Tacky Scrambled Eggs with Spinach

Cottage cheese eggs are a easy dish that’s so full of good-for-you components and protein that it’ll hold you going nicely into the lunch hour. They’re really a powerhouse breakfast and straightforward strategy to energize your morning!

Cottage Cheese Eggs

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

Nonetheless, that title was a mouthful, albeit a scrumptious one, and crucial factor right here is that these are simply as tasty as will be, fluffy, tacky, cottage cheese eggs. That is one thing we’ve been consuming for nicely over ten years now, and the spinach within the recipe is elective. So, it was time to replace this put up. If you happen to 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 known as “Energy Eggs.” Just about any time that we’ve spinach in the home, my boys request that I put together their eggs this fashion. And now that they will cook dinner for themselves, they typically add in spinach too.

Sure, you learn that proper. My kids are literally requesting that I add extra spinach to their breakfast. If you happen to 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 type, they’re going to like their eggs cooked this fashion.

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

• cottage cheese
• eggs
• Monterey jack or cheddar cheese
• salt
• pepper
• Non-obligatory: 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, (if you happen to’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 components, scrambling them as you go. Cook dinner on medium-low warmth and stir typically 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 really the perfect 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 luxuriate 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 straightforward breakfast taco.

Scrambled Egg Recipes

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

Together with energy eggs with spinach, you’ll wish to add Green Chile and Sausage Scrambled Eggs and Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs to an upcoming breakfast menu. I can’t overlook 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 strange breakfast meals extra thrilling.

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

recipe gently tailored from and with due to Kitchen Stewardship