Zucchini Lasagna Recipe that ISN’T Watery

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Zucchini Lasagna Recipe that ISN’T Watery

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Our Low-Carb Zucchini Lasagna is a delicious, healthy version of traditional lasagna. This noodle-free lasagna swaps pasta for grilled zucchini for the perfect weeknight meal for the whole family! This lasagna will teach you how to use up extra zucchini from overflowing gardens or winter months when you want healthy dinner ideas!

We’ve been testing zucchini lasagna for months to bring you the best way to use up all that garden zucchini, and trust us, this one’s a winner.

a metal spatula is digging into a full baking dish of layered veggies, meat sauce, and cheese.

The Key to Rich Flavor in  Zucchini Lasagna

Our goal: make it healthier without sacrificing flavor.

What Meat to Use in Lasagna

The sauce is key. We tested everything from ground beef to sausage, but our favorite was our signature burger blend—60% chuck, 40% brisket. That rich, hearty flavor even held up without meat for a great vegetarian option.

Ricotta VS Cottage Cheese in Lasagna

Then came the cheese. Mozzarella was a given, but we debated ricotta cheese vs. cottage cheese. Shockingly, cottage cheese won! It’s high in protein, and it made the layers creamy and light

two plates are sitting aside a large baking dish full of zucchini lasagna. each of the plates has a large serving of the dish and a fork.

Why We LOVE Zucchini Lasagna

Best of all, this comes together fast

One Layer Strawberry Shortcake Cake

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One Layer Strawberry Shortcake Cake

a photo of a single piece of moist white cake on a small dessert plate topped with whipped cream cream cheese frosting and juicy red strawberries

Dive into summer with our one layer strawberry shortcake cake! This single layer, 9×13″ white cake uses a simple boxed cake mix that’s been doctored up for the most moist white cake recipe. Top it all off with a dreamy cream cheese whipped cream frosting and plenty of juicy strawberries. The classic flavors of strawberry shortcake in a 1 layer cake!

Watch How This Strawberry Shortcake Cake Recipe is Made…

I’ve found that when we get invited to a summer potluck, BBQ or picnic I struggle to figure out the perfect summer dessert to bring. I want something light and comforting, but it must scream summer too. That to me is always strawberry shortcake, but let’s be honest, individual desserts are kind of a hassle to drag out to a park or friend’s backyard. That’s where my favorite strawberry shortcake cake comes in!!!

It’s a simple, extra moist white cake that uses a doctored up cake mix, a dreamy, creamy whipped cream and cream cheese frosting and a fresh strawberry sauce on top. 

Bonus! This cake is best made a whole day ahead! 

Ingredients for Strawberry Shortcake Cake

  • For the Cake: White Cake Mix, Jello Instant Vanilla Pudding Mix, Sour Cream, Canola Oil, Eggs, Milk and Vanilla Extract
    • PRO TIP: Use just the pudding powder for the recipe! Don’t make the actual pudding. Also…don’t use French vanilla pudding mix or your cake will turn out yellow.
  • For the Strawberry Topping: Water, Strawberry Junket and Strawberries
    • PRO TIP: You can find strawberry junket by the Jello. It is a packet for making a strawberry glaze. You can also just buy strawberry glaze or skip the glaze altogether and just macerate the strawberries in some sugar. They will be a little less saucy but still heavenly!
  • For the Frosting: Heavy Cream, Powdered Sugar and Cream Cheese

Keep scrolling to the end of the post for all the details and measurements you need.

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Deviled Egg Summer Pasta Salad

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Deviled Egg Summer Pasta Salad

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Looking for a crave-worthy recipe for a summer pasta salad? My creamy deviled egg filling creates the most luscious dressing that coats every bite of pasta in this simple Deviled Egg Pasta Salad.

Watch our Video on How to Make Deviled Egg Pasta Salad

Deviled egg pasta salad combines two side dish staples, the classic deviled egg and a traditional pasta salad to create the ultimate summer side dish for any BBQ or potluck. In fact, you may prefer this creamy deviled egg pasta salad over the old-fashioned appetizer after just one bite.

What Ingredients Do I Need to Make Deviled Egg Pasta Salad?

Remember that you’re essentially going to make deviled egg filling and use it as the dressing for this easy pasta salad recipe. You’ll need the standard deviled egg ingredients plus some pasta. Here a quick overview of everything you’ll need:

  • Ditalini Pasta
  • Hard Boiled Eggs
  • Mayonnaise
  • Dijon Mustard
  • White Vinegar
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic Powder
  • Smoked Paprika
  • Green Onion
  • Red Onion

Keep scrolling to the end of the post for all the measurements and details.

