Easy Breakfast Casserole – Protein & Veggie Packed

Try this easy breakfast casserole for your next breakfast meal prep or weekend brunch and start you day off with a nutrient dense meal. I love pairing this egg casserole with roasted potatoes or oatmeal for a meal balanced with a source of protein, grain/starch, and color!

Ingredients in Easy Breakfast Casserole

Eggs

I prefer to use a mix of 12 whole eggs and 12 egg whites in this recipe to help increase the protein content while being mindful of calories from fat.

Cottage cheese

Adding cottage cheese is a MUST to avoid a spongy texture. I use a low-fat cottage cheese and highly recommend blending it prior to mixing into your egg base. I blend my cottage cheese in my Ninja Food Processor.

Seasoning

Traditional salt and pepper work great, but I find there’s something extra delicious about adding some Cajun seasoning to eggs!

Breakfast Meat

Be creative here! I typically use Jimmy Dean’s turkey sausage patties that I buy in bulk from Sam’s club. Any breakfast meat (or cooked protein in general) would work great. Try different varieties with bacon, ham, deli turkey, etc. I have a nutrition coaching client that loves cooking ground turkey for some extra protein in this dish!

Veggies

My favorite veggies to add in a breakfast casserole are bell peppers, onion, mushrooms, or spinach. I like picking at least two veggies to add more vitamins and minerals to this dish.

Cheese

While I typically use cheddar cheese in this recipe, my other favorites are swiss, gouda, and feta!

Make my easy egg casserole into a balanced meal

Balanced Meal Inspo

  • Protein: Eggs/whites, breakfast meat
  • Grain/starchy veggie: Roasted potatoes
  • Color: Bell pepper, onion, spinach
  • Flavor: Cheese, butter

If you love this recipe, try my easy meal prep egg bites for another on-the-go breakfast, snack, or lunch option!

Easy Breakfast Casserole

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egg casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 0.25 large yellow onion chopped
  • 2 medium bell peppers any color, chopped
  • 8 Turkey sausage patties or other breakfast meat, chopped
  • 12 large eggs
  • 12 large egg whites
  • 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese blended
  • 1 tsp cajun seasoning optional or to taste
  • 4 cups spinach chopped
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F
  • Spray or grease a 9x13in baking dish
  • Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat
  • Add onions and bell pepper to skillet – saute until tender
  • Chop turkey sausage or breakfast meat and add to skillet with veggies to brown, remove from heat
  • Chop spinach into desired size
    *I prefer to let the spinach cook in the oven…but you could add this to the veggie + meat mixture to wilt after removing from heat (it will cook FAST!)
  • In a large bowl, whisk together eggs + egg whites + blended cottage cheese + seasoning
    Use salt and pepper to taste in place of Cajun seasoning if desired
  • Add veggie + meat mixture + spinach + 1.5 cups of shredded cheese to eggs – mix well
  • Transfer egg mixture to baking dish
  • Top with remaining shredded cheese
  • Bake for ~30-35 minutes or until eggs are set & no longer jiggle!

Notes

Nutrition facts will vary depending on specific items and amounts used. 

Nutrition

Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 231mg | Sodium: 482mg | Potassium: 260mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2136IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 2mg
Servings: 12
Calories: 230kcal
Author: Olivia Goldin