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Baked Egg Tortilla

Baked Egg Tortilla bursting with versatility and flavor, packed with veggies and protein, and easy to make for breakfast or dinner!
Prep Time7 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Servings: 1
Author: Olena Osipov - iFoodReal

Equipment

  • Pie dish

Ingredients

  • 1 large tortilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup cottage cheese (optional - see note)
  • ½ large bell pepper finely chopped
  • Handful of spinach finely chopped (or Basil leaves)
  • ⅓ cup cheese grated
  • Salt to taste
  • Ground black pepper to taste

Other Ingredients (optional)

  • asparagus sliced into ½-inch pieces
  • little tomatoes cut in half or quartered

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425℉ and place tortilla in a pie dish or any small baking dish where the edges curl up and form a cup.
  • Crack the eggs, add cottage cheese and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Whisk with a fork.
  • Top evenly with bell pepper, spinach and sprinkle with cheese.
  • Bake for 18 minutes (see note *) or until the middle is set and edges are golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven, cut with serrated knife or pizza cutter and enjoy.

Notes

Can I use corn tortilla?

Corn tortillas don’t work well for this recipe because they tend to crack in the oven and struggle to hold the filling together.

Can I omit the cottage cheese?

Totally! If you omit the cottage cheese you can also leave the eggs whole, making it a very lazy option.
Bryan's Notes
I made this, this morning, and it's a new favorite breakfast dish. It's easy (just chopping a few ingredients),  and only involves watching it to ensure not overcooking. I had no cottage cheese (and am not a lover of it), so I omitted it. I didn't have any spinach, so I substituted basil. Plus, I added chopped asparagus and halved grape tomatoes. It was delicious!
* I cooked it in our Ninja French Window Air Fryer, on the Bake setting, and knew that I should do some "incremental" cooking, as air fryers often cook more quickly. I set it to 425℉, and initially 12 minutes. When I looked it the result, it was already golden brown on top, but to be on the safe side, I did another 3 minutes (for a total of 15 minutes) at 425℉. It was noticeably browner than the photo, but it wasn't burnt. It turned out to be about right.