cottage cheese cloud eggs

serves 1 (makes 2 cloud eggs)
drizzling chili crisp onto cottage cheese cloud eggs

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup 2% or full-fat small-curd cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup freshly-grated Parmesan cheese
  • cooked hash brown patties (I use the ones from Trader Joe's), and chili crisp, for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Separate the eggs, placing the whites in a clean mixing bowl and the yolks in two separate small bowls.
  • Using a hand mixer or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold in the cottage cheese and Parmesan. (If your cottage cheese is at all runny, try to drain off any extra liquid first).
  • Spoon the mixture into two mounds on the prepared baking sheet, then use the back of a spoon to make indentations in the center.
  • Bake for 3 minutes, remove from the oven, and carefully add the yolks. Return to the oven for 3 minutes (or longer for firmer yolks).
  • Serve atop the hash brown patties and drizzle with chili crisp.
Adapted from Simply Recipes.