Special Egg Salad Recipe

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We enjoy this egg salad as a stuffing for fresh tomatoes or a spread on sandwiches. It could even be used as a dip with your favorite crackers.—Judy Nissen, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Special Egg Salad Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 6 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 3 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
  • 12 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
  • 6 lettuce leaves

Directions

  • In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. beat in the mayonnaise, sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper; fold in the eggs. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve on toast with lettuce. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving equals 259 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 225 mg cholesterol, 528 mg sodium, 30 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat, 1 lean meat.

Originally published as Special Egg Salad in Country Woman March/April 2003, p36

Tip

New Use for Ice Cream Cones

Have picky eaters at your house? Try serving chicken, egg or tuna salad in an ice cream cone instead of between bread. Kids love this crunchy lunch that resembles dessert. —Suzanne M., Lyons, Georgia

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Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2011 by dwclark39

Excellent! My husband didn't even notice he wasn't eating my usual egg salad. Great healthy lunch.


Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2010 by veedwa9

Ok,not great but ok man of little wrods I thanks you


Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2010 by Tom1234

Very healthy and tasty. Nice! MMMM!


Reviewed on Jun. 03, 2008 by NJ_mommy_1

This egg salad recipe was very good! I like my egg salad warm so I skipped the regrigerate for 1 hour and ate the salad as soon as I was done making it. Thanks, will definitely use this recipe again.

 
 
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