10+ Recipes to Make With Hard-Boiled Eggs

Boiled eggs in the fridge mean you're already halfway to a great meal

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Jost Riebau

Food Editor at Kitchen Stories

Colorfully dyed eggs are an indispensable part of Easter for many families, mine included. Many times, after the holiday is over, my family has plenty of these colorful hard-boiled eggs leftover, uneaten in the fridge. Don't let them go to waste, instead put them to good use!

Hard-boiled eggs are super versatile, so having them already boiled and in the fridge (whether leftover from Easter or not) means your halfway to a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Use them chopped up in salads, sliced or even grated into a sandwich, or nestled into a creamy curry. Here are 10+ recipes to show you how to turn leftover hard-boiled eggs into a real treat!

Springy egg salad with asparagus

This quick and easy egg salad demonstrates not only how to use leftover eggs from an Easter celebration, but with in-season green asparagus, it's also a true messenger of spring and delicious at any time of day!

Tamago sando (Japanese egg salad sandwich)

How about whipping up something with pantry ingredients for your next lunch break? This Japanese egg salad sandwich, as known as a tamago sando, is a handy recipe to turn leftover eggs into a flavorful and filling lunch.

Jammy eggs and kale in turmeric-coconut gravy

Although Ruby's recipe for this creamy turmeric curry calls for waxy eggs, hard-boiled eggs work perfectly well! It’s a wonderful way to turn leftover eggs into a delicious weeknight dinner, plus, it's easy and budget-friendly!