CUTE EGG CHICKS

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These big-eyed chicks will steal the show at your Easter table or on a buffet! Our Test Kitchen staff took a little artistic license with a recipe shared by field editor Tami Escher of Dumont, Minnesota...and came up with these clever chicks.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

12 hard-boiled large eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons finely chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
6 pimiento-stuffed olives
1/2 small sweet red pepper

Steps:

Cut a thin slice from the bottom of each egg to allow it to stand. Using a paring knife, cut around egg white in a zigzag pattern, about a third way down from the top end. Carefully remove yolks to a small bowl; mash with a fork. Stir in mayonnaise, cheese, onion and seasonings. Spoon into bottom portion of egg whites. Replace tops., Cut each olive into four slices; attach to eggs for eyes. Cut twelve small triangles from red pepper; attach to eggs for beaks. Refrigerate until serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158 calories, Fat 13g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 190mg cholesterol, Sodium 223mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 8g protein.