Cottage Cheese Eggs

Cottage Cheese Eggs which are Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese are a fabulous, tasty, high-protein upgrade from your basic scrambled eggs.  Adding cottage cheese to the eggs makes them creamy, fluffy, and delicious.  This breakfast life hack is one you have to taste and try!

Love cottage cheese? Also try my Cottage Cheese Toast, Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip & Cottage Cheese Queso.

Cottage Cheese Eggs recipe

Cottage Cheese Eggs are my favorite way to eat eggs.  Making scrambled eggs with cottage cheese is a pure breakfast game changer as it automatically makes the eggs super fluffy, and rich, and adds much more nutrition and protein to the dish.  You don't even really taste the cottage cheese, it just gives the eggs more substance and a rich texture, creamy, and slightly cheesy flavor.

This quick and healthy breakfast is high-proof, gluten-free, vegetarian, low-carb, keto, and more.   Serve with fruit like fresh berries, whole grain toast, avocado toast, or any of your favorite breakfast sides.

As a busy person trying to get as much nutrition as possible at my meals, these cottage cheese scrambled eggs are the way to go for a healthy breakfast, regardless of your diet.  This two-ingredient, 10-minute recipe is a pure game changer in the kitchen.

Why You'll Love this Cottage Cheese Eggs recipe...

• Cottage Cheese Eggs are a super simple way to elevate your basic breakfast with no fuss.
• Adding cottage cheese to the eggs doubles the amount of protein in the dish.  This gives you two eggs plus the cottage cheese for 17 grams of protein and 160 calories.
• It gives your eggs a slightly cheesy flavor, without adding higher-calorie cheese to it.
• Somehow the cottage cheese makes the eggs incredibly fluffy, creamy, and delicious.
• You don't taste the cottage cheese though!
• This is a basic cottage cheese eggs recipe but you can customize this with any vegetables, meat, or spices to fit your taste.

Ingredients:

Here's an overview of what you'll need to make these Cottage Cheese Eggs, but keep scrolling for the full recipe amounts.

• Eggs: You'll need four large eggs to make these scrambled eggs with cottage cheese.  The recipe makes two servings but you can easily double it for a crowd or half it for just one.  You can also make this with just egg whites, but I  prefer the nutrition in the whole egg.
• Cottage Cheese: The secret ingredient to these super fluffy eggs is cottage cheese.  It adds creaminess to the dish, makes the eggs fluffy, and adds a big boost of protein, without a ton of added calories.  Any type of cottage cheese will work including whole milk cottage cheese, low-fat cottage cheese, and small or large curd.
• Salt & Pepper: I use one turn of the salt and pepper grinder for each egg I cook.
• Cooking Spray: I use an olive oil non-stick cooking spray to cook my eggs in a non-stick skillet, but you can use butter or oil depending on your dietary preferences. Adding butter or oil will, of course, add calories to the dish though.

Instructions:

This is an overview of the instructions to make this Cottage Cheese Eggs, but the full detailed printable recipe is below in the recipe card.

1. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and cottage cheese.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Spray a medium nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat to low to medium-low heat. Pour the egg mixture into the pan.
4. When the eggs start to set after about 2 minutes, push the eggs away from the pan with a spatula in a circular motion until they are all set. This should take another 3-5 minutes.
5. Serve with your favorite egg side dishes.

Scrambled Eggs Tips:

I prefer to cook my scrambled eggs over low to medium-low heat the most.  Cooking them slowly results in fluffier eggs.  I also pull them off the burner when they are about 95% done, being careful not to overcook them so they stay moist.  Overcooking the eggs will make them rubbery and even watery.

Variations

I love this Cottage Cheese Eggs recipe as written, but here are some fun variations.  You can customize this recipe the same way you would traditional scrambled eggs.

• Add Fresh Herbs: Fresh herbs like chives, parsley, basil, oregano, or thyme would be delicious in these.
• Add Veggies: You can make this more of a veggie scramble with cooked vegetables like bell peppers, spinach, kale, onions, tomatoes, or mushrooms.
• Add Meat: Add any breakfast meat to this to fill it out including sausage, ham, or bacon.
• Add Cheese: You can make these even cheesier by adding your favorite cheese to the eggs like American, mozzarella, cheddar, or even feta!

FAQ

Why are my eggs watery when I add cottage cheese?

Cottage cheese brands have different water content.  If there is any water at the top of the cottage cheese when you open it, be sure to drain it off.  Low-fat cottage cheese does have more water in it, so make sure to drain it.  Buying a good cottage cheese can help with that.  Also, be sure to cook your eggs at a lower temperature, stirring frequently because that will help the water to not come out of the eggs.

What if I don't want to see the cottage cheese in my eggs?

You can also blend the eggs and cottage cheese in a blender to make a smooth mixture to scramble.  Cook the mixture following the same instructions.

This Cottage Cheese Eggs recipe is Fluffy & Delicious!

Cottage Cheese Eggs are a fabulous life hack that tastes so good and adds more nutrition to your daily routine.  These eggs turn out fluffier, richer, tastier, AND have more protein, so it's a win-win all around.  Make this a part of your healthy breakfast by adding it to any of these dishes below.

Serving Suggestions:

• Fresh Fruit
• Toast
• Avocado Toast
• Crock Pot Cinnamon Roll Casserole
• Crock Pot Pumpkin French Toast Casserole
• Healthy Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
• Healthy Strawberry Muffins
• Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins
• Healthy Banana Bread Muffins
• Greek Yogurt Blueberry Pancakes
• Healthy Apple Pie Greek Yogurt Pancakes
• Easy Pumpkin Pancakes

More Healthy Cottage Cheese Recipes to Try:

• Cottage Cheese Toast
• Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip
• Cottage Cheese Queso
• Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl

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Cottage Cheese Eggs - Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese

Julie Wunder

Cottage Cheese Eggs which are Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese are a fabulous, tasty, high-protein upgrade from your basic scrambled eggs.  Adding cottage cheese to the eggs makes them creamy, fluffy and so delicious.  This breakfast life hack is one you have to try.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 167 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 4 large eggs
• ½ cup cottage cheese
• salt & pepper to taste
• olive oil cooking spray

Instructions

 

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and cottge cheese.
  
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Spray a medium nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Heat to low to medium-low heat. Pour the egg mixture into the pan.
  
• When the eggs start to set after about 2 minutes, push the eggs away from the pan in a circular motion until they are all set. This should take another 3-5 minutes.
  
• Serve with your favorite egg side dishes.
  

Notes

Storage & Leftovers

Like most egg dishes, this is best enjoyed freshly cooked but you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for two days.

 

Freezing

I would not freeze the scrambled eggs with cottage cheese because they will thaw out watery and hard.

Nutrition

Calories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 17gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 331mgSodium: 335mgPotassium: 199mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 480IUCalcium: 98mgIron: 2mg

Keyword Cottage Cheese Eggs, Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese

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