This cottage cheese egg bake is the easiest and best casserole I have tried so far. My sweet mother-in-law shared this recipe with me. I make 3 or 4 at a time and keep them in the freezer to take to gatherings, feed guests, or surprise kids. Green chiles make it pop!
Ingredients
- cooking spray:
- cottage cheese: 2 packages (16 ounce packages)
- eggs: 10 piece (beaten)
- Monterey Jack cheese: 1 pound (shredded)
- green Chilis: 1 can (4 ounce can, diced)
- butter: 0.5 cup (melted, optional)
- all-purpose flour: 0.5 cup
- crumbled bacon: 0.5 cup (cooked, optional)
- baking powder: 1 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 10x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Mix together cottage cheese, beaten eggs, Monterey Jack cheese, green chiles, melted butter, flour, bacon, and baking powder in a large bowl until well combined; pour into the prepared baking dish.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center of casserole comes out clean, about 30 minutes more.
