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High Protein Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese
Looking for a low carb and high protein breakfast? Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese is the perfect choice. Ready in 3 minutes and full of flavour!
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
4 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 160 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 3 tablespoon fat free cottage cheese
- SEASONING optional
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk 4 Eggs together until light and fluffy.
- Melt 1 teaspoon Butter in a frying pan over the lowest heat.
- Pour in the scrambled eggs and allow them to cook for 20 seconds without stirring.
- When the edges start to set, use a spatula to push the eggs from the outside towards the centre of the frying pan. Keep the heat on low to do this. After about 90 seconds, the eggs should be nearly set, but still a little runny. Turn the heat off.
- Add 3 tablespoon Fat free cottage cheese.
- Stir it in and leave for about 30 seconds. The heat that is left in the pan will continue to cook the eggs until they set. But you don't want them to be dry.
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Notes
- The most important tip when it comes to cottage cheese eggs is not to overcook them. There is nothing worse that dry scrambled eggs. When you turn them off, they will still look wet and runny, but that's what you want. The heat of the pan will continue cooking them until they are more set.
- Always cook scrambled eggs on a low heat.
- Make sure you are using a good Non Stick Frying Pan, because although the butter will help the eggs not to stick, a good pan is important too.
- You want to go more on how the eggs look, rather than the time. I have given the timing as a guide, but it depends on the pan you use, how cold your eggs are and the heat you cook at. So go by the way the eggs look when cooking.
- Don't stir your eggs too much whilst cooking. You want to push them in from the sides. Stirring will cause them to break up, and you will have lots of little bits which you don't want.
- If you aren't a fan of cottage cheese, then you could swap it for Greek yogurt or ricotta in this recipe.
- You can easily double with recipe to serve 4 or half it to serve one.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1portion
Calories
160kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
334mg
(111%)
Sodium
226mg
(9%)
Potassium
153mg
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
540IU
(11%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1portion | |
| Calories | 160kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 334mg | 111% |
| Sodium | 226mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 153mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 540IU | 11% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.