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    Blueberry Milkshake

    May 25, 2023

    Healthy Blueberry Milkshake is the ultimate smoothie milkshake drink for summer! Delicious Blueberry Milkshake is made with frozen wild blueberries, heavy cream or almond milk, full-fat Greek yogurt, collagen, and honey. This is one easy milkshake recipe you'll be making for Memorial Day weekend and all summer long!

    blueberry milkshake in glasses topped with fresh mint sprigs on a fruit cheese board on a pink backdrop
    blueberry milkshake recipe

    Blueberry Milkshake recipe is perfect to be enjoyed any time of the year, but it's especially delicious and refreshing during the summer months. This is the perfect milkshake recipe for Memorial Day weekend and Fourth of July!

    This blueberry milkshake without ice cream pairs wonderfully with my Patriotic Fruit Salad or my Homemade Everything Bagel Dogs for an Americana feast! Strawberry Turnovers also goes great with this recipe as well my Meat Sauce Stuffed Shells recipe. Looking for comfort food? Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry Recipe is always a winner!

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    🫐 Ingredients For Blueberry Shake Recipe

    Ingredients for blueberry milkshake wild blueberries, Greek yogurt, collagen, honey, heavy cream and mint
    The healthiest blueberry milkshake!

    🫐 Ingredients for homemade blueberry milkshake

    • Frozen or fresh wild blueberries ( fresh blueberries also work well for this recipe )
    • Heavy Cream or Almond Milk
    • Greek yogurt
    • Collagen
    • Honey ( or maple syrup )
    • Ice (If not using frozen blueberries)
    • Fresh mint
    • Whipped cream ( optional )
    • Blender

    If you want to make this blueberry shake recipe even creamier, you can add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra special treat!

    Blueberry milkshake recipe with ice cream is so good! This would make it taste like a blueberry cheesecake shake.

    🫐 How Do You Make A Blueberry Milkshake

    a pitcher of healthy blueberry milkshake with white stars and a bunch of mint with lavender in the background
    The easiest blueberry milkshake

    How to make a blueberry milkshake is the easiest blueberry milkshakeblueberry milkshake around.

    All you need are berries, other blueberry smoothie ingredients

    Grab a blender and you are one step away from a creamy thick milkshakes.

    Step 1: Gather your frozen blueberries, heavy cream, Greek yogurt, collagen, and honey, and add all ingredients to a blender.

    two glasses filled with blueberry milkshake with sprigs of fresh mint on top
    frozen blueberries and milk

    Step 2: Blend on high for 2-3 minutes, until creamy and smooth.

    Step 3: Pour blueberry milkshake into a glass, add a straw, and enjoy!

    This recipe makes 2 servings, for 4 servings double the ingredients.

    This is one of the easy recipes for milkshakes and the ice cream milkshake calories in this recipe is low so you can enjoy it guilt-free all summer long!

    This blueberry shake recipe milk freezes well.

    Make a big batch and pour it into a glass, airtight container, and freeze it.

    You could even it scoop it like ice cream and enjoy it right away or let it come to room temperature for a creamy milkshake.

    smoothie
    blueberry muffin milkshake

    This berry milkshake will bring a smile to everyone's face!

    The prep time for this milkshake recipes is 10 minutes.

    To add a protein boost to this milkshake recipe easy you could add a scoop of peanut butter!

    You could also add banana. Make this a blueberry banana milkshake

    Or blueberry strawberry milkshake by adding a scoop of strawberries. Frozen berries make the best smoothies.

    Add this to your milkshake and smoothie recipes tab and make this one for the family! They are going to love it!

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    in glasses topped with fresh mint sprigs on a fruit cheese board on a pink backdrop
    blueberry milkshake recipe

    🫐 Frequently Asked Questions

    Is blueberry smoothie good for weight loss?

    • If you left out the heavy cream and swapped it for almond milk, then yes! This is a perfect smoothie for weight loss. this blueberry smoothie will keep you full and makes a great breakfast option.

    How do I make tasty and thick milkshakes?

    • Adding collagen to this blueberry milkshake will help make it thick, creamy, and tasty! Collage is a protein powder so you'll get a protein boost too.

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    blueberry milkshake in glasses topped with fresh mint sprigs on a fruit cheese board on a pink backdrop

    Blueberry Milkshake

    Genevieve Jerome
    Healthy Blueberry Milkshake is the ultimate smoothie milkshake drink for summer! Delicious Blueberry Milkshake is made with frozen wild blueberries, heavy cream or almond milk, full-fat Greek yogurt, collagen, and honey. This is one easy milkshake recipe you'll be making for Memorial Day weekend and all summer long!
    5 from 33 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Desserts, Healthy Desserts, breakfast, Smoothies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 193 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Vitamix Blender
    1 Vitamix Blender

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound frozen or fresh wild blueberries
    • 2 cups Full fat Greek yogurt
    • ΒΌ cup Heavy Cream
    • 1 tablespoon Honey
    • 1 scoop Collagen Peptides

    Instructions
     

    • Gather your frozen blueberries, heavy cream, Greek yogurt, collagen, and honey, and add all ingredients to a blender.
    • Blend on high for 2-3 minutes, until creamy and smooth.
    • Pour blueberry milkshake into a glass, add a straw, and enjoy!

    Notes

    Pro TipsΒ 
    To add a protein boost to this milkshake recipe easy you could add a scoop of peanut butter!
    You could also add banana. Make this a blueberry banana milkshake
    Or blueberry strawberry milkshake by adding a scoop of strawberries. Frozen berries make the best smoothies.

    🫐 Frequently Asked Questions

    Is blueberry smoothie good for weight loss?
    • If you left out the heavy cream and swapped it for almond milk, then yes! This is a perfect smoothie for weight loss. this blueberry smoothie will keep you full and makes a great breakfast option.
    How do I make tasty and thick milkshakes?
    • Adding collagen to this blueberry milkshake will help make it thick, creamy, and tasty! Collage is a protein powder so you'll get a protein boost too.
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 12gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 42mgPotassium: 245mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 284IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 128mgIron: 0.4mg
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    Patriotic Fruit Salad

    May 16, 2023

    featured image patriotic fruit salad

    Patriotic Fruit Salad is a delicious and healthy red white and blue fruit salad that's perfect for celebrating Memorial Day and Fourth of July. This Fourth of July fruit salad will be the hit at your summer BBQs and family gatherings. Made with fresh fruit, you'll want to display this flag fruit salad at all of your summer events!

    Patriotic fruit salad on a wooden cutting board with a spatula that says let freedom ring
    4rth of July Fruit Salad

    4rth of July fruit salad patriotic fruit tray is a strawberry banana blueberry salad that's a healthy and tasty treat! Looking for more Memorial Day and Fourth of July-themed recipes? Check out my Blueberry Shortcake Healthy Flag Cake or my Easy Blueberry Puff Pastry Turnovers another patriotic dessert recipe is my Strawberry Turnovers want some delicious Fourth of July appetizers? Check out my Everything Bagel Dogs or my Asparagus Puff Pastry need some dip recipes, check out my Salsa Con Queso recipe or my Healthy Ranch Dip for all the summer treats! You are going to love this patriotic salad recipe!

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    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Red White Blue Fruit Salad Ingredients

    Ingredients for patriotic fruit salad blueberries watermelon strawberries bananas  cherries on a wooden  cutting board
    red white blue fruit salad ingredients

    This patriotic fruit salad recipe makes great red white and blue side dishes.

    Ingredients For BBQ fruit salad:

    • Pitted Cherries
    • Fresh Strawberries
    • Sliced Bananas
    • Fresh Blueberries
    • Watermelon
    • Star Cookie Cutter for star shapes
    • Fruit platter or wooden cheese board
    • Lemon juice (to keep the fruit from browning)

    See recipe card below for quantities

    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Instructions For Patriotic Red White and Blue Fruit Salad

    Step 1: Wash and prep your fruit. Slice the bananas, slice up a quarter of a watermelon, slice the strawberries in halves, and pit the cherries.

    prepped fruit for patriotic fruit salad sliced watermelon, pitted cherries, sliced strawberries, fresh blueberries
    A StarSpangled American Flag Fruit Salad

    Step 2: Using a star cookie cutter, cut five watermelon stars by placing the star shaped cookie cutter into each watermelon slice and removing the outside of the watermelon rind. This should make thick watermelon star slices. This will make the stars on our flag fruit salad. Patriotic fruit salad.

    four slices of watermelon and a star shaped cookie cutting on a cutting board
    make watermelon stars using a star shaped cookie cutter
    watermelon stars on a wooden cutting board
    look at these adorable fruit watermelon stars!

    Step 3: Now we start making our American flag with the fruit. On a fruit platter, start with the left upper side of the flag, by adding the stars first. Next, add the first row of fruit. Do this in the red, white, and blue sequence. The first row is red strawberries, next, add a row of sliced bananas for the white. This makes the cutest patriotic fruit salad platter.

    add the watermelon stars then the top row of strawberries then the bananas for patriotic fruit salad
    Let's make our American Flag with the fruit!

    Step 4: Now, add row of blueberries for the bue. Repeat this pattern until you have formed a flag.

    add each row of fruit to form an American flag
    add each row of fruit to form an American flag

    Step 5: Add a row of pitted cherries for the next red row and repeat this entire process until you have a cute American flag!

    watermelon stars, strawberries, blueberries, bananas and cherries for american fruit flag
    4th of july fruit salad

    Step 6: Fill in the star portion of the fruit flag with blueberries and continue the rows of fruit in red, white, and blue to make your American flag.

    american fruit flag on wooden cutting board
    fill in the flag with blueberries and strawberries to fill in any gaps

    Step 7: Add shishkabob sticks and a bowl of cool whip to go with your patriotic salad!

