PIN the Salad with Zucchini and Italian Sausage to try it later!

I hope you’ll try this No-Pasta Salad with Zucchini and Italian Sausage! I call this a “No-Pasta” salad because there’s no pasta, but this is a great summer-into-fall dish that’s loaded with flavor. And it’s a salad featuring the ingredients from my brother Mark’s favorite pasta salad.

That salad is something I’ve made often for family parties. And my whole family loves the inspiring salad with Italian sausage, zucchini, roasted red peppers, olives, and Parmesan cheese! No-Pasta Salad was the happy result when I decided to create a low-carb salad with those ingredients!

It took me a few tries to get it right. But everyone loved the ingredients we ended up with for a new favorite pasta salad without the pasta! And if you’re still getting lots of zucchini, I hope you’ll try this salad for a new way to use them!

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PIN Green Bean Tomato Feta Salad to try it later!

I loved this Green Bean Tomato Feta Salad so much when I first made it years ago. And this salad has significant memories for me because I found the inspiring recipe in a magazine in the waiting room where I was waiting for a medical procedure. And the salad and the appointment both turned out well!

I added the the Feta, which I thought was a perfect flavor boost for this salad. But what really makes this good is the tangy dressing that has both red wine vinegar and fresh lemon juice. Recently Kara and I took some much-needed new photos for this favorite salad, and we absolutely swooned over it, especially the vinegar-lemony-oregano dressing. 

There’s a big holiday weekend coming up in the U.S. and you might need a salad to take to a get-together! And whenever you use garden beans or good fresh green beans from the store, I hope you try this recipe!

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PIN the Greek Pork Chops to try them later!

These grilled Greek Pork Chops are something I love for an easy dinner, and when the weather is warm I’m always in favor of grilling outside! But you can also cook the tasty pork chops on a stove-top grill pan if you don’t have a grill or if the weather is getting cold!

I love recipes with Greek flavors, and I think everyone who likes pork chops and enjoys Greek food will love this recipe. And it’s a big holiday weekend in the U.S. where people might be cooking on the grill. So I’m reminding you about these very low-carb and Keto-friendly pork chops!

I’ve made this recipe with boneless pork sirloin chops and bone-in chops, and both types of pork chops were great with the Greek marinade. I hope you’ll try the pork chops no matter which cooking method you use, and happy September everyone!

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These Keto Chicken Breast Recipes will give you so many tasty options for family-friendly chicken dinners! And these chicken recipes that are low in carbs for adults are also perfect for a school-night dinner the kids will eat!

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These Keto Chicken Breast Recipes the Family Will Love are chicken dinners that have been popular on Kalyn’s Kitchen. All these ideas will be perfect when you’re watching carbs, but don’t want to make a special dinner for the kids!

And kids are going back to school this time of year in many places. That means busy parents need ideas for school-night dinners that the whole family will like. 

I promise these chicken breast dinners will be a hit! And chicken breasts are an ingredient most families keep on hand or purchase regularly. I hope this post will help you find some Keto chicken dinners your family will ask for over and over!

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PIN Zucchini Pesto Pasta to try it later!

This time of year zucchini is plentiful, and if you have a garden you’re probably getting a some zucchini or yellow squash every couple of days. The other thing that’s abundant this time of year is basil. And if you have a garden I hope you’re freezing basil and making my favorite Basil Pesto with Lemon.

I think that basil pesto is what inspired this Zucchini Pesto Pasta. Years ago when I told my nephew Jake we were going to make it he asked me where the recipe was. And I just tapped the side of my forehead! This recipe was one of those spontaneous cooking ideas that just appear in my brain! And why wouldn’t a little zucchini sauteed with garlic taste great mixed into pasta with basil pesto?

When Kara and I made it to update the recipe with better photos we decided to try using lower-carb pasta to make this favorite recipe quite a bit lower in carbs. We loved how it turned out; see below for info about the high-fiber lower-carb pastas I am loving lately! And I love this recipe for pasta with zucchini and pesto so much I’m featuring it for my Friday Favorites pick this week! I hope you try this if you need ideas for using zucchini!

