Cheesy Scrambled Eggs with Spinach

Cottage cheese eggs are a easy dish that’s so filled with good-for-you elements and protein that it’ll maintain you going effectively into the lunch hour. They’re actually a powerhouse breakfast and straightforward strategy to energize your morning!

Cottage Cheese Eggs

They’re so jammed with good things, in reality, that my boys used to (and technically nonetheless do) name them “Energy Eggs.” The unique title of the submit right here was “Tacky Scrambled Eggs with Spinach a.ok.a. Energy Eggs.”

Nonetheless, that title was a mouthful, albeit a scrumptious one, and a very powerful factor right here is that these are simply as tasty as might be, fluffy, tacky, cottage cheese eggs. That is one thing we’ve been consuming for effectively over ten years now, and the spinach within the recipe is non-obligatory. So, it was time to replace this submit. In case you add spinach, although, Popeye will approve!

Spinach Eggs

A few years in the past, after watching Popeye eat his spinach after which develop stronger, my boys determined this breakfast needs to be referred to as “Energy Eggs.” Just about any time that we have now spinach in the home, my boys request that I put together their eggs this fashion. And now that they’ll prepare dinner for themselves, they usually add in spinach too.

Sure, you learn that proper. My kids are literally requesting that I add extra spinach to their breakfast. In case you give it a attempt, I think that you simply’re going to like these eggs simply as a lot as we do.

Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese

Including cheese to scrambled eggs is nothing revolutionary, I do know. However have you ever ever added cottage cheese to your scrambled eggs?

On this recipe, you soften cottage cheese in a skillet earlier than including eggs. The cottage cheese flavors the eggs splendidly and provides the entire dish a lightweight and creamy texture.

With extra shredded cheese on prime, these scrambled eggs qualify as mega tacky and extremely protein packed! In case your children love cheese of any variety, they’re going to like their eggs cooked this fashion.

To make these tacky energy eggs, you’ll want the next elements:

• cottage cheese
• eggs
• Monterey jack or cheddar cheese
• salt
• pepper
• Elective: flat leaf spinach

Eggs with Cottage Cheese

To make the eggs, you begin by scooping cottage cheese into the center of a non-stick skillet. Then, (for those who’re together with it) toss frozen spinach on prime and canopy with a lid. Cook dinner till the cheese begins to soften and the spinach is thawed. For me, this takes 6 – 8 minutes.

Add the eggs and stir to mix them with different elements, scrambling them as you go. Cook dinner on medium-low warmth and stir usually till the eggs are carried out.

Season with salt and pepper to style, or seize your shaker of Jane’s Krazy Blended-Up Salt (or make your own Crazy Salt!) as a result of that is actually the very best ever seasoning combine for eggs. Sprinkle Monterey jack or cheddar cheese on prime. Cowl the pan to permit the shredded cheese to soften. Serve heat and revel in!

My household enjoys these cottage cheese eggs with a facet of toasted Whole Wheat Bread or English Muffin Bread. They’re additionally tasty stuffed right into a tortilla with salsa for a simple breakfast taco.

Scrambled Egg Recipes

We eat a number of scrambled eggs on this home–partly as a result of they’re straightforward and filling, partly as a result of they’re a protein packed breakfast I do know my children will love. Want a couple of extra concepts for making on a regular basis scrambled eggs extra thrilling?

Together with energy eggs with spinach, you’ll need to add Green Chile and Sausage Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs to an upcoming breakfast menu. I can’t neglect about Scrambled Eggs with Oyster Mushrooms and Garlic Scapes both!

Made with scrambled eggs and sausage, Breakfast Enchiladas  and Breakfast Grilled Cheese are different enjoyable methods to make abnormal breakfast meals extra thrilling.

{initially printed 5/25/2011 – recipe notes and photographs up to date 1/29/2025}

recipe gently tailored from and with because of Kitchen Stewardship