    An American flag fruit platter
    Patriotic Salad

    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Frequently Asked Questions For Memorial Day Fruit Salad

    What do you put on fruit salad to keep it from turning brown?

    • Lemon or lime juice mixed into your fruit salad works wonders to keep the fruit fresh and to keep it from turning brown. This is especially helpful if you want to make your july 4th fruit salad the night before.

    What can I add to my patriotic fruit salad?

    • Honey for a healthy sweet treat!
    • Cool whip or fresh whipped cream also adds additional sweetness
    • You can add coop whip to make a fruit salad dressing
    • This recipe is gluten free friendly
    • You can also add dragon fruit too for a pink pop!
    • Combine all the fruit in a bowl to individually serve to guests

    How To Store Fruit Salad?

    • Fruit salad is best eaten right away, but it will keep in a glass, airtight container in the fridge for up to three days or you can freeze it and eat it in smoothies or as an ice cream topping later.

    This holiday recipe works well for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day and takes less than 15 minutes to make! Fruit salads work great for when you want to food prep or have limited time and work for breakfast lunch dessert or brunch.

    This recipe makes a red white blue flag fruit cheese platter that's simple fresh fruit salad recipe healthy red white and blue recipes for kids. white and blue fruit salad with cool whip. The entire family will adore this recipe!

    A patriotic display of American flag fruit salad
    Add shishkabobs so guests can help themselves

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      REFINED SUGAR-FREE CHERRY PIE

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    An American flag fruit platter

    Patriotic Fruit Salad

    Genevieve Jerome
    Patriotic Fruit Salad is a delicious and healthy red white and blue fruit salad that's perfect for celebrating Memorial Day and Fourth of July. This Fourth of July fruit salad will be the hit at your summer BBQs and family gatherings. Made with fresh fruit, you'll want to display this flag fruit salad at all of your summer events!
    4.90 from 38 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 20 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Appetizers, Recipes, Summer Recipes, Dessert, Desserts, Healthy Desserts, breakfast, Fourth of July recips, Holiday Desserts, Memorial Day Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 people
    Calories 78 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Star shaped cookie cutter
    • 1 Cheese Board or Fruit Platter
    1 Star shaped cookie cutter
    1 Cheese Board or Fruit Platter

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 quarter sliced waterlemon
    • 1 pound fresh strawberries
    • 2 sliced bananas
    • 3 cups Blueberries
    • 3 cups Pitted cherries
    • 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

    Instructions
     

    • Wash and prep your fruit. Slice the bananas, slice up a quarter of a watermelon, slice the strawberries in halves, and pit the cherries.
    • Using a star cookie cutter, cut five watermelon stars by placing the star shaped cookie cutter into each watermelon slice and removing the outside of the watermelon rind. This should make thick watermelon star slices. This will make the stars on our flag fruit salad.
    • Now we start making our American flag with the fruit. On a fruit or cheese platter, start with the left upper side of the flag, by adding the stars first. Next, add the first row of fruit. Do this in the red, white, and blue sequence. The first row is red strawberries, next, add a row of sliced bananas for the white. This makes the cutest patriotic fruit salad platter.
    • Next, add a row of blueberries for the bue. Repeat this pattern until you have formed a flag.
    • Add a row of pitted cherries for the next red row and repeat this entire process until you have a cute American flag!Β 
    • Fill in the star portion of the fruit flag with blueberries and continue the rows of fruit in red, white, and blue to make your American flag.
    • Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the top of the flag fruit salad to keep the fruit fresh and to keep it from browning.

    Notes

    πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Frequently Asked Questions For Memorial Day Fruit Salad

    What do you put on fruit salad to keep it from turning brown?
    • Lemon or lime juice mixed into your fruit salad works wonders to keep the fruit fresh and to keep it from turning brown. This is especially helpful if you want to make your july 4th fruit salad the night before.
    What can I add to my patriotic fruit salad?
    • Honey for a healthy sweet treat!
    • Cool whip or fresh whipped cream also adds additional sweetness
    • You can add coop whip to make a fruit salad dressing
    • This recipe is gluten free friendly
    • You can also add dragon fruit too for a pink pop!
    • Combine all the fruit in a bowl to individually serve to guests
    How To Store Fruit Salad?
    • Fruit salad is best eaten right away, but it will keep in a glass, airtight container in the fridge for up to three days or you can freeze it and eat it in smoothies or as an ice cream topping later.
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupCalories: 78kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 0.4gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 313mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 42mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
    Tried this recipe? Follow us on InstagramMention @fittyfoodlicious or tag #fittyfoodliciousrecipes!

    Strawberry Turnovers

    May 14, 2023

    featured image strawberry turnovers

    Strawberry Turnovers with Piecrust are the easiest turnovers to make. Made with puff pasty, fresh strawberries, egg, cream cheese, sugar, and lemon, these strawberry cream cheese turnovers are going to be an easy summer dessert recipe that you come back to again and again!

    sliced strawberry turnovers with puff pastry and cream filling with lemon zest and parchment paper on a marble back drop.
    strawberry cream cheese turnovers

    Strawberry and cream turnovers will be the hit at all your Spring and Summer gatherings and is the perfect dessert pastry recipe for celebrating Memorial Day!

    This strawberry turnover recipe can be paired with this my Blueberry and Peach Vodka Spritzer or my Asparagus Puff Pastry appetizer. Want a pasta recipe to go with these delicious recipes? Check out my Creamy Lemon and Chicken Pasta want more dessert? Check out my Homemade Oreo Ice Cream Recipe Strawberry turnovers with pie crust is a zesty strawberry dessert!

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    πŸ“Ingredients For Easy Strawberry Turnovers

    Ingredients for Strawberry Turnovers, lemon, sugar, cream cheese, puff pastry, egg, fresh strawberries
    All you need are a few ingredients for this easy strawberry turnovers recipe

    Puff pastry strawberry turnovers ingredients:

    • Fresh ripe Strawberries, hulled and halved
    • Thawed Puff Pastry Sheets
    • Egg
    • Softened Cream Cheese
    • Sugar
    • Lemon juice, lemon zest
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Stand Mixer
    • Baking Sheet lined with parchment paper or baking liner

    See recipe card below for quantities

    πŸ“How To Make Strawberry Turnovers Puff Pastry Recipe

    a baked strawberry puff pastry with lemon zest, cream cheese, on parchment paper on a marble back drop
    how to make strawberry turnovers

    Puff Pastry Turnovers are super easy to make. All you need is your thawed puff pastry dough and other ingredients as well as a stand mixer and a baking sheet and you are an hour away from delicious homemade strawberry turnovers.

    Strawberry turnovers with cream cheese take minimal time so let's get started!

    Instructions for recipe for strawberry turnovers.

    Step 1:Β Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.

    Thawed puff pastry on a parchment lined baking sheet
    Make sure to thaw your puff pastry completely before making this recipe.

    Step 2: Now we are going to make our "puff pastry boat" for the asparagus to sit in. Lay puff pastry out on the prepared baking sheet. Fold edges up to create a Β½-inch wide border. Prick the inside base of dough completely with a fork.

    puff pastry boat ready for the oven
    Simply pinch the edges of the puff pastry to form a puff pastry boat

    Make sure to prick the entire dough of the puff pastry. This ensures the dough will cook properly.

    using a fork to prick the dough of the puff pastry
    Pricking the dough creates air holes so the puff pastry will cook properly
    pricked puff pastry dough
    letting in air-holes in the dough will help us later in this recipe

    Step 3: Bake in the preheated oven until golden and puffed, about 10 minutes. Press the puffed center down with the back of a fork to deflate.

    deflate your puff pastry using a fork
    deflate the puff pastry

    Step 4: In a stand mixer, add the softened cream cheese, lemon juice, tablespoon vanilla extract, egg, and sugar. Mix on the low setting until well combined.

    add the softened cream cheese, egg, vanilla extract and sugar to stand mixer glass bowl
    fruit pastry filling recipe

    Step 5: Add in the lemon zest and mix again filling is creamy and smooth.

    in a stand mixer mix cream cheese batter for strawberry turnovers
    how to make strawberry turnovers

    Step 6: Carefully pour a layer of the strawberry turnover filling homemade strawberry filling evenly into pastry shellΒ  You can also add a top layer of lemon zest. This makes the strawberry turnovers even tastier.

    cooked puff pastry boat on a baking sheet filled with cream cheese filling for strawberry turnovers
    strawberry turnovers phyllo dough

    Step 7: Arrange berries cut side down, you can alternate these as well. Brush egg wash on the outer crust of the puff pastry. After a layer of strawberries is placed on the prepared puff pastry, you are ready to bake on the lined baking sheet.

    halved strawberries on a cream cheese puff pastry boat on a lined baking sheet
    Strawberry pastry

    Step 8: Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the sides of the phyllo dough is flaky puff pastry golden brown. Add more fresh lemon zest. Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.

    a baked strawberry puff pastry with lemon zest, cream cheese, on parchment paper on a marble back drop
    how to make strawberry turnovers

    Slice puff turnovers and enjoy!

    sliced strawberry turnovers with puff pastry and cream filling with lemon zest and parchment paper on a marble back drop.
    strawberry cream cheese turnovers

    πŸ“Storage Tips For Strawberry Puff Pastry Turnover

    The best way to store strawberry turnovers phyllo dough is to store in a glass airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to two days. If you store them in the fridge, the puff pasty can dry out. Make you enjoy these fruit pastry filling recipe in two days or freeze.

    Pro Tips for strawberry and cream cheese turnovers: You can also make these strawberry pastries with strawberry rhubarb turnovers for an extra tart treat!

