Eggs Stuffed With Herbed Shrimp

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 large eggs, hard-cooked*
• 1 (4 ounce) can baby shrimp, drained
• 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 2 tablespoons chopped canned black olives
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• lettuce leaf, if desired
• 1 sprig fresh thyme or 1 sprig chives, for garnish, if desired

Recipe

• 1 peel and cut the eggs in half lengthwise; remove the yolks. set whites aside, carefully keeping them intact.
• 2 mash yolks in a small bowl with a fork. add shrimp, yogurt, olives, chives, thyme, dry mustard and black pepper; blend well. place the egg halves on a plate lined with leaf lettuce, if desired.
• 3 mound each egg half with the shrimp-yolk mixture. garnish with thyme or chives, if desired.
• 4 *to hard cook eggs: cover eggs with cold water in a saucepan. bring water to a boil. lower heat; simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. plunge eggs into cold water to stop cooking and to keep yolks from discoloring.
• 5 **tip: if you prefer, use fat-free mayonnaise, or use half fat-free plain yogurt and half mayonnaise.
• 6 nutritional information per serving: calories 50; total fat 3g; saturated fat 1g; cholesterol 125mg; sodium 100mg; total carbohydrate 1g; fiber 0g; protein 5g; vitamin a 4%dv*; vitamin c 2%dv; calcium 4%dv; iron 4%dv.
• 7 *daily value.
• 8 (tip: for less cholesterol, use only 4 or 6 cooked yolks.).