Why Shape of Pasta Should I Use?

I tested many different pasta shapes expecting macaroni to be the winner. I wanted something that would fit well with the shape of the egg as well as trap the dressing. Finally, I landed on ditalini because it’s the perfect size to match the chopped eggs and those little tubes hold onto the dressing so perfectly! Mini shells or orecchiette would also work great!

Carrian’s Notes

Did you know that it is actually more satisfying to eat things that are the same shape? For example, chop cucumbers and do some as circles, some minced, some thin and some thick. It will actually be kind of annoying! When you make a pasta salad it’s actually really helpful to choose the pasta shape based on the ingredients being mixed in. Additionally, one with a thicker dressing will be extra satisfying to eat if the pasta shape can keep the dressing gathered in.

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Old Fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe

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Old Fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler Recipe

A photo of a bowl of fresh peach cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and a sprig of fresh mint.

This Old-Fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler recipe is everything you remember from Grandma’s kitchen—warm, buttery, and bubbling with sweet, juicy peaches. The golden, crisp topping bakes right into the fruit, like a soft biscuit meets caramelized crust.

What makes a peach cobbler recipe old fashioned and Southern, you ask? There’s no cake mix involved. No, it has a biscuit topping that will have you coming back for more!

Watch How to Make This Peach Cobbler Recipe

Peach season is one of my favorites! A fresh juicy peach just does my heart happy! Fresh peaches are one of the best parts about a cobbler in my opinion. What is your favorite part about a cobbler? It’s funny because in a fruit pie, I’m all about the crust, but in a cobbler, I just love the fruit!

I grew up on a very simple cake mix peach cobbler which was almost always made in a dutch oven while camping. But this old fashioned Southern peach cobbler might just beat it out for the best peach cobbler recipe.

Ingredients for Southern Peach Cobbler

Here’s a quick rundown of all the ingredients you will need to make this homemade peach cobbler:

Peach Filling

  • Peaches: Fresh, freestone peaches are what you want. They bake up super juicy and are perfectly sweet.
  • Cornstarch: Helps thicken the peach filling.
  • Cinnamon: Adds warm flavor.
  • Brown Sugar: Adds sweetness and deepens the flavor.
  • Butter: Adds richness to the filling.

Topping

  • Flour: Just regular all-purpose flour is all you need.
  • Sugar: Adds a touch of sweetness to the dough.
  • Brown Sugar: Adds more sweetness and rich flavor.
  • Salt: Enhances all the flavors.
  • Baking Powder: Gives the biscuit topping its rise and fluffiness.
  • Butter: Adds richness and moisture to the topping.

Cheesy Stuffed Grilled Peppers

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Cheesy Stuffed Grilled Peppers

Cheesy Stuffed Grilled Peppers

These Grilled Cheesy Stuffed Peppers are the ultimate indulgent appetizer! Tender yellow peppers are filled with melty queso fresco and seasoned to perfection, then grilled to golden, bubbly bliss.

The result? A smoky, cheesy bite that’s slightly charred on the outside and oozing with flavor on the inside. Perfect for a cozy side dish or a fun, flavorful appetizer!

Watch How These Stuffed Peppers are Made…

That’s right cream cheese jalapeno peppers, you’ve got competition. Bring it! Or don’t because I totally don’t think there’s an actual winner since they are different, but this is my personal favorite for all summer long. I hope that by the end of the post I will have you convinced that this really is the best grilled stuffed pepper recipe.

Making This Recipe

First thing first, this recipe is one that my sweet brother in law, Jake taught Cade years ago and Cade actually had to beg me to try. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you may have noticed that there aren’t really any spicy recipes on here. Yup, I’m a wimp. I don’t enjoy spicy. If it has great flavor I can kind of understand but I still don’t enjoy it. Well, Cade and I had just had our first baby and within a week we were on our way to California to do summer sales.

It was horrible and such a long drive. And don’t worry, we had to take both our cars so I drove one and my sweet husband drove the other. For anyone that has just had a baby, just think about driving from Utah to San Diego with a newborn you were trying to nurse for the first time ever, not to mention one you had just given birth to. Yup!

Anyway, that’s where Cade had to beg me to try these cheesy stuffed peppers which he promised would not be spicy. In fact, they are really yummy and we all know that queso fresco cheese is my favorite. The biggest thing to remember is that the seeds hold the spice which means you want to pull them out but also it can burn your fingers so use plastic gloves or be careful and use a paring knife to get them out. But truly, if I love them, you for sure will. And they are so easy for summer grilling which is awesome.

Ingredients for Cheese Stuffed Grilled Peppers

This recipe is easily scalable depending on the size of y

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