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Home » Lunch » Salad » Jalapeno Cheddar Egg Salad

Jalapeno Cheddar Egg Salad

Created: March 20, 2018 Updated: September 14, 2020 by Lyuba Brooke 5 Comments

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Delicious egg salad with a little zesty bite. This simple egg salad only had a few ingredients but a great combination of flavors from spicy jalapeno peppers and sharp cheddar cheese.

Jalapeno Cheddar Egg Salad in a bowl on a plate

EGG SALAD

How fun is it that Easter falls on April 1st this year?! It’s Easter and April Fool’s Day combined into one and I think there are opportunities that can’t be missed.

Many families like to participate in April Fool’s day fun and even hold yearly contests of “out-pranking” each other. Easter is a whole new theme to be explored when it comes to pranks. I’ve heard some parents talk about prank Easter Egg Hunts, where the eggs would be empty of filled with food kids hate.

I think that could be hilarious with some older kids but little kids might get quite heartbroken to spend all that time finding eggs just to find them empty or filled with broccoli. Maybe if there was a grand prize involved at the end, so that the empty eggs won’t feels so disappointing.

If I had teenage kids, I would totally make a prank egg hunt. I would come up with some hard riddles that take them a long time to solve and then lead them to a prank prize. After everyone is done laughing (and laughing, and laughing), I would have a real prize for them though.

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Since my son is still young and would be quite heartbroken to find broccoli in his Easter eggs, I need to come up with an harmless prank that would make him laugh. I’m thinking something that jumps out at him, he would find that hilarious. I’ll have to put hubs on the project of rigging the eggs to have something pop out as little man open them.

Besides the egg hunt pranks, food pranks are quite funny too. I’ve seen cupcakes that are actually made with savory food, doughnuts that are actually apples, cinnamon buns that are actually pulled pork buns, and many more. I’ve spent over an hours looking though prank ideas on Pinterest and laughing my butt of at some of them.

There is one prank I really want to pull on my husband, where you put a $20 bill in the toilet and saran wrap it. Besides that, I need to come up with a good food prank that he and little man will fall for.

I need some good ideas so comment if you’ve done something funny that you did and it worked!

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Jalapeno Cheddar Egg Salad in a pita on a plate with lettuce

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Jalapeno Cheddar Egg Salad

This simple egg salad only had a few ingredients but a great combination of flavors from spicy jalapeno peppers and sharp cheddar cheese.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 518kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 12 hard boiled eggs
  • 3 jalapeno peppers seeded
  • 1 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • salt
  • 2 tbsp sour cream
  • 1/3 cup mayo (1/2 cup if you like it creamier)

Optional:

  • 1/2 tsp chipotle chili powder
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Instructions

  • Peel and dice hard boiled eggs. Add them to a large mixing bowl.
  • Seed and dice jalapenos and add them to the bowl with eggs.
  • Add cheddar cheese and salt. Gently mix until everything is evenly incorporated. 
    (If you want to add a little more spice to the egg salad, add some chipotle chili powder.)
  • Add mayo and sour cream. Gently mix until all evenly combined. 
  • Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container. 

Nutrition

Calories: 518kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 607mg | Sodium: 539mg | Potassium: 261mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1465IU | Vitamin C: 12.5mg | Calcium: 336mg | Iron: 2.1mg
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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Kata says

    September 6, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    I wanna make this for my night time meals. How many days can it last in the fridge?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 19, 2018 at 4:23 pm

      Hi Kata!
      I wouldn’t hold it more than 3 days. Cooked eggs don’t actually have a very long shelf life. Keep it in an air-tight container in the fridge.

      Reply
  2. Tom says

    March 27, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    What is the serving size? I see nutrition info, but serving size is not there.

    thank you!!

    Reply
  3. bullet force says

    March 24, 2018 at 2:16 am

    Amazing salad recipe!

    Reply
  4. 2pots2cook says

    March 21, 2018 at 5:20 am

    5 stars
    Oh yes ! Easter salad it is ! Thank you!

    Reply

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