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Gluten-Free Recipes

Find healthy, delicious gluten-free recipes including snacks, main dishes and desserts from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

What Does a Gluten-Free Diet Look Like?

Here's your essential beginner's guide to starting a gluten-free diet.

What Does a Gluten-Free Diet Look Like?

7-Day Gluten-Free Meal Plan

Pizza, zucchini noodles, stuffed potatoes and more!

7-Day Gluten-Free Meal Plan

Sweet Potato Carbonara

Spiralized sweet potato noodles take the place of pasta in this veggie-packed riff on carbonara.

Sweet Potato Carbonara

Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Fall Chopped Salad with Spinach, Butternut Squash, Apples & Cheddar

Stuffed Potatoes with Salsa & Beans

Greek Muffin-Tin Omelets with Feta & Peppers

You Just Started a Gluten-Free DietHere Are the Recipes to Make First

Whether you are cutting out gluten for a condition or based on personal preference, there are plenty of options for nutritious, tasty meals. We’ve pulled together some of our favorite gluten-free recipes loaded with vegetables, fruits, lean proteins and fiber. From delicious snacks like our Greek Muffin Tin Omelets with Feta & Pepper to mains like our Mediterranean-Stuffed Chicken Breasts, there is something to satisfy everyone at your table.

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Loaded Cauliflower Bowls

Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Baked Lemon-Pepper Chicken

23 Budget-Friendly Gluten-Free Dinners

Make a gluten-free dinner easily with these budget-friendly recipes. These recipes rely on affordable ingredients like potatoes, vegetables and chicken to create a delicious, well-rounded meal. To mimic the starchy quality found in gluten, we turn vegetables into rice and pasta for a filling dinner. Recipes like Loaded Cauliflower Bowls and Skillet Buffalo Chicken are healthy, tasty and great for those who are trying to avoid gluten.

Yatimcheh (Iranian Eggplant, Tomato & Potato Stew)

Yatimcheh is a comforting, economical and easy-to-prepare Iranian vegetarian stew of eggplant, tomatoes and potatoes. This dish can be prepared year-round but is particularly flavorful with sweet late-summer tomatoes and eggplant. Serve yatimcheh with flatbread, like lavash or sangak, or rice, with a side of fresh herbs such as parsley, mint, basil or green onions, and plain yogurt.

Falafel Waffles with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce

Get your falafel fix with this fun, healthy twist on classic falafel. We use a waffle maker to crisp up chickpeas with lemon and herbs. A tangy sauce, made with zippy za'atar and served on the side, adds a creamy note.

Kale Salad with Balsamic & Parmesan

In this healthy kale salad recipe, you massage the dressing into the kale, tenderizing the leaves and infusing the salad with sweet balsamic flavor. Creamy pine nuts and salty Parmesan cheese added at the end balance the flavors. Enjoy this salad on its own as a side dish or add cooked chicken, shrimp or steak to make it a full meal.

Lemon-Rosemary Melting Potatoes

These full-flavored potatoes are a great new approach to your typical potato side dish. The potatoes roast, then "melt" with the flavors of lemon, rosemary and garlic. They're good enough for a special occasion, but easy enough for a weeknight.

Broccoli-Cranberry Salad

This easy broccoli salad is tossed in a creamy dressing and spiked with sweet cranberries, Cheddar cheese and toasty walnuts. This easy side is great for lunch--add shredded chicken to make it a main dish.

Make-Ahead Freezer Oatmeal Breakfast Bowl

Keep a lineup of these simple breakfast bowls in your freezer for a heat-and-eat breakfast that will give you energy throughout the morning. Rolled or steel-cut oats will work for this recipe. Feel free to swap fresh fruit for the frozen berries.

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Lentil-Sausage Breakfast Bowl

This protein-packed lentil bowl is great to have stocked and ready to go in the freezer for busy mornings. The Italian sausage lends the lentils richness while the marinara boosts the flavors with its seasonings.

Grits & Bacon Breakfast Bowl

Always have breakfast at the ready by multiplying this easy recipe and stashing these hearty breakfast bowls in the freezer. The grits take on the flavor of the bacon and cheese, creating a balance between the richness of the protein and the mildness of the grain.

Sausage-Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

Make as many of these healthy breakfast bowls as you can fit in your freezer to always have a morning meal on hand. Just heat and eat for an instant breakfast packed with whole grains, veggies and protein.

Pomegranate Gimlets

Cookbook author and TV show host Ina Garten gives the classic gimlet recipe a modern twist. She says, "I like to serve these Pomegranate Gimlets with Fig & Cheese Toasts, which is simply toasted bread, spread with fig preserves and goat cheese; they take no time to make and they're sweet and savory with the cocktail. But even something simple like salted cashews is good in a pinch."

Strawberry Margarita Snow Cones

These boozy snow cones make cocktail hour extra fun.

Horseradish-Cheddar Mashed Cauliflower

This mashed cauliflower recipe with butter and sour cream mimics the taste and texture of mashed potatoes. The swap saves you 40 grams of Carbohydrates and 100 calories per cup, plus it quadruples the vitamin C, giving you 82% of your Daily Value of the immune-boosting nutrient.

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Wilted Greens with Warm Apple Vinaigrette

Massaging kale, curly endive and Brussels sprouts then tossing with a warm dressing wilts them slightly for a more tender bite.

Terra-Cotta Stewed Chicken

This is an adaptation of kedjenou, a dish usually made in a canari, or terra-cotta pot. It is sealed with a banana leaf, placed in the ashes of a fire and left to cook into a succulent stew.

Black Bass Packets in Curry-Coconut Broth

Tender blanched Savoy cabbage leaves make a wrapper for the bass and julienned vegetables. The packet traps the steam inside to keep the fish moist while it cooks and makes for a stunning presentation when nestled into the broth.

Sweet & Sour Braised Halibut

Pairing sweet and savory is common in Sicilian cooking. Here, sherry, a fortified Spanish wine, rather than Sicily's own Marsala wine, provides sweetness. In the past, without any regulation, the quality of Sicilian Marsala was poor, so some cooks used the Spanish wine. Today Sicilian Marsala is more reliable. Use either for this stew.

Marinated Yogurt Cheese

By draining the liquid whey out of yogurt, you can make a "cheese" with the texture of soft cream cheese. Here it's turned into a savory spread with dried herbs. Avoid using regular yogurt containing additives like modified food starch, vegetable gums or gelatin; these thickeners inhibit the release of the whey. Serve this with crusty French bread or crackers.

Whipped Frozen Cantaloupe Creamsicle

Got a lot of leftover cantaloupe? Don't worry about wasting it--just throw it in the freezer and you'll be ready for cool cantaloupe creamsicles whenever you get the craving. Frozen cantaloupe cubes make this blended treat refreshingly juicy, and when blended with milk or a nondairy alternative, you get a summery treat that's just sweet enough.

Zucchini Noodle Pie

If you're familiar with Italian spaghetti pie, you'll love this better-for-you gluten-free update to the classic comforting casserole. Replacing the traditional spaghetti with zucchini noodles keeps the meal from weighing you down, but it's still as cheesy and saucy as ever.

Creamy Chipotle Skillet Chicken Thighs

Smoky chipotle is the star of this one-skillet chicken thigh recipe. Great for weeknight dinners, this can be on the table in under 30 minutes. Serve with tortillas or over rice or low-carb cauliflower rice with a simple cabbage slaw.