With the Easter holiday blowout over, are you are stuck with several dozen Easter eggs threatening to go bad? Whether raw or hard-cooked, eggs spoil fast. Here are healthy recipes to use up leftover Easter eggs. These recipes cover hard-boiled and raw eggs. Note: don't use eat hard-boiled eggs that sit at room temperature longer than three hours. Throw them out. Even cooked, unrefrigerated eggs cause illness. Raw Easter egg use-up recipes.
Easter Brunch Frittata or Omelet: Click here for my gluten-free quiche, frittata and omelet recipes. I've got a lot of helpful vegetarian and glute-free tips.
Easter Brunch French Toast: This is a great leftover stale bread use-up recipe too. You can use any kind of sweet bread or regular. Whip eggs until smooth and add a little milk, about one per two slices of bread. Blend in one teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Melt ghee or butter in frying pan. Dip bread into egg mixture. Fry on both sides until browned but still tender and moist. Top with cream cheese and fresh or frozen berries and powdered sugar or maple syrup.
Easter Eggy Bread. This is similar to French toast except that you will use regular or savory bread and substitute savory herbs like garlic, oregano, dill, sage and/ore rosemary. Dip bread slices in whipped eggs and milk. Fry in ghee or bacon grease. Top with cheese and melt a bit. Make an Eggy Bread sandwich with bacon, leftover ham or sausage. Add in vegetables like mushrooms, bell peppers, cilantro, onions if you like. Another great stale bread use-up recipe!
Hard-boiled Easter egg use-up recipes.
Angel Eggs (otherwise known as deviled eggs and renamed by my children): Peel and rinse eggs. Using a sharp knife slice eggs lengthwise and remove yolk (egg pits, my son Jake called them). Mash yolk, mayonnaise, dill pickle relish and mustard into a smooth paste. Using a melon baller or small scoop, fill egg whites. Garnish with dill and paprika. These make tasty, keto diet high-protein snacks!
Power Tuna Salad; Cook, drain and chill Barilla Protein Plus noodles, any shape. Add avocado mayonnaise (or just avocado), diced hard boiled eggs, finely diced onion and celery, canned tuna, celery salt, pepper, and dill weed. Blend and top with sliced hard cooked eggs, fresh cilantro and smoked paprika. These diet food swaps are high in protein and complex carbs, low in fat and sugar.
Shrimp Divine: This was my Grandmother's recipe. I don't know where she found it but it was served
at family get-togethers when I was a child. I developed a craving for it. Blend in saucepan over low
heat: 2 jars Kraft Old English cheese spread (in tiny jars in the refrigerated section), one can diced
tomatoes, 1 # 50/60 count or salad shrimp, 4 diced hard-cooked eggs, dash of Worcestershire sauce.
When heated and cooked, pour over rice or chow mien noodles.
