Deviled Eggs – Low Carb | Devilishly Delicious!
Basic Deviled Eggs are so much more than a basic food. Deviled eggs are deliciously ketogenic and as long as you use a pure mayonnaise, preferably Fluffy Chix Cook’s Basic Mayonnaise, deviled eggs are naturally gluten free. These babies have great ratios of fat to protein and carbs and are a “near perfect” food.
When I start feeling jaded with new low carb ketogenic recipes and want something that reminds me of the good times growing up, I turn to simple, yet classic family recipes like chicken salad, pimiento cheese and deviled eggs. And oddly enough, these recipes are low carb dreams! Nothing makes me feel more comforted than the memories of Mama, Wawa, Khakki and Aunt Rea in the kitchen, whipping up some delicious concoction involving our beloved Hellmann’s or their homemade mayonnaise. True. Each of these dishes were easy and almost nothing more than a MDS (mayonnaise delivery system). Little did we know, how food manufacturers were plotting to take over the South—even in the good old days—by killing off DFSWs, one deviled egg and one chicken salad finger sandwich at a time.
Aunt Rea in the background with mayo, making chicken salad while the cousins mug for the camera. Christmas circa 1964. (Khakki’s in the gold shirt, D smiling in the back ground, G holding little Susie, with her moon face from steroids and ITP, and Nanny with her pretty doll. Cousin T was looking on a little disdainfully as only a superior teen can do!
A WORD ABOUT STORE BOUGHT MAYONNAISE
But we make our own Basic Mayonnaise these days, using healthy oils (unfiltered extra virgin olive oil) and we love deviled eggs for another reason. Eggs are still relatively inexpensive—and yard eggs (with their deep orange-gold hue), the most magnificent of all—deliver a great nutritional bargain. Eggs offer deep nutrition. And as we just said, if you can stretch your budget to include pastured eggs, do so because, the nutrition is even higher—or so says Mother Earth News in their Pastured Egg studies. You’ll get Vitamins A, D, E, beta carotene (the good kind) and healthy doses of omega-3 fatty acids. So not only do you get rich fat soluble vitamins, but you also get a targeted delivery system to help absorption of their vitamins and minerals.
Please don’t get me wrong. I KNOW deviled eggs are made throughout the entire universe and are not strictly a Southern food. But we do claim them among our own. Sure, you don’t have to be a DFSW to make perfect deviled eggs, everyone has a family recipe. But you’ve got to admit, Southerners have taken the family chicken salad, pimiento cheese and deviled egg recipes—oh, so naturally ketogenic, and turned them into an institution—or at the very least, an low carb art form.
TIP FOR EASY EGG FILLING
Deviled Eggs – Low Carb | Devilishly Delicious!
Notes
Southern Deviled Eggs are not sweet! No Miracle Whip for this fluffy chix. With or without the tablespoon of dill relish, the recipe is a basic Southern classic. The nutritional information is so close that Mastercook couldn't even distinguish a difference in the numbers; not even with "rounding" to the next nearest whole number or decimal. So pick which version you prefer and go to town!
Serving Ideas Serve as an appetizer, snack or side dish. Filling and nutritious!
Nutritional Information
Per 2 Halves without Relish: 195 Calories; 18g Fat (85.7% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 219mg Cholesterol; 1g Effective Carbs
Per 2 Halves with Vlasic Dill Relish: 195 Calories; 18g Fat (85.7% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 219mg Cholesterol; 1g Effective Carbs
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Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (https://fluffychixcook.com/basic-keto-mayonnaise/)—or Basic Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 3 drops Tabasco Sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Variation:
- 1 tablespoon Vlasic Homestyle Dill Relish
Instructions
- Fill a medium sauce pan with cold water. Add eggs in their shell. Bring water to a boil over high heat. When water boils, reduce heat to medium and boil for 8-9 minutes. When done, pour out boiling water and run cold water over eggs. Carefully remove shells and dry eggs with paper towels.
- Split eggs lengthwise. Pop out egg yolks, being careful not to tear the egg whites. Smash egg yolks with a fork or grate them with a cheese grater. Mix yolks with mayo, mustard, Tabasco and spices through black pepper. Divide filling between 12 halves. Fill eggs and dust tops with paprika. (Smoked paprika or paprika mixed with cayenne is delicious.) Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat within 3 days.
- Variation - Mix dill pickle relish in with the mayo, mustard, Tabasco and spices. Stir to thoroughly combine. Proceed as above with remaining instructions.
Nutrition Facts
Deviled Eggs – Low Carb | Devilishly Delicious!
Serves: 6 Eggs or 12 Halves
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Amount Per Serving: 1 Egg or 2 Halves
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| Calories | 195 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 18g | 27.7% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0 | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 | |
| Sodium | 0 | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 0 | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 | |
| Sugars | ||
| Protein | ||
| Vitamin A | Vitamin C | |
| Calcium | Iron | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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