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Cottage Cheese Scramble

Eggs are scrambled with low-fat cottage cheese and a handful of spinach. The curds stay visible, so the texture is closer to a soft scramble with lumps than to a smooth omelet.

Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Total
18 min
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Soft yellow eggs folded with cottage cheese curds and wilted spinach.

Why you’ll love it

  • Three eggs plus cottage cheese are what push a serving past 30 grams of protein.
  • Spinach adds volume and fiber while barely moving the carb count.
  • There is no toast or potato, so the plate stays under 10 grams of carbohydrate.
  • Pulling the pan early keeps the eggs from watering out as they sit.

Ingredients

Servings4

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Whisk the eggs with salt, pepper, and garlic powder until the yolks are fully broken.

  2. 2

    Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat.

  3. 3

    Add the spinach and cook until it wilts and the pan looks mostly dry, about 1 minute.

  4. 4

    Pour in the eggs and cook, pulling the set edges inward, until the curds are soft and the mixture is about 160°F.

  5. 5

    Fold in the cottage cheese and take the pan off the heat while the eggs still look slightly glossy.

  6. 6

    Scatter chives over the scramble and serve right away.

Pro tips

  • Low heat keeps the cottage cheese from turning rubbery.
  • Do not drain the cottage cheese or the eggs will dry out.
  • A wide pan sets this many eggs more evenly than a small one.

Easy substitutions

Baby spinach
Chopped kale
Low-fat cottage cheese
Low-fat ricotta
Butter
Olive oil

Storage and reheating

Storage

Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container for up to 2 days.

Reheating

Warm gently in a skillet over low heat with a spoon of water until just hot, and stop before the eggs go dry.

Nutrition

Estimates per serving, using standard ingredient averages and rounded to the nearest gram. This is not a lab analysis, and it shifts if you change brands or add sides.

Calories
340
Protein
31 g
Carbs
7 g
Fat
21 g
Fiber
1 g

Moderate · Stovetop · Lower-Carb, Vegetarian, High Protein

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