    If you want these really, really sweet, you can add a cup powdered sugar (but I don't suggest it) these are sweet enough on their own and healthier without the added sugar.

    Strawberry pastry puff pasty with fruit filling is the best strawberry turnover recipe!

    baked strawberry turnover on parchment paper on a marble back drop
    strawberry turnovers with puff pastry

    These are the best easy strawberry turnovers and you can share the joy and make a batch for your friends, family, and neighbors! Celebrate Memorial Day with this easy strawberry dessert recipe!

    Strawberry Turnovers Fun Facts

    Turnover Fun Facts:Β Turnovers come from the French and date all the way back to 1630 in St. Calais, in the Sarthe region of France.

    • Turnovers originated in ancient times and are classified as β€œportable pies.”
    • Common turnover fillings include fruits such as apples, blueberries, and cherries, meats like chicken, beef, and pork, vegetables such as sweet potatoes, and savory ingredients like cheese. Think of them as mini pies!
    sliced strawberry turnovers
    crispy strawberry turnovers hot of the oven!

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    a baked strawberry puff pastry with lemon zest, cream cheese, on parchment paper on a marble back drop

    Strawberry Turnovers

    Genevieve Jerome
    Strawberry Turnovers with Piecrust are the easiest turnovers to make. Made with puff pasty, fresh strawberries, egg, cream cheese, sugar, and lemon, these strawberry cream cheese turnovers are going to be an easy summer dessert recipe that you come back to again and again!
    5 from 19 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, Desserts, Healthy Desserts, breakfast, puff pastry desserts, strawberry desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 537 kcal

    Equipment

    • Stand Mixer
    Stand Mixer

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
    • 1 package Thawed puff pastry
    • 1 brick cream cheese, softened
    • 2 large eggs, reserve one for egg wash
    • ΒΌ cup Sugar
    • 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
    • 1 lemon juiced and zested

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
    • Wash, hull and slice the strawberries into quarters or halves.
    • Now we are going to make our "puff pastry boat" for the asparagus to sit in. Lay puff pastry out on the prepared baking sheet. Fold edges up to create a Β½-inch wide border. Prick the inside base of dough completely with a fork
    • Bake in the preheated oven until golden and puffed, about 10 minutes. Press the puffed center down with the back of a fork to deflate.Β 
    • In a stand mixer, add the softened cream cheese, tablespoon vanilla extract, egg, and sugar. Mix on the low setting until well combined.Β 
    • Add in the lemon zest and mix again filling is creamy and smooth.Β 
    • Carefully pour a layer of the strawberry turnover filling homemade strawberry filling evenly into pastry shellΒ  You can also add a top layer of lemon zest. This makes the strawberry turnovers even tastier.
    • Arrange berries cut side down, you can alternate these as well. After a layer of strawberries is placed on the prepared puff pastry, you are ready to bake on the lined baking sheet.
    • Brush eggwash on the sides of the puff pastry. This will ensure the dough is nice and golden brown.
    • Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until the sides of the phyllo dough is flaky puff pastry. Let cook for 10 minutes before slicing.Β 

    Notes

    πŸ“Storage Tips For Strawberry Puff Pastry Turnover

    The best way to store strawberry turnovers phyllo dough is to store in a glass airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to two days. If you store them in the fridge, the puff pasty can dry out. Make you enjoy these fruit pastry filling recipe in two days or freeze.
    Pro Tips for strawberry and cream cheese turnovers: You can also make these strawberry pastries with strawberry rhubarb turnovers for an extra tart treat!
    If you want these really, really sweet, you can add a cup powdered sugar (but I don't suggest it) these are sweet enough on their own and healthier without the added sugar.
    Strawberry pastry puff pasty with fruit filling is the best strawberry turnover recipe!
    Turnover Fun Facts:Β AΒ turnoverΒ is a type ofΒ pastryΒ made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to aΒ sandwich.
    • Turnovers originated in ancient times and are classified as β€œportable pies.”
    • Common turnovers fillings include fruits such as apples, blueberries and cherries, meats like chicken, beef and pork, vegetables such as sweet potatoes, and savory ingredients like cheese.
    Β 
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sliceCalories: 537kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 9gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 194mgFiber: 3gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 102IUVitamin C: 45mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 3mg
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    Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry Recipe

    May 6, 2023

    featured image chicken pot pie with puff pastry

    Chicken pot pie with puff pastry recipe can be prepared and baked in less than an hour and a half and makes wonderful leftovers! Made with a buttery flaky crust, tender chicken, fresh veggies, and a creamy sauce. This is one Dutch Oven Pot Pie you'll make each week and one the entire family will love!

    Chicken Pot pie with puff pastry in a casserole dish with slices of chicken pot pie on white plates
    chicken pie recipe puff pastry

    Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry is delicious all year round and makes the ultimate comfort food. This healthy chicken pot pie with puff pastry is one you'll want to make for family gatherings. Want even more comfort food? Try my Meat Sauce Stuffed Shells or my Dorito Casserole With Ground Beef another delicious low-carb recipe is my Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef or check out How To Make Pan Fried Ravioli There are so many great dinner recipes here.

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    πŸ₯§ What You'll Need To Make Chicken Pot Pie

    Ingredients for chicken pot pie with puff pastry, crescent rolls, chicken breasts, frozen peas, Yukon Gold potatoes, carrots, onion and cream of mushroom chicken soup
    chicken pot pie with puff pastry top and bottom

    πŸ₯§ Ingredients For Chicken Pot Pies With Puff Pastry Recipe

    I use Crescent Rolls or frozen puff pastry for the crust of this recipe. Either works great and both taste delicious!

    • Crescent rolls or thawed frozen puff pastry
    • Spices for chicken
    • boneless skinless chicken breasts or chicken tenders
    • Yukon Gold potatoes
    • onion
    • carrots
    • celery
    • frozen peas
    • Cream of mushroom chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup
    • Casserole Dish

    See recipe card below for quantities

    πŸ₯§ Instructions For Chicken Pot Pie In A Pan

    Step 1: Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Roll out two sheets of puff pastry sheets or Crescent rolls gently on a lightly floured surface.

    Set your top prepared pie crust top aside until you are ready to add it to the top of your chicken pot pie.

    πŸ₯§ Let's Bake Our Pie Crusts πŸ₯§

    Step 2: For the bottom layer of the pie crust: Spray a baking dish with coconut oil or vegetable spray and lay down one prepared bottom pie crust.

    a layer of rolled out crescent rolls in a baking dish
    Use store bought crescent rolls or puff pastry for this recipe

    Using a fork, gently poke holes in the puff pastry crust around the edges on a baking sheet. This will keep the puff pastry from puffing up while cooking.

    Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes time in the oven. Once the bottom pie crust is baked, set aside and let cool while you prepare your chicken pot pie filling.

    pricked puff pastry dough
    letting in air-holes in the dough will help us later in this recipe

    Step 3: In a large saucepan, add olive oil and the chicken breasts and Spice the chicken breasts with garlic powder, black pepper, garlic salt, Himalayan salt, and paprika. Add the diced onion SautΓ© the chicken breasts on the stovetop for 15 minutes over medium heat until the juices run clear.

    chicken breasts with chopped garlic and chopped onion
    prepare your chicken breasts

    Step 4: Once the chicken is done cooking, shred with a fork and set aside.

    Step 5: In a large saucepan, Place a tab of butter in the same pan you used to cook the chicken and add the cream of mushroom chicken soup, frozen peas, fresh sliced carrots, diced potatoes, and celery. SautΓ© for 10-minutes.

    Saute the carrots, cerlery, yukon gold potatoes, and frozen peas for chicken pot pie with puff pastry
    recipe chicken pot pie with puff pastry

    Step 6: Add the shredded chicken and mix everything together.

    prepared chicken pot pie filling in a large saucepan
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    Step 7: Pour the prepared chicken pot pie filling into the baking dish over the bottom pie crust.

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    chicken pie recipe puff pastry chicken puff pastry pie

    Step 8: Take the prepared top pie crust and carefully layer it on top of the chicken pot pie mixture. Using the same fork technique we did earlier, poke holes into the top of the pie crust.

    Step 9: Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. The crust will be golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!

    baked chicken pot pie in a baking dish with three slices of baked chicken pot pie with puff pastry on plates with silverware
    Baked chicken pot pie fresh out of the oven!
    a slice of baked chicken pot pie with puff pastry
    chicken pot pies with puff pastry recipe

    πŸ₯§ FAQ For easy chicken pot pie with puff pastry

    • You can use cooked rotisserie chicken for this recipe

    What Kind of cream do you put in chicken pot pie?

    • You can use heavy cream or cream of mushroom soup or cream of mushroom chicken. I highly suggest using cream of mushroom chicken soup as it will give your chicken pot pies the most flavor.
    slices of chicken pies
    recipe for chicken pie with puff pastry

    What's the difference between pie crust and puff pastry?

    • Puff pastry comes from many layers of stacked dough and butter and bakes light and airy. Whereas pie crust usually has a single layer of dough and bakes more solid with a slight crunch.
    • Puff pastry is made with flour, water and butter and no leavening agents. Butter is dolloped in between layers to create steam during baking and allows the layers to rise and puff.
    • Pie crust contains the same ingredients but usually contains egg and salt, too. Butter is cut in and mixed into the dough for pie crust

    Should you put egg wash on puff pastry?

    You can put egg wash on if you'd like! Egg wash can be used to help seal puff pastry and gives it a golden-brown shine when baked.

    delicious chicken pot pie in a casserole dish with a wooden spoon being served
    puff pastry chicken pot pie with cream of chicken soup

    Where Do Pot Pies Come from?

