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Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

These Cottage Cheese Egg Bites are moist, creamy, flavorful and packed with 6.5 g of protein. Quick and easy to make, they're perfect for grab-and-go breakfasts, healthy snacks and meal prep.
30 minTotal
12egg bites
  • 71 kcal
  • P 7g
  • C 1g
  • F 4g
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Ingredients

  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 cup (220 g) cottage cheese 4% fat recommended
  • ⅓ cup (40 g) shredded mozzarella or Monterey Jack

Optional ingredients

  • ½ cup fresh spinach chopped
  • ¼ cup diced tomatoes or red bell pepper
  • ¼ onion thinly sliced
  • ¼ tsp sea salt more to taste
  • a grind of black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C) and line muffin tins with parchment paper cups or silicon cups. As an alternative, grease the muffin tins with cooking spray or oil.
  2. Add to a bowl eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper.
    Cottage cheese and eggs in a bowl.
  3. Whisk until combined then stir in chopped spinach, diced tomatoes or red bell peppers, sliced onion and shredded cheese.
    For a creamier texture, you can blend eggs with cottage cheese before adding mix-ins like spinach and red bell peppers.
    Cottage cheese egg bite mixture in a large bowl
  4. Fill ¾ of each muffin mold. Sprinkle with more diced chopped spinach on top, if you desire.
    Cottage cheese egg bites in a muffin pan, ready to bake
  5. Bake in hot oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the top is no more jiggly.
    Placing muffin mold with high protein egg mixture in the oven
  6. Remove from the oven. Let cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
    Baked cottage cheese egg bites being removed from oven

Notes

Air Fryer
  • Preheat air fryer to 300°F (150°C).
  • Place the egg mixture in silicone muffin molds.
  • Air fry for 13-15 minutes, or until set and no more jiggly. 
Storage Directions
  • To store. Let cool completely to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
  • To freeze. Let cool first, then pack into zipper bags and freeze for up to 3 months.
  • To reheat from frozen. Remove from the freezer, let them thaw overnight in the fridge. Microwave for 30-60 seconds or pop in hot oven at 350°F (180°C) until warm.