Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese)

This low-carb Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese) is a delicious way to start the day with a healthy serving of vegetables! This egg bake recipe has extra protein from the cottage cheese, cheesy flavor from both Mozzarella and Feta cheese, and nutrients from the Swiss Chard.

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Years ago I realized one way to up your daily intake of veggies was by incorporating vegetables into breakfast dishes, and since then I’ve come up with lots of breakfast bake ideas that involve leafy greens or other vegetables. Those recipes have been popular on the site, and now more and more people are wanting to increase their protein intake, so cottage cheese is suddenly a highly desirable ingredient to add to this type of dish.

So today I’m updating this delicious Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese) with some slight changes and a new title so now you know it now has Swiss chard, eggs, and cottage cheese with the Mozzarella Cheese and Feta! And this delicious and easy egg bake recipe has is low in carbs and high in protein.

Swiss Chard is a type of greens I learned to love when I was growing it in my garden, so if you have garden chard you can certainly use more than the amount I got from one bunch of chard from the grocery store! I think chard is a bit milder than kale and Kara and I both thought it was absolutely delicious in this improved breakfast bake recipe!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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• Swiss chard leaves
• Olive Oil (affiliate link)
• cottage cheese
• grated Mozzarella cheese
• Feta cheese
• green onions
• eggs
• Spike Seasoning (affiliate link), or other all-purpose seasoning blend
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Is the Swiss Chard Egg Bake low in carbs?

Not only is it extra nutritious, but this tasty breakfast with Swiss Chard has only 4 net carbs per serving!

How high in protein is this Swiss Chard Egg Bake?

This tasty egg bake recipe has 21 grams of protein per serving!

Is the Swiss Chard Egg Bake Gluten-Free?

This tasty and nutritious egg bake recipe is gluten-free!

Do you need to rinse the cottage cheese for the egg bake with cottage cheese?

I’ve always rinsed the cottage cheese in this type of recipe (removing the creamy part and leaving the cottage cheese curds) because I worry that not rinsing the cottage cheese will make the finished dish too wet. But recently a couple of people have commented on other recipes that they didn’t rinse the cottage cheese and it was okay, so if you don’t like the idea of rinsing, try skipping that step and see what you think.

Can you use other greens in this egg bake recipe?

This tasty breakfast recipe would also be delicious made with kale, collard greens, or the mix of healthy greens called Power Greens.

Want more recipes with Swiss Chard?

When I had a big garden I loved to grow Swiss Chard, and you can see all my favorites ideas for using it in my collection of 20 Amazing Swiss Chard Recipes!

How to make this Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese):

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1. Spray casserole dish with non-stick spray and preheat oven.
2. Chop chard leaves, removing thick stem parts.
3. Wash chopped chard in salad spinner (affiliate link), using cold water. (Or just soak chard in cold water, drain, and dry well with paper towels.)
4. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan, add chard all at once, and stir-fry until chard is wilted and barely tender.
5. Here’s how the chard looks after it cooks down. This only take about 2 minutes, so don’t overcook.
6. Put cottage cheese into fine-mesh colander placed in the sink and rinse with cold water, then drain well. (Some readers tell me they skip this step, but I like rinsing the cottage cheese.)
7. Put barely-wilted chard into the casserole dish.
8. Layer drained cottage cheese over the chard.
9. Sprinkle with sliced green onion, crumbled Feta and grated Mozzarella, saving some Mozzarella to sprinkle on top. (I missed taking a photo of the green onions!)
10. Pour over beaten eggs, seasoned with salt, fresh-ground black pepper and Spike Seasoning (affiliate link).
11. I like to use a fork to gently “stir” so eggs are well distributed.
12. Then sprinkle remaining Mozzarella Cheese over the top.
13. Bake about 3o minutes , or until the egg bake is set and barely starting to brown.
14. Serve hot, with a dollop of sour cream if desired.

Weekend Food Prep:

This recipe for an egg bake with Swiss Chard and cottage cheese has been added to a category called Weekend Food Prep where you’ll find recipes you can prep or cook on the weekend and eat during the week! This recipe will keep well in the fridge for more than a week and can be reheated in the microwave.

More Ideas with Swiss Chard and Eggs:

• Swiss Chard Casserole
• Power Greens Egg Skillet
• Power Greens Breakfast Casserole

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Yield: 6 servings

Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese)

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

This Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese) is a delicious way to start the day with a healthy serving of vegetables in a low-carb egg dish.

Ingredients

• 1 bunch Swiss chard leaves, chopped (see notes)
• 1 T olive oil
• 2 cups cottage cheese (see notes)
• 1 1/4 cup grated Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup crumbled Feta cheese
• 1/2 cup sliced green onions
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 1 tsp. Spike Seasoning (optional but recommended; see notes)
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Spray 9" x 13" casserole dish with non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 375F/190C.
2. Stack up the chard leaves and chop them, removing the thick stem parts (or chopping them finely if you prefer to keep them.)
3. Then give the Swiss Chard a good wash in the salad spinner (affiliate link), using cold water to crisp the greens. (If you don't have a salad spinner, just soak chard in cold water, drain, and dry well with paper towels.
4. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high, add the chard leaves all at once, and stir-fry until the chard is wilted and barely tender. This only take about 2 minutes, so don't overcook.
5. Put cottage cheese into a fine-mesh colander placed in the sink and rinse with cold water, then drain well. (Some readers feel this is optional, but I still prefer rinsing the cottage cheese.)
6. Put the barely-wilted chard into the casserole dish.
7. Layer the drained cottage cheese over the chard.
8. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup sliced green onion, crumbled Feta and grated Mozzarella, saving a little Mozzarella to sprinkle on top.
9. Pour over beaten eggs, seasoned with salt and fresh-ground black pepper and Spike Seasoning (affiliate link).
10. I like to use a fork to gently "stir" so the eggs are well distributed.
11. Then sprinkle remaining Mozzarella Cheese over the top.
12. Bake about 3o minutes , or until the egg bake is set and barely starting to brown.
13. Serve hot, with a dollop of sour cream if desired.
14. I don't recommend freezing this type of egg bake, but it will keep well in the fridge for more than a week, and can be reheated in the microwave.

Notes

Our bunch of Swiss Chard made about 4 cups chopped chard leaves, but you can definitely use more if you have lots of Swiss Chard.

I used full-fat, large curd cottage cheese and rinsed it with cold water so only the curds remained, but some readers feel the rinsing step is optional.

If you don't have Spike Seasoning you can substitute another all-purpose seasoning blend.

This recipe created by Kalyn and updated with help from Kara.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 260Total Fat 17gSaturated Fat 7..2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7.9gCholesterol 310mgSodium 657mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 1gSugar 3gProtein 21g

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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South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
With low-carb ingredients like eggs, Swiss chard, cottage cheese, Mozzarella, and Feta Cheese, this Swiss Chard Egg Bake (with Cottage Cheese) would be great for low-carb diets, including Keto. It’s also good for any phase of the original South Beach Diet, but South Beach would recommend low-fat cheese and cottage cheese.

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Historical Notes for this Recipe:
This egg bake recipe with Swiss Chard, Cottage Cheese, Mozzarella, and Feta was first posted in 2012. It was last updated with more information in 2024.

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