Easy Muffin Tin Cottage Cheese Egg Bites
Easy Muffin Tin Cottage Cheese Egg Bites
About this recipe:
If you’re looking for a delicious and quick breakfast (or snack), these Easy Muffin Tin Cottage Cheese Egg Bites are great! This recipe makes 12 egg bites with just 2 simple ingredients: eggs and cottage cheese. Then from this base you can make different flavour combinations with different ingredients. They’re perfect for a busy mornings or as an afternoon snack. You can even freeze them for later…I like to meal prep on Sunday and make a tray of egg bites for the week ahead.
So versatile!
The best thing about this cottage cheese egg muffins/bites recipe is that you can make so many different flavour combinations, which is perfect if you have people in your family that like different things. Here are some of our favourite flavour combinations:
about the ingredients
- EGGS: Use large eggs.
- CHEESE: Use 2%, low fat, or whole milk cottage cheese
- ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT IDEAS:
- green onion, purple or sweet white
- tomatoes
- mushrooms
- Swiss chard or spinach
- bell peppers
- cooked potatoes and sweet potato
- asparagus
- broccoli
- cooked ham
- cooked bacon
- crumbled cooked breakfast sausage
- a couple tablespoons of Parmesan cheese
- shredded cheese (Monterey Jack, cheddar cheese, gruyere cheese, havarti, gouda)
Cottage Cheese Egg Bites Recipe Tips
- PREP THE PAN: You will need to use a cooking spray to prep the muffin pan before adding the egg mixture and baking. These egg bites WILL stick if you don’t prep the pan. (I don’t recommend using muffin liners)
- ABOUT THE BAKING PAN: I prefer to use a silicone mold (muffin pan) for these egg bites because the baked bites easily pop out of the pan. You can use a metal muffin tin, but make sure to grease the pan really well so you can scoop the bites out. TIP! Place the silicone pan onto a baking sheet before you fill it so it’s easy to move the pan around without spilling!
- THE INGREDIENTS WILL FLOAT TO THE TOP. You will notice that most additions (spinach, broccoli, peppers etc.) will float to the tops of the egg bites while they’re baking. That’s totally normal.
- LEFTOVERS: If you’re not planning to freeze any leftovers, you can keep them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
FAQs
Serving Suggestions
- Serve with this Easy Oven Baked Bacon
- And this homemade English Muffin Bread
- Serve with fresh fruit or a fruit salad.
Easy Muffin Tin Cottage Cheese Egg Bites
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk cottage cheese
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Optional Ingredients: about 1 – 2 tbsp TOTAL
- chopped green onions
- diced tomatoes
- diced mushrooms
- chopped spinach or Swiss chard
- diced bell peppers
- minced cooked ham or sausage
- chopped cooked potatoes
- chopped asparagus
- chopped broccoli
Instructions
- Set your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare a silicone muffin pan by spraying each individual cup lightly with oil. Set the pan onto a baking sheet so you can easily move it around without spilling the ingredients. Set aside.
- Use a food processor or hand blender to combine the eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth.
- Pour the egg mixture into the prepared muffin cups, dividing it evenly between the 12 cups.
- Add the extra ingredients, about 1 – 2 tbsp for each cup. You can even make them all different if you like. Give a little stir.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. It may take longer depending on how many optional ingredients you have added.
- Serve immediately. Or let cool and freeze for later (see recipe tips above).
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