    According to an English documentary I recently watched and wikipedia, In the 16th century, the English gentry revived the custom of serving pies and the tradition soon swept the country.

    A British food commenter once described them as, "which they bake in pasties, and this venison pasty is a dainty rarely found in any other kingdom."

    The meat pies made by the English of that era (called pot pies in North America) would include various meats such as pork, lamb, birds and game. During the reign of Elizabeth I, English cooks made pies using β€œchicken peepers,” which consisted of chicks stuffed with gooseberries.

    The obsession with pies spread to the New World soon after it spread across Europe when the first European American settlers took their pie recipes with them when they moved westward.

    Chicken pot pie with puff pastry top and bottom will be the hit at the dinner table!

    πŸ₯§ More Dinner Recipes

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      Taco Pasta Casserole

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    featured image chicken pot pie with puff pastry

    Chicken Pot Pie With Puff Pastry

    Genevieve Jerome
    Chicken pot pie with puff pastry can be prepared and baked in less than an hour and a half and makes wonderful leftovers! Made with a buttery flaky crust, tender chicken, fresh veggies, and a creamy sauce. This is one Dutch Oven Pot Pie you'll be making each week and one the entire family will love!
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 1 hour hr
    Course Dinner, Easy Dinners, Fall Recipes, Holiday Desserts, Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 491 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    Chicken Pot Pie Crust

    • 1 Package Crescent Rolls or Puff Pastry
    • Coooking Spray

    Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Fiilling

    • 2 organic chicken breasts
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
    • 1 teaspoon Garlic salt
    • 1 teaspoon Himalayan salt
    • 1 teaspoon Paprika
    • 1 white onion, diced
    • 1 can Cream of Mushroom Chicken Soup
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 1 package frozen peas
    • 2 cups sliced rainbow carrots
    • 2 cups chopped celery
    • 2 cups Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into fours
    • 1 pat butter

    Instructions
     

    Chicken Pot Pie Crust

    • Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
    • Roll out two sheets of puff pastry or Crescent rolls gently on a floured surface. Set your prepared pie crust top aside until you are ready to add it to the top of your chicken pot pie. We wil do this step later.
    • For the bottom layer of the pie crust: Spray a baking dish with coconut oil or vegetable spray and lay down one prepared bottom pie crust. Using a fork, gently poke holes in the pie crust around the edges. This will keep the puff pastry from puffing up while cooking. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes in the oven. Once the bottom pie crust is baked, set aside and let cool while you prepare your chicken pot pie filling.

    Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Filling

    • In a large saucepan, add olive oil and the chicken breasts and Spice the chicken breasts with garlic powder, black pepper, garlic salt, Himalayan salt, and paprika. Add the diced onion SautΓ© the chicken breasts on the stovetop for 15 minutes until the juices run clear.
    • Once the chicken is cooked, shred it with a fork and set aside.
    • In a large saucepan, Place a tab of butter in the same pan you used to cook the chicken and add the cream of mushroom chicken soup, frozen peas, fresh sliced carrots, diced potatoes, and celery. SautΓ© for 10-minutes.
    • Add the shredded chicken and mix everything together.
    • Pour the prepared chicken pot pie filling into the baking dish over the bottom pie crust.
    • Take the prepared top pie crust and carefully layer it on top of the chicken pot pie mixture. Using the same fork techinque we did earlier, poke holes into the top of the pie crust.
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. The crust will be golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes and enjoy!

    Notes

    πŸ₯§ FAQ For easy chicken pot pie with puff pastry

    • You can use cooked rotisserie chicken for this recipe
    What Kind of cream do you put in chicken pot pie?
    • You can use heavy cream or cream of mushroom soup or cream of mushroom chicken. I highly suggest using cream of mushroom chicken soup as it will give your chicken pot pies the most flavor.
    What's the difference between pie crust and puff pastry?
    • Puff pastry is made from many layers of stacked dough and butter and bakes light and airy. Whereas pie crust usually has a single layer of dough and bakes more solid with a slight crunch. Puff pastry is made with flour, water and butter and no leavening agents. Butter is dolloped in between layers to create steam during baking and allows the layers to rise and puff. Pie crust contains the same ingredients but usually contains egg and salt, too. Butter is cut in and mixed into the dough for pie crust
    Should you put egg wash on puff pastry?
    You can put egg wash on if you'd like! Egg wash can be used to help seal puff pastry and gives it a golden-brown shine when baked.
    Where Do Pot Pies Come from?
    According to an English documentary I recently watched and wikipedia, In the 16th century, the EnglishΒ gentryΒ revived the custom of serving pies and the tradition soon swept the country. A British food commenter once described them as, "which they bake in pasties, and this venison pasty is a dainty rarely found in any other kingdom."
    The meat pies made by the English of that era (called pot pies in North America) would include various meats such as pork, lamb, birds and game. During the reign of Elizabeth I, English cooks made pies using β€œchicken peepers,” which consisted of chicks stuffed with gooseberries.
    The obsession with pies spread to the New World soon after it spread across Europe when the first European American settlers took their pie recipes with them when they moved westward.
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1bowlCalories: 491kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 25gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 1596mgPotassium: 940mgFiber: 6gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 7171IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 3mg
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    Meat Sauce Stuffed Shells

    April 28, 2023

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    Meat Sauce Stuffed Shells is an easy stuffed ricotta shells recipe that is super easy to make and delicious to eat. This stuffed shells recipe is made with large pasta shells, ground beef, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, parsley, and spices. This is one jumbo shell pasta recipes with ground beef you'll come back to.

    stuffed shells with meat sauce in a platter on a pink back drop next to forks
    The easiest ground beef stuffed shells recipe

    This Stuffed Shells with Meat and Cheese Italian style is wonderful for all seasons all year long! Stuffed Ricotta Shells with Meat Sauce make great leftovers too and freezes well. Want even more pasta recipes? Try my Creamy Lemon Pasta With Chicken or my easy Taco Pasta Casserole and Mizithra Cheese Browned Butter Pasta is another crowd pleaser. How To Make Pan Fried Ravioli is a classic Italian pasta dish. Looking for low-carb? My Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef is a winner. You'll need a dessert to go with all this pasta! Check out my Oreo Ice Cream Recipe or try my Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes recipe.

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    🐚 Ingredients For Stuffed Shells With Meat And Ricotta

    Ingredients for stuffed shells with meat sauce, parsley, ricotta cheese, mozzarella, jumbo shells, spices, cream cheese, marinara sauce
    Ingredients for the best stuffed pasta shells

    🐚 What you'll need for stuffed pasta shells with ground beef

    • Meat Sauce ( Ground beef and Marinara sauce )
    • Ground Beef
    • Jumbo Pasta Shells
    • Ricotta Cheese
    • Mozzarella Cheese
    • Parmesan Cheese
    • Egg
    • Fresh Parsley
    • Garlic Salt
    • Onion Powder
    • Garlic Powder
    • Himalayan Sea Salt
    • Black Pepper

    See recipe card for quantities for the best dinner!

    🐚 Instructions For Meat Stuffed Pasta Shells

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    Cheesy stuffed shells

    Let's make meat and ricotta stuffed shells

    Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

    Step 2: Cook Pasta Shells according to the package directions and place them on a cookie sheet. Saute the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned. Add marinara sauce and saute on medium heat for 10 minutes. Set aside.

    cooked jumbo pasta shells on a cookie sheet
    Simmering marinara sauce with beef in a saucepan
    The best homemade marinara sauce!

    Step 3: Prep the ricotta sauce by combining the ricotta cheese and egg in a small bowl. Whisk until well combined.

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    ricotta cheese makes the creamiest shells

    Step 4: Add the softened cream cheese and spices to the prepared ricotta cheese and mix well.

    add the cream cheese and spices to the ricotta cheese mixture and mix well.
    Adding cream cheese makes this dish even creamier!

    Step 5: Next add the shredded mozzarella and mix well. Next, add the chopped parsley and mix again. Now your sauce is ready for your pasta shells!

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    cheese and meat stuffed shells
    chopped parsley, shredded mozzarella to prepared ricotta for meat stuffed shells recipe
    stuffed shells with ricotta and meat

    Step 6: Add a layer of meat sauce to a casserole dish

    add a layer of meat sauce to the bottom of a casserole dish
    Stuffed Ricotta Shells with Meat Sauce

    Step 7: Fill each jumbo pasta shell with the prepared cheese sauce and the meat sauce filling. Place each prepared cheese filled shell into the casserole dish. I like to do a scoop of meat sauce and then add the cheese sauce on top. This makes stuffed shells meat sauce hearty meat sauce.

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    easy stuffed shells with meat sauce

    Step 8: Add a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese over the top of the pasta shells.

    shredded mozzarella on prepared stuffed ricotta shells
    stuffed shells with meat and white sauce

    Step 9: Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is nice and bubbly.

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    stuffed shells with ground beef

    🐚 Stuffed Shells with Meat and Cheese Italian style

    You could make these meat stuffed shells without ricotta, but I would not recommend it, but if you must make swaps, you could use cottage cheese or sour cream instead.

    How to Freeze Stuffed Shells

    These Italian stuffed shells with meat and cheese are so good and make wonderful leftovers.

    Stuffed shells with meat and ricotta freeze well. Simply place leftovers in a sealed, glass airtight container and stash in the freezer. Reheat on a baking sheet or in a baking dish at 350-degrees. Top with a cup grated parmesan.

    meat stuffed ricotta shells
    Look at that delicious cheesy pasta dish!

    Add this recipe to recipes with stuffed shells bookmark on Pinterest. You could make this stuffed shells with meat and white sauce by adding a layer of Alfredo sauce for a twist on beef stuffed shells.

