Valentina Ablaev
This cottage cheese eggs recipe is exactly what your breakfasts have been missing! The fluffiest eggs you’ve ever tried, loaded with protein! The scrambled eggs with cottage cheese are perfect to enjoy as is or serve on toast for the best hearty breakfast that’s filling and nutritious.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This cheesy egg scramble recipe is going to become your new favorite breakfast! Not only is it healthier than traditional scrambled eggs, but it is also more flavorful. Cottage cheese adds fluffiness and a great flavor to these eggs, making them unforgettable.
Just like our cottage cheese egg bites, these eggs are so quick to whip up and so versatile.
Ingredients
- Eggs – whole eggs make for the perfect breakfast. For a lower calorie high-protein breakfast, use just egg whites.
- Cottage cheese – full-fat cottage cheese makes the best addition to these scrambled eggs.
- Seasoning – salt and black pepper is all you need for these eggs.
- Butter – cooking these eggs in butter gives them an incredible flavor.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of ingredients and quantities.
How to Get the Perfect Eggs?
To get the best texture, it’s essential to know when to stop cooking eggs. Eggs continue to cook even after the heat is off; that’s why we recommend pulling the eggs from the heat as soon as they are set, which prevents them from overcooking.
How to Make Eggs with Cottage Cheese
This recipe is so quick to make, it’s almost not a recipe – here are the simple instructions for the quick breakfast.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, and seasoning.
2. Add butter to a nonstick skillet and heat over medium heat.
3. Pour the egg mixture in the pan and use a spatula to gently scrape the edges of the eggs until they are fully set.
Egg Add-Ins:
- Add veggies: Add a variety of vegetables, like spinach, mushrooms and red bell peppers, just like in our loaded breakfast casserole.
- Add meat: Take these eggs to the next level by loading them up! Bulk up these eggs with your favorite breakfast meats, such as bacon, sausage, or ham.
- Add cheese: Elevate these fluffy eggs with shredded cheese to make the best cheesy eggs. Use colby-jack cheese or mozzarella cheese for the best melty finish.
Serving Suggestions
- Traditional breakfast: Serve these eggs with a side of homemade shredded hashbrowns and a few strips of crispy air fryer bacon for the ideal balanced breakfast.
- Toast: There’s nothing quite like a breakfast toast, and these cottage cheese eggs taste delicious on toast!
FAQ’S
No, you don’t need to blend the cottage cheese for this scrambled egg recipe.
Your favorite brand of full-fat or low-fat cottage cheese will work for this recipe.
Yes, cottage cheese is rich in beneficial bacteria and protein! The perfect ingredient to add to your breakfast.
Store & Reheat
- Storage. Store leftover eggs in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Reheat. Add the eggs to a pan to reheat until warmed through.
- Freeze. We don’t recommend freezing these eggs, as they won’t retain their fluffiness.
More Breakfast Recipes
If you enjoyed this egg recipe, be sure to try our other classic breakfast recipes; here are some of our favorites:
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Cottage Cheese Eggs
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/8 tsp salt
- Pinch black pepper
- 1 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs, cottage cheese, salt, and black pepper.
- Add butter to a medium nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add the egg mixture to the pan.
- Using a spatula, scrape the edges and bottom of the skillet until the eggs are set.
- Serve and enjoy, friends!
Notes
- Add-ins: These eggs can be made extra hearty with a few additions! Add in your favorite breakfast meat, choosing from sausage, bacon, or ham! You can also add fresh vegetables, such as mushrooms, bell peppers, and spinach, as well as any other ingredients you desire.
- The perfect eggs: Cooking your eggs to the perfect doneness is key when making a simple scramble. For fluffy scrambled eggs, cook them until they are just set. Even with the heat off, the eggs will continue to cook, so it is best not to overcook them.
- Serve: These eggs taste incredible when served immediately on toast!
