30+ Recipes for Deviled Eggs

Now that the Easter holiday is over I am sure many of you have an overabundance of hard-boiled eggs in the fridge. I usually use our hard-boiled eggs to make egg gravy and serve it over toast. As for the deviled eggs, I've only ever made the traditional deviled eggs. I had no idea there were so many different ways you could actually make them! 

Check the recipes out.  I am sure you will find one, two, three or more you will want to try.  If you are finding this post well after the holiday make a new batch of hard-boiled eggs and chose one or two to serve.  You'll have a hit at your next sports party, family or church potluck! 

Chuckwagon Breakfast

We LOVE breakfast dishes and so I am always looking to change it up.  This one combines it all in one pan.  Add some cooked veggies, change you cheese, add different spices and it can be different every time!

Chuckwagon Breakfast

1 pound frozen hash browns, thawed
one recipe sausage gravy
4 eggs
olive oil
dried parsley
1-1/2 to 2 cups shredded cheese (your favorite kind that melts well)

Make one recipe sausage gravy (via the link) and cool it to at least room temperature.

Top 10 Recipes of 2013

While I have been blogging recipes for a while now I only got serious this year by adding a Facebook page and offering more recipes.  I've added about 100 recipes this year and thought maybe we could take a look back at some of the fan favorites and toss in a couple of our family favorites. I hope you enjoy the look back with me.  

#10

Pretty tasty BBQ sauce and how to cook the ribs so they are oh so tender!

Grilled Baby Back Ribs with Whiskey BBQ Sauce

Pin it:  http://www.pinterest.com/pin/273593746082432317/

#9
A twist on the usual dressing for Thanksgiving.

Cornbread Dressing
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#8
My favorite holiday cookie

Thumbprint Cookies
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#7
Light and fluffy

Lemon Cream Cheese Dessert
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#6
A twist on a peanut butter dessert.

Peanut Butter Snowballs
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but you loved them first as

Bloodshot Peanut Butter Eyeballs!
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#5
It's called easy for a reason..

Easy Quiche
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#4
A holiday favorite

Mexican Wedding Cakes
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#3

Easiest roast to make

CROCKPOT POT ROAST
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#2

My husband's favorite

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK
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and #1!!

The cookies heard and made all over the world!

PECAN PIE THUMBPRINTS
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I'm looking forward to more cooking and new recipes!

Foolproof Hard-Boiled Eggs

Funny thing is that I called them hard-boiled but I don't actually boil the eggs to cook them.  If you want pretty little yellow yolks with no green edges on the yolks this is the way to do it.  

Foolproof Hard-Boiled Eggs

1 Dozen eggs (the fresher the eggs, the harder they are to peel)

Place eggs in a deep saucepan and cover with cold water by 1-1/2 inches.

 Bring to a boil that is really bubbling. Shut off heat. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.

 Drain.

 Add ice and water to cool eggs. 

 Perfect!

Breakfast Slam

A local restaurant makes this dish.  I show you what recipes you can make to put it all together yourself!!

Breakfast Slam

Omelet
Sausage Gravy
Perfectly Pan Fried Potatoes
Chopped Fresh parsley

Place omelet on the plate, potatoes on the side, and ladle sausage gravy on top.  Sprinkle with fresh parsley.

How to Make a Basic Omelet

Omelets are great idea for breakfast but we would certainly eat them for supper too! Change up your veggies and meats to make it your own.  They are easy to make and you should give it a try!

How to Make a Basic Omelet                                                 Printable Recipe

Per person
2 eggs
Splash of milk
Salt and pepper, as desired
1-2 Tablespoons green peppers/onions
Shredded Cheese of your choice
Ham, bacon, sausage, optional (only use if not making a breakfast slam*)

We prefer our veggies soft so we cooks ours first in a little bit of olive oil.   

Whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Add in veggies.

In an 8" non-stick saute pan drizzle in a little olive oil or add some butter.  You don't need a lot since it is non-stick but some will help. Use your rubber spatula to lift up on the cooked egg on the side and then

tip the pan so the egg mixture slips in and fills in the hole.

Do this all the way around until the egg is nearly cooked and only slightly wet on top.

Now is the time to decide if you are going to go easy or impress everyone with your skills. You can either slide it out onto a plate, turn your pan upside down over the plate and flip it all. OR.... Do like I do and make sure it is loose (wiggle it back and forth a little) and with a flick of the wrist flip it all!!

 Add cheese to one side.

 Fold over.  The heat from the omelet will melt your cheese.

* This goes great in the Breakfast Slam.

Easy Quiche

Just as the name says, this quiche is easy to make.  Change up the meats and veggie to suit your taste and/or leftovers you have in the fridge.  

Easy Quiche                                                                                          Printable Recipe

Veggies of any sort, cooked.*

1-1/2 cups shredded Mexi-blend cheese or any of your favorite

4 teaspoons flour

1 to 1-1/2 cups cooked meat (chopped ham ,bacon or sausage or any combo)

4 eggs

1-1/3 cup milk

salt and pepper optional (depends on the meat you use)

unbaked pie crust

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Drizzle a little olive oil in a non stick pan.  Cook until vegetables are soft.  Cool.  

*I used 1-1/2 cups shredded zucchini and squash and some red onion I had.  

 Chop ham slices.

 Toss together cooled veggies, cheese, and flour. I used our homemade goat mozzarella so it is white. 

 Spread evenly onto unbaked pie crust.

 Add meat evenly over veggies and cheese mixture.

Mix together egg, milk, and optional salt/pepper.

Pour over meat and cheese.  If you have any floaties, press them down with the fork so they are coated.

 Place into oven and either use foil around the crust or a pie shield. 

Bake for 40 to 55 minutes until filling is set.

Hash Brown Casserole

Hash Brown Casserole

8 eggs
3/4 cup milk (can sub rice milk for DF version)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
few dashes cayenne pepper
24 oz frozen shredded hashbrowns, thawed
1 to 1-1/2 cups shredded Mexi blend or cheddar cheeese (or leave out for DF version)
1/3 cup diced onion
1/3 cup diced green pepper
(or any veggie combination you like...mushrooms, zucchini, squash, etc)
1 pound pork and bacon sausage (or any other combination of meat you like, bacon, ham, regular sausage)

Cook meat and veggies til done.  Drain as needed.

 In large bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and cayenne.

 Add potatoes, cheese, meat, and veggies.  Combine.

 Pour into greased 8" x 11" pan. 

Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered, for 45 minutes or knife inserted  near center comes out clean.

Serve drizzled with ketchup.

Egg Gravy

This is something my husband's family grew up eating. Great way to use up hardboiled eggs.

Egg Gravy

1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
2-1/2 cups milk
7-8 hardboiled eggs (sliced 2-3 times in slicer depending on how you'd like your chunks)
toast

Heat butter in saucepan, add flour and cook for 1 minute, add milk and heat until thick.
Add eggs and stir.
Serve over toast.

This one is not my cup of tea but if you are from my husband's family you grew up on it!