Pesto Deviled Eggs

Submitted by Star_Seeker

"These are awesome deviled eggs! My mom came up with the idea to add Pesto, and I played around with it to see how it worked. It turned out great, I make it all the time and usually it's devoured within a few days. I always make a lot, so you might want to split it in half, or maybe even in quarters."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 2 dozen eggs
• 1⁄3 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 6 -8 tablespoons basil pesto

directions

1. Steam eggs for about 55 minutes, then let them cool for about 1 1/2 hours. Crack all the eggs.
2. Cut the eggs in half long ways, then drop all the yolks into a bowl. Use a fork to mash the yolks. It doesn't have to be perfect at this point, just so that they're small-ish crumbles.
3. Add 1/3 cup of water and 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, then stir. Add the pesto, stirring every time you add 2 TBS.
4. Evenly distribute the mixed egg yolk and pesto into the center of each egg, then serve.

Reviews

[Lavender Lynn]

These are very good and not the normal deviled eggs. I followed the ingredients per recipe. I 1/4 the recipe and the yolk mixture was a little dry for my tastes so I added 1 T each mayo and pesto. Made for PAC Spring 2008.

 

[sweetysjd]

Simple and delicious! Sometimes I just make one or two at a time for dinner. I've also added toasted chopped walnuts. Thanks for posting!

 

[Jora6512]

Even my PICKY teenager likes these!

 

[Lady Clare]

Yum- these were so good! I put pesto on a lot of stuff (I am slightly obsessed with it), so I am surprised I haven't done this before on my own lol. Thanks for the recipe!

 

[Starrynews]

This was a fun twist to deviled eggs. I quartered the recipe and the filling came out a little runny, so I think I will decrease the ingredients a bit more next time. Thanks for a tasty recipe!