High protein breakfast recipes

If you need some recipes or simple ideas for getting in 25-30g of protein at breakfast, I’ve put together a list of some make-ahead friendly Cooking Club recipes as well as a short list of some non-recipe go-to’s.

Other protein resources:

• How much protein you actually need (you can find a chart in this blog post with all of the common protein ingredients and how much protein is in a serving so that when you throw meals together, you have a general idea of how much protein you’re getting).
• High Protein Grocery List + Staple Meals
• Protein Powder 101

High protein make-ahead breakfast recipes

Let’s start with some of my favorite Cooking Club recipes. Most of these are make-ahead friendly so you can make a big batch at the start of the week to fuel your work week mornings.

• Cheesy Frozen Veggie Egg Bake – cottage cheese and eggs pack these with 19g of per square. You could eat one as a snack or two for an easy breakfast.
• Sneaky PB&J Chia Oats – I make the base for these chia oats every week. One serving of this recipe packs in 27g of protein thanks to chia seeds, oats, nut butter, and Greek yogurt. I also love adding a scoop of this to my smoothies to help thicken them up or just have a small bowl of it with fruit and nuts as a snack between meals.
• Leftovers Sheet Pan Frittata – This is a super adaptable frittata formula that packs in 25g per serving (assuming it serves 4). You could bump this even more by adding cooked protein to the frittata (like sausage!) or turn it into a breakfast sandwich.
• Cheesy Egg Protein Muffins – These are really simple egg bites made with eggs and cottage cheese. There are only 9g per muffin because they are so small, so they make a great snack or you could eat 3 for breakfast.
• High Protein Creamy Oats – These chia oats have to be made on the stovetop, but they sneak in whole eggs to pack in 25g of protein. You could quadruple the recipe to have leftovers for breakfast all week. 
• Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos with Taco Sauce – These member favorite burritos have 30g per burrito thanks to the combination of the tortilla, beans, sweet potato, and cheese. These are a bit more work, but you can batch prep them and freeze them!
• Everything Bagel Baked Oats – Cottage cheese, hemp seeds, and eggs packs in over 11g of protein per serving (15g if you cut it into 9 squares).  These taste like an everything bagel and have veggies!
• Cheesy Zucchini Bars – These are great for using up that summer zucchini! The oats, eggs, yogurt, and cheese pack in 14g per bar. Eat one as a snack or two for breakfast!
• Easy Veggie Breakfast Bowls – This recipe is a bit less make-ahead friendly, but it’s a great way to use up leftover veggies or grains for breakfast. You’ll get around 22g per serving, but you could boost that number by adding some extra protein or Greek yogurt on top.
• Smoothies! – I’m a creature of habit and I always like to start my day with a high-protein smoothie. I do this by using yogurt, nuts/nut butter, and a scoop of my favorite protein powder. All of those things will give me around 30-40g of protein with very little effort!

High-protein breakfast non-recipes

While it’s great to batch prep chia oats, breakfast bars, and egg bakes, sometimes you just need something easy that you can quickly throw together.

When it comes to breakfast there are few protein-rich ingredients that I turn to and always have on hand: eggs, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, bread and tortillas, breakfast sausages, chia seeds + oats, smoothie ingredients (protein powder!). If you have these on hand, then it becomes pretty easy to throw a high-protein breakfast together.

Below are my go-to basic high-protein breakfasts that use many of those ingredients and don’t really need a recipe.

• Smoothies – you don’t really need a recipe to make a yummy smoothie. The formula is generally: 1 cup water/liquid, ½-1 cup fruit, ¼-½ cup Greek yogurt, 1-2 tbsp nut butter + 1 scoop protein powder (my favorite whey protein + my favorite beef protein).
• Avo egg toasts: Toast topped with avocado + ½ cup cottage cheese + two eggs (drizzle with olive oil, salt and pep) = 30g protein
• Greek yogurt/cottage cheese bowls: 1 cup Greek yogurt or cottage cheese topped with granola, fruit and nuts/nut butter = 25-30g protein 
• Sausage + eggs: pre-cooked sausage (this is my favorite, or use any protein) + 2 eggs on toast (top with hot sauce) = 25-30g protein
• Breakfast tacos: 1-2 tortillas + 3 scrambled eggs + ¼ cup cheese (top with salsa and/or Greek yogurt)= 28g protein
• Boiled eggs + meat stick: three eggs + Chomps meat stick (great travel breakfast)= 30g protein
• Turkish-style eggs: 1/2 cup Greek yogurt smeared into a bowl topped with two eggs (+ herbs + lemon + chili oil + salt + pep, served with toast) = 30g protein
• Hummus and egg toasts: toast + ½ cup hummus + 2 eggs (top with olive oil, lemon, salt and pep)= 25g protein
• Leftover grain salads or soups: top anything like this with a couple of fried eggs for an easy breakfast!

I hope these help to give you some new ideas for breakfasts and also visualize and understand what it looks like to eat 25-30g of protein in the morning.

Comment below with your favorite high-protein breakfasts!