High Protein Veggie Egg Bake

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An easy meal prep egg bake for a delicious, high protein breakfast that's loaded with veggies and cheesy goodness!

Ever since I started working from home, I just assumed I would have time every morning to make myself a delicious breakfast. I should’ve known better. I still have 0 time to every cook myself breakfast, so I decided to go back to my meal prepping days.

This cheesy, veggie loaded egg bake is the perfect thing to make to be able to heat up and eat quickly as I’m headed out the door. It’s high in protein from the eggs and cottage cheese, and loaded with nutrients from all the veggies added to it.

If you want to amp it up even more, put it on a toasted English muffin or in a wrap to make a super simple and yummy breakfast sandwich!

Here are the Ingredients for this High Protein Veggie Egg Bake:

• Vegetables - Yellow Onion, Bell Peppers, Spinach, Asparagus, Zucchini

• Seasonings - Salt, Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder

• Protein - Eggs

• Dairy - Cottage Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Milk

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Yield 8 servings

Author Casey Cheek

Prep time

10 Min

Cook time

30 Min

Total time

40 Min

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High Protein Veggie Egg Bake

An easy meal prep egg bake for a delicious, high protein breakfast that's loaded with veggies and cheesy goodness!

Ingredients

• 8 large eggs
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese + more to top
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 cup yellow onion diced
• 1 cup bell peppers (I used a mix of red, orange and yellow), diced
• 1 cup spinach, chopped
• 1 cup asparagus, chopped
• 1 cup zucchini, diced

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F.
2. In a blender or food processor, add the eggs, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, milk, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Blend for 30-40 seconds until completely combined.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add the egg mixture and all the chopped veggies. Mix together.
4. Transfer mixture into a greased baking dish. Sprinkle some more salt, pepper, and shredded cheddar cheese on top.
5. Bake for 30-40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before cutting.
6. Serve right away or store in air tight container.

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