    You could also add fresh basil as a topping, or Italian sausage to the cheese mixture Italian cheese blend. Meat and cheese stuffed shells are so good, you won't regret making this recipe!

    Stuffed shells with cheese and meat will be added to your weekly dinner rotation.

    baking dish with meat and cheese stuffed ricotta shells
    The Best Stuffed Pasta Shells

    Stuffed shells with ground beef is delicious and so are these other fabulous dinner recipes.

    🐚 More Delicious Dinner Recipes

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    • Dorito Casserole With Ground Beef
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      Zucchini Boats With Ground Turkey
    • a beef burrito bowl with cilantro, lime, radish, tomatoes, rice, black beans, lettuce and salsa
      Beef Burrito Bowls

    🐚 Frequently Asked Questions For Stuffed Shells Recipe Meat

    What goes good with stuffed shells?

    • You pair this meat pasta recipe with a side salad or fresh veggies like asparagus, broccoli, or peas.

    What is the difference between baked manicotti and stuffed shells?

    • Manicotti pasta is also sometimes sold in stores as shells instead of tubes, which can make stuffing them somewhat easier. However, traditional manicotti is not actually a pasta. Authentic manicotti is made with crepes, not pasta, that are filled and baked. One is a pasta and one is a crepe.

    🐚 Pin This Recipe For Later

    Pin this recipe for later!

    If you make this recipe, please leave a star ⭐ recipe rating at the bottom of the page on the recipe card. This provides helpful feedback to both me and other readers and cooks! If you want more delicious, made-from-scratch, wholesome and healthy recipes, you can subscribe to my newsletter and follow along on my adventures on Instagram where I'm convinced I'm a comedian, πŸ˜‚ Pinterest for even more recipe inspiration, and Facebook for the recipe of the day!

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    Meat Sauce Stuffed Shells

    Genevieve Jerome
    Meat Sauce Stuffed Shells is an easy stuffed ricotta shells recipe that is super easy to make and delicious to eat. This stuffed shells recipe is made with large pasta shells, ground beef, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, parsley, and spices. This is one jumbo shell pasta recipes with ground beef you'll come back to.
    5 from 51 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dinner, Easy Dinners
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 633 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 package Jumbo Pasta Shells
    • 1 pound Ground Beef
    • 1 Jar Marinara Sauce
    • 15 Ounces Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
    • ΒΌ cup Cream Cheese
    • 1 egg
    • 1 bag shredded mozzarella cheese
    • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
    • 1 bunch fresh parsley

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
    • Cook Pasta Shells according to the package directions and place them on a cookie sheet.
    • Saute the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until browned. Add marinara sauce and saute on medium heat for 10 minutes. Set aside.
    • Prep the ricotta sauce by combining the ricotta cheese and egg in a small bowl. Whisk until well combined.
    • Add the softened cream cheese and garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder, himalayan sea salt, and black pepper to the prepared ricotta cheese and mix well.
    • Next add the shredded mozzarella and mix well. Next, add the chopped parsley and mix again. Now your sauce is ready for your pasta shells!
    • Add a layer of meat sauce to a casserole dish
    • Fill each jumbo pasta shell with the prepared cheese sauce and the meat sauce filling. Place each prepared cheese filled shell into the casserole dish. I like to do a scoop of meat sauce and then add the cheese sauce on top. This makes stuffed shells meat sauce hearty meat sauce.
    • Add a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese and grated parmesan cheese over the top of the pasta shells.
    • Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until the cheese is nice and bubbly.

    Notes

    🐚 Frequently Asked Questions For Stuffed Shells Recipe Meat

    What goes good with stuffed shells?
      • You pair this meat pasta recipe with a side salad or fresh veggies like asparagus, broccoli, or peas.
    What is the difference between baked manicotti and stuffed shells?
      • Manicotti pasta is also sometimes sold in stores as shells instead of tubes, which can make stuffing them somewhat easier. However, traditional manicotti is not actually a pasta. Authentic manicotti is made with crepes, not pasta, that are filled and baked. One is a pasta and one is a crepe.
    You could make these meat stuffed shells without ricotta, but I would not recommend it, but if you must make swaps, you could use cottage cheese or sour cream instead.

    How to Freeze Stuffed Shells

    These Italian stuffed shells with meat and cheese are so good and make wonderful leftovers.
    Stuffed shells with meat and ricotta freeze well. Simply place leftovers in a sealed, glass airtight container and stash in the freezer. Reheat on a baking sheet or in a baking dish at 350 degrees. Top with a cup grated parmesan.
    Add this recipe to recipes with stuffed shells bookmark on Pinterest. You could make this stuffed shells with meat and white sauce by adding a layer of Alfredo sauce for a twist on beef stuffed shells.
    You could also add fresh basil as a topping, or Italian sausage to the cheese mixture Italian cheese blend. Meat and cheese stuffed shells are so good, you won't regret making this recipe!
    Β 
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sliceCalories: 633kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 40gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 161mgSodium: 1967mgPotassium: 776mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2047IUVitamin C: 21mgCalcium: 539mgIron: 5mg
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    Oreo Ice Cream Recipe

    April 17, 2023

    featured image for homemade oreo ice cream recipe

    This Homemade Oreo Ice Cream recipe is super easy to make and only uses four ingredients. This frozen oreo dessert ice cream recipe is way healthier than the store-bought Oreo ice cream you can buy in the grocery store. Using a Cuisinart ice cream machine, we make the creamiest homemade cookies and cream ice cream.

    A tray of homemade oreo ice cream with a metal ice cream scoop and ice cream cones and oreos on a blue backdrop
    Ice Cream with Oreo

    Homemade Cookies and Cream Ice Cream is popular year-round. This popular cookie recipe is so easy to make right at home. Want more ice cream recipes? Check out my super popular Homemade Chocolate Orange Ice Cream Recipe which tastes just like a Terry's Chocolate Orange. Another delicious dessert recipe is my Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes recipe which is a super easy lemon cake recipe. Refined Sugar-Free Cherry Pie is always a crowd-pleaser. Chocolate Coffee Ganache With Raspberries is another Spring delight dessert.

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    🍨 Ingredients For Cookies And Cream Ice Cream

    All you need for this homemade ice Oreo and Cream Ice Cream recipe are four ingredients. Yup, you read that right, just four simple ingredients that you most likely already have in your pantry.

    You only need four ingredients for the creamiest ice cream recipe!

    🍨 Ingredients For Cookies And Cream Ice Cream Creamy Ice Cream Without Eggs

    • Heavy Cream ( You can use whole milk for this recipe, but if you want it super creamy, heavy cream is best for homemade ice cream )
    • Crushed Oreos (you can get any brand of chocolate sandwich cookies you prefer)
    • Condensed Milk
    • Vanilla Extract
    • Ice Cream Maker This Cuisinart Ice Cream maker is my favorite and it's so easy to use )
    • Ice Cream Scoop
    • Metal Loaf Pan

    See recipe card below for quantities

    This is the easiest ice cream cookies and cream recipe on the internet and it uses no eggs. We don't need eggs for this recipe because we are using condensed milk as our ice cream base. Condensed milk makes the creamiest ice cream!

    🍨 How To Make Creamy Ice Cream Without Eggs

    ice cream cones with oreo ice cream and a love sign with two spoons and a tray of oreo ice cream
    Oreo ice cream homemade

    How To Make Oreo Cookie Ice Cream

    Step 1: Put your ice cream freezer bowl in the freezer for at least 12 hours, but preferably 24 hours before making this recipe. If you are making this cookies cream ice cream recipe no churn oreo ice cream, you can skip this first step. Add the loaf pan to the freezer, this will help firm up the ice cream later

    Step 2: Add most of the Oreo cookies package to a zip lock bag and let out all of the air and seal. Using a rolling pin, crush the Oreo cookies. (Reserve some of the Oreo cookies for ice cream toppings.) You can also do chopped Oreos too.

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    the easiest way to crush oreo cookies
    a marble rolling pin and a bag of crushed oreo cookies
    Crush some of the oreos using a rolling pin

    Step 3: In a mixing bowl, add the heavy cream, condensed milk, and vanilla extract and whisk together until well combined.

    heavy cream, condensed milk, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl with a spatula
    You can easily make this no churn ice cream by hand mixing this part and then adding the oreos for oreo ice cream

    Step 4: Turn on the ice cream maker; add the paddle, pour the mixture into the frozen freezer bowl, and let mix until thickened about 20 minutes, but I find mixing it for 30 minutes gives perfect, fluffy ice cream. The ice cream will have a soft, thick, creamy texture.

    ice cream mixture being added to ice cream maker
    Let's mix this oreo ice creams

    Step 5: At the end of the churning process, add the crushed Oreos. Let the ice cream continue to churn until all of the Oreos are combined into the ice cream mixture.

    add crushed oreo to the ice cream maker at the end
    You can top with more oreoes at the end

    Step 6: Scoop the cookies n cream ice cream into the frozen metal loaf pan. Top with more whole Oreos and press the oreo cookies into the top of the prepared frozen oreo ice cream. Seal with saran wrap and place in the freezer for two hours to firm up even more.

    This ice cream with Oreo is so delicious, you'll never buy storebought cookies and cream again!

    cookies and cream ice cream topped with oreos in a metal loaf pan
    oreo and cream ice cream

    🍨 Substitutions For Oreo Cookie Ice Cream

    This ice cream does not need any substitutions as it's perfect as is, but you could add in Peanut butter, fresh strawberries, caramel, or chocolate drizzle for an extra sweet treat! This is going to be your favorite ice cream recipe!

