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The Creamiest and Best Egg Salad Sandwich

Jun 13 All Ages

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I tend to view Mother’s Day as almost more important than Father’s Day. I guess it’s because my own dad doesn’t like gifts or sentimental things, like letters, as much as my mom (well, maybe he does, but he wouldn’t say he does), so it doesn’t seem like a big deal. This year, however, I’d like to pay tribute to my dad by perfecting one of his favorite sandwiches: Egg Salad.

The Creamiest and Best Egg Salad Sandwich | This sandwich is so yummy and very cheap. It's the miracle whip and one special technique that make this the best sandwich!Last year, we lived in my parent’s house while we were looking for a home to buy. My mom and I took turns cooking during the three months we lived there, and one of the meals I prepared was Egg Salad Sandwiches. I didn’t know at the time that my dad likes his Egg Salad Sandwich just the way my grandma (his mom) made them. She diced each hard-boiled egg, and that night I haphazardly mashed those babies up! How was I supposed to know that I was beating the life out of the eggs? As we were eating, he made the comment that the eggs were supposed to be cubed. You’d think my mom could’ve let me in on the little secret while I was preparing them, right? 🙂

So I thought I’d redeem myself this Father’s Day by trying to perfect this Egg Salad. I haven’t had the chance to make my perfect Egg Salad Sandwich for my dad, but I’ll be sure to let you know what he thinks when I do. I personally think it’s a creamy and scrumptious, eggy-delightful sandwich!

I learned a lot from my dad, but the one thing that made the most impact in my life was teaching me how to budget.

I had just started my first “real” job, right before my senior year of high school, when my dad sat me down at the computer to teach me this powerful skill. He taught me how he did his budget, and then we went over how to get started with mine.

It was literally life changing, because, before this, I would have gone to college straight out of high school, majored in French, and accumulated a massive amount of debt by getting student loans. Instead, I worked for a year after high school, then went to school with a scholarship under my wing, and graduated 4 years later with a degree in Finance (thanks to my newfound passion for budgeting). I only owed $2,500 in student loans (which I paid off in less than a year). I’m not saying student loans are evil, but I personally wouldn’t enjoy paying for something every month that I could have paid for, in the first place, with some careful planning.

I guess you could say he saved me from living life on a whim.

The Creamiest and Best Egg Salad Sandwich | This sandwich is so yummy and very cheap. It's the miracle whip and one special technique that make this the best sandwich!
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The Creamiest and Best Egg Salad Sandwich

Course Main Course, Side Dish
Keyword eggs, sandwiches
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 sandwiches
Author Charlee Flaminio

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs cooked and diced
  • 1/2 tsp ground mustard or 1 tsp. regular mustard
  • 3 1/2 Tbsp Miracle Whip NOT Mayo
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 4 slices Grandma Sycamore white bread or whatever bread you prefer

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients together, except the bread. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Spread Miracle Whip on two pieces of bread (‘cuz a little extra Miracle Whip never hurt anybody, right?), then add the egg salad. Enjoy!

Cost to Make Egg Salad Sandwiches

Eggs – $0.42
Mustard – $0.10
Miracle Whip – $0.09
Salt – $0.01
Pepper – $0.01
Bread – $0.60
Total cost – $1.23
Cost per serving – $0.62

What’s something your father has taught you that’s made an impact on your life? 

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Charlee Flaminio
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I'm a mom of 3 on a journey to feed my family nourishing foods. Personally, I believe you can cook healthy food and still have time for your loved ones.
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By Charlee Flaminio on Jun 13

Comments

  1. Kristina@amominneedofadvice.blogspot.com says

    06.13.14 at 1:16 pm

    I am in LOVE with egg salad sandwiches. You can bet I’ll be trying this one very soon. PINNED IT! I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. Your picture is incredible. 🙂

    Reply
    • CharleeAnne says

      06.13.14 at 1:36 pm

      Ha. César took that picture! I think I’ll dub him the blog photographer from now on!

      They are so simple, yet so delicious, right? Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply
  2. Georgia says

    06.13.14 at 9:21 pm

    Hi Charlee! I’m so glad you stopped over to Oatmeal Smiles. And um.. this egg sandwich looks amazing! Maybe Cesar is on to something with photography bc I was going to say that the picture is awesome too! Look, you’re a blogging team! 😉

    Reply
    • CharleeAnne says

      06.21.14 at 11:51 pm

      Georgia, I apologize for replying to your comment more than a week later! Your comment (for some odd reason) was in my spam folder. I’ve never checked it before, and I just did. I am so glad I did!

      Thank you for the compliment! I will definitely tell César that you like the pic. He’ll be happy!

      Reply
  3. Jenna @ A Savory Feast says

    07.09.14 at 10:49 am

    I bet these would be great with the Miracle Whip! I need to try this. Thanks for sharing with Hump Day Happenings!

    Reply
    • CharleeAnne says

      07.09.14 at 10:00 pm

      That’s the only way I knew it growing up. Mayo didn’t exist in our house!

      Reply
  4. Katy Blevins says

    07.09.14 at 12:36 pm

    I have been craving an egg salad sandwich lately!!! I will have to give this recipe a try!

    Reply
    • CharleeAnne says

      07.09.14 at 10:01 pm

      If I was your neighbor, I’d make it for you! Enjoy!

      Reply
  5. Chels says

    11.26.14 at 5:12 pm

    Hannah followed your recipe a couple weeks ago- yum & perfect!

    Reply
    • Charlee Anne says

      11.29.14 at 11:58 pm

      That’s great! She’s such a little chef!

      Reply
  6. Morgan says

    10.23.17 at 8:52 pm

    I am guessing you live in Utah. I used to. I now live in Mississippi and I love it but I do miss Grandma Sycamore Bread. It is the very best. Love your blog.

    Reply
    • Charlee says

      10.27.17 at 8:12 am

      Yep, I do! Thanks for stopping in, Morgan. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Chels says

    04.26.21 at 3:17 pm

    5 stars
    Wow, can’t believe you shared this over 6 years ago! This is still where I come when my boys want a delicious egg salad sandwich!

    Reply

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