minutes before slicing.
- Serve warm.
🌿 Why This Breakfast Is Loved
✔ High in protein
✔ Comforting yet light
✔ Budget-friendly
✔ Great for meal prep
✔ Naturally low-carb & diabetic-friendly
🔄 Variations
- Extra creamy: Blend cottage cheese before mixing
- Mediterranean: Add olives, feta, and oregano
- Low-sodium: Use no-salt cottage cheese
- Crustless quiche vibe: Add more veggies + herbs
🧊 Storage & Reheat
- Refrigerate up to 4 days
- Reheat gently in microwave or oven
- Freezes well when sliced
If you’d like, I can also make this into:
🥗 a vegetable-loaded version
🔥 an air fryer recipe
🧁 individual muffin-style egg cups
