High Protein Egg Bake
I love eggs—scrambled, omelets, fried, boiled—you name it. But typical egg variations can get old. Even for an avid egg lover like myself. So, my secret weapon against egg-burn-out: an egg bake.
I love this recipe for a variety of reasons:
- The prep time for this dish is under 15 minutes, making it a great option for meal prep and easy breakfasts.
- It dresses up ordinary eggs and turns them into an extraordinary high protein breakfast! You can add whatever you want to the base to make it your own.
- This meal helps me hit 30+ grams of protein at breakfast. Each serving has about 22 grams of protein. When paired with another side, this breakfast leaves me full and satiated until lunch.
- Eggs are an excellent source of choline, selenium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, and folate, just to name a few micronutrients.
Ingredient Breakdown
Eggs: I choose local pastured chicken eggs but do the best with what you’ve got!
Cottage Cheese/Greek Yogurt: You really can use whatever dairy source you’d like. I use whatever I have on hand at the time: cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir cheese, or even 1 cup of milk. Do NOT skip the dairy! This is the secret ingredient that makes this casserole light, fluffy, and upgraded from basic eggs.
Salt: I use Redmond’s Real Salt
Add In’s: I throw in whatever I have on hand—peppers, onions, mushrooms, cheese, sausage—the sky is the limit here. I do like mixing it up to make it feel like “a new dish.”
Potato: If you’d like to add a “crust,” pick your favorite potato and slice it paper thin. Spread this over the casserole dish and pour the egg mix on top!
Egg Bake Ingredients
· 15 eggs
· 1 Cup of cottage cheese or Greek yogurt
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1 teaspoon sage and thyme
· Optional add-ins:
o Sauteed veggies of your choice
o Breakfast meat of your choice
o Shredded cheese
o 1 thinly sliced white/sweet potato
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Crack all the eggs and add your cottage cheese/yogurt. Blend together either with an immersion blender or with a blender.
Blend in your salt and spices.
Grease a casserole dish with oil.
If you are adding a potato crust, add your thinly sliced potatoes to the casserole dish and cover the whole container.
Pour your egg mixture into the casserole dish.
Add in any toppings.
Bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes, checking at the 25-minute mark. It will puff up a lot! Once the top and edges are brown and crispy, pull it out and allow to cool/deflate for 10-30 minutes before serving.