    🍨 FAQ For Why Youre Going To Love This Oreo Ice Cream Recipe

    old fashioned ice cream scoop scooping oreo ice cream on a blue back drop
    ice cream with oreo

    FAQ's for How to Make Oreo Ice Cream from Scratch

    Does this ice cream recipe use sugar?

    • We don't need granulated sugar for this recipe, because we use condensed milk instead.

    Do we need egg yolks for this Oreo ice cream?

    • Egg yolks aren't necessary and honestly just complicate the recipe since you have to temper the egg yolks first to kill off any bacteria. The condensed milk replaces the eggs.
    an ice cream glass full of homemade oreo ice cream topped with an oreo cookie
    The best ice cream recipe ever!

    What if I don't have an ice cream maker?

    • You can easily make this ice cream recipe no churn Oreo ice cream by adding all of the combined ingredients to the frozen metal pan and storing in the freezer. You will have to freeze the ice cream for 24 hours time for a thick consistency.

    Is this Cookie and Cream Ice Cream Similar To The Oreo Brand Ice Cream?

    • This oreo ice cream homemade is similar to the new oreo brand oreos products new oreo product, but it's way healthier and tastes way better. No weird chemicals, or fillers in this homemade oreo ice cream recipe. 🍨😎
    • This ice cream with oreo oreo with ice cream is almost like an oreo gelato, yes it's that creamy!
    • You can also make oreo ice cream cake by adding the prepared ice cream to a oreo pie crust!

    What's Ice Cream Maker To Use?

    • My favorite is the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker

    Does Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Have Caffeine?

    • A very small, minimal amount of caffeine less than 1% is in this ice cream simply because of the chocolate from the sandwich cookies. It's a harmless amount.

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    oreo ice cream scoop in a pink ice cream bowl
    It seriously tastes like cookies and cream gelato!

    Spring and summer is the time to make homemade ice cream recipes and they are very easy and fun to make! bonus you save money and you can the entire family in on the dessert fun. You can easily turn this recipe into ice cream pie for more delicious treats.

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    Oreo Ice Cream

    Genevieve Jerome
    This Homemade Oreo Ice Cream recipe is super easy to make and only uses four ingredients. This frozen oreo dessert ice cream recipe is way healthier than the store-bought Oreo ice cream you can buy in the grocery store. Using a Cuisinart ice cream machine, we make the creamiest homemade cookies and cream ice cream.
    5 from 80 votes
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    Prep Time 1 day d
    Cook Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, Ice Cream Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 people
    Calories 373 kcal

    Equipment

    • Cusinart Ice Cream Maker
    Cusinart Ice Cream Maker

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups Heavy Cream
    • 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
    • 1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract
    • 1 Package Oreo Cookies

    Instructions
     

    • Put your ice cream freezer bowl in the freezer for at least 12 hours, but preferably 24 hours before making this recipe.
    • Add most of the Oreo cookies package to a zip lock bag and let out all of the air and seal. Using a rolling pin, crush the Oreo cookies. (Reserve some of the Oreo cookies for ice cream toppings.)Β 
    • In a mixing bowl, add the heavy cream, condensed milk, and vanilla extract and whisk together until well combined.
    • Place the Metal Loaf pan in the freezer so it's nice and cold when we add the prepared oreo ice cream to it later.
    • Turn on the ice cream maker; add the paddle, pour the mixture into the frozen freezer bowl, and let mix until thickened about 20 minutes, but I find mixing it for 30 minutes gives perfect, fluffy ice cream. The ice cream will have a soft, thick, creamy texture.
    • At the end of the churning process, add the crushed Oreos. Let the ice cream continue to churn until all of the Oreos are combined into the ice cream mixture.
    • Scoop the cookies n cream ice cream into the frozen metal loaf pan. Top with more whole Oreos and press the oreo cookies into the top of the prepared frozen oreo ice cream.
    • Seal with saran wrap and place in the freezer for two hours or longer to firm up even more.

    Notes

    🍨 Substitutions For Oreo Cookie Ice Cream

    This ice cream does not need any substitutions as it's perfect as is, but you could add in Peanut butter, fresh strawberries, caramel, or chocolate drizzle for an extra sweet treat! This is going to be your favorite ice cream recipe!
    FAQ's for How to Make Oreo Ice Cream from Scratch
    Does this ice cream recipe use sugar?
      • We don't need granulated sugar for this recipe, because we use condensed milk instead.
    Do we need egg yolks for this Oreo ice cream?
      • Egg yolks aren't necessary and honestly just complicate the recipe since you have to temper the egg yolks first to kill off any bacteria. The condensed milk replaces the eggs.
      • What if I don't have an ice cream maker?
          • You can easily make this ice cream recipe no churn Oreo ice cream by adding all of the combined ingredients to the frozen metal pan and storing in the freezer. You will have to freeze the ice cream for 24 hours time for a thick consistency.
        Is this Cookie and Cream Ice Cream Similar To The Oreo Brand Ice Cream?
          • This oreo ice cream homemade is similar to the new oreo brand oreos products new oreo product, but it's way healthier and tastes way better. No weird chemicals, or fillers in this homemade oreo ice cream recipe. 🍨😎
          • This ice cream with oreo oreo with ice cream is almost like an oreo gelato, yes it's that creamy!
          • You can also make oreo ice cream cake by adding the prepared ice cream to a oreo pie crust!
        What's Ice Cream Maker To Use?
          • My favorite is the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupCalories: 373kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 6gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 0.04gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 1007IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 180mgIron: 0.3mg
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    Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

    April 12, 2023

    Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes is a zesty and vibrant mini bundt cakes recipe that is a delectable Spring treat! Made with sugar, flour, lemon, and eggs, this is one easy bundt cake recipe you'll come back to! Think of it like a mini lemon pound cake recipe in bundt cake form. This is the best mini lemon bundt cake recipe!

    mini lemon bundt cakes on a lemon platter next to a yellow cake stand with fresh lemons and silverware
    lemon mini bundt cake recipe

    Lemon mini bundt cakes are the perfect dessert recipe to make year-round, but it's especially delightful for Easter, Mother's Day, and even Memorial Day! This cake recipe is lovely for celebrating weddings and baby showers too. Want other dessert recipes? Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake is another winner. Chocolate Orange Ice Cream is a delicious, summer treat. Gluten Free Lemon Bars is an easy lemon recipe. If you're looking for a savory lemon recipe, try my Creamy Lemon Pasta With Chicken for a coffee treat, try my Grapefruit Cold Brew iced coffee recipe.

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    πŸ‹ Ingredients For Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes Recipe

    Ingredients for mini lemon bundt cakes lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, eggs, butter, flour bundt cake pan
    lemon mini bundt cake recipe

    What you'll need For lemon mini bundt cake recipe

    • Butter
    • Flour
    • Sugar
    • Eggs
    • Lemon Juice
    • Lemon Zest
    • Mini Bundt Cake Pans
    • Powdered sugar for the lemon glaze

    Thats it! This lemon bundt cake recipe couldn't be easier to make!

    You can get mini bundt pans here.

    πŸ‹ Instructions For Mini Bundt Cake Recipes Lemon

    This is the easiest bundt cake recipe on the internet.

    Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the mini bundt cake pan with the softened butter. You can use cooking spray too, but butter works much better.

    grease the bundt cake pan with softened butter
    Bring butter to room temperature and grease the bundt cake pan.

    The mini bundt cake pan should look like this when you are done greasing it.

    greased bundt cake pan
    mini bundt cake recipes

    Step 2: Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.

    beat butter and sugar in an electric mixer
    Beat the butter and sugar until it's well combined and a nice pale color

    Step 3: Add eggs one at a time, alternating with flour, allowing each egg and portion of flour to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Stir lemon juice and zest into flour mixture until cake batter is just combined.

    lemon bundt cake batter in a stand mixer with lemon zest
    creamy lemon bundt cake batter ready to be baked!

    Step 4: Pour prepared lemon cake batter into greased mini bundt cakes pan.

    This is the best mini lemon cakes recipe!

    prepared lemon bundt cake batter in a mini bundt cake pan with a lemon tray and a cake stand with lemons on it
    just desserts mini lemon bundt cake

    Step 5: Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let the bundt cake pan cool for at-least 15 minutes before removing from pan.

    cooked mini lemon bundt cakes in a mini lemon bundt cake pan
    Let the bundt cakes cool in the pan.

    Step 6: Prepare a wire rack. After the bundt cakes cool completely, flip the bundt cake pan over and give it a tap with a wooden spoon. The mini bundt cakes should easily come out. If you are having trouble with this step, see my FAQ section below.

    Cooled mini lemon bundt cakes on a cookie sheet
    Let the lemon cakes cool some before adding the lemon glaze frosting.

    Step 7: While the lemon cakes continue to cool to room temperature, let's make our lemon glaze. In a stand mixer, add lemon juice and powdered sugar and mix on the low setting until a frosting glaze forms.

    powered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest
    This is the best lemon glaze!

    Step 8: Add fresh lemon zest and whisk together.

    prepared lemon glaze with fresh lemon zest in a mixing bowl on a pink backdrop
    The easiest sweetest lemon glaze lemon frosting

    Step 9: Once the mini lemon bundt cakes have completely cooled, you can now frost your cakes. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cakes on with a spoon and top with more lemon zest. Serve with coffee or tea and enjoy!

    glazed mini lemon bundt cakes on a bee backdrop with lemon
    Mini lemon cake

    πŸ‹ FAQ's For About This Moist Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe

    How Long Do Mini Bundt Cakes Last?

    • You can store mini bundt cakes in a glass, airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to three days. No need to refrigerate them!

    How long should a bundt cake cool before you apply a glaze to it?

