57 Delicious Gluten-Free Dinner Recipes The Whole Family Will Love
Gluten? We don't know her.
Living gluten-free does not mean you have to skip out on your favorites. Far from it! No surprise, we're all about having our pasta, pizza, and tacos and eating them too. So whether you're celiac, trying to accommodate party guests, or simply needing to cut out gluten, we've got plenty of amazing recipes that you'll be surprised just happen to be gluten-free (like our one-pan coconut lime chicken). The big win? You can still eat all the best comfort foods like stuffed peppers, Instant Pot pho, and homemade gluten-free pasta without feeling like you're missing out on anything.
When it comes to making gluten-free recipes, you're going to want to watch out for a couple ingredients that may seem harmless but actually contain gluten. Soy sauce, which contains gluten, comes in a gluten-free version, and you can use tamari in a pinch for all those stir-fries. Tortilla chips are nearly always gluten-free, thanks to corn as a base. Worcestershire sauce, which you'll need for our Reuben bowls, is almost always gluten-free, but do look out for malt vinegar (which does contain gluten).
Now that you know what to look out for, you can get to cooking up our recipes for Instant Pot pork puttanesca, chili cheese sweet potato casserole, and feta & herb-crusted salmon. $5 says nobody even notices you made an entirely gluten-free feast!
If you ever wondered what exactly is gluten and what happens to your body when you go gluten-free, we've got tons of handy guides about this mysterious protein. For more gluten-free ideas, check out all our favorite gluten-free desserts, gluten-free appetizers, gluten-free breakfasts, and gluten-free sides.
One-Pan Coconut-Lime Chicken
If our creamy Tuscan chicken is a mainstay at your house, this recipe is going to be just the thing to shake up your weeknight dinner routine. We paired quick-cooking chicken cutlets with a spicy-sweet coconut milk sauce that’s out-of-this-world tasty. Tomatoes (and tomato paste) bring it back down to Earth, so you can make this over and over (and over!) again. Not convinced? Did we mention this comes together in just one pan, in less than 30 minutes?!
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Classic Stuffed Peppers
Of all the food you can stuff, stuffed peppers are at the top of our list. Bell peppers are large enough to hold a lot, strong enough to keep their shape in the oven, and mild enough in flavor to go with just about anything. Here we’re filling them with beefy, tomato rice, and shredded Monterey Jack cheese, but you can customize them to fit your taste.
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Cacio E Pepe Sweet Potato Noodles
Looking to convert a spiralized veggie skeptic? Make them these cacio e pepe sweet potato noodles. Tossed in buttery black pepper sauce and showered with Parmesan and Pecorino, these sweet potato noodles are so delicious that no one will even think about asking for “regular” pasta.
Lemony Chicken & Potatoes With Feta
Freshen up a classic dish, lemon chicken and potatoes, by spooning the most flavorful olive, almond, and parsley sauce over top. Prepared from the pan drippings, the sauce is so simple to make without getting out an extra pot. The best part? This entire recipe is made in just one dish, making dinner (and cleanup) easier than ever.
Feta & Herb-Crusted Salmon
We get it, salmon can be a little… intimidating. Trust us, though—you’ve just gotta find the cooking method that works for you. One of our favorites? Covering a whole fish, rather than individual fillets, with fun toppings to add flavor all on just one sheet pan. For this Mediterranean-inspired version, you just arrange your salmon on a sheet tray (lined with foil for the easiest cleanup), sprinkle on the toppings, and bake it for 25 minutes. No flipping, no sticking, and no mess!
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Creamy Gochujang White Chicken Chili
This creamy, red-tinted spin on white chicken chili incorporates sweet and savory gochujang for a unique spin on a classic winter dinner. It's got lots of chili flavor without a ton of heat, meaning this can be enjoyed by everyone in the family (even the spice-averse!).
Chili Cheese Sweet Potato Casserole
With roasted sweet potatoes and black bean chili layered together under a gooey blanket of cheese, this easy vegetarian weeknight dinner is both incredibly comforting and surprisingly hearty.
