High Protein Sausage Egg Bake (one pan)
Servings: 4
This protein-rich sausage egg bake is a one-pan protein rich meal. Perfect for meal prep, it’s hearty, nutritious & easily adaptable.
Ingredients
- 4 sausages - of choice
- 1 red onion/s - finely diced
- 10 egg/s
- 250 g cottage cheese
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper - to taste
- 100 g spinach leaves - roughly chopped
- 2 red capsicum/s - diced
- 100 g cheddar cheese - approx. grated
Serve
- Salad (to serve)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180℃/350℉ (fan-forced).
- Heat a large pan or skillet (approx. 30 cm) over a moderate heat. Cook the sausages until just browned (they don’t need to be cooked through).
- Set aside on a plate and cut into pieces.
- Add the onions to the pan and cook until just soft.
- While the onion is cooking blend or whisk together the eggs, cottage cheese, smoked paprika and season to taste.
- Add the spinach and capsicum to the pan plus the sausage. Pour over the egg mixture.
- Top with the grated cheese and bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until puffed up and firm in the middle.
Serve
- With a side salad.
Make-ahead
- Re-heat in a low oven, covered until just hot.
Store
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge.
- Can also be frozen.