Cottage Cheese Waffles

Two crisp golden cottage cheese waffles on a cream plate with raspberries and maple syrup

Quick answer: These cottage cheese waffles have 30 grams of protein and 471 calories per serving, and take about 20 minutes. Everything goes in a blender — cottage cheese, eggs and rolled oats, no flour and no protein powder. Serves 2, makes about 4 waffles. They freeze well and reheat in a toaster in two … Read more

Black Bean & Egg Breakfast Quesadilla

Black bean and egg breakfast quesadilla cut in half, showing scrambled egg and melted cheddar, with salsa for dipping

Quick answer: This breakfast quesadilla has 31 grams of protein and 612 calories per serving, and takes about 15 minutes. Two eggs, black beans and cheddar folded into a large tortilla — the one recipe in this collection you can eat standing up, one-handed. Serves 1. It also carries 1,141 mg of sodium, the third-highest … Read more

High Protein Breakfast Casserole

High protein breakfast casserole in a white baking dish with one square lifted out showing the set egg custard

Quick answer: This breakfast casserole has 40 grams of protein and 373 calories per serving across six servings, and takes about 50 minutes including the bake. It leaves out the bread that most casseroles use as filler, which is what makes the protein-to-calorie ratio the best of any recipe in the collection. It can be … Read more

High Protein Chia Pudding

High protein chia pudding made with Greek yogurt in a glass jar, topped with sliced strawberries

Quick answer: This chia pudding has 28 grams of protein, 8 grams of fiber and 364 calories per serving, and takes about 5 minutes plus four hours in the fridge. Greek yogurt replaces most of the milk, which is where the protein comes from — no protein powder. Serves 1. It’s also one of the … Read more

High Protein French Toast

Three slices of high protein French toast made with Greek yogurt custard on a cream plate with maple syrup

30g of protein, no protein powder Quick answer: Whisk 70g of plain Greek yogurt into the egg custard instead of using more milk. Three slices of day-old sourdough, two eggs, and that yogurt give you 30 grams of protein for 557 calories — no protein powder, no protein bread, and no change to how French … Read more