Cottage Cheese and Chive Scrambled Eggs With Sourdough
A high-protein, creamy scramble featuring cottage cheese and fresh chives. Served over seeded sourdough for a satisfying, hormone-balancing start to your day.
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Perimenopause symptoms and relief · Office on Women’s HealthAppetite changes
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Before you start
Your 7-minute game plan
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Equipment
Large skillet · Whisk · Mixing bowl · Knife and cutting board
Time saver
Measure everything before you start so this quick recipe moves without pauses.
Do these three things first
- 1Prep tbsp fresh chives (chopped)
- 2Set out all ingredients before cooking
- 3Measure the pantry ingredients before heating the pan
Ingredients
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Ingredients
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In a small bowl
In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs and cottage cheese. Season generously with a pinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
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Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-low…
Heat a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat and melt the butter or olive oil.
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Pour the egg mixture into the skillet
Pour the egg mixture into the skillet. Let it sit undisturbed for about 30 seconds, then gently push the eggs across the pan with a spatula.
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Continue folding gently until softly set
Continue folding gently until softly set, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat just before they look completely done, as they will finish cooking in the pan. Fold in the fresh chives.
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While the eggs are cooking
While the eggs are cooking, toast the seeded sourdough bread. Serve the creamy eggs over the toast or alongside it.
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The nutrition underneath
Why this bowl holds together
For a completely uniform texture
For a completely uniform texture, you can blend the eggs and cottage cheese together before cooking. Leaving it unblended will create delicious, gooey cheese pockets throughout the scramble.
Keep the heat medium-low
Keep the heat medium-low. The extra moisture in cottage cheese can cause the eggs to separate or weep if they are cooked too quickly on high heat.
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