Roundup · updated 2026-10-02
12 High Protein Breakfast Ideas to Start the Day Full
A breakfast with plenty of protein keeps you full until lunch. These recipes use eggs, Greek yogurt, cottage cheese and other everyday foods, and each card shows the protein per serving the creator lists. Click through for the full recipe from the person who developed it.
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1. Veggie Packed Freezer-Friendly Breakfast Burritos
by Ambitious Kitchen · 22g protein per serving
Egg, roasted sweet potato and pepper burritos with cheddar that wrap and freeze for grab-and-go mornings.
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2. Cottage Cheese Banana Oatmeal Protein Pancakes
by Ambitious Kitchen · 20g protein per serving
Blender pancakes from oats, banana, cottage cheese and egg; flourless and ready in about fifteen minutes.
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3. Breakfast Burritos (Freezer Friendly)
by Spend With Pennies · 22g protein per serving
Hearty tortillas stuffed with eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon, cheese and salsa; batch-make and freeze.
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4. Cottage Cheese Egg Casserole
by Detoxinista · 45g protein per serving
Sliceable egg bake with ground turkey, lentils, spinach and cottage cheese, built for weekly meal prep.
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5. Cottage Cheese Scrambled Eggs
by Detoxinista · 18g protein per serving
Two eggs whisked with cottage cheese for a creamier, protein-boosted scramble in ten minutes.
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6. Protein Pancakes (Easy, Fluffy Recipe)
by Wholesome Yum · 18g protein per serving
Protein-powder pancakes kept light with whipped egg whites; no white flour or refined sugar.
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7. Blueberry Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
by Minimalist Baker · 24g protein per serving
Five-minute blender smoothie of blueberries, banana, spinach and peanut butter protein powder.
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8. Oatmeal Smoothie
by Chocolate Covered Katie · 28g protein per serving
Thick oat-based breakfast smoothie with no banana needed; blended fresh in about five minutes.
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9. Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes
by The Healthy Maven · 18g protein per serving
One-bowl cottage cheese pancakes, lightly sweetened with maple; freeze leftovers for later mornings.
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10. PB&J Protein Yogurt Bowl
by Eating Bird Food · 40g protein per serving
Berry yogurt mixed with powdered peanut butter and cottage cheese over berries, topped with crunchy cereal.
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11. Chocolate Protein Oatmeal
by Fit Foodie Finds · 29g protein per serving
Stovetop chocolate oats boosted with protein, simmered about five minutes for a warm morning bowl.
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12. Clean & Lean Protein Breakfast Bowl
by Downshiftology · 34g protein per serving
Savory bowl of spinach, cottage cheese, smoked salmon, poached egg and avocado with lemon vinaigrette.
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