Egg bowls with veggies are a perfect protein-packed, meal prep breakfast to keep on hand in your fridge. Reheat them right in the microwave on a busy morning. Want to bake just one fresh right now? You can easily scale it down or up to fit your needs.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 15 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 20 minutesminutes
YIELD 4
Ingredients
1cupcottage cheese
4cupsmixed vegetableschopped, see notes
1/2oniondiced, you can use red, yellow, white, or green onions
8eggs
Kosher salt and black pepperto taste
1cupshredded cheeseI used Monterey Jack but cheddar, Swiss, provolone, or mozzarella would all work
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Spray 4 oven-safe individual baking dishes with cooking spray and set them on a baking sheet.
Scoop 1/4 cup cottage cheese into each dish. Divide and sprinkle the chopped vegetables evenly across the dishes. Crack 2 eggs into each dish. Sprinkle the tops with salt and pepper.
Use a fork to whisk the eggs together with the cottage cheese and veggies, smooth the mixture out evenly. Sprinkle the shredded cheese over the top.
Bake the egg dishes for 10 - 12 minutes.
Recipe Notes
Vegetable Suggestions:
This flexible recipe works with almost any combination of vegetables you love. For the photos above, I used:
Chunky Corn Salsa: featuring frozen corn, diced cherry tomatoes, chopped green onions, and fresh cilantro
Diced Zucchini
You could also use any combination, either raw or pre-cooked leftovers from your fridge: