Cottage Cheese Egg Bake

A cottage cheese egg bake featuring chopped spinach and red bell peppers, sliced into squares in a white baking dish, with one piece missing from the center front.

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5 from 7 votes

This Cottage Cheese Egg Bake is an easy, high-protein option that comes together with simple ingredients.

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Course: Breakfast, lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 108kcal

Author: Agnieszka

Equipment

1 9 x 9 baking dish

Ingredients

8 large eggs fresh
¾ cup cottage cheese full fat or low fat
⅓ cup red onion diced, or yellow or white onion
4 cups baby spinach about 4oz, chopped
½ cup red bell pepper diced
¾ cup mozzarella cheese shredded, or other cheese, such as colby jack or cheddar
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon back pepper
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon olive oil extra virgin

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9x9 baking dish with oil (such as avocado oil spray).
Heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Add diced peppers and onions and cook together on medium low heat for a few minutes to soften, stirring often.
Turn the heat to low, ddd chopped baby spinach, cover with a lid and leave it for about a minute. Open the lid and stir until spinach is just wilted. Turn off the heat and set aside.
Crack all 8 eggs into a large or medium bowl and add ¾ cup cottage cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Whisk vigorously until incorporated.
Now add the cooked veggies and mozzarella cheese and mix together with a spoon.
Transfer the egg mixture into the prepared 9x9 dish.
Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes in preheated oven. The top should be set and the edges slightly brown.
Cut into 9 squares and serve hot or at room temperature.

Notes

I like a ceramic baking dish for this recipe - spray it with oil to prevent the bottom and sides from sticking.

Red bell pepper can be swapped for any color pepper.

I used mozzarella but any grated cheese will work: cheddar, monterey jack, gouda or parmesan.

Don't overbake the eggs! Take it out of the oven right when the top is set (no longer wet) and the edges slightly brown and sticking out of the dish. You can insert a woodpick in the center if you're not sure if the eggs are fully cooked. Overbaked eggs become rubbery.

Nutrition caluclation is based on one square and this recipe makes 9 of them. For a good, high-protein breakfast for one person I recommend 2 suqares.

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