Description
This high-protein breakfast casserole recipe is a make-ahead, healthy solution for busy weekday mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- pound ground turkey
- 6 eggs
- 1 C cottage cheese
- 1 C egg whites (I used a carton of pure egg whites for this)
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper or color of choice / on-hand, diced
- 1 C chopped mushrooms
- 1 C chopped raw spinach
- 1/2 C salsa of choice
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 4 oz diced chilis (consider less if your salsa is spicy)
- 1/3 C shredded cheddar or Mexican mix cheese
- 1/2 tsp – 1 tsp salt as desired
- freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 400°. Then wash and chop your veggies- the onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, and spinach. Set these aside.
- The first phase of flavoring the meat and veggies takes a bit of time, but it is worth it! Heat 3 T avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground turkey, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks. When it is about 1/2 cooked, add the chopped peppers and onions and cook until the turkey is fully browned and the peppers and onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 3 minutes until they are cooked through. Add spinach and stir to combine.
- Next, add salsa, green chilis (if using), garlic powder, paprika, and cumin, then stir to mix. Let it cook for 3 minutes. Turn the heat off and remove from the burner.
- Grease a 9 X 13 baking dish. Then, pour the turkey mixture into the baking dish.
- Next, add eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, and shredded cheese (if using) to a bowl and whisk to combine. Then whisk in salt and pepper.
- You’ll want to be sure the oven is fully preheated and ready to go at this stage. The turkey mixture is hot, so it should go directly into the oven once everything is mixed together. Add the egg mixture over the top of the ground turkey in the baking dish. Use a spatula to slowly stir everything together in the baking dish.
- Once mixed, place in the oven and bake for 35 – 40 minutes. Use a toothpick or a sharp knife tip to check if it’s cooked. If you poke it in the middle and it comes out clean, it’s ready to come out of the oven.
- Let it sit for 10 minutes, then cut and serve. Garnish with avocados, cilantro, and more salsa, as desired.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 55
- Category: breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square
- Calories: 194
- Sugar: 2.6 g
- Fat: 9.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Protein: 21.7 g