High-Protein Breakfasts

Homemade turkey breakfast sausage takes ten minutes to mix and tastes better than anything in the freezer aisle. Lean ground turkey, sage, crushed fennel, garlic, a little smoked paprika, and just enough maple to round it out, shaped into 12...

Cottage cheese toast is the fastest high protein breakfast I know. Toast two slices of whole grain bread, spread them thick with cottage cheese, and top them with whatever you like. Five minutes, no recipe card required after the first...

Some mornings want a savory breakfast bowl, not another sweet thing — roasted sweet potatoes, browned sausage, soft eggs, melted cheddar, and half an avocado on top. This is that bowl, built to prep four at a time. Each one...

A healthy breakfast sandwich you can hold in one hand on the way out the door beats any breakfast that needs a plate. These are six of them, made on a Sunday: a baked egg square with spinach, a turkey...

Baked oats went viral for a simple reason: blend oatmeal's ingredients instead of boiling them, bake the batter, and breakfast comes out like warm cake you're somehow allowed to eat on a Tuesday. My version sneaks a cup of cottage...

This protein oatmeal gets its protein from real food, not a scoop. Rolled oats cooked in milk, egg whites whisked in at the end so the bowl turns fluffy, then Greek yogurt and peanut butter stirred through. Ten minutes on...

Shakshuka sounds like something you need a brunch reservation for, and it's actually eggs poached in a pan of spiced tomato sauce, on your table in 30 minutes. One skillet, six eggs, a can of tomatoes, and the kind of...

These high protein breakfast tacos are what I make when I want a real breakfast and I have 15 minutes. Soft scrambled eggs, warm black beans with cumin, a little sharp cheddar, and salsa, all folded into charred corn tortillas...

Freezer breakfast burritos are the highest-leverage hour in this whole series: one cooking session, eight breakfasts, and every one of them beats the drive-through version it replaces. Each burrito packs 26 grams of protein and about 407 calories — eggs...

Cottage cheese scrambled eggs are the creamiest eggs I make, and there isn't a drop of cream in them. Six eggs, half a cup of cottage cheese folded in off the heat, a handful of spinach, and chives. Eight minutes...