Hashbrown Egg Bakes

Ingredients

• 4 Trader Joe’s hashbrown patties (Frozen; fully cut into pieces, with 1 patty per container)
• 8 large eggs (2 eggs per container)
• 3 tbsp cottage cheese (3 tbsp per container)
• 0.25 cup chopped ham (1/4 cup per container)
• 0.25 cup freshly shredded cheddar cheese (1/4 cup per container)
• salt (To taste)
• black pepper (To taste)
• cooking spray (For lightly coating 4 individual glass meal-prep containers)
• green onions (Optional; for topping after cooking)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375°F.

2. 2

   Lightly spray four individual glass meal-prep containers with cooking spray.

3. 3

   Add 2 large eggs and 3 tablespoons of cottage cheese to each container. Stir the eggs and cottage cheese together in each container.

4. 4

   Cut 1 frozen hashbrown patty into pieces and add it to each container.

5. 5

   Add 1/4 cup of chopped ham and 1/4 cup of freshly shredded cheddar cheese to each container.

6. 6

   Season each container with salt and black pepper to taste.

7. 7

   Stir gently inside each container until the ingredients are combined.

8. 8

   Bake the containers uncovered at 375°F for 35 minutes, until the centers are set.

9. 9

   If desired, top the baked egg portions with green onions after cooking.

10. 10

    Cool the bakes, then cover and refrigerate them.

11. 11

    To reheat, loosely cover one refrigerated bake and microwave it for 90 seconds to 2 minutes.

Notes

The ingredient list provides per-container amounts and total amounts for four bakes. Refrigerate after cooling. Reheating time is given as 90 seconds to 2 minutes in the microwave, loosely covered.

Nutrition per serving

• breakfast
• meal prep
• make-ahead
• high-protein
• oven-baked
• reheatable
• American