Cottage Cheese Egg Bake (High Protein!)
With 23 grams of protein, this cottage cheese egg bake is easy to make with pantry staples and our secret ingredient: cottage cheese! Plus, with bacon and gruyere cheese, it's the exact same flavor as those little Starbucks egg bites we are all obsessed with! I tested this recipe over a dozen times until it was absolutely perfect, and now it boasts over 50 5-star reviews from readers enjoying it in their own kitchens.
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 321kcal
Equipment
- 1 blender
- 1 8x10 baking dish
- 1 sheet pan
Ingredients
- 9 eggs
- 16 oz Cottage cheese 2%
- 8 oz Gruyere Cheese or white cheddar
- 6 tablespoon all purpose flour
- ½ white onion or yellow
- 5 slices bacon or sausage
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Shred half of the gruyere cheese and set it aside. Keep the other half whole as a block.
- Make the bacon by placing it in a single layer on a sheet tray lined with foil or parchment paper. Sprinkle the diced onions on top of the bacon. Bake the bacon for 15 minutes or until crispy. Once the bacon is done, reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- While the bacon cooks, Add the eggs, cottage cheese, flour, half of the gruyere cheese (the not shredded half), salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to a blender. Blend for 45-60 seconds, until the mixture is fully combined and no chunks of gruyere or cottage cheese remain.
- Once the bacon is done and cooled enough to handle, dice or crumble it into bite sized bits.
- Pour the egg mixture into a casserole dish or other 8x10 or similar size oven-safe dish (pie pan, cake tin, cast iron skillet, etc). Sprinkle the bacon and onions over top of the egg mixture. Use a spoon or other utensil to mix everything together so the bacon and onions are evenly distributed. *For pans of different sizes, see the notes below for cooking time.See my notes for baking this in different pan sizes and tips for muffins/egg bites.
- Top the egg mixture with the shredded gruyere cheese. Bake for 45 minutes or until the center is just set. You can test this by gently touching the center. It should feel firm, but if you gently shake the pan, the egg bake should still move like jello. If the center is still too soft or liquidy, continue to cook, checking every 2-3 minutes. You can also broil the bake for the last 5 minutes to get the cheese nice and golden brown.
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Notes
*To cook this in a different size pan, follow the times below. All times listed are approximate as all ovens cook at slightly different temperatures.
8x10 pan - 45 minutes
9x11 pan - 30-35 minutes
9x9 pan or 9” round or 9” cast iron - 30-40 minutes
Muffin tins - 15-20 minutes
Tip for muffins: To make these just like Starbucks egg bites, add a pan underneath the muffin tin (on the rack below) and carefully fill it with boiled water. Bake normally. The steam helps to sous-vide them in the oven!
9x13 pan - 20-25 minutes To know if your bake is done, it should be just set in the center. You can test this by gently jiggling the dish. The center should have a slight wobble to it, like Jello, but look and feel mostly solid when touched.
9x13 pan - 20-25 minutes To know if your bake is done, it should be just set in the center. You can test this by gently jiggling the dish. The center should have a slight wobble to it, like Jello, but look and feel mostly solid when touched.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 234mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 640IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 367mg | Iron: 1mg