18 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes to Help Get Dinner on the Table (2024)

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From curries and stews to rice dishes and even gluten-free pasta, these recipes aim to please, no matter your preferences.

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Published March 24, 2023

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18 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes to Help Get Dinner on the Table (1)

Being gluten-free, dairy-free, or both shouldn't stop you from enjoying a delicious and comforting meal. While intolerances to those ingredients may leave you thinking there aren't many recipes designed for you—or at least not many that are thoughtfully composed and tested—we have plenty of options to help you get dinner on the table. From curries and stews to rice dishes and even gluten-free pasta, these recipes aim to please, no matter your preferences or restrictions.

Gluten-Free Fresh Pasta
A simple mix of gluten-free flours and extra egg yields beautiful, tender pasta.
Gluten-Free Fresh Pasta
Spiced Okra With Tomatoes
Frozen okra cooked in a spicy, tangy sauce is perfect for eating with flatbreads (gluten-free or not) or dolloped on rice.
Spiced Okra With Tomatoes
Salmon Bean Salad
Here, we flake the cooked fish into an easy, hearty salad with plump cranberry beans and peppery arugula.
Salmon Bean Salad
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The Best Moules Marinières (Sailor-Style Mussels)
Inexpensive, elegant, and easy, these mussels are the ultimate one-pot meal, regardless of whether you want to serve them with bread.
The Best Moules Marinières (Sailor-Style Mussels)
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Ultra-Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
Pull-apart tender meat and ultra-crisp skin: what more could you ask for?
Ultra-Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
The Best Egg Salad
Keys to a better egg salad: perfectly cooked eggs, a touch of acidity, and crunch. Once you've got it down, you can pile it onto some gluten-free bread and enjoy.
The Best Egg Salad
Channa Masala
This recipe features plump chickpeas bathed in a spicy, tangy tomato sauce.
Channa Masala
Nigerian Beef Suya (Spiced Grilled Skewers)
Suya is Nigerian street food at its finest: Skewers of spiced, nutty, smoky, charred beef, served with onions, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce, and lime juice.
Nigerian Beef Suya (Spiced Grilled Skewers)
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Kabab Halla (Egyptian Braised Beef With Onions)
Kabab halla, a signature Egyptian dish, consists of tender beef braised in a velvety sauce of caramelized onions.
Kabab Halla (Egyptian Braised Beef With Onions)
Nigerian Beef Stew
A mainstay of many Nigerian meals, there are countless ways to make this stew.
Nigerian Beef Stew
Maqlubeh (Palestinian "Upside Down" Meat, Vegetables, and Rice)
Here, layers of meat, fried vegetables, and spiced rice are flipped over after cooking in a pot to reveal a complete and festive meal. Serving with yogurt alongside is completely optional.
Maqlubeh (Palestinian "Upside Down" Meat, Vegetables, and Rice)
Chicken Tagine With Pistachios, Dried Figs, and Chickpeas
This slow-cooked chicken and chickpea tagine gets its flavor not from lots and lots of deep browning, but instead a gentle touch, a few key spices, and the natural juices of the meat and vegetables.
Chicken Tagine With Pistachios, Dried Figs, and Chickpeas
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Dawali (Palestinian Stuffed Grape Leaves)
These stuffed grape leaves serve as a one-pot meal that's as festive as it is delicious.
Dawali (Palestinian Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Chickpea, Coconut, and Cashew Curry
This curry is intense with garam masala and ginger, cooled by coconut milk and ground toasted cashews.
Chickpea, Coconut, and Cashew Curry
Chicken and Lentil Stew With Tomatoes and Onions
Whole-poached chicken brings layers of flavor to this fragrant, spiced lentil stew. Topped with fried onions and tomatoes, it's a filling and deeply flavorful meal.
Chicken and Lentil Stew With Tomatoes and Onions
Colombian-Style Beans and Rice
This humble pot of red beans is not merely a side dish, but rather the focal point of a gigantic meal.
Colombian-Style Beans and Rice
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Vegan Cashew Milk–Braised Green Plantains
Dense and meaty green plantains are hearty enough to stand on their own in this creamy cashew sauce.
Vegan Cashew Milk–Braised Green Plantains
Galinhada Mineira (Brazilian Chicken and Rice From Minas Gerais)
A deeply comforting, one-pot meal of chicken and rice, chock full of peas, carrots, and plenty of garlic and onion.
Galinhada Mineira (Brazilian Chicken and Rice From Minas Gerais)