Protein omelette with cottage cheese and spinach
34 g protein before 9 am. Creamy, soft and keeps you full until lunch.
β± 10 min Β· serves 1 Β· European Β· Not spicy at all
343kcal
34 gprotein
10 gcarbs
18 gfat
2 gfibre
Per serving, out of 1. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database β so it's approximate.
Allergens: Eggs and Milk
Ingredients (serves 1)
- Egg (2 eggs)110 g
- Egg white (2 egg whites)66 g
- Cottage cheese100 g
- Spinach40 g
- Tomato100 g
- Rapeseed / sunflower oil3 g
Also: Chives, salt, pepper
Method
- Get ready: wash the spinach and tomato (100 g), cut the tomato into wedges and chop the chives.
- In a bowl, whisk 2 eggs and 2 egg whites with a pinch of salt and pepper until smooth.
- Heat 3 g oil (about half a teaspoon) in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the spinach and fry for 1 min, until wilted.
- Pour in the eggs, cover and cook over low heat for 3 min, until the omelette has almost set.
- Spoon 100 g cottage cheese onto one half of the omelette, fold it over and leave covered over low heat for another 1 min, until the eggs are fully set.
- Slide onto a plate, sprinkle with chives and serve with the tomato.
Tips
- Add the cottage cheese to an almost-cooked omelette β it warms up but doesn't melt.
- Want it hotter? A pinch of chilli flakes.
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