Recipes to Make With Hardboiled Eggs
Inside: These recipes that use hardboiled eggs will give you some new ideas of ways to use that egg stash in your refrigerator.
Whether your chickens are laying lots of eggs or you happen upon a great deal on eggs at the store, you often have extras.
Or you’ll hardboil some for breakfast and end up with a few left over.
Or you and the kids dyed a bunch of hardboiled eggs for Easter and need to do something with them.
Don’t let them go to waste. This post shares over 20 recipes to use up hardboiled eggs in your refrigerator.
If you don’t have hardboiled eggs on hand, you can learn how to hardboil even farm-fresh eggs so that they peel easily right here.
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Deviled Egg Recipes
Deviled eggs are a classic party appetizer or potluck dish and a great way to use hardboiled eggs. But who wants plain, boring deviled eggs? These recipes share new takes on the old classic so you won’t get bored eating the same ‘ol deviled eggs.
The Best Deviled Eggs
Natasha from Natasha’s Kitchen proclaims this recipe The Best-Ever Deviled Eggs and I have to say, she isn’t lying. These are so yummy they make a regular appearance around our house. While the ingredient list doesn’t look unusual, the combination and quantity of ingredients are just perfect.
Spicy Deviled Eggs
Britney from Britney Breaks Bread has this amazing spicy deviled egg recipe. She tops the eggs with spicy sriracha and chives. But if that doesn’t already sound delicious enough, Britney also adds candied bacon on top. YUM!
Smoked Deviled Eggs
Smoked Deviled Eggs from The Cookin Chicks turns hardboiled eggs into a smoky appetizer perfect for any party. While you do need a smoker to make this recipe, I highly recommend giving it a try if you are lucky enough to own one.
Curried Deviled Eggs
Tired of the same old deviled eggs? This easy-to-make curried deviled egg recipe from Ann’s Entitled Life spices up your basic humdrum deviled eggs for an interesting and exotic take on the old standard. She even shares the best way to transport your deviled eggs to a party.
Mediterranean Deviled Eggs
This Mediterranean Deviled Egg recipe courtesy of Shelley from Two Healthy Kitchens adds roasted red pepper hummus to the standard deviled egg recipe. She tops the eggs with pepper strips, basil, green onions, and paprika for a beautiful presentation. If you are a fan of black or green olives, I think they would make a fabulous addition to this recipe.
Potato Salad Recipes
Lots of cooks like to add hardboiled eggs to their potato salad. And while there are many potato salad recipes out there, let me encourage you to try one of these. You just might find a new favorite.
Red Skin Potato Salad
I hate peeling potatoes. I don’t know what it is about it, but I just totally dislike the task. This Red Skin Potato Salad recipe from Winding Creek Ranch leaves the beautiful red skins on the potatoes to make a tasty salad that is perfect for a barbeque or cookout.
Korean Potato Salad
Korean Potato Salad (called gamja salad) is made using all mashed potatoes or a combination of mashed potatoes and cubed potatoes. The recipes often call for the addition of other vegetables or even fruits to add some crunch to the salad. If you want a different take on the classic potato salad, this recipe from Christina’s Cucina is the one to try.
Bacon & Egg Potato Salad
This bacon and egg potato salad from Binky’s Culinary Carnival is perfect for anyone who loves bacon. The recipe also includes a secret ingredient that makes this potato salad extra good. I can’t wait to try this one myself.
Egg Salad Recipes
An egg salad sandwich is a popular lunchtime recipe as a batch of egg salad can keep for several days in the refrigerator and can be served on bread or with crackers.
Egg Salad Sandwich
This egg salad recipe from The Drugstore Diva’s blog makes enough egg salad for a single sandwich. It’s perfect for those days when you have no idea what to fix for lunch or need a quick and easy dinner after work.
Avocado Egg Salad
Avocado Egg Salad by The Forked Spoon adds herbs and of course, avocado to traditional egg salad to make a slightly fancier version. While elegant enough to serve to guests, this egg salad recipe is still easy enough for a weekday lunch.
Macaroni Egg Salad
Dancing in the Rain has a more unusual recipe for egg salad that includes macaroni noodles. The Best Macaroni Egg Salad is an easy and delicious side dish that is perfect any time of year.
