Cottage Cheese Egg Bites

Name: Cottage Cheese Egg Bites
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12 bites
Ingredients: 8 large eggs; 1 cup cottage cheese (2% or 4%) (225 g); ½ tsp kosher salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 1 cup baby spinach, chopped; ½ cup roasted red peppers, chopped and patted dry; 2 scallions, sliced; ½ cup shredded Gruyère or cheddar; cooking spray

Paladin's Morning Bites

Blended cottage cheese makes these fluffy and adds protein. They are made for daytime sessions and the morning after a long one: bake on Sunday, eat all week.

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Prep10 min

Cook25 min

Total35 min

Yield12 bites

At the table: Room temperature up to 2 hours.

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Why nowCottage cheese makes these silky and high in protein, and a small portion is a full breakfast for guests who eat lighter.

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Ingredients

Party size

One batch: 12 bites.

Kosher salt means Diamond Crystal. With Morton kosher salt, use about half.

Method

Heat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin generously, or use a silicone one.
Blend the eggs, cottage cheese, salt and pepper until completely smooth, about 30 seconds.
Divide the spinach, peppers and scallions among the cups. Pour in the egg mixture to about three-quarters full and top with the cheese.
Bake 22 to 28 minutes.
Look forPuffed and just set in the center (160°F). They should not brown.
Cool 5 minutes, run a knife around each, and lift out.

Make ahead

Keep 4 days in the fridge. Reheat 30 to 45 seconds in the microwave, until steaming hot (165°F).

Holding

Room temperature up to 2 hours.

Allergens

Contains egg, milk. Always check labels on packaged ingredients.

Notes

About 8 g of protein each, by our arithmetic from standard nutrition labels.

Strict vegetarians: use a cheese labeled vegetarian or made with microbial rennet.

Tavern Night

This dish's twist table (d6)

1–2	The classic stands. No twist. Cook it as written.
3	Herb swap. Swap spinach for chopped fresh dill
4	Acid strike. Top with a few drops of hot sauce
5	Plating challenge. Bake in a mini muffin tin for 24 one-bite rounds
6	Host's boon. The Host picks any twist above, or the table invents one. The safety rule still applies.

Roll before you start cooking. No twist ever changes a time, a temperature or how done something must be.