Deviled Egg Pasta Salad
This deviled egg pasta salad is loaded with so many goodies. It's also so quick and easy to make!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Lunch, Pot Luck, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Cost: £1.50 / $2
Medium Pot with Lid (for eggs)
Medium Pot & Colander (for pasta)
Small Mixing Bowl & Spatula (for dressing)
Large Mixing Bowl & Salad Tossers
Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
Dressing
- 1 cup / 240g Full Fat Mayo
- 1/4 cup / 60g Sour Cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
- 1 tbsp Gherkin/Dill Pickle Juice
- 1/2 tsp EACH: Sugar, Salt, Hot Sauce (or to taste)
- 1/4 tsp White Pepper
Pasta Salad
- 9oz / 250g Dried Macaroni
- 6-8 Hard Boiled Eggs, diced (see notes)
- 1/3 cup / 5 rashers Bacon, cooked, cooled & chopped
- 1/3 cup / 4-5 small Gherkins/Dill Pickles, finely diced
- 1/3 cup / 1 large stalk Celery, finely diced
- 1/3 cup / 1 small Red Onion, finely diced
- 1 tbsp Chives, finely diced
- few pinches of Smoked Paprika, to serve
Pasta: Pop your pasta in salted boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain in a colander and rinse with cold water until completely cold. Ensure you've shook out all the water, then place in a large mixing bowl.
Dressing: In a small mixing bowl combine mayo, sour cream, dijon mustard, pickle juice, sugar, salt, white pepper and hot sauce. Taste test for seasoning and adjust if desired.
Pasta Salad: To the large mixing bowl of pasta add hard boiled egg, bacon, celery, red onion, chives and pickles. Pour in the dressing and use salad tossers to mix everything.
Serve: Sprinkle over a few pinches of smoked paprika. Tightly cover and store in the fridge or serve up right away. I like to give it an hour, just to allow the flavours to marry.
a) Hard Boiled Eggs - I know everyone has their own method of boiled eggs, but here's what I do:
- Place eggs in a pot and cover with cold water (make sure every part of all the eggs is comfortably covered).
- Turn on high heat and leave until the you reach a rolling boil. Once the eggs start dancing, immediately turn off the heat, pop on a lid and leave on the hob for 10mins.
- After 10 mins, spoon eggs into a bowl of ice (or very cold) water (this is to stop the cooking process).
- Peel and dice eggs to desired texture for egg mayo.
b) Quantities - Feel free to increase any of your favourite fillings (i.e the bacon). This is just what I recommend. Everything is equal quantities in 1/3 cups measurements too.
c) Make Ahead - This will store for comfortably for 3 days tightly stored in the fridge. It holds up pretty well and stays relatively creamy, but you can stir through a dollop of mayo just before serving if you think it needs it.
d) Calories - one serving (8 in total).
Calories: 462kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.73g | Protein: 13.14g | Fat: 33.15g | Saturated Fat: 5.561g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13.558g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7.183g | Trans Fat: 0.053g | Cholesterol: 205mg | Sodium: 547mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 2.1g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1.25mg