Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese will be a hit with everyone who likes creamy melted goat cheese, and this is so delicious! And a spinach-loaded breakfast casserole is a great way to eat your greens!

PIN Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese!

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Today I’m excited to be updating the photos for this Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese. I first made this years ago, and  if you’re a goat cheese fan like I am, trust me when I say the creamy melted goat cheese makes this so, so delicious, and the addition of cottage cheese bumps up the protein! 

When I updated the recipe with Kara to get the greatly-improved photos, we did end up making the recipe more user-friendly. The original recipe had leeks, which we replaced with sliced green onions. We also made this into a Weekend Food Prep suitable breakfast casserole that makes 8 servings (and I’ve been enjoying the leftovers for a few days!)

You can still see the printer-friendly version of the original recipe if you’d like to compare or were a fan of the original recipe! I hope people will enjoy trying this new-and-improved breakfast casserole with spinach, and it’s super low in carbs for those who care about that!

Tips for Making Low-Carb Breakfast Casseroles:

Breakfast casseroles are a favorite food prep item for me when I’m wanting a low-carb breakfast to eat for a few days, and I have a helpful post with Low-Carb and Keto Breakfast Casserole Master Recipes that has instructions, dish sizes, and cooking times for different sizes of breakfast casseroles if you’d like to improvise. Or check out Breakfast Recipes to see lots more combinations I’ve come up with!

What ingredients do you need for this recipe?

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  • cottage cheese
  • crumbled goat cheese (see notes)
  • olive oil
  • baby spinach leaves, washed and dried if needed
  • eggs
  • sliced green onions
  • Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) (or use any other all-purpose seasoning that tastes good with eggs)
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste

What if you don’t like goat cheese?

If Goat cheese is a no-go for you, check out Spinach and Mozzarella Egg Bake which is one of the most popular breakfast recipes on the blog!

What if you don’t want Spinach in the breakfast casserole?

My site also has breakfast casserole recipes with power greens, kale, or Swiss chard if you prefer a different type of greens!

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How to Make Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese:

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  1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C and spray casserole dish with non-stick spray or olive oil.
  2. Rinse the cottage cheese with cold water and let drain.
  3. Remove goat cheese from the fridge, cut off 6 ounces, and immediately crumble the goat cheese. 
  4. Beat eggs well and slice the green onions.
  5. Heat olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the spinach just enough to wilt it. 
  6. Put wilted spinach in the bottom of the casserole dish. 
  7. Top spinach with the drained cottage cheese.
  8. Then add the crumbled goat cheese.
  9. Sprinkle with sliced green onions, Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) or another all-purpose seasoning, and black pepper.
  10. Pour the beaten eggs over the veggies and cheese, then use a fork to stir slightly so the vegetables and cheese are well-distributed in the eggs
  11. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the casserole is lightly browned. 
  12. Serve hot, with sour sour cream to add at the table if desired!

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Breakfast Casseroles with other Vegetables:

Weekend Food Prep:

This recipe for a tasty breakfast casserole with spinach 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!

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Yield: 8 servings

Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

This Breakfast Casserole with Spinach, Cottage Cheese, and Goat Cheese is a tasty idea for a healthy breakfast and this makes enough to enjoy leftovers for a few days.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese, rinsed with cold water and drained well (see notes)
  • 6 oz. crumbled goat cheese (see notes)
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 10 oz. baby spinach leaves, washed and dried if needed
  • 12 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 tsp. Spike Seasoning (or use any other all-purpose seasoning that tastes good with eggs)
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375F/190C and spray a 9" x 12" casserole dish with non-stick spray or olive oil.
  2. Rinse the cottage cheese with cold water and let drain, leaving the curds to use in the recipe.
  3. Remove goat cheese from the fridge, cut off 6 ounces, and immediately crumble the goat cheese. (It will get too soft to crumble if it sits out at room temperature.)
  4. Beat eggs well and slice the green onions.
  5. Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook the spinach just enough to wilt it (less than 2 minutes).
  6. Put wilted spinach in the bottom of the casserole dish.
  7. Top spinach with the drained cottage cheese.
  8. Then add the crumbled goat cheese.
  9. Sprinkle with sliced green onions, Spike Seasoning (affiliate link) or another all-purpose seasoning, and black pepper to taste.
  10. Pour the beaten eggs over the veggies and cheese, then use a fork to stir slightly so the vegetables and cheese are well-distributed in the eggs
  11. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until the eggs are set and the casserole is lightly browned. The casserole will be puffed up a little when you take it out, but it settles down as it cools a bit.
  12. Serve hot, with sour sour cream to add at the table if desired!

Notes

Use full-fat or low-fat cottage cheese, whichever you prefer. Be sure to crumble the goat cheese while it's still cold from the fridge.

This recipe created by Kalyn.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 214Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 6gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 519mgCarbohydrates: 3gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 17g

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:
Breakfast casseroles like this Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese are perfect for low-carb and Keto eating plans. Personally I would eat this for any phase of the original South Beach Diet, and goat cheese is low in fat, but you might want to use reduced-fat cottage cheese if you’re following the South Beach Diet.

Find More Recipes Like This One:
Use Breakfast Recipes to find more ideas like this one. Use the Diet Type Index  to find recipes suitable for a specific eating plan. You might also like to follow Kalyn’s Kitchen on Pinterest, on Facebook, on Instagram, on TikTok, or on YouTube to see all the good recipes I’m sharing there.

Historical Notes for this recipe:
This Breakfast Casserole with Spinach and Goat Cheese was first posted January 4, 2010. It was updated with better photos in 2020, and was last updated with more information in 2023.

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