Easy Pickled Eggs ~ 2 Ingredients, No Canning SIMPLE!

Making pickled eggs without canning is so easy!  Use canned beets to make the easiest recipe ever . . .  if you can even call it a recipe.  It has two ingredients.  Yes, really!

My husband loves to eat them by themselves, but they’re great in salads or eaten as a side with a sandwich or . . . whatever!

Eggs are a great deal this week. They’re hard to pass up!

Kroger Dozen Eggs 79¢ (at Fry’s)

Lucerne Dozen Large Eggs 97¢ (limit 2, w/ ad coupon or Alb or Safeway digital)

Of course, if you look online, you’ll find many recipes for making pickled eggs.  Some require canning, others don’t.

I don’t claim that this is a gourmet recipe, but my husband likes them and they’re super simple and affordable.

Are you ready for it?

The two secret ingredients you need to make pickled eggs . . .

Eggs
Can/jar of pickled beets with juice

Yes, that’s all.

1.  Boil eggs.
2.  Peel eggs.
3.  Place whole, peeled eggs in a container with a lid.
4.  Cover the eggs with juice from pickled beets.
   (Make sure it says “pickled” somewhere on whatever you buy.  Use the actual beets for whatever else you want.)
5.  Leave the container in the refrigerator for 5+ days, rotating eggs every day or two if all aren’t fully immersed.

I usually do a dozen eggs with two cans of pickled beet juice.  The container I use doesn’t quite cover the tops of them but is a pretty good fit.  I make sure to rotate them every day or two.

Or, more realistically … my husband eats a couple early and then they fall down on the their sides and fit even better.  He doesn’t usually wait 5 days to dig in.

If you’re anxious, you can eat the eggs any time, but leaving them there at least 5 days will add flavor.  The longer you leave them in there, the more they’ll soak up the juice and add flavor to the egg.

Jars are popular containers, but I use a 1.75 quart (7 cup) Pyrex container with a plastic lid.  You can find that size on Amazon or at many local stores.  Target is a better price than Amazon right now.  Target has free pick up or shipping is free if you have a RedCard or spend $35+.

The full price of a can of pickled beets is 75¢ at Fry’s right now.  Make sure you don’t get the plain ones, but that it says “pickled” somewhere on the can or jar you purchase.

Extra tip/variation:

If you finish off a jar of something with another vinegar-based juice, give it a try — pickles, pepperoncinis, jalapenos, etc.  Boil a few eggs and stick them right in the jar with the juice and wait for the flavor to soak through.  It’s super frugal since you were going to throw out the juice anyway!

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