High Protein Cottage Cheese Egg Casserole
This delicious, high protein egg casserole is simply made by blending up cottage cheese, mixing with eggs, protein (ham, steak, sausage, ground beef, etc.), homemade home fries, and seasonings.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 whisk or fork
- 1 9" x 9" x 2" glass pan Any size pan will work, this size gives the recipe a nice thick casserole.
Ingredients
- 170 g Cottage Cheese
- 150 g eggs (about 3 large eggs)
- 160 g home fries/ hash browns
- 100 g sausage, bacon, or ground beef (most leftover meats taste great)
- 30 g peppers & onions (optional)
- 1-1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
- 1 tsp seasoning salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease glass pan (this recipe calls for 9"x9", however you can increase the size of the recipe for a 9"x13", it will just take 10-15 minutes longer to bake).
- (Optional) Sautée the onions until soft, then add peppers and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. If adding spinach, add after the 2 minutes and cook until spinach starts to wilt. Also if you need to cook protein (sausage, bacon, ground beef, etc.) do it at this point.
- Blend cottage cheese in a blender until smooth.
- Whisk eggs in a large mixing bowl and add cottage cheese until it is well mixed.
- Assemble the casserole! Put potatoes in the bottom of the glass bowl, followed by your sautéed veggies and protein. Top it off with the egg & cottage cheese mixture along with cheese. There is little to no difference in taste or texture from mixing all ingredients together in step 4 or layering it in step 5 (outside of the cheese, important to keep that the top layer)
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until eggs are set and toothpick passes through casserole cleanly. Let it cool for 2-5 minutes and cut up portions using a spatula. (If you use too much cottage cheese, it may take longer for middle to cook).
- Enjoy as a main dish for breakfast, even a perfect meal for lunch or dinner!