    • I cannot stress this enough, the more time the lemon bundt cakes cool, the better. At least 15 minutes.
    • I recommend even longer for a smooth transition when removing the bundt cakes from the bundt cake pan.

    Do I need baking soda or baking powder for this recipe?

    • Nope! The cakes will rise without it
    moist mini lemon bundt cakes recipe
    Look at how moist these mini cakes turned out!

    How To get a cake out of a bundt pan?

    • Grease your bundt pan properly before cooking the mini cakes.
    • Cool before flipping.
    • Cake Not Coming Out? Give it a Bang
    • If the cake doesn’t immediately come out of the pan after turning it over, Just give it a healthy bang.
    • Lay a dishtowel on your countertop and (gently) bang the edges of your pan. This can help loosen up the cake from the sides of the pan.
    • If all else fails, let gravity do it's job.
    • Flip the cake pan over and eventually those mini cakes will come out.

    how long to bake mini bundt cakes?

    • 45-55 minutes, depending on your oven

    Remember, baking should be fun, not stressful. These are the best mini cakes!

    Serve this lemon cake recipe with a cup of hot coffee or tea for an afternoon treat!

    πŸ‹ Substitutions For Small Lemon Cake Recipe

    Add in blueberries for a fun lemon blueberry twist!

    Raspberries make a great addition too!

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      Chocolate Coffee Ganache With Raspberries

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    Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

    Genevieve Jerome
    Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes is a zesty and vibrant mini bundt cakes recipe that is a delectable Spring treat! Made with sugar, flour, lemon, and eggs, this is one easy bundt cake recipe you'll come back to! Think of it like a mini lemon pound cake recipe in bundt cake form. This is the best mini lemon bundt cake recipe!
    5 from 64 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 42 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, Holiday Desserts
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 677 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Mini Bundt Cake Pan
    Mini Bundt Cake Pan
    1 Mini Bundt Cake Pan

    Ingredients
      

    Mini Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe

    • 1 cup butter, softened
    • 2 cups white sugar
    • 5 large eggs
    • ΒΌ cup fresh lemon juice
    • 1 large lemon, zested

    Lemon Glaze

    • 1 cup fresh lemon juice
    • 1 large lemon, zested
    • 1 cup powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    Mini Lemon Bundt Cakes

    • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease the mini bundt cake pan with the softened butter. You can use cooking spray too, but butter works much better.
    • Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
    • Add eggs one at a time, alternating with flour, allowing each egg and portion of flour to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Stir lemon juice and zest into flour mixture until cake batter is just combined.
    • Pour prepared lemon cake batter into greased mini bundt cakes pan.
    • Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let the bundt cake pan cool for at-least 15 minutes before removing from pan.
    • Prepare a wire rack. After the bundt cakes cool completely, flip the bundt cake pan over and give it a tap with a wooden spoon. The mini bundt cakes should easily come out. If you are having trouble with this step, see my FAQ section below.

    Lemon Glaze

    • While the lemon cakes continue to cool to room temperature, let's make our lemon glaze. In a stand mixer, add lemon juice and powdered sugar and mix on the low setting until a frosting glaze forms.
    • Add fresh lemon zest and whisk together.
    • Once the mini lemon bundt cakes have completely cooled, you can now frost your cakes. Drizzle the lemon glaze over the cakes on with a spoon and top with more lemon zest. Serve with coffee or tea and enjoy!

    Notes

    πŸ‹ FAQ's For About This Moist Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe

    How Long Do Mini Bundt Cakes Last?
    • You can store mini bundt cakes in a glass, airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to three days. No need to refrigerate them!
    How long should a bundt cake cool before you apply a glaze to it?
    • I cannot stress this enough, the more time the lemon bundt cakes cool, the better. At least 15 minutes.
    • I recommend even longer for a smooth transition when removing the bundt cakes from the bundt cake pan.
    Do I need baking soda or baking powder for this recipe?
    • Nope! The cakes will rise without it
    How To get a cake out of a bundt pan?
    • Grease your bundt pan properly before cooking the mini cakes.
    • Cool before flipping.
    • Cake Not Coming Out? Give it a Bang
    • If the cake doesn’t immediately come out of the pan after turning it over, Just give it a healthy bang.
    • Lay a dishtowel on your countertop and (gently) bang the edges of your pan. This can help loosen up the cake from the sides of the pan.
    • If all else fails, let gravity do it's job.
    • Flip the cake pan over and eventually those mini cakes will come out.
    how long to bake mini bundt cakes?
    • 45-55 minutes, depending on your oven
    Remember, baking should be fun, not stressful. These are the best mini cakes!

    πŸ‹ Substitutions For Small Lemon Cake Recipe

    Add in blueberries for a fun lemon blueberry twist!
    Raspberries make a great addition too!
    Β 
    All images and text Β© Genevieve Jerome /Β Fitty FoodliciousΒ 2023Β 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cakeCalories: 677kcalCarbohydrates: 91gProtein: 6gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 236mgSodium: 304mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 88gVitamin A: 1175IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 39mgIron: 1mg
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    Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef

    April 7, 2023

    Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef is a healthy low carb zucchini and beef recipe that's similar to zucchini lasagna. This layered zucchini ground beef casserole is made with zucchini zoodles, marinara sauce, ground beef, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil, and spices. This zucchini casserole with meat will surely be added to your weekly dinner rotation.

    zucchini casserole in a tray and a serving spoon
    Beef Zucchini Casserole

    Beef Zucchini Casserole is popular all year long, but it's especially popular during the Summer and Fall months when zucchini is at it's peak. Need even more zucchini in your life? Try my Zucchini Boats With Ground Turkey and try my Asparagus Puff Pastry which is super popular. Want more dinner inspiration? Is Orange Chicken Healthy makes a wonderful, easy dinner option. Beef burrito bowls also make a great dinner idea when you want something yummy and comforting.

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    πŸ’š Ingredients for Zucchini Casserole with Ground Beef

    tomato corn oil, olives, garlic, ricotta cheese, basil, egg
    zucchini beef casserole

    What you'll need for ground beef zucchini casserole

    • zucchini zoodles sliced thinlyΒ lengthwise
    • Olive Oil
    • Ground Beef
    • Black Pepper
    • Himalayan Sea-SaltΒ divided. (Part of this is to draw the excess moisture from the zucchini (see instructions below.)
    • Garlic
    • Italian Seasoning
    • Red Onion
    • Black Olives
    • Ricotta Cheese
    • Egg
    • Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
    • Marinara Sauce spaghetti sauce
    • Tomatoes
    • Basil
    • Parmesan cheese
    • Casserole dish

    See recipe card below for quantities

    πŸ’š How to Make Ground Beef and Zucchini Casserole Recipes

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    Instructions for zucchini and ground beef casserole

    This recipe is super easy to make and makes great leftovers!

    Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

    Step 2: Grease an 8-inch baking dish with the 1-tablespoon olive oil. You can do this by using an oil brush or a paper towel. 

    Step 3: Slice the ends off the zucchini. Then slice down the middle lengthwise into thin slices.

    Roll out some paper towels on the counter and lay the zucchini onto the paper towels. Sprinkle the zucchini with sea salt to draw out the excess moisture.

    Let the zucchini rest for 15 minutes and prep the meat sauce for zucchini casserole.

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    draw out the excess moisture using salt on zucchini slices on a paper towel

    Step 4: In a saucepan over medium heat, add the chopped garlic, ground turkey, 1 cup fresh basil, 1 teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt, and black pepper, and simmer for 10 minutes or until the meat is browned.Β Add the fresh diced tomatoes and the tomato sauce to the meat and simmer on low for 5 more minutes.Β 

    Simmering marinara sauce with beef in a saucepan
    The best homemade marinara sauce!

    Step 5: While the sauce is simmering, prep the ricotta cheese. Combine the ricotta cheese, egg, and some more black pepper in a bowl and mix well until combined. 

    egg and ricotta cheese
    Adding egg to ricotta cheese makes it even more creamy!
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    zucchini casserole recipes with ground beef

    Step 6: Make a layer of zucchini slices in the prepared baking dish. Spread a layer of the meat sauce on top of the zucchini. Next, spread a layer of ricotta cheese. Sprinkle some black olives on top of the ricotta cheese. Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese. Add another layer of zucchini slices, and repeat the above steps. Cover the top layer with the remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle the top with 1-cup Parmesan cheese and more olive slices.Β Now you've got prepared zucchini casserole!

    zucchini zoodles in a baking pan next to prepared marinara sauce with spices and chopped basil
    Now that our marinara sauce is prepared, we are going to layer our zucchini zoodles
    layered zucchini and ricotta cheese and marinara sauce in a baking dish
    zucchini with ground beef and tomato sauce

    Step 7: Bake zucchini casserole at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until the top is nice and golden.Β Let cool for 5 minutes and garnish with more fresh basil.Β 

    zucchini casserole in a baking dish with a serving spoon
    The best zucchini lasagna casserole!

    πŸ’š This Meaty Zucchini Dish Will Please Everyone

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    hamburger zucchini tomato casserole

    This meaty zucchini casserole casserole ground beef made with love is perfect just as it is, but here are some swaps. This delicious Zucchini hamburger casserole is made with care.

    Swaps For zucchini casserole with ground beef and spaghetti sauce

    • Instead of ricotta cheese, you could use cream cheese
    • Add some sour cream for a zesty flavor!
    • Swap in cheddar cheese instead of Mozzarella cheese, or even better, use both!
    • Cook your spaghetti sauce in a cast iron skillet for even more meat flavor

    Questions For Meaty Zucchini Casserole

    This low carb casserole easy zucchini casserole takes minimal time and is popular year-round. Bonus, it makes great leftovers and freezes well!