It is made from basic ingredients that you likely have on hand. This recipe would be a great evening meal for kids when the pantry is bare but you don’t want to run to the store.
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
Deviled Egg Pasta Salad is a great make-ahead recipe. You can store the salad in the fridge for several days, making it a convenient option for busy weeknights when you don’t have time to cook a full meal.
Plus, it’s a great way to use up any leftover hard-boiled eggs you may have from Easter or other holidays. This recipe is courtesy of Kathy from Beyond the Chicken Coop.
Other Salad Recipes
There are many other salad recipes, not just potato salad recipes, that use hardboiled eggs. From green salads using lettuce to pasta salads, try out one of these recipes for those extra hardboiled eggs.
Salmon Nicoise Salad
This Salmon Nicoise Salad from What a Girl Eats is full of fresh and healthy ingredients like juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp-tender green beans, cucumber, hard-boiled eggs, Niçoise olives, and of course salmon. Everything is dressed with a simple vinaigrette dressing and composed on the plate for a gorgeous presentation.
Spring Salad with Eggs and Tarragon Dressing
Another take on lettuce-based salads, this Spring Salad with Eggs by The View from Great Island features shaved asparagus, fennel, radishes, crunchy pistachios, silky goat cheese, and jammy eggs. (For those that aren’t a fan of jammy eggs like me, hardboiled eggs will work as well.)
The salad is dressed with a creamy tarragon dressing that looks amazing. This is the perfect recipe to make in the spring while you are harvesting lettuce, radishes, and asparagus from your garden and the chickens are laying lots of eggs.
Spanish Summer Salad
This Spanish Summer Salad from Gypsy Plate is made with fresh sweet tomatoes, crunchy peppers, cool cucumbers, and perked up with some ripe olives, and a protein boost from boiled eggs. It is the perfect lunch on a hot summer day. This salad would also be a great side dish to grilled meats.
Other Hardboiled Egg Recipes
Calabrian Baked Pasta
This may be the most unusual recipe that uses hardboiled eggs, but it looks so yummy. Calabrian Baked Pasta is a pasta dish that includes meatballs and a ragu sauce.
It is often served as a first course in Italy but is so filling that most would consider it a main dish. This recipe is from The Pasta Project’s website where she shares lots of history about this traditional recipe.
Ham & Egg Breakfast Stuffed Peppers
These Ham and Egg Breakfast Stuffed Peppers from Eat Move Make are a great way to fuel your body with healthy foods in the morning. Plump, colorful bell peppers are generously filled with a tasty combination of savory ham, creamy eggs, and herb-seasoned ricotta cheese filling. Delicious!
Puff Pastry Eggs with Ham & Cheese
This Puff Pastry Eggs with Ham & Cheese recipe is a Slovenian Easter dish from All That’s Jas. Traditionally served as an appetizer or snack, it would also be a great breakfast or breakfast-for-dinner recipe. The presentation is beautiful and the little packets are fancy enough for brunch or a bridal shower. I can’t wait to make these.
Italian Braciole
The Slow Roasted Italian makes an intriguing Italian Braciole Recipe. This classic Italian dish does take some time to make but would be the perfect recipe to try on a cold winter day.
Thin strips of steak are stuffed with salami, fresh herbs, and a hard-boiled egg then simmered in a seasoned tomato sauce until tender.
Pickled Eggs
If you just can’t use up all those hardboiled eggs, try pickling them. These recipes share different ways to pickle eggs so that you can store them for up to 3 months in your refrigerator.
Pickled Egg Recipe
Joss from In the Kitch shares her Pickled Egg Recipe that uses simple ingredients you likely already have on hand. This recipe doesn’t require you to pressure can the eggs and they will last 3 – 4 months in the refrigerator.
I confess I’ve never made pickled eggs before but with our chickens laying so many eggs, this recipe is on my must-make list!
Cajun Pickled Eggs
These Cajun Pickled Eggs from Unique Cooks are delicious with their tangy, spicy, and salty flavors. If you love spicy food, you’ll love this recipe that combines Cajun seasoning, a vinegar brine, and hard-boiled eggs. The eggs make a great appetizer or a sandwich stuffing.
Hopefully, these hard-boiled egg recipes will give you some new ways to use up extra cooked eggs. And if you still have eggs to use up, I’ve got a post with over 2 dozen more Ways to Use Extra Eggs.
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