3 Easy Breakfast Recipes That Contain Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese is a healthy breakfast ingredient. For a quick and easy breakfast top a serving of cottage cheese with your favorite fruit. Sliced bananas, strawberries, blueberries, sliced peaches, and applesauce all work well. For some extra crunch add a sprinkle of granola or chopped walnuts.

Cottage cheese also can be added to your favorite fruit smoothie recipe for an extra protein punch.

Here are 3 more easy breakfast recipes that contain cottage cheese.

Cottage Cheese Muffins
Makes 12

Simple satisfying muffins, perfect for breakfast or as an accompaniment to soup or salad for lunch.

1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375 F. Line muffin pan with paper liners or grease with non-stick cooking spray.

In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In large bowl, stir together the butter and sugar until well blended. Beat in the egg. Add cottage cheese and milk and beat until smooth. Add dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.

Spread the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with only a few clinging crumbs. Remove from the oven and cool for several minutes on a wire rack. Then remove from the muffin tins and cool or enjoy warm.

Apple Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Serves 4

4 eggs
1 tablespoon sugar
1 apple, grated
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups cottage cheese
Vegetable cooking spray

In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add apple, cinnamon, and vanilla extract, and mix until combined. Stir in flour and cottage cheese and combine well.

Coat a medium skillet or a griddle with vegetable cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Using a 1/2 cup measure, pour the batter onto the hot pan. Cook until nearly set, then flip and cook until golden brown. Keep warm on an oven safe plate in a 200F oven until you have enough to serve. Dust pancakes with powdered sugar and cinnamon or drizzle with your favorite syrup.

Zucchini Fritatta
Makes 4 servings

A frittata is a simple flat omelet that can be cooked on top of the stove or baked in the oven. It is easier than making individual omelets for a crowd.

5 eggs
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup cottage cheese
5 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
1 medium zucchini, washed, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced into half moons

In a medium bowl, beat eggs with salt, pepper, basil, and oregano. Stir in cottage cheese and half of the Parmesan cheese.

Heat oil over medium heat in a medium nonstick skillet. Add tomatoes and zucchini and cook until zucchini is lightly browned. Pour in egg mixture to fully coat the pan. Sprinkle egg mixture with remaining Parmesan cheese. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook eggs until they are well set, about 15 to 20 minutes. (To brown the top, place under a pre-heated broiler for a minute or two.) Cut into wedges and serve hot.

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