15 Easy Ways to Use Up Leftover Easter Eggs

Kelli Foster

updated Apr 11, 2022

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How to Hard Boil Eggs

Leftovers are the best part of any holiday celebration. For Easter, that means lots and lots of hard-boiled eggs (oh, and we have plenty of delicious ideas for what to with that leftover ham, too!). Coming up with easy, delicious ways to eat leftover hard-boiled eggs feels as much a part of the tradition as dyeing the eggs beforehand — or, at least, that’s how it goes most years.

Egg salad is a must, but hard-boiled eggs are an easy and delicious addition to all sorts of meals, from avocado toast to grain bowls to quesadillas. And if a recipe calls for soft-boiled, poached eggs, or over-easy eggs, don’t be afraid to swap in hard-boiled eggs instead. Here are 15 ideas for using up hard-boiled eggs.

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Classic Cobb Salad

This classic Cobb salad recipe hits that sweet spot of just the right ingredients made in the easiest way possible.

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Mediterranean Breakfast Pitas

Add some sliced hard-boiled egg to a hummus-filled pita and you've got a quick and filling breakfast, lunch, or snack. The recipe calls for sliced cucumber and tomato, but any kind of leftover veggies are fair game here. Think of it as a hand-held hummus bowl.

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Classic Egg Salad

When you've got a pile of leftover hard-boiled eggs, it's hard to pass up classic egg salad.

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Mediterranean Hummus Bowl

A hard-boiled egg or two makes a great stand-in for soft-boiled in a hummus bowl loaded with grains and leftover roasted vegetables.

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Pesto and Egg Baguette Sandwich

If you're tired of regular egg salad, this is the sandwich to turn to. Add a generous swipe of jarred pesto on a baguette, roll, or whatever kind of bread you have handy, and layer it with a couple sliced hard-boiled eggs.

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Egg and Avocado Salad on Toast

If you love avocado toast and have a soft spot for egg salad, here's a delicious way to marry the two.

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Asparagus with Eggs and Parmesan

Talk about a fast-and-fancy WFH lunch: No matter how you cook a bunch of asparagus, topping it with a few chopped eggs, shaved Parm, and flaky salt is always a good idea.

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Avocado Deviled Eggs with Everything Bagel Spice

Imagine egg salad became friends with avocado toast, and then everything bagel spice came to join the party. These deviled eggs get richness, velvety texture, and vivid color from ripe avocado, and the sprinkling of nutty, toasty everything bagel spice on top adds just the right amount of crunch and savoriness.

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Curried Egg Salad on Naan

Egg salad is always a favorite for using up a bunch of leftover boiled eggs at once. This version jazzes up the classic with a little help from the spice cabinet.

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Titi Nancy’s Potato Salad

This hearty and satisfying potato salad is a great side dish for the holidays. It's made with russet potatoes, bell peppers, mayonnaise, egg, onion, and parsley.

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Moroccan-Spiced Chickpea Bowls

This feel good, high-protein recipes calls for a yolky poached egg, but hard-boiled eggs make a great substitute.

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Classic Macaroni Salad

This classic macaroni salad is perfect for picnics and potlucks.

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This French-inspired sandwich is basically a Nicoice salad is sandwich form. It's perfect picnic fare.

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Classic Thousand Island Dressing

It's surprising easy to make at home, and calls for a hard-boiled egg.

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Boiled Egg, Seared Asparagus & Pickled Onion Sandwiches

You'll want to keep this perfect picnic lunch on repeat all spring and summer.

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