Dinner Recipes

Easy to make gluten Free Dinner Recipes

Some of these from other websites aren't originally gluten free, but easy to adapt. To quote my 12 year old daughter, "Yumyumyumyumyummarroo." 

Stir Fry Beef

Ingredients

• 1-2 lbs pound Flank Steak, trimmed of fat and sliced very thin against the grain
• 1/2 cup Gluten Free Soy Sauce (can also use Tamarin)
• 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Minced Fresh Ginger
• 1 tsp crushed garlic
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch dissolved in Several Tbsp cool water

Directions

Mix soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger & garlic in bowl, reserve about 1/4 of sauce, then add beef to rest. Heat small amount of oil in skillet & add beef. Cook to desired done-ness. Add remaining sauce & water/cornstarch to thicken. Serve with rice & broccoli, snow peas, or other veggies.

Beef Korma

Surprisingly, a favorite of my picky kids! Here is a good recipe-
http://www.food.com/recipe/beef-korma-342214
I just adjust it based on what I have, and use tomato puree instead of diced tomatoes because my kids don't like chunks. Here is a recipe for a substitute for garam masala

Sweet & Sour Chicken

Chicken Ingredients

Approx 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup cornstarch
salt, garlic powder to taste
Vegetable oil for "frying"

Sauce Ingredients

1 1/3 cup warm water
1/2 cup brown sugar (can use more if you want a sweeter sauce)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp white vinegar
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp Chinese all spice (or substitute 1/8 tsp cinnamon, pinch cloves & pepper)
For thickening: 6 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup cold water

Directions:

Combine cornstarch, salt, garlic. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat up skillet and add enough vegetable oil to coat bottom of pan. Dip chicken in egg, then cornstarch mixture, and fry in skillet until brown (does not need to be cooked all the way through). Put chicken into baking dish and put in oven (you will cook it for 10-15 minutes while you are making sauce, then add sauce to pan with the chicken).
To make sauce, combine all ingredients except the cornstarch/water into pot and simmer until well combined (maybe 10 minutes). Add a little of the cornstarch/water mixture to thicken--you don't want it too thick so just add a teaspoon or two at a time-you won't use all of it.
Take the chicken out of the oven and pour about half of the sauce over the chicken (you can pour all of it, but I like to leave some of it separate since some of my kids don't like a lot of sauce on their chicken and then they can always add more later!).  Put the chicken back in the oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through.
I serve this with rice and stir fry veggies.

Spicy Sausage Pasta

I tweaked this recipe somewhat to my liking, but it went over pretty well with the family--just make sure the sausage you use is gluten free and use GF pasta & chicken broth.
Recipe at Kevin and Amanda

Cilantro Lime Rice (Chipotle Inspired)

I don't follow this exactly, but usually cook up the "boil in bag" basmati rice and just add the remaining ingredients when it's done. This is delicious with tacos or you can grill up some chicken or beef with homemade taco seasoning (you can add some chipotle peppers for heat, but my kids would rather eat glass than something spicy).
Copycat Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice

Taco Soup

OK, this isn't exactly a "recipe" but basically you just use the following ingredients and mix together in desired quantities, heat on stove or in crock pot. Serve with chips, shredded cheese, and sour cream

Ingredients:

Tomato Juice (I use a whole big bottle but depends on how much you want to make
Tomato Sauce (to thicken soup somewhat)
Ground Beef-- I use 1 lb.
Beans-- I use 1 can of black beans
Corn
Rice (optional- I include since my kids won't eat a lot of meat or vegetables!)
Taco Seasoning--I use homemade. Have used different recipes but there is one at All Recipes

Spanish Rice

This tastes just like the rice you get in Mexican restaurants, and is super easy! I sometimes add chicken to it or just serve as a side.
http://reallifedinner.com/oven-baked-spanish-rice/

 

Lasagna Casserole

We love lasagna, but I hate the hassle of cooking lasagna and layering it in the pans! Here is an easier version

Ingredients:

1 lb gluten free pasta noodles-- like elbow, rotini, etc...
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups ricotta cheese
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (1 cup with filling, rest on top)
1 lb. Turkey Italian sausage
1 jar pasta sauce or homemade :)

Directions

Cook pasta according to directions (to al dente), then spread into 9x13 pan. Combine ingredients for filling & mix with pasta, then add sauce, meat, combine & top with remaining cheese.

Chex Chicken

Kid-friendly favorite! Who doesn't like chicken nuggets?? Recipe here

Chicken Tikka Masala

Delicious, easy recipe here. You can grill the chicken, or cook in the oven at about 450-500 degrees for 20 minutes or until cooked through, then add to sauce. Delicious served with Basmati Rice or Gluten free naan bread

Chicken Parmesan

Not really a recipe--basically you pund out some chicken breasts, or butterfly them (cut them in half so they are thinner), then coat them in a mixture of gluten free breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese and a little Italian seasoning.  Cook in a little bit of oil in a heavy skillet until done on both sides (if necessary, can finish cooking in the oven if outsides get too crispy). When cooked, put some pasta sauce & mozzarella cheese on top and put in the oven for a few minutes. Yum!!!

 

Italian "Goulash"

This is adapted from a Paula Deen recipe but I reduced the salt because her version was ridiculously salty! This sauce is delicious on noodles, toast, crackers, anything!

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
30 oz (2 cans) tomato sauce --I sometimes use 3 cans if I want it more saucy (then I add a little more of spices)
3 cloves garlic-minced or crushed
2 tsp Italian seasoning
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
dash pepper
2 Tbsp brown sugar
3 bay leaves

Directions

Brown beef, then add tomato sauce and other ingredients, and simmer 20 minutes. Serve over pasta.

Sloppy Joes

Got this recipe years ago from Rachael Ray--love it!! I serve it with any of my gluten free bread or bun recipes.

Chili

This chili is delicious--better than the powdered mix we used to use!! And you can add more spices if you want it spicier. You can cook the meat ahead and then throw it all in the slow cooker too.

Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef, browned (I use 1 lb because my kids don't like it meaty)
1 can chili beans (pinto, kidney, whatever), drained and rinsed
4 cloves garlic minced/crushed
1 small chopped onion (or less--can omit and use dried minced onion)
45 oz (3 15 oz cans) tomato sauce
1 cup water
3 Tbsp chili powder
2 Tbsp ground cumin
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp oregano
3 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa
pinch of salt

Directions

Combine ingredients and simmer 30 minutes, or in crock pot 2 hours. To thicken, you can mix a few tablespoons of water with cornstarch and add to chili, then cook an additional few minutes.

Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

This recipe is for an Instant Pot but you could use another pressure cooker or just cook longer in a pot on the stove. I use Italian Turkey sausage and sometimes omit some of the vegetables because of my picky kids but this is delicious and tastes just like lasagna but in a soup! (I can find the GF lasagna noodles usually at Walmart or Dillons stores). Great with this french bread recipe

Instant Pot Lasagna Soup

Pioneer Woman Recipes

I love Pioneer Woman recipes, found at her website Pioneer Woman Cooksand while they are NOT gluten free but most can be easily made GF if you swap out any gluten containing ingredients. Some of my favorites are:

Cajun Chicken Pasta-- use gluten free pasta, broth & spices
Salsa
Spaghetti Sauce
Meatballs--use gluten free bread crumbs
Fried round steak--use gluten free flour
BBQ Meatballs--use gluten free oats
Hamburger soup-- use gluten free broth/stock