This quick and easy Breakfast Cottage Cheese Toast With Egg is made with just a few simple ingredients, has great flavor and is ready to eat in less than 10 minutes. It's a healthy, delicious way to add more protein to your morning meal!
Move over avocado toast, cottage cheese on toast is the newest game in town. Pair it with a fried egg, some tasty seasonings and fresh herbs, and it's every bit as good...maybe even better.
This has become one of our favorite breakfasts. I make it at least once a week (often more). Try it for yourself and see why!
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Why I Love This Recipe (and You Will Too!)
- Quick and easy. It's ready in less than 10 minutes, so it's perfect for busy mornings.
- Combination of flavors and textures. Crisp and crunchy toast, creamy and slightly-tangy cottage cheese, savory everything bagel seasoning, a fried egg, and fresh chives; it's a real winner.
- Extra protein leaves you full and satisfied. ¼-cup of cottage cheese has about 6½ grams of protein, and a large egg has about 6 grams (plus, the bread has a little too).
- Low-calorie. One serving has only about 269 calories. I often eat 2 for breakfast!
- Customizable. You can change things up and add more or different toppings (think: cooked breakfast meats, veggies, herbs, cheese).
- Not just for breakfast. Enjoy it for brunch, lunch, a light supper, or even as a snack.
Ingredients & Notes
Note: Ingredient amounts are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
- Bread - for the toast; use any kind you like (I suggest a sturdier bread that will hold up to the cottage cheese); white, whole wheat, rye, sourdough, or multi-grain are all good choices; you could even use an English muffin or a bagel
- Butter - to cook the egg
- Egg
- Cottage cheese - I use whole milk cottage cheese for a richer flavor; but you can use low-fat cottage cheese if you prefer. I like to leave the amount I'm going to use sit out for a few minutes so it's not ice cold.
- Everything bagel seasoning - this adds really great flavor; don't skip it; I use my homemade everything bagel seasoning
- Salt & black pepper
- Fresh chives - for garnish (optional but recommended for both its fresh, green color and light oniony flavor); thinly sliced green onions are also good
Substitutions & Variations
- A poached egg, soft-boiled egg, sliced hard-boiled egg, or even a scrambled egg can be used instead of a fried egg.
- Use whipped cottage cheese for a smoother consistency. To make it, just put it in the blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
- Chopped fresh parsley could be used instead of chives.
- Like spicy heat? Drizzle on your favorite hot sauce or sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes.
- Add cooked crumbled bacon, cooked breakfast sausage or some chopped ham on top of the cottage cheese before you add the egg.
- If you're not into everything bagel seasoning, you can omit it. Just be sure to season the cottage cheese with some salt and pepper instead.
- Try any other seasonings and herbs that you like.
How To Make Breakfast Cottage Cheese Toast With Egg
Note: This is just a brief overview of the steps. For the full printable recipe with ingredient amounts and detailed instructions, please go to the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Toast the bread until golden brown and crisp, and put it on a plate.
Meanwhile, fry the egg in butter in a small pan over medium heat (cook to your liking).
Evenly spread the cottage cheese on the toast.
Sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning evenly over the cottage cheese.
Place the fried egg on the seasoned cottage cheese.
Season the egg with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with fresh chives. Serve immediately, and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Use a sturdier bread. Once toasted, it will hold up better to the cottage cheese and egg without getting soggy too quickly.
- Serve immediately, as cottage cheese toast is best right after you assemble it. This definitely isn't a dish you'd want to make ahead of time. If you let it sit too long, the toast will start to soften up.
- Depending on how you cook your egg, you can eat this with a fork and knife (best for eggs with runny yolks), or you can just pick it up with your hands (best for eggs with hard yolks).
- The recipe is written for a single serving, but you can easily scale it up and make as many servings as you need.
Serving Suggestions
Cottage cheese breakfast toast with egg is delicious and satisfying on its own, or you can pair it with bacon, ham or sausage, home fries or breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, or juice.
Love cottage cheese?
Also try my Savory Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls.
I hope you try this Breakfast Cottage Cheese Toast With Egg recipe and love it as much as I do. Thanks for visiting today!
More Quick & Easy Breakfast Recipes to Try
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📋Recipe
Breakfast Cottage Cheese Toast With Egg
Ingredients
- 1 slice bread, whatever kind you prefer; I recommend a sturdier piece of bread
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup cottage cheese, I use whole milk cottage cheese for a richer flavor
- ½ teaspoon everything bagel seasoning, or to taste (I use my homemade everything bagel seasoning)
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- chopped fresh chives, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Toast the bread to your liking.Use your favorite method: toaster, toaster oven, under the broiler, air fryer, etc.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat (I use and recommend a non-stick pan). Crack the egg into the pan and cook until the white is set and the yolk is done the way you like it* (runny, jammy or hard).If the edges of the egg whites are getting to brown and crispy for your liking, reduce the heat.You can flip the egg for over-easy, over-medium or over-hard instead of sunny-side-up, if you prefer.
- Put the toast on a plate. Spread the cottage cheese evenly over the toast.
- Evenly sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning over the cottage cheese.
- Top the seasoned cottage cheese with the fried egg.
- Season the egg to taste with salt and pepper. Top with fresh chives, if desired.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- A sturdier bread, once toasted, will hold up better to the cottage cheese and egg without getting soggy too quickly.
- I like to leave the amount of cottage cheese that I'm going to use sit out for a few minutes so it's not ice cold.
- The recipe is written for a single serving, but you can easily scale it up and make as many servings as you need.
- Feel free to cook the egg any way you'd like. A poached egg, soft-boiled egg, hard-boiled egg or even a scrambled egg can be used instead of a fried egg.
- *Consuming raw or undercooked eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
Michelle says
Whether you've just jumped on the cottage cheese bandwagon or you've always loved it, give this recipe a try and see why it's one of my favorite breakfasts. Eggs and cottage cheese go together well, and the everything bagel seasoning makes the dish!