Loaded Protein Pancake Bowls
Using my Gluten Free Protein Pancake recipe these are made in a bowl, drizzled with maple syrup and topped with eggs!
Creator: Leslie Stokes
I’m not even going to try to hide it, these are definetly inspired by the McGriddles at Mcdonalds.
If you haven’t had those before, they are two mini pancakes made into a sandwich with hints of syrup- all completely unhealthy and loaded with all kinds of bad stuff….yet so tasty!
I wanted to make a healthier version and of course keeping it macro friendly, I decided to use my protein pancake recipe!
Ingredients
I always T-R-Y to eat gluten free, but that is totally optional, that’s why I used gluten free oats.
Gluten free oats do not taste any different or have a different texture, they are the exact same- minus the gluten.
- Oats– You want to use quick oats for this recipe. If you don’t have quick oats, regular is fine, just might not be as fluffy.
- cottage cheese– usuing cottage cheese is a great source of protein
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- maple syrup
- bacon
- more eggs
- more maple syrup
Ok Ok. I get it-
you might not feel like making your own pancake batter an you may just love a boxed protein powder- USE IT! You will not hurt my feelings, but still tag me on instagram with your meal prep!
The Prep:
This recipe is so simple, but you will need a blender and to make this easier you will need to use my glass meal prep containers. Using these containers is a great way to cut down your cooking time and makes clean up so much faster!
If you do not have these containers, you can use a 8×8 baking pan.
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- In a blender add all of the ingredients for the pancakes- mix for about 1 minute or until smooth.
- Spray your containers or 8×8 baking pan with olive oil spray and pour in about 1/2 cup of the pancake mixture in to each bowl (this should make enough for 5)
- Place bowls on a baking sheet and place them into the oven on the middle rack for about 15-20 minutes.
- In the meantime- cook the bacon and scramble the eggs with cottage cheese.
- When the pancakes are golden brown on top, pull them out of the oven and top with scrambled eggs and chopped up bacon.
- Store these in the refrigerator for up to 5 days!
Tips for this Meal Prep:
You can use any two meals from this series and get your Meal Prep done in just about an hour!
I paired this meal with the Summer Veggie Quinoa Bowl. Here are a few tips to get this meal prep done in just an hour!
- start by making your pancake batter and get those into the oven.
- while the pancakes are cooking chop your veggies + chicken sausage and make your quinoa.
- once the pancakes are done, pop the veggies into the oven.
- start scrambling the eggs + cottage cheese and cook your bacon.
- As the veggies and quinoa are cooling down, make the pancake bowls
- after the pancake bowls are put away, make the quinoa bowls
That’s it!
I hope you love these recipes! I would love for you to tag me in your meal prep on social media! reach out if you have any questions!
Loaded Protein Pancake Bowls
Equipment
- blender
- glass meal prep containers (linked above)
- or an 8 x 8 baking pan
Ingredients
Pancake Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 1 ½ cups gluten free quick oats if preffered
- 1 ½ cups low fat cottage cheese
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
Other Ingredients:
- 5 eggs scrambled
- ¼ cup cottage cheese optional- to mix in with the eggs to make them super fluffy
- 5 pieces of bacon
- more maple syrup to drizzle on top
Let's Make It
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- In a blender add all of the ingredients for the pancakes- mix for about 1 minute or until smooth.
- Spray your containers or 8 x 8 baking pan with olive oil spray and pour in about 1/2 cup of the pancake mixture in to each bowl (this should make enough for 5)
- Place bowls on a baking sheet and place them into the oven on the middle rack for about 15-20 minutes.
- In the meantime- cook the bacon and scramble the eggs with cottage cheese.
- When the pancakes are golden brown on top, pull them out of the oven and top with scrambled eggs and chopped up bacon.
- Store these in the refrigerator for up to 5 days!
Nutrition Facts
Meal Prep in 1 Hour
You can use any two of the meals in this series to get your meal prep done in just about and hour, give or take!
Having your breakfast and lunch ready for the week helps you stay on track with your nutriton, saves you time and money! I truly beleive that meal prep does not need to be over complicated, take too much time or be boring!
I always get asked- “do you ever get tired of eating the same thing all week?” and the answer is, no! Not when the food taste good! I give plenty of variety in these preps and keep it simple!
As always, thanks for being here and remember, don’t over complicate the process! Take a deep breath, you got this!
