The Secret Ingredient for Fluffier Scrambled Eggs Is Already In Your Fridge

Once you try this hack, you'll never make scrambled eggs the old way again.

I think I speak for the masses when I say that scrambled eggs are one of the most delicious, timeless, enjoyable dishes ever created. It’s the first thing I ever learned to cook with my mom at three years old, standing beside her on a chair, with a kitchen towel “apron” wrapped around my waist. Its the culinary embodiment of sheer simplicity and pure magic.

So what if we told you we have another magical method for upgrading the everyday scrambled egg? Don’t get me wrong—I’ll never turn down a fresh serving of traditional scrambled eggs, hot-off-the-skillet in all of their buttery, fluffy goodness. However, adding one secret ingredient to the mix is a game changer, giving those everyday scrambled eggs a delectable boost of texture and flavor: cottage cheese.

Why You Should Add Cottage Cheese to Scrambled Eggs

Cottage cheese gives the eggs a silkier, creamy, and fluffy texture (and a subtle cheesy flavor) to your everyday scramble. Nobody wants boredom for breakfast. Even if you eat eggs on a daily basis, switching up methods and ingredients invites versatility and creativity into the kitchen—and can help to prevent you from falling into a food rut.

How to Incorporate Cottage Cheese Into Scrambled Eggs

Are you craving this as much as we are yet? Next stop: Our Creamy Cottage Cheese Scrambled Eggs recipe.

Start with the traditional method of melting butter in a skillet over low-medium heat, before adding beaten eggs to the pan. As soon as the eggs begin to firm, incorporate 1/4 cup of cottage cheese for every four large eggs.

Low and slow is key. Be sure to cook the eggs over low-medium heat and practice patience. If the egg and cottage cheese mixture is exposed to extreme heat for a prolonged period, the whey in the cottage cheese will separate from the curds, leaving you with an undesirable dish of watery scrambled eggs. Continue to cook the mixture until the scrambled eggs are set.

Other fans of this power combo also recommend whipping the eggs and cottage cheese together before adding the mixture to the pan. They love this method because the results are even fluffier and creamier.

Whichever method you prefer, when cooked over lower heat at a generous pace, cottage cheese scrambled eggs will come together beautifully, and you’ll have a rich and decadent all-star dish of eggs ready to be devoured in under 10 minutes.

Additions to Cottage Cheese Scrambled Eggs

• Chopped fresh chives. Add a pop of color, flavor, and a crisp, bright, garden fresh finish to your vibrant scrambled eggs with chives. Finely chop fresh chives, and use the two ways! Beat some into the egg mixture before cooking, and then top your final dish with a generous sprinkle of this earthy, slightly garlicky herb.

• Chili crisp or red chili flakes. Add some heat to the mixture of buttery eggs and cool cottage cheese by topping your scramble with a spoonful of chili crisp or a sprinkle of red chili flakes. This will intensify all of the flavors, and add some spice to an otherwise rich dish.

• Not a cottage cheese fan? Or fresh out of your last container of cottage cheese? No problem, I’ve been there! Other options that will result with a similar impact to texture and flavor include ricotta cheese, Greek yogurt, mascarpone, cream cheese, sour cream, or my personal favorite and the closest result to cottage cheese, crème fraîche. Learn how to make your own crème fraîche here.
  

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