High Protein Cottage Cheese Egg Bake

High Protein egg Bake in a white baking dish with spinach and a green napkin.

5 from 2 votes

High Protein Cottage Cheese Egg Bake

This easy Cottage Cheese Egg Bake is creamy, packed with protein, and made with just a handful of real food ingredients, and packs in about 20 grams of protein. It’s the perfect meal prep breakfast or weekend brunch dish—made with eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, ham, and sharp cheddar. Just blend, bake, and slice it up for the week!

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 20

Total Time1 35

Course: Beakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 166kcal

Author: Nadia

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Butter grass-fed
1 Onion sliced
2 cups Spinach
10 Eggs
16 floz Egg Whites
¾ cup Cottage Cheese
¼ cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
2 tablespoon Potato Starch
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
⅓ cup Smoked Ham diced

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 320 degrees.
In a large skillet over medium heat melt the butter, then add the sliced onions and a pinch of salt. Cook the onions over low heat until they are soft and slightly golden. About 10-15 minutes.
1 tablespoon Butter, 1 Onion
Add the spinach to the onions and cook until wilted.
2 cups Spinach
Dice the smoked ham and set it aside.
⅓ cup Smoked Ham
In the meantime, add the whole eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, potato starch, and salt to a high-power blender. Blend on high for about 30 seconds or until everything is combined and smooth.
10 Eggs, 16 floz Egg Whites, ¾ cup Cottage Cheese, ¼ cup Cheddar Cheese, 2 tablespoon Potato Starch, 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
Pour the egg mixture into a lightly greased baking dish. Next, add the ham along with the onion and spinach mixture and distribute it evenly over the egg mixture.
Place a second casserole dish filled with hot water on the bottom rack of your oven, then place the casserole dish with the egg mixture on the oven rack above it.
Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until the egg bake has set and is no longer jiggly. Allow the egg casserole to cool for 15 minutes before cutting.

Notes

Expert Tips And Notes

- For an extra fluffy egg casserole, place a second casserole dish filled with hot water on the bottom rack of your oven. Next, place the casserole dish with the egg mixture on the oven rack above it.
- Full-fat cottage cheese will yield you a creamier result than using low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese.
- Let it cool before slicing, this helps it hold together.

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