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On busy weeknights you need an easy clean up meal with simple ingredients at dinner time. But when it also has to be gluten free, what do you eat?
I've got you covered with my collection of one pan recipes so you can pull together a delicious meal in no time!
Ground Beef or Ground Turkey
Ground beef is an American staple for a quick dinner, and chances are you might have some in your fridge or freezer already. Here's some family favorites that are gluten free, filling, and delicious.
One Pot Chili Mac Recipe - Gluten Free, Dairy Free
This comforting Chili Mac, with its spicy ground beef and tangy tomato sauce, is a super fast family favorite!
20 Minute Cassoulet
Sausage, beans, and carrots combine to make a hearty, savory stew. It will taste like it simmered all day, but you can get this on your table in only 20 minutes!
How to Make Gluten Free Italian-Style Meatballs
Sizzling, juicy meatballs are made from scratch, and sprinkled with a bite of parmesan. When they're bathed in sauce and swirled into tender gluten free spaghetti - it's the perfect way to feel warm and loved.
Best Low Carb Italian Meatballs (Gluten Free)
Tender, juicy meatballs are seasoned with fresh herbs and parmesan cheese, and can be simmered up in your favorite tomato sauce. They are low in carbs, and bursting with robust flavor.
Chicken Recipes
It's easy to find a good chicken recipe. But it's not as easy when you have to make sure its gluten free as well. Here are some amazing recipes that feature chicken (but not gluten).
One-Pot Creamy Chicken and Rice (Gluten Free)
Creamy rice with juicy bites of chicken and veggies, swirled in classic, comforting cream of chicken soup. Gluten free and on your table in less than 30 minutes.
20 Minute Italian Chicken with White Beans
Chicken, basil and garlic in a rich tomato sauce with creamy white beans - topped with fresh grated parmesan. So good on a busy, cold night!
Chicken Dijon with Low Carb Mushroom Sauce (Easy)
You'd never guess that the delicious mushroom sauce on this chicken gets is decadent creaminess from cottage cheese! A sprinkle of crumbled turkey bacon and fresh herbs add the finishing touch.
Simple Soup Recipes
A hearty soup makes a perfect diner on a cold night, but so many have added gluten in the form of noodles, or wheat flour for a thickener to make cream soup more creamy. Not these! We've got creamy, noodly soup recipes that you can slurp to your hearts content, all gluten free.
Low Carb Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
My Low Carb Chicken and Wild Rice Soup is creamy and filling for only 215 calories! Gluten free, delicious, and super easy to make. See the notes below for how to make it in the crock pot.
20 Minute Chicken Noodle Soup
Chunks of chicken, carrots, celery, and garlic serve up homemade flavor in only 20 minutes, and it's gluten free, too! You can easily substitute cooked rice for the noodles for a delicious Chicken and Rice Soup.
10 Minute Tomato Soup Recipe
Super quick, gluten free tomato soup that tastes like the kind you had as a kid - but with no unhealthy additives!
Roasted Butternut and Red Pepper Soup
Roasted butternut and Red Pepper Soup has a spicy kick, tempered by the mild creaminess of the butternut squash, with a delicious depth of flavor coming from roasted red bell peppers and cloves of garlic. And you only need a little bit of cream, or half & half. OR if you are not a dairy lover, you can totally substitute canned coconut milk for the cream to make it vegan.
Don't Forget these Stovetop Favorites!
I had to include some of my favorite "other" recipes that can be made on the stove top. My hearty mac and cheese salad is one of the most popular recipes on my blog, and the post has lots of tips for using gluten free pasta in a cold salad successfully. And you can top SO many things with gluten free crispy breadcrumbs - salads, casseroles, rice bowls, and pasta (to name a few).
Ham and Cheese Macaroni Salad | Gluten Free
Old fashioned macaroni salad is a hearty salad studded with bites of ham and cheddar cheese, and sprinkled with colorful tidbits of sweet pepper, celery, and tomato. All bathed in a creamy, tangy dressing.
How to Make Homemade Gluten Free Crispy Breadcrumbs
Start with leftover scraps of gluten free bread, sizzle them up in butter, add a salty tang with parmesan and herbs, and a nod to nutrition with flaxseed meal and nutritional yeast. These golden breadcrumbs are the crowning glory to casseroles, salads, and ALL The Things.
More Delicious Gluten-Free dinner Recipes
Hold on - if you've got an air fryer or an instant pot, you've got a lot more delicious options that are gluten free! Check out these easy weeknight dinner recipes:
