Easy High Protein Cottage Cheese Scrambled Eggs
Cottage cheese scrambled eggs are luscious, fluffy eggs packed with extra protein. This is a nutritious recipe, perfect to add into your regular breakfast routine.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup full-fat cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon salted butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and cottage cheese until fully combined.
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add the butter and swirl it around to coat the pan.
- Once the butter is completely melted, add the egg mixture to the hot pan.
- Use a spatula to push the eggs to the center of the pan, working around the edges of the whole pan and repeating until the eggs are cooked to desired doneness.
- Serve your cottage cheese eggs with a pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper if desired.
Notes
- Store bought cottage cheese works great for this recipe, but it's also easy to make homemade cottage cheese yourself at home!
- Avoid cooking eggs over high heat as this can result is rubbery eggs.
- Use a gentle stirring technique to avoid eggs that are unevenly cooked.
- Garnish your eggs with fresh herbs to elevate the flavor even further.
- Please double check amounts when using the multiplying feature in the recipe card.
Nutrition
Serving: 2servings | Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 351mg | Sodium: 335mg | Potassium: 178mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 724IU | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg