Bacon Deviled Eggs

If you are making the bacon, preheat oven at 425°F and cook bacon in the oven for 14-18 minutes. Check at the 14 minute mark to see if you need to cook bacon further. When bacon is done, chop bacon into bacon bits. Optional: save some bacon bits as garnish for later. Alternatively, use crumbled bacon bits instead of cooking bacon as a shortcut.

Bring water to boil in a pot. Once water is boiling, gently submerge eggs into water (use a spoon to bring each egg into water). Cook eggs for 9-10 minutes. Drain hot water, and fill pot with cold water for a couple of minutes to cool the eggs. Drain cold water. (See Note 1)

Peel the egg shell from the eggs. Cut eggs into half.

Remove yolk and bring yolk to a bowl. Smash egg yolk to remove all the clumps. Then add mayonnaise, sweet pickled relish, bacon bits, yellow mustard, and salt and pepper. Combine well.

Slit a small slit on the corner of a zip lock bag. Add yolk mixture to zip lock bag. Push mixture out through the hole in zip lock bag into egg. Alternatively, you can scoop mixture directly onto egg using a small spoon.

Garnish with smoked paprika, additional bacon bits and chives.

Serve and enjoy!