Description
Creamy and delicious scrambled eggs enhanced with cottage cheese for a rich texture.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- ⅛ teaspoon each salt & pepper or to taste
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Fresh chives for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Crack eggs into a medium bowl. Whisk well. Stir in cottage cheese and season with salt and pepper.
- Melt butter in a 10″ non-stick skillet over medium-low heat.
- Pour in eggs and allow to set for 1 minute without stirring.
- Gently stir eggs with a spatula until they are set but still shiny, about 2-3 minutes more.
- Immediately remove from pan to avoid overcooking. Serve with fresh chives.
Notes
- For a lighter version, consider using low-fat cottage cheese.
- Feel free to add other herbs or spices for additional flavor.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 400mg