Eggs in spanish sauce

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Hard-cooked eggs
¼cupMayonnaise or salad dressing
1teaspoonPrepared mustard
½cupChopped onion
¼cupChopped green pepper
2tablespoonsButter or margarine
2tablespoonsAll-purpose flour
2teaspoonsSugar
128 oz. can tomatoes,cut up
1Bay leaf
¼cupFine dry bread crumbs
1tablespoonButter, melted

Directions

Halve eggs lengthwise. Remove yolks and mash; stir in mayonnaise, mustard, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Stuff egg whites with yolk mixture.

Arrange egg halves in a 10x6x2 inch baking dish. Cook onion and green pepper in 2 tbsp. butter till tender. Stir in flour, sugar, ½ tsp.

salt, and dash of pepper. Add undrained tomatoes and bay leaf. Cook and stir till bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove bay leaf; pour over eggs. Toss together crumbs and 1 tbsp. melted butter; sprinkle atop. Bake in a 350F oven about 25 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Serves 4,