Bacon and Cheddar Deviled Eggs Recipe
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Courtesy American Egg Board
2012 Guide to Backyard Chickens
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Cooking with eggs can be a real treat, especially with this delicious Bacon and Cheddar Deviled Eggs Recipe.
American Egg Board
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Remember when making deviled eggs that hard-boiled eggs are easiest to peel right after cooling. Cooling causes the egg to contract slightly in the shell.
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Cooking With Eggs: Recipes for Every Meal
Bacon and Cheddar Deviled Eggs Recipe
Prep Time: 30 minutes
14 hard-boiled eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup crumbled cooked bacon
1/4 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or green onion tops
Cut eggs lengthwise in half. Remove yolks to medium bowl. Reserve 24 white halves. Finely chop remaining 4 white halves.
Mash yolks with fork. Add mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, lemon juice and pepper; mix well. Add chopped egg whites, bacon, cheese and chives; mix well.
Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon yolk mixture into each reserved egg white half. Cover and refrigerate to blend flavors. Yields 24 servings.
Insider Info:
Deviled eggs can be made up to 12 hours ahead. Refrigerate, covered.
Very fresh eggs can be difficult to peel. To ensure easily peeled eggs, buy and refrigerate them a week to 10 days in advance of cooking. This brief “breather” allows the eggs time to take in air, which helps separate the membranes from the shell.
Hard-boiled eggs are easiest to peel right after cooling. Cooling causes the egg to contract slightly in the shell.
Storing eggs:
In the shell, hard-boiled eggs can be refrigerated safely up to one week. Refrigerate in their original carton to prevent odor absorption. Once peeled, eggs should be eaten that day.
No-mess method:
Combine filling ingredients in 1-quart plastic food-storage bag. Press out air and seal bag. Press and roll bag with hand until mixture is thoroughly blended. Push filling toward bottom corner of bag. Snip off about 1/2 inch of corner. Squeeze filling from bag into egg whites.
Picnic or tailgate tip:
Prepare filling in plastic bag, as above. Carry whites and yolk mixture separately in cooler. Fill eggs on the spot, pressing filling out of snipped corner of bag.