Easy BLT Egg Sandwich Recipe (Meal Prep Lunch)

Can’t decide between an egg salad sandwich and a BLT? You don’t have to! This Easy BLT Egg Sandwich combines them both into one fantastic meal. It’s quick to make and perfect for meal prep lunches! Enjoy this delicious sandwich of creamy egg salad, crispy bacon, juicy tomatoes, and tender lettuce all in one sandwich.

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?Sandwiches often get a bad rap. Boring. Mundane. Predictable.

Seriously? That’s crazy talk! There’s so much you can do with a sandwich that you can’t possibly become bored.

Change the bread for sandwiches. Swap the filling. Add an interesting spread. Toast it. Marry two of your favorites together!

That’s basically what’s happening here in this Egg Salad BLT Sandwich. It’s got the creamy deliciousness of a simple egg salad punctuated by the smoky crunch of bacon, the tender bite of tomato, and the fresh crisp of leaf lettuce.

In a word: Awesome.

Why Make This

It’s delicious. As we’ve already established, if you love egg salad and you love BLTs, then these BLT egg salad sammies will be a winner.

It’s great for packing. Since egg salad holds up pretty well, you can pack it separately from the bread and other fillings, for an easy meal to assemble real quick like at lunch. Add these to your meal prep rotation.

It’s cheap! Oh my goodness, lunch out costs a pretty penny these days. Packing your weekday lunches is the only way to go. Eggs are a very cheap protein, and since you don’t need many bacon slices to add that bit of real bacon flavor, you can stretch your bacon purchase to make quite the affordable sandwich.

TLDR:  This sandwich is pretty easy to assemble and features just a few cheap ingredients, all of them real tasty. No processed junk for this sandwich.

What is an Egg Salad BLT?

What is egg salad?

Egg salad, called egg mayo in the UK, is a sandwich filling made of chopped, hard cooked eggs, creamy mayo, and seasonings. Myriad variations exist, including the addition of chopped celery, chopped pickles, sweet relish, chopped onion, and fresh herbs.

Egg salad is in the same family of recipes as chicken salad, tuna salad, and ham salad, all mixtures containing mayonnaise that are used as sandwich fillings, though some people like to add sour cream or plain greek yogurt. I hope you’ll try my favorite method of making delicious egg salad in this easy recipe, then tweak it for your favorite way.

What is a BLT?

BLT stands for bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. It’s usually prepared on lightly toasted bread with a spread of mayonnaise and black pepper, then layers of bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes before being topped with a second slice of toasted bread.

All the goodness of an Egg Salad BLT

An Egg Salad BLT or BLT Egg Sandwich (I’ve heard it both ways) is a delicious marriage of the two sandwiches. Layer egg salad on lightly toasted (or untoasted) bread, then add bacon, tomatoes, and lettuce. The sandwich is best served right after assembly so the bread doesn’t get too soggy.

Ingredients You Will Need

You’ll need both egg salad and BLT fixings to make this yummy sandwich:

Egg Salad Ingredients

hard-boiled eggs – Buy these cooked at the store or cook them yourself. You can do this on the stove or hard cook eggs in a pressure cooker, or even in the air fryer.

mayo – You can use your favorite commercial brand of mayo or make homemade mayonnaise. If you are a die-hard fan of Miracle Whip, by all means, use that.

chopped green onions – These add a bite to the egg salad sandwiches without being overly onion-flavored.

other seasonings – yellow mustard, salt, and black pepper all add great flavor to egg salad. Dijon mustard is a nice upgrade.

BLT Sandwich Fixings

sliced sandwich bread – Use whole grain bread, rye sourdough bread, or any other favorite bread for sandwiches

cooked bacon – I like to bake bacon as it’s mess-free, but you can also use precooked bacon if you like. 

tomato slices – Roma tomatoes tend to be pretty decent year-round, but in the summer months, this sandwich is amazing with slices of beefsteak or heirloom tomatoes.

lettuce or baby greens – Red lead or romaine lettuce leaves or a bed of greens are great in a BLT Egg Sandwich.

Variations:

Of course, if you want to skip the mayo-based egg salad, try my hard boiled egg sandwich instead, adding salty bacon to give it a delicious twist or add sliced hard cooked egg to a standard BLT.

?How to Make the Best BLT Egg Sandwich

This sandwich is incredibly easy to make!

Start with making the egg salad. 

You’ll need to hard cook the eggs.  Cool and peel them and chop them or mash them with a potato masher. Add enough mayonnaise to hold it all together. Season to taste with the onions, mustard, salt, and pepper.

Next, cook your bacon. 

Baking bacon is an easy, low-mess way to prep it. Drain it well on paper toweling.

Assemble the sandwich. 

Decide whether or not you want to toast the bread. Then, spoon the egg salad over the first slice of bread. Add a layer of chopped bacon, a layer of sliced tomatoes, and top it off with a layer of lettuce or baby greens. Add the top slice of bread and devour.

Serving Suggestions: Egg Salad BLTs are great any time of the day. They work well for picnics or casual lunches and dinners, alongside veggie dippers, fruit salad, and other cold salads.

To Make a Meal Prep: If you’re going to make BLT Egg Sandwiches to meal prep, hold off compiling the sandwich until you’re ready to eat. That way it won’t get soggy. Store the egg salad separately from the bread and other fillings. Assemble right before eating. 

Make a Plan for Leftovers: Promptly refrigerate leftover sandwich ingredients and use it up within 4 days.

Recipe Tips

Keep a few hard cooked eggs on hand – they keep for quite some time — so you can make egg salad whenever you want. I cook up to a dozen in my pressure cooker each week to keep on hand for sandwiches, salads, and snacks.

Cooked bacon can be frozen! Just cook, cool, and wrap well for freezing. It thaws very quickly so you can add a bit to any recipe for a little punch of flavor.

Stock up on ingredients when they are on sale. Bacon is the high ticket item here. Buy it when you find it on sale. When I see a good price, I buy several pounds and store the extras in the freezer.

Bake your own bread. For such a simple ingredient, sandwich bread can be pretty pricing. Baking your own isn’t difficult and can garner you an artisan loaf for about $1!

Make Your Sandwiches Amazing

While we don’t eat out often, I love getting inspiration from restaurants, especially for sandwiches. Often times, chefs will take that little bit of extra time to craft a creative sandwich.

Read my tips for making the best sandwiches.

And though you may pay a pretty penny for that creativity while dining, it turns out that it’s a really simple tweak you can make at home for cheap!

That’s pretty much how I came up Chicken Caesar Baguette Sandwiches, the Chicken Salad Club, Ham and Cheese Foldovers and the Spring Street Club, all amazing sandwich combos, inspired by memorable meals out.

And let’s not forget the The Best Cheese and Pickle Sandwich (Pret Posh Copycat)!

Next time you’re looking for fresh sandwich inspiration, just pull up the menu of your favorite restaurant and see what they cram between two slices of bread!

Or better yet, grab a copy of A Month of Grab & Go Meal Plans. It’s chock full of easy to prep sandwiches, salads, and bowls, that taste great without the wait!

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This post was originally published on March 16, 2019. It has been updated for content and clarity.