Fast Hot Breakfasts

If you have 10–15 minutes, these breakfasts provide more variety without requiring complicated preparation.

5. Scrambled Eggs With Cottage Cheese

Instead of making plain scrambled eggs, whisk 2 eggs with a spoonful or two of cottage cheese.

Cook them gently in a nonstick skillet and add vegetables such as spinach, mushrooms, or diced bell pepper.

Serve with whole-grain toast.

Cottage cheese makes the eggs creamier while adding another protein-containing ingredient without requiring a separate side dish.

6. Egg and Cottage Cheese Toast

Toast one or two slices of whole-grain bread.

Top them with scrambled eggs and cottage cheese, then finish with any combination of:

This is a good middle ground between a basic piece of toast and a full cooked breakfast.

Fill a whole-grain tortilla with scrambled eggs, black beans, cheese, and spinach.

Fold the tortilla in half and cook it in a dry or lightly greased skillet until the exterior is lightly crisp and the cheese has melted.

Serve it with salsa or plain Greek yogurt.

The combination is easy to modify. Leftover peppers, onions, mushrooms, or cooked vegetables can all be added in small amounts.

For a pancake-style breakfast that’s different from traditional flour pancakes, blend:

Blend until combined, then cook smaller pancakes in a nonstick skillet over moderate heat.

Smaller pancakes are easier to flip because this batter behaves differently from a standard flour-based pancake batter.

Serve with berries, banana, or Greek yogurt.