Everything Bagel Bacon & Egg Salad Stuffed Avocados

As much as I love brunch, I’m not in love with waking up early to prepare it. This 5-ingredient dish is so quick and easy to throw together and packs so much flavor into a tiny gorgeous package, no one will know it only took you 10 minutes to make!

If you’re gluten free and want to make this more substantial, serve it over some spring mix lettuce. If you are a carb lover, serve it with some bagel chips or crusty baguette slices. If you‘re super lazy like I am in the mornings, serve it with mimosas and your guests won’t want to leave! Either way, if you make this, I promise you won’t be sorry.

 Everything Bagel Bacon & Egg Salad Stuffed Avocados

6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped

6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled

2/3 cup mayonnaise

1 Tablespoon Everything but the Bagel Seasoning, divided

6 small ripe avocados

 

In a medium mixing bowl gently stir together the chopped egg, bacon, mayonnaise and 2 teaspoons of the bagel seasoning.

Cut the avocados in half, remove the pits, peel and place on a serving platter, cut side up.

Spoon the egg salad mixture into the avocado halves and sprinkle with the remaining Bagel seasoning.

Serve immediately.

This is my entry for the Hellmann's Deli Club Brunch Mini Challenge

#minichallenge #HellmannsBrunch #hellmannsdeliclub

Big as Texas BBQ Bloody Mary

When I saw that Smithworks Vodka was hosting a Bloody Mary contest, I knew I had to enter! Part of the fun of a Bloody Mary is the garnishes and I loaded my Big as Texas BBQ Bloody Mary with a Chicken Fried Steak Slider, a Deviled Egg, Fried Chicken Wing, celery stick (can you even have a Bloody Mary without one?), jalapeno garlic stuffed olives, pickle and a marinated artichoke heart! 

Big as Texas BBQ Bloody Mary 

1 Tablespoon BBQ sauce

1 Tablespoon BBQ seasoning

 1 cup Zing Zang Bloody Mary Mix

3 ounces Smithworks Vodka

1 Tablespoon BBQ sauce

Juice of ½ a lime

Splash of EACH: Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, pickled jalapeno brine, soy sauce, olive juice

 Top with the best snack/skewer/toppers that ever did exist: Chicken Fried Steak Slider, Deviled Egg, Fried Chicken Wing, celery stick, jalapeno garlic stuffed olives, pickle, marinated artichoke heart

 Dip the rim of 2 glasses into the BBQ sauce, then the BBQ seasoning. Fill with ice.

 In a pitcher stir together the Bloody Mary Mix, Smithworks Vodka, BBQ sauce, lime juice, and a splash of EACH: Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, pickled jalapeno brine, soy sauce, olive juice. Pour the mixture into the glasses, top with snack/skewer/toppers and enjoy!

Loaded Muffuletta Fries

Loaded Muffuletta Fries!! It was the first Saints game of the season yesterday and I think my entry for the Grown In Idaho “Super Fry Fan Recipe Challenge” was the perfect snack to have while watching the game! 

Super Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries are loaded down with a provolone and mozzarella cheese sauce, crispy fried salami cubes, ham, olive salad mix and green onions – it’s all the flavors you love about the traditional muffuletta but piled on top of crispy fries!!

Loaded Muffuletta Fries

 Mixed Olive Salad:

½ cup mixed olives, coarsely chopped

½ cup giardiniera (pickled mixed vegetables), chopped

¼ cup Italian dressing

2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

Provolone Cheese Sauce:

1 Tablespoon butter

1 Tablespoon flour

2 cups whole milk, warmed

2 cups grated provolone cheese 

2 cups grated mozzarella cheese 

1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 Tablespoon cornstarch

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

1 bag Grown in Idaho Super Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries

½ cup diced salami

½ cup diced ham

¼ cup sliced green onions

In a small mixing bowl, stir together the chopped mixed olives, giardiniera, Italian dressing and parsley. Set in the fridge to chill.

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the warm milk, and cook, stirring constantly, until all the lumps are gone and the sauce has thickened (about 5 minutes). Toss the cheeses with the cornstarch. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the cheeses, salt and pepper. Stir until the sauce is smooth. 

Prepare the Super Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries according to the package directions. 

Place the cubed salami in a small frying pan over medium high heat. Cook until crisp and set aside. 

When the fries are crisp and hot, pour the cheese sauce over the top. Sprinkle with the crispy salami, ham, olive salad and green onions. Serve immediately.

Cilantro Lime Crema Deviled Eggs

I have super exciting news AND a new recipe to share today. First off, my “Mexi-Cajun Jambalaya Arancini with Cilantro Lime Crema” won this week’s “Most Creative Entry” prize of $100, lots of foodie goodies from Don Pancho Foods and Pork Barrel BBQ It’s always so exciting to hear that your recipe was appreciated and I was so honored to read the judges comments! Now here’s hoping I make it to the Grand Prize win next week!! 

Even though I can’t enter any more recipes in the Don 

Pancho recipe contest, I couldn’t keep these to myself. They’re just too good not to share and would be the perfect addition to your Labor Day menu!!

Who doesn’t love deviled eggs? They’re always welcome at my house and they’re always the first plate emptied! I took this Southern staple south of the border today with this super simple twist! Cilantro Lime Crema and avocado is the base for my deviled egg filling and it makes the most delicious easy appetizer!

Cilantro Lime Crema Deviled Eggs 

12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced in half 

1 large ripe avocado, peeled and pit removed 

1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt 

¾ cup Don Pancho Cilantro Lime Crema 

1 small jalapeno, sliced thinly 

Place the egg yolks, avocado, garlic salt and ½ cup of the sauce in a medium mixing bowl and mash with the back of a fork until the mixture is completely smooth. Place the filling in a quart sized plastic bag and cut the tip of the bag off. Pipe the filling into the egg whites. Drizzle the filled eggs with the remaining sauce, top each egg with a slice of jalapeno and serve.