Top 13+ recipes to use up your hard boiled eggs

Found yourself with an influx of hard boiled eggs? These breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes are the perfect way to put them to use. From a super-simple egg salad to more flavor-packed options, hard-boiled eggs are an easy way to boost your daily protein. Try our 3-Ingredient Egg Salad or Tuna Niçoise Melt for a fresh way to use up all those eggs.

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Avocado Toast with Jammy Eggs

On those days when you truly cannot be bothered to cook or are short on time, here’s avocado toast with jammy eggs to the rescue. This quick, filling dish can easily slide into breakfast, lunch or even dinner, paired with a side of dressed greens. The “jammy” in jammy eggs refers to yolks that are not runny, but still opaque in the center, yielding a creamy, spreadable texture. If you prefer your yolks fully cooked, simply cook the eggs longer, about 10 minutes total.

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3-Ingredient Egg Salad

This easy egg salad recipe proves you only need a few ingredients to make something delicious (not including salt, pepper, oil or water). Greek yogurt and olive oil create a creamy base, while chopped celery adds a crisp, refreshing crunch. Serve on toast, in lettuce wraps or with whole-grain crackers for an easy lunch.

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The Creamiest Egg Salad Sandwich

The egg salad in this sandwich gets its creamy texture from finely grating the eggs, which blends the whites and yolks together so you get a bit of both in each bite. A microplane grater is the best tool to use to get that perfect, uniform texture, but a fine-mesh sieve works well too. We top the egg salad with a little bit of Parmesan cheese and toast the sandwiches in a skillet with a little butter to make this creamy sandwich extra special.

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The Best Avocado Deviled Eggs

These avocado deviled eggs add a little zing to a classic recipe. Avocado combined with egg yolks adds extra creaminess, while lime juice adds an extra hit of acidity. Add chopped cooked bacon for a savory note. Look for pickled red onions in a jar, or make your own by soaking thinly sliced red onion in a solution of white-wine vinegar and sugar for 30 minutes.

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Tuna Niçoise Melt

This sandwich brings together the elegance of a Niçoise salad with the comfort of a classic tuna melt. It combines tuna with briny olives, chopped hard-boiled egg and tomato, all piled onto crusty sourdough bread and topped with melted fontina cheese. The flavors are rich and savory, with a hint of creaminess mixed into the tuna. It’s perfect for a hearty lunch or casual dinner.

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Spinach & Artichoke Salad with Parmesan Vinaigrette

Inspired by the classic warm party dip, this simple salad can be served up right away or divided into small lidded containers for a week of delicious lunches. To keep the hard-boiled eggs tasting fresh, we suggest adding them to your salad just before serving or in the morning before packing your lunch to go.

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Deviled Asparagus

This Deviled Asparagus recipe brings together the best of two classics, deviled eggs and tender spring asparagus, into one fresh side that will fit perfectly into your Easter brunch spread. Look for asparagus that has firm, strong stalks and tops that are tight and green. Serve this alongside other Easter classics like smoked salmon, buttery biscuits or a citrusy salad for a festive addition to your holiday table!

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Dill-Pickle Cauliflower & Potato Salad

Chopped dill pickles offer little nuggets of crunch to potato salad, but don't overlook the brine. Its big, tangy flavor can be used in salad dressings or as a drizzle for roasted or grilled veggies. A little bit goes a long way with pickle brine. It's high in sodium, so if you're using it to flavor a dish or dressing, start small.

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Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup with Soft-Boiled Eggs

Transform canned chicken noodle soup by adding fresh ginger, crunchy vegetables, herbs and a jammy soft-boiled egg. Look for a low-sodium soup that has 450 mg sodium or less per serving.

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Spinach & Egg Tacos

Hard-boiled eggs are combined with spinach, cheese and salsa for a quick, flavorful breakfast. Mashed avocado provides a creamy element, while a squeeze of lime juice brings acidity.

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Ono Kao Sweh (Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup)

With its rich and fragrant coconut broth and chewy noodles, this satisfying bowl, served at Urban Burma in Aurora, Colorado, just might become your go-to chicken soup recipe this season.

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Chopped Cobb Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing

In place of bacon, this satisfying salad uses store-bought crispy chickpeas for lower saturated fat and less prep time. Using fresh herbs, bright citrus and a creamy base of yogurt and mayonnaise for the dressing gives it a flavorful finish.

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Egg Salad English-Muffin Sandwich

When you boil eggs ahead of time, it's easy to create a lickety-split and delightful lunchtime egg salad. And using the flavorful leafy carrot tops in it is like getting herbs for free.