    Can zucchini and squash be used interchangeably in recipes?

    • Yes! Zucchini and squash are very similar so they can be used interchangeably in recipes.

    Does zucchini casserole freeze well?

    • Yes, it freezes very well and also stores well in a glass, airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

    How long should I pan cook ground beef in spaghetti sauce?

    • Cook the ground beef first for at-least 10 minutes and then add it the spaghetti sauce and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, but longer is better because it adds even more flavor. The famous Italian saying is, the longer it simmers, the better it tastes!

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    Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef

    Genevieve Jerome
    Zucchini Casserole With Ground Beef is a healthy low carb zucchini and beef recipe that's similar to zucchini lasagna. This layered zucchini ground beef casserole is made with zucchini zoodles, marinara sauce, ground beef, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil, and spices. This zucchini casserole with meat will surely be added to your weekly dinner rotation.
    5 from 62 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 40 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Dinner recipes, Dinner, Healthy recipes, food prep, low carb recipes, easy dinners, thirty minute meals
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 610 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound zucchini sliced thinly lengthwise
    • Β½ cup olive oil
    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 quarter cup Himalayan Sea-Salt divided. (Part of this is to draw the excess moisture from the zucchini (see instructions below.)
    • ΒΌ cup fresh chopped garlic
    • Β½ cup chopped red onion
    • Β½ cup sliced black olives
    • 8 ounces Ricotta Cheese
    • 1 egg
    • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
    • 1 jar marinara sauce
    • 1 cup fresh tomatoes diced
    • 1 bunch fresh basil chopped
    • 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 375-degrees.Β 
    • Grease an 8-inch baking dish with the 1-tablespoon olive oil. You can do this by using an oil brush or a paper towel.Β 
    • Slice the ends off the zucchini, then slice the zucchini down the middle lengthwise into thin slices. Roll out some paper towels on the counter and lay the zucchini onto the paper towels. Sprinkle the zucchini with sea-salt to draw out the excess moisture. Let the zucchini rest for 15-minutes and prep the meat sauce.
    • In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add the chopped garlic, ground turkey, 1-cup fresh basil, 1-teaspoon of Himalayan sea salt, and black pepper and simmer for 10-minutes or until the meat is browned.Β 
    • Add the fresh diced tomatoes and the tomato sauce to the meat and simmer on low for 5-more minutes.Β 
    • While the sauce is simmering, prep the ricotta cheese. Combine the ricotta cheese, egg, and some more black pepper in a bowl and mix well until combined.Β 
    • Make a layer of zucchini slices in the prepared baking dish. Spread a layer of the meat sauce on top of the zucchini. Next, spread a layer of the ricotta cheese. Sprinkle some black olives on top of the ricotta cheese. Sprinkle a layer of mozzarella cheese. Add another layer of zucchini slices, and repeat the above steps. Cover the top layer with the remaining sauce mixture. Sprinkle the top with 1-cup Parmesan cheese and more olive slices.Β 
    • Bake at 375-degrees for 30-40-minutes or until the top is nice and golden.Β 
    • Let cool for 5-minutes and garnish with more fresh basil.Β 

    Notes

    Swaps For zucchini casserole with ground beef and spaghetti sauce

    • Instead of ricotta cheese, you could use cream cheese
    • Add some sour cream for a zesty flavor!
    • Swap in cheddar cheese instead of Mozzarella cheese, or even better, use both!
    • Cook your spaghetti sauce in a cast iron skillet for even more meat flavor

    Questions For Meaty Zucchini Casserole

    This low carb casserole easy zucchini casserole takes minimal time and is popular year-round. Bonus, it makes great leftovers and freezes well!
    Can zucchini and squash be used interchangeably in recipes?
    • Yes! Zucchini and squash are very similar so they can be used interchangeably in recipes.
    Does zucchini casserole freeze well?
    • Yes, it freezes very well and also stores well in a glass, airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
    How long should I pan cook ground beef in spaghetti sauce?
    • Cook the ground beef first for at-least 10 minutes and then add it the spaghetti sauce and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, but longer is better because it adds even more flavor. The famous Italian saying is, the longer it simmers, the better it tastes!

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1sliceCalories: 610kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 33gFat: 51gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 595mgPotassium: 317mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 591IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 485mgIron: 2mg
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    Easter Donuts

    April 3, 2023

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    Easter Donuts are adorable baby chic easter donuts that will impress all of your guests at your Easter dinner table! These healthy baked donuts are easy to make and will please children and adults alike! This easy donut recipe can be made on repeat over the Spring season. Made with flour, eggs, Greek yogurt, and candy melts, this is one healthy donut recipe you'll make again and again!

    yellow easter donuts with chicken faces
    These adorable Easter donuts will impress all your guests!

    Healthy donuts easter donuts are perfect for Spring. Be sure to bring these cute little chicklets out at Easter! This easy Easter dessert baked donuts recipe pairs well with my Asparagus Puff Pastry need a cocktail for Easter? Try my Blueberry and Peach Vodka Spritzer for a refreshing, fruity twist. Chocolate Rice Krispies Treats also make a lovely Easter dessert that's perfect for the kiddos! Looking for some delicious dips for Easter? Try my Smoked Pimento Cheese which is a fan favorite around here or my Salsa Con Queso recipe which is really, really good.

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    🍩 Ingredients For Baked Healthy Donuts

    Ingredients for healthy baked donuts recipe buttermilk, green sprinkles, flour, baking powder, coconut oil, eggs, vanilla extract, sour cream, candy melts, candy eyes, candy hearts, sea salt and nutmeg
    Low calories donut recipe

    What you need for Easter Doughnuts these Easter themed donuts use minimal ingredients and make a great healthy baked doughnuts recipe right in your own kitchen!

    Easter Donut ideas ingredients for the easiest donut recipes

    • Buttermilk
    • Sour Cream
    • Yellow Candy Melts
    • Sea Salt and nutmeg
    • Sugar or coconut sugar
    • Candy Hearts
    • Green Sprinkles
    • Candy eyes
    • Baking powder
    • Vanilla extract
    • Melted coconut oil
    • Flour
    • Eggs
    • Donut pan
    • candy melter

    See full recipe card below for quantities

    🍩 How To Make Easter Donuts

    Treat Yourself with These Healthy Baked Doughnut Recipes

    These donuts are similar to easter donuts krispy kreme and are much healthier! Krispy Kreme Easter Donuts

    Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit

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    The perfect Spring donuts!

    Step 2: You don't need to grease the donut pan if you are using a rubber donut pan like this one.

    Step 3: Combine the dry ingredients. Add the sea salt, nutmeg, flour, and baking powder to a mixing bowl and combine well.

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    Mix the dry ingredients together

    Step 4: Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk, sour cream, eggs, coconut oil, and the vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.

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    Step 5: Your donut batter is now prepared! Place donut pan on cookie sheet.
    Fill each cup ΒΎ full using a spoon.

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    Bake your low fat donuts in the oven

    Step 6: Place the donut pan in the middle oven rack.

    Bake for 12-15 minutes or until tops spring back.

    Step 7: Remove from the oven. Let donuts cool for 10 minutes. Turn the pan over onto the cooling rack and gently push the donuts down with your fingers.

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    These healthy baked donuts are ready to be decorated for Easter!

    🍩 Let's Make Our Donut Icing and Decorate Our Donuts 🍩

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    Grab some icing and sprinkles and let's decorate!

    Step 8: While your donuts are cooling, prepare the chocolate. You can easily melt the chocolate using a candy melter or the old-fashioned way on the stovetop. Fill a saucepan with 1-2 inches of water. Place on the stovetop and bring to a boil. Place a glass bowl on top of the saucepan. Add chocolate in the glass bowl and mix frequently, ensuring that all the chocolate incorporates and melts consistently (2 to 3 minutes).

    Step 9: Dip your donuts quickly into the melted chocolate until well-coated. Add the eyeballs to the bottom of the donut using the melted chocolate and the candy hearts to make the chicken mouth. Add chicken hair using decorative frosting, and some sprinkles. You now have easter chicklet donuts.

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    The perfect Spring donuts!

    These Easter donuts are similar to dunkin donuts but a lot healthier. Spring donuts mini egg donut tim hortons tim hortons easter donut wilton donut pan recipes.

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    The cutest easter chick donuts around!

    These donuts taste similar to cake donuts with a healthy twist!

    🍩 Frequently Asked Questions 🍩

    How To Make Healthy Baked Donuts?

    • The key to making healthy baked donut recipe is to use minimal sugar or substitute sugar with coconut sugar.
    • We are baking the donuts versus frying them.
    • This makes them a lot healthier than traditional donuts.

    How To Make Easter Donuts

    • The way this baked donut recipe becomes an easter donut is all in how we decorate the donut. By adding eyes, a heart mouth, and frosting, we have turned these into easter chicklet donuts.

    These healthy doughnuts are easy and fun to make and an activity the entire family can jump in on!

    🍩 More Spring Recipes

    • Asparagus Puff Pastry
    • Healthy Ranch Dip
    • Lavender Coffee
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      Blueberry and Peach Vodka Spritzer
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    healthy baked easter donuts

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    yellow easter donuts with chicken faces

    Easter Donuts

    Genevieve Jerome
    Easter Donuts are adorable baby chic easter donuts that will impress all of your guests at your Easter dinner table! These healthy baked donuts are easy to make and will please children and adults alike! This easy donut recipe can be made on repeat over the Spring season. Made with flour, eggs, Greek yogurt, and candy melts, this is one healthy donut recipe you'll make again and again!
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Desserts, Easter Recipes, Healthy Desserts
    Cuisine American