High Protein Scrambled Eggs

Turn your favourite breakfast into a high protein option! These high protein scrambled eggs are a perfect breakfast, lunch, or post-workout snack.

Get your protein with some of my other favourite recipes from the blog like these high protein pancakes, cottage cheese cookies or peanut butter protein balls.

Do you have a go-to breakfast or mid-morning snack that you like to have? Maybe a post-workout meal? I generally only alternate between a few options, one of them being a big bowl of Greek yogurt with cottage cheese, berries and granola (yum).

My other favourite thing to whip up is scrambled eggs mixed with cottage cheese! Oh, and some cheddar cheese too. It’s delicious and so simple, plus it provides a whopping 28 grams of protein in this little snack! Not too bad!

How Much Protein Is In Scrambled Eggs?

Scrambled eggs by themselves are already a great high protein choice! One egg has roughly 5-6 grams of protein, so if you are scrambling 2-3 eggs at a time that’s between 12 and 18 grams right there. Plus, eggs are also a great source of vitamins and minerals.

These high protein scrambled eggs combine cottage cheese for an additional 9 grams of protein along with cheddar cheese for an additional 7 grams. Woop!

Ingredients Needed

Another simple “recipe” for you here. What you’ll need is:

• eggs: I use large organic, free range eggs for my scrambled eggs but you can honestly just use any old egg!
• cottage cheese: I would stay away from fat free cottage cheese but you can use 2-5% for a lower fat version or go for the creamier 14% kind. This is what I use! Every brand may be different so choose your favourite. You can also use the “brick” style cottage cheese but the eggs will turn out a bit drier.
• cheddar cheese: I use sharp, old cheddar but you can use medium cheddar cheese or even a spicy cheese like jalapeño Monterery jack cheese!
• unsalted butter: This is my preference for scrambling eggs, but you could use your favourite oil or even nonstick spray. I find butter adds the right amount of flavour and moisture to the eggs!

Special Equipment or Instructions for High Protein Scrambled Eggs

For full recipe instructions see the recipe card below.

For this recipe you’ll need your favourite whisk, a mixing bowl, a nonstick pan or one that you use often for frying or sautéing.

In a small mixing bowl, crack the eggs one at a time. Add in the cottage cheese, and whisk thoroughly.

If you’re using butter, begin melting it in the pan over low heat. When the butter is melted, pour in the eggs and cottage cheese. If you’re using nonstick spray or oil, add it to the pan just a minute before adding the eggs and cottage cheese.

You can use a wooden spoon or a spatula for the eggs, but I try not to stir things up too much and just allow it to sit for a couple of minutes to clump up before giving it a bit of a stir, scraping up the bits on the bottom.

You’ll know the eggs are done when they are soft but not runny, with visible clumps! Turn off the heat, then add in the cheddar cheese, folding it into the eggs until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle in some salt and pepper if you like!

Serving Suggestions

These high protein scrambled eggs can be served up on their own, or in a variety of ways:

• with salsa and avocado, served up on a plate or on a slice of toast and topped with a bit of died green onion
• in a wrap, with lettuce, avocado and/or salsa
• with some bacon, on top of a bagel

Basically if you have a favourite way of eating scrambled eggs, you can eat these that way!

Other Interesting Recipes On The Blog:

These eggs fall into my favourite category of 3 ingredient recipes, as well as high protein recipes! Here are a few other recipes to consider:

• cottage cheese flatbread
• high protein pancakes
• 3 ingredient almond flour bread
• chicken taco meat

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