Cottage Cheese Omelette (Easy, High Protein)

Cottage Cheese Omelette (Easy, High Protein)

Want a high-protein breakfast that's big on flavor? Make this cottage cheese omelette! Simple, tasty and ready in just 10 minutes.

3 min prep 7 min cook 10 min total 1 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup cottage cheese (100g
  • 2 tbsp parmesan (20g
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp chives

Instructions

  1. 1

    Crack the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese and all the parmesan, salt and pepper. Whisk with an electric mixer until smooth.

  2. 2

    Heat the oil in a 9-inch non-stick frying pan. Reduce the heat to medium/low. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and swirl the pan around to coat the bottom. Cook for 7-8 minutes or until the egg is mostly set. **see notes

  3. 3

    Spoon the remaining cottage cheese onto one half of the omelette. Fold the omelette and keep it in the pan for another minute until the cottage cheese is lukewarm.

  4. 4

    Slide the omelette onto a plate. Top with chopped chives and serve straight away.

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