Instant Pot Pork Puttanesca
For this dish, we were inspired by classic Italian puttanesca, a tomato-based dish with anchovies, capers, and olives that's traditionally served over pasta. Pork makes it extra-hearty, so we served it over creamy polenta, but feel free to sub in gluten-free pasta, rice, or whatever else you can dream up.
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Best-Ever Gluten-Free Pasta
Yes, it's TRUE! You can make amazing gluten-free pasta from scratch, and it's not even hard!
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Cheesy Chorizo, Chickpea & Crispy Rice Skillet
If you haven't tried crispy rice before, it'll become a staple after you try it in this recipe. Crunchy and golden, this is a great way try rice in a different, delicious way. We love it, but especially when it turns into a crust for this cheesy chorizo and chickpea filling.
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Mushroom, Spinach & Gruyère Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
This ultra-stuffed mushroom, spinach, and Gruyère pork tenderloin is already jam-packed with vegetables, so we suggest pairing it with a carb-y side like our jeweled saffron rice or our best mashed potatoes.
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Buckwheat Galettes With Ham & Egg
Like their sweet cousins, crêpes, galettes hail from Brittany, France. Because they're made with buckwheat flour, galettes are extra nutty, making them perfect for pairing with savory fillings for a quick dinner this fall. Here, they're filled with the classic ham, egg, and cheese combination, known as "galette complète" in French, but feel free to switch it up if you like.
Marry Me Chicken
If you're looking for a chicken dinner so good jaws will drop, this is the recipe for you. Chicken breasts are seared until golden, before being baked with a simple (but extremely satisfying) cream sauce that results in a chicken that's packed with flavor in every bite. Whether you’re making this for your bestie or special someone for an extra-special date night get ready for sounds of pure joy after the first bite.
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Crispy Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Extra-crispy on the outside and cheesy on the inside, these tacos are so much fun to make and eat. Putting cheese directly in your skillet might sound wrong, but it works! Once off-heat, the cheese starts to harden and crisps up, giving the texture of a crunchy taco shell, but super-delicious.
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Tuscan Butter Shrimp
We like using shrimp without their shells because it's easier to eat—peeling shrimp when they're covered in sauce can get messy. If you're down for the extra work, though, leaving the shells on will lead to a more flavorful sauce. Shrimp shells provide tons of delicious seafood flavor, which is why they're often a main ingredient in seafood stock.
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Halloumi Salad
We think it's due time that halloumi, the brined Cypriot cheese, got its time in the spotlight. Besides the delightfully squeaky texture (where the cheese curd lovers at?) and the tangy, salty flavor, the high melting point is really what makes this cheese stand out—when heat is applied, it develops a delicious golden crust that is so delightful in this salad.
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Bacon & Spinach Stuffed Chicken
Hasselback your chicken by cutting shallow slits into your chicken breasts (don't cut all the way through!) and stuff each slit with bacon and a creamy spinach and artichoke filling. It will make your weeknight chicken dinner sing! It's untraditional, but all the best meals are.
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Possibly our favorite use of cauliflower as a culinary master of disguise is in pizza crust. It might sound crazy, but it can be a delicious and healthy alternative to the classic. In this easy, gluten-free pizza recipe, you're basically making cauliflower rice as base the base for your crust.
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Air Fryer Pork Chops
Most of the time, we don't get very excited over pork chops. Often overdone, they come out dry, sad, and flavorless. Cooking them in an air fryer changes all that. Due to the intense heat circulation that happens, the outside crisps slightly while the inside stays nice and juicy.
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Saag Paneer
Chopping all the baby spinach (a whole pound!) is the hardest part of this Indian recipe. To save time, microwave it first so it steams, then chop.
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Mackenzie Filson is a food writer and contributing digital food producer at Delish. Her favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate-pine. If wine was an astrological sign she'd be a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. She's never met a bag of Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos she didn't eat in one sitting.
