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Baked eggs with cottage cheese

Delicious Baked Eggs with Cottage Cheese and Bacon Recipe

This baked eggs with cottage cheese recipe combines creamy cottage cheese and bacon for a hearty breakfast.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Additional Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 16 slices
Course: Breakfast Recipes
Cuisine: American
Calories: 484

Ingredients
  

Meat
  • 1 pound bacon divided
Eggs & Dairy
  • 12 large eggs
  • 32 ounces small curd cottage cheese
  • 16 ounces shredded colby jack cheese divided
  • ? cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
  • ? cup grated Parmesan cheese divided
Vegetables
  • 10 ounces frozen, chopped spinach thawed and drained very well
  • 1 cup small-diced red bell pepper divided
  • ? cup minced yellow onion
Baking Ingredients
  • ? cup all-purpose flour
Seasonings
  • 1 teaspoon Lawry?s Seasoned Salt
  • ? teaspoon ground black pepper plus more for sprinkling over the top
Garnish
  • chopped green onion optional garnish

Equipment

  • 9" x 13" pan
  • whisk

Method
 

Cooking Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 350? F. Lightly spray a 9" x 13" pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Cook bacon until chewy-crisp. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to cool and chop into bite-sized pieces, discarding any large pieces of fat.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk eggs until well combined. Set aside ? cup of chopped bacon and ? cup of colby jack, then add the rest to the whisked eggs. Add spinach, cottage cheese, melted butter, half of the red pepper, and all of the yellow onion. Stir to combine.
  4. Sprinkle flour, Lawry's, black pepper, and half of the Parmesan over the egg mixture. Stir to combine.
  5. Add the egg mixture to the prepared 9" x 13" pan. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan, bacon, and red pepper over the top, then sprinkle remaining colby jack and black pepper.
  6. Cover the pan and bake for 40 minutes. Remove cover and bake 20-30 minutes more, or until center is firm.
  7. Remove from oven and let sit for 15-20 minutes before cutting and serving. If desired, sprinkle with chopped green onion before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 484kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 27gFat: 34gSodium: 818mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4g

Notes

This dish works beautifully for meal prep, special occasions, or even outdoor entertaining sessions.

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