eggs (1 cup of eggs - if you are using a carton of egg whites) • Cottage Cheese • Heavy Cream (I never have cream on hand- I use 2% milk) • shredded cheese - I used aged cheddar but recipe calls for Gruyére Cheese, shredded (or emmental, jarlsberg, beaufort, or comté cheese) • Pepper • Chives or green onion minced (if you have a good blender then just cut up) • Cooked Thick Sliced Bacon, chopped (or 1/2 cup Cooked Crumbled Sausage) • water • Optional Add-Ins: • corn, 1 tsp Hot Sauce • 1/2 cup Broccoli (cooked, chopped small) • 1/2 cup Tomatoes, deseeded, diced • 1/2 cup Roasted Red Bell Peppers, diced • 1/2 cup Mushrooms, diced • Instant Pot® Pressure Cooker • Trivet/Rack w/long handles, for the mold to sit on • Blender •