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PIN the Szechuan Green BEans to make them later!

This recipe for Spicy Szechuan Green Beans is one of my favorite ways to cook fresh green beans! Years ago I got infatuated with recipes using green beans after I planted way too many in my garden. Now fresh green beans are widely available all year long, and I love green beans no matter how you cook them!

The day I first tested this recipe I shared the spicy Szechuan Green Beans with a friend and we ate every single one in about five minutes. And I think everyone who likes spicy Asian green beans is going to like this recipe! I hope you try it if you’re a fan of spicy green beans.

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PIN the Instant Pot Ratatouille to try it later!

Today I’m featuring easy and delicious Instant Pot Ratatouille! This summer vegetable stew will help you use the zucchini, yellow summer squash, bell peppers, and tomatoes that are so good this time of year. And Ratatouille reheats beautifully, so it’s also great for Weekend Food Prep!

I try to not gush too much over the recipes, but seriously I think Ratatouille is one of the best things I’ve made in the Instant Pot. And it’s also one of the tastiest recipes I’ve made with zucchini. And for someone who has quite a few good Instant Pot recipes and over 50 Zucchini Recipes, that’s saying something.

I seasoned the Ratatouille with fresh thyme and Italian Herb Blend, and stirred in chopped fresh basil. The day we tested the recipe I ate a big bowl of this and called it dinner, and I’ve enjoyed the leftovers.

I thought some freshly grated Parmesan cheese added at the table was the perfect finishing touch, even though it’s not traditional for Ratatouille! If you have zucchini that needs to be used, I hope you’ll try making Instant Pot Ratatouille!

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PIN the balsamic cucumber salad to try it later.

Cucumber Salad with Balsamic Dressing is an extra-easy cucumber salad recipe I found years ago on a recipe site that’s no longer online. I’ve been making this flavorful salad every summer since I first tried it! And it’s definitely cucumber salad weather now, and recently I made this salad and remembered how much I love it.

I first made the salad when I was growing cucumbers in my garden. And oh my, if you have fresh garden cucumbers that will make this amazing salad even better! I’m always searching for new ways to use garden veggies like cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes. So when I make a cucumber salad over and over you know it’s really a winner.

Of course it’s partly the mayonnaise in the slightly sweet and sour tasting creamy dressing that makes me like this salad so much! If you’re a cucumber fan who likes the sound of these ingredients, I hope you try this salad right away!

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PIN the Greek Cabbage Salad to try it later!

In Utah temperatures have been very hot for weeks now, so this Greek Cabbage Salad really sounds good! Not only does the salad have plenty of creamy Feta cheese to add flavor, but absolutely no cooking is involved in this tasty low-carb cabbage salad with Greek flavors. And when we updated this recipe with new photos, we couldn’t resist adding some spicy Greek Peperoncini to up the flavor as well!

We also tried it with oregano, but some of our taste testers weren’t wild about the strong flavor of fresh oregano, so I’m giving you the original version with only fresh thyme. But if you’re an oregano fan go ahead and use a tiny bit of chopped fresh oregano as well.

We loved this with fresh thyme from the herb garden, but if you don’t have any of that I’d use some dried thyme mixed into the dressing. And of course I’m crazy over cabbage, and I love pretty much everything with Feta, so it’s no surprise I would be a huge fan of this cabbage salad with Feta.

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PIN the grilled chicken kabobs to try them later!

Grilled Chicken Kabobs with Vegetables are a favorite dinner I used to make when I catered houseboat trips on beautiful Lake Powell in Southern Utah. These skewers with chicken and vegetables were always a hit on the houseboat. The kabobs are made with a flavorful marinade using dried herbs and other ingredients you probably have on hand.

For years this recipe was in the archives with a photo that wasn’t really showing off how delicious the chicken kabobs are. So I’m happy to have improved photos for this chicken kabob meal!

This recipe is perfect for an inexpensive summer dinner that’s sure to impress; I hope you enjoy making them! And the leftover chicken and veggies is delicious reheated, so if you have enough skewers I wouldn’t hesitate to double the recipe to have leftovers!

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