Deviled eggs are always a favorite appetizer. These creamy deviled eggs are topped with crispy bacon and fresh chives – they are sure to disappear fast!
If you caught my post from the other day – amazing, melt-in-your-mouth slow cooker short rib sliders – and wondered what might be a good side dish I’ve got a great idea for you today. Deviled eggs are great party/game-day/it’s-just-a-random-Sunday appetizer and something I always make a beeline for – I’ve never met a deviled egg I didn’t like. And, come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever had the same deviled egg twice – the garnish opportunities are endless.
I’d never turn my nose up to a plain deviled egg with a simple sprinkle of paprika, but, I have to say, I like mine with a little more somethin’-somethin’ on top.
Like bacon. I never say no to bacon.
And because I’m sharing this smack-dab in the middle of a crazy week, I’m keeping it short and sweet today. I hope you give these creamy deviled eggs with a garnish of crispy bacon and fresh chives a try – trust me, they won’t last long so make a double batch!
If you like this recipe, you might like my Jalapeno Popper Dip or Pimento Cheese Dip, too!
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Deviled Eggs with Bacon & Chives
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
Deviled eggs are always a favorite and the flavor combinations are endless. I love the combination of bacon, eggs, and fresh chives – these are easy to make and are so good!
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- up to a 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2–3 slices of bacon, sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
Instructions
- Place the eggs in a medium pot and cover them by an inch with cold water. Bring that pot to a boil and, once boiling, turn off the heat, cover the pot and remove it from the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water for 10 minutes.
- While the eggs are cooking, cook the bacon in a small pan over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and let it drain on a plate lined with a paper towel.
- Once the eggs have cooked for 10 minutes, pour the hot water out (keeping the eggs in the pan) and cover them with cold water to stop the cooking process (throwing some ice cubes in class=”gr_ gr_69 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_disable_anim_appear undefined Grammar multiReplace” id=”69″ data-gr-id=”69″>helps, too). Let cool for about 10 minutes or so.
- Once they’ve cooled, remove the shells. Slice each egg in half lengthwise. Gently scoop out the yolks and place the yolks in a medium-sized bowl. Place the egg whites on a plate or serving platter.
- To make the filling, first mash the eggs yolks with a rubber spatula. Next, add the mayonnaise starting with just a quarter cup. Stir the two together using a rubber spatula. Keep adding a little bit more mayonnaise in batches until you get a creamy consistency. Add the mustard, garlic powder, and salt and give it all a good stir.
- Scoop the filling into a large zip lock bag. Give it a squeeze so the filling fills one bottom corner of the bag. Snip the corner off and then gently squeeze enough filling to fill each egg white half.
- Top each deviled egg with some of the bacon and a sprinkling of chopped fresh chives.
Notes
Depending on the size of your eggs you may need more or less mayonnaise. I recommend starting with about a 1/4 cup and then add more until you get the consistency you like.
You can make the eggs ahead of time (up to a day ahead) and keep them in the refrigerator until you’re ready to serve them. Hold off on the garnish, though – I recommend making that the day of and topping the eggs just before you serve them otherwise the bacon won’t stay crispy.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Boil
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 deviled eggs
- Calories: 196
- Sugar: 0.4g
- Sodium: 350.2mg
- Fat: 17.9g
- Saturated Fat: 4.1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13.0g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 0.8g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 7.4g
- Cholesterol: 196.4mg
Keywords: deviled eggs recipe, deviled eggs with bacon
The nutrition information in this recipe is an estimate only and was calculated using Nutrifox, an online nutrition calculator.
Theresa says
I used this recipe for a Christmas party at my boyfriend’s sister’s house. There were approximately 125 people in attendance. I hard boiled five dozen eggs, thus, I had 100 deviled eggs!! Compliments came in from six year old kids to 85 year old kids. The five containers (20 eggs each) were empty by the end of the night. Please don’t think there wasn’t much food at the party. My boyfriend’s family is Greek. The amount of food was incredible. There were some left-overs but no deviled eggs went into a to-go container!!! Great recipe.Enjoy!
★★★★★
April Anderson says
100 deviled eggs! That’s amazing and I’m so happy everyone loved them. Thanks for letting me know and thank you for the rating!
swayam says
this looks and sounds extremely delicious April!! my hubb is a big devilled egg fan… cant wait to try these out 🙂
April says
Thanks! I hope you like them 🙂
Tamara Coleman says
I grew up in the South and we love deviled eggs! Beautiful picture 🙂
April says
Thanks so much, Tamara!
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
I totally agree that when these are served, they are the first appetizer completed. Love your additions.
Ali @ Home & Plate says
I love deviled eggs but haven’t thought to add bacon. It’s genius! A must try for sure.
★★★★★
Felesha says
These are right up my alley. Great for the super bowl coming up! Yum!!
Platter Talk says
Fantastic spin on this classic finger food; I especially love the bacon in it!
★★★★★
April says
Thanks! Bacon is the best 🙂
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says
You know I’ve never actually had a deviled egg! I think they are more American than English 🙂 they look good though! I love the idea of topping them with bacon (much better than paprika!)
★★★★★
April says
You have to try them! So good 🙂