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How to make a hard boiled egg interesting

honkytonks85
honkytonks85 Posts: 669 Member
edited January 15 in Recipes
hi all,

I feel like some hard boiled eggs this afternoon, often I will eat them with a touch of mayo and paprika but I sort of want to cut back on the calories today.

Does anyone have suggestions on making hard boiled eggs more interesting without the additional calories?
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  • VasylP
    VasylP Posts: 136 Member
    If you like things that have a bit of kick to it. Try them with horseradish! Loaded with potassium and next to no calories.
  • Babsvii
    Babsvii Posts: 177 Member
    i like putting some cheyenne pepper on them :)
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chinesenewyear/r/teaeggs.htm
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
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    Hot sauce, whatever kind you like.
  • ChloeRoseLejeune
    ChloeRoseLejeune Posts: 488
    Chop up pickles and mix it with the yolk and make devilled eggs
  • carrietehbear
    carrietehbear Posts: 384 Member
    Taking out the yolks and putting a little holy guacamole in the middle.... mmmmmm
  • karlajordan2012
    karlajordan2012 Posts: 4
    Add mustard and black pepper...heavy..
  • FitandFab33
    FitandFab33 Posts: 718 Member
    1. Don't make hard-boiled eggs. Water boils at 212 degrees- egg whites coagulate at 140-150 degrees F and egg yolks coagulate at about 180 degrees F- hard-boiling them exceeds the temps necessary to coagulate the egg and sacrifices some of the protein quality (you can tell if an egg has been improperly cooked because of a green ring that forms around the yolk as a result of a reaction the yolk's sulfur undergoes when heated to too high of a temperature for too long).

    Sorry for that- I had a horrible nutrition professor who drilled that into our brains...

    I'm with PP- try any condiments that you like (I like salsa/hot sauce) or try different spices :-)
  • LosingMyMarbles
    LosingMyMarbles Posts: 168 Member
    Add dill, mix with tuna, try different Mrs Dash seasonings
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,628 Member
    my favorite ...... hard-boiled egg with a dab of hot sauce ..... and surrounded by stewed tomatoes, or sauteed or roasted veggies :drinker:
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,115 Member
    Lol, cut 'em up, toss 'em in with some fresh diced tomatoes and bagoong.:laugh:

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  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Draw a face on it. Give it a name. An amazing personality. A nice round suit. Take it for a walk with you on the beach. Catch a film, one of those bad, cheesy comedies. Laugh together. Trade stories over dinner. Get to know it's dark side, and it's warm side.

    Then stab it with a fork, dip it in GY and curry powder and devour it.
  • lisainsf
    lisainsf Posts: 2 Member
    Draw a face on it. Give it a name. An amazing personality. A nice round suit. Take it for a walk with you on the beach. Catch a film, one of those bad, cheesy comedies. Laugh together. Trade stories over dinner. Get to know it's dark side, and it's warm side.

    Then stab it with a fork, dip it in GY and curry powder and devour it.


    Best post ever !
  • 00sarah
    00sarah Posts: 621 Member
    Draw a face on it. Give it a name. An amazing personality. A nice round suit. Take it for a walk with you on the beach. Catch a film, one of those bad, cheesy comedies. Laugh together. Trade stories over dinner. Get to know it's dark side, and it's warm side.

    Then stab it with a fork, dip it in GY and curry powder and devour it.

    Lmao!!!
  • Richie2shoes
    Richie2shoes Posts: 411 Member
    Take half a dozen hard boiled eggs and mix them up with half a dozen raw eggs. It won't make the hard boiled ones taste any better, but it will be more interesting when you go to peel one.
  • willowdancer
    willowdancer Posts: 95
    A healthier version of deviled eggs: use plain greek yogurt instead of mayo and put in a bunch of curry powder and turmeric.

    At our house in the mornings we make smashed eggs; boiled eggs peeled while their hot and smashed in a bowl with a bit of salt, pepper, herbs, and just a bit of butter. They taste creamy and it uses less butter than if I were to fry them.
  • Amazon_Who
    Amazon_Who Posts: 1,092 Member
    I top them with salsa!
  • CherokeeBabe
    CherokeeBabe Posts: 1,704 Member
    Draw a face on it. Give it a name. An amazing personality. A nice round suit. Take it for a walk with you on the beach. Catch a film, one of those bad, cheesy comedies. Laugh together. Trade stories over dinner. Get to know it's dark side, and it's warm side.

    Then stab it with a fork, dip it in GY and curry powder and devour it.

    I did this with a can of tuna once. I still miss him.
  • matt2442
    matt2442 Posts: 1,259 Member
    make them scrambled instead..problem solved

    or

    draw a smiley face on it..makes it more interesting, yes?
  • Cullinanmarti
    Cullinanmarti Posts: 72 Member
    How about adding celery, pickle, paprika, a little mayo, tomato on a bed of salad greens on a really nice plate. Add some sugar free lemonade and THINK SPRING!
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    Take half a dozen hard boiled eggs and mix them up with half a dozen raw eggs. It won't make the hard boiled ones taste any better, but it will be more interesting when you go to peel one.

    Lol !

    Would a hard boiled egg go well with pesto?
  • keepitnewmarcia
    keepitnewmarcia Posts: 42 Member
    Great idea on the hosradish, I'm going to try that too!
  • keepitnewmarcia
    keepitnewmarcia Posts: 42 Member
    I love the idea of smashed eggs with the add ins willowdancer. Thanks, I'm going to try these too!
    Marcia
  • swissbrit
    swissbrit Posts: 201
    I dry fry eggs in a good tefon pan with muschrooms mmmmmmmmmmmmm add some chilli and salt and pepper :-) Lush
  • Sugaraddiction
    Sugaraddiction Posts: 1
    I appreciate that info! It helps to understand things. Thank you for that.
  • Showmm
    Showmm Posts: 406 Member
    Make tea eggs. http://rasamalaysia.com/chinese-tea-eggs-tea-leaf-eggs-recipe/
  • Galonamission81
    Galonamission81 Posts: 62 Member
    Draw a face on it. Give it a name. An amazing personality. A nice round suit. Take it for a walk with you on the beach. Catch a film, one of those bad, cheesy comedies. Laugh together. Trade stories over dinner. Get to know it's dark side, and it's warm side.

    Then stab it with a fork, dip it in GY and curry powder and devour it.

    Lmao... Thanks for the morning chuckle.
  • shelbygt350h
    shelbygt350h Posts: 12
    Hi..I like putting them in a zip lock bag and adding the juice from either Pepperoncini Peppers or Red Hot Sauce ! It's not that interesting...but it adds a little flavor without the added calories !!
  • aura82
    aura82 Posts: 27 Member
    Mix with avocado.
  • wulfdadi
    wulfdadi Posts: 3
    I pickle my eggs.
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