Cottage Cheese Egg Bake
This egg bake is warm, cheesy, and packed with savory flavor. Hearty and aromatic, it’s a high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free, and low-calorie.
Servings: 9 slices
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 white onion finely chopped
- 1 red bell pepper deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 cup spinach chopped
- 8 chicken sausages without the casings
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp oat flour
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese grated
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350F and line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Heat up a skillet over medium-high heat. Add in olive oil, white onion, then red bell pepper and spinach. Cook for 4-5 minutes until the veggies soften.
- Add the cooked veggies to the baking dish and spread them evenly.
- Add the chicken sausages without the casings into the skillet and break it apart. Cook for 3-4 minutes until it browns up. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
- Now, add eggs, cottage cheese, oat flour, garlic powder, sea salt, black pepper and cheddar cheese to the blender. Pulse to blend all of the ingredients together.
- Transfer the blended egg to the baking dish and top evenly with cooked sausage.
- Stir around a little bit with a spoon to mix the eggs with veggies and sausage.
- Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes until the center is completely cooked.
- Let it cool down before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice (5 oz) | Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.4g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4.8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 214mg | Sodium: 561mg | Potassium: 295.9mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 1.7g | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 1.7mg