Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Feta

Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Feta are one of my long-time breakfast obsessions to grab for a quick breakfast! See tips in the recipe for making a version of these muffins that’s Keto and gluten-free!

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I’m impressed when I talk to people who come up with a weekly meal plan. That’s not a skill I’ve perfected, although I’m always trying to be better about having a plan for what to eat!

But mostly I find myself getting obsessed with a certain dish and eating it for a few days in a row. And for breakfast, Low-Carb Muffins and Breakfast Muffins are what I eat over and over, making the muffins on the weekend and eating them all week.

And one muffin I’ve absolutely loved for years is these meatless Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Feta! I have several variations of this tasty muffin with cottage cheese on the blog. The recipe I use is low in carbs but has the tiniest bit of flour, but see below for other options to make them Keto and gluten-free.

These muffins are something I’ve enjoyed for years, so I’m reminding you about them for Friday Favorites this week. Hope you’ll try them if you’re a mushroom and Feta fan like I am!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• Cremini mushrooms
• Olive Oil (affiliate link)
• cottage cheese
• Parmesan cheese
• White Whole Wheat Flour (affiliate link), see below for other options
• Almond Flour (affiliate link)
• baking powder
• Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), or other all-purpose seasoning that’s good with eggs
• eggs
• water
• crumbled Feta
• green onions

What if you don’t want to use flour?

You can switch out the small amount of white whole wheat flour for Flaxseed Meal (affiliate link) or Hemp Hearts (affiliate link) if you don’t want to use flour or prefer a version that’s Keto and Gluten-Free.

What cottage cheese do I buy?

You can use full-fat or reduced-fat cottage cheese for this recipe, but personally I have a strong preference for full-fat cottage cheese, and that’s the one I always use. 

How to Make Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Feta:

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1. Chop Cremini mushrooms into 1/4 inch pieces and saute in a bit of olive oil until the mushrooms are well browned and any liquid has evaporated.
2. Mix batter ingredients, then gently fold in the cooked mushrooms, feta cheese, and sliced green onions.
3. Divide batter equally into six large silicone muffin cups and bake 25-30 minutes.
4. Serve hot. These can be kept in the fridge and reheated in the microwave, which is what I do when I get obsessed with them.

More Recipes with Feta and Mushrooms:

• Sausage, Mushrooms, and Feta Baked with Eggs
• Balsamic Spinach Salad with Mushrooms and Feta
• Mushrooms, Green Pepper, and Feta Breakfast Casserole
• Roasted Zucchini with Mushrooms and Feta
• Mushroom and Feta Breakfast Casserole

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Yield: 6 large muffins

Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Feta

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Cottage Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms and Feta Cheese are one of my favorite things to make ahead and then grab for a quick breakfast!

Ingredients

• 8 oz. Cremini mushrooms, diced into 1/4 inch pieces
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour (see notes)
• 2/3 cup almond flour (see notes)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. Spike Seasoning (see notes)
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 3 T water
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• 2 T sliced green onions

Instructions

1. Preheat oven or toaster oven to 400F/205C.
2. Wash mushrooms and spin dry or dry with paper towel. Dice mushrooms into pieces about 1/4 inch.
3. Heat olive oil in heavy frying pan, add mushrooms and cook about 5 minutes, until mushrooms are starting to brown and all liquid has evaporated.
4. While mushrooms are cooking, combine cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, white whole wheat  flour (affiliate link) or Flaxseed Meal or Hemp Hearts if that's what you're using, almond meal (affiliate link), baking powder, Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), eggs, and water in large plastic bowl.
5. Stir together with large spoon.
6. When mushrooms are done and slightly cooled, gently stir mushrooms, Feta cheese, and green onions into batter.
7. Spray individual silicone muffin cups or silicone muffin pans with non-stick spray if desired. If using individual muffin cups, place on cookie sheet.
8. Fill muffin cups nearly full, dividing batter so cups are equally filled.
9. Bake 25-30 minutes, or until muffins are slightly browned and firm. (I bake them slightly longer than 30 minutes because I like them nicely browned.
10. Serve hot or at room temperature.
11. Can be stored in the refrigerator and reheated in microwave. Don’t microwave more than 1-2 minutes.

Notes

You can switch the white whole wheat flour for Flaxseed Meal (affiliate link) or Hemp Hearts (affiliate link) if you don't want to use flour. That will give a variation of the recipe that's slightly lower in carbs and gluten-free.

Coarser almond meal will also work fine for this recipe. Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) is optional but highly recommended, or use another all purpose seasoning blend that’s good with eggs.

I highly recommend Silicone Baking Cups for this recipe, either large or small. If you don’t have silicone muffin cups or tins, be sure your pan is sprayed well with non-stick spray or olive oil or you’ll have a very hard time getting these out of the pan.

Recipe adapted from Cottage Cheese Muffins at 101 Cookbooks, original recipe by Rose Elliot.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 222Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 141mgSodium 618mgCarbohydrates 10gFiber 2gSugar 2gProtein 13g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
These cottage cheese muffins make a good breakfast for low-carb or low-glycemic eating plans. I really like the texture of the muffins with the tiny bit of flour, but if you need a variation that’s Keto or Gluten-Free, just replace the flour with Flaxseed Meal or Hemp Hearts. The amount of flour per muffin is minimal, but the muffins would be phase 2 or 3 for the original South Beach Diet. The muffins do contain a significant amount of fat from almond meal, Parmesan cheese, and Feta cheese, so this would be a personal choice if you’re following the original South Beach diet. 

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted in 2008. It was updated with more information and the option for a variation that’s Keto and Gluten-Free in 2021, and last updated with more information in 2023.

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