Cheap gluten-free meals
31 recipes
Dinners with no gluten in any ingredient, at $2.50 or less a serving. Rice, potatoes, corn tortillas and beans do the work that bread and pasta usually do. Check every label if you have celiac disease. The cheapest is Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo) at $1.10 a serving, and the average here is $1.85.

Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo)
$1.10 a serving
40 min

Mujadara (lentils and rice with crispy onions)
$1.14 a serving
60 min

Lazy cabbage roll skillet
$1.24 a serving
50 min

Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min

West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
$1.30 a serving
45 min

Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min

Crispy salt and pepper chicken thighs
$1.52 a serving
55 min

Peanut noodles with cucumber and carrots
$1.61 a serving
25 min

Black bean and sweet potato tacos
$1.63 a serving
45 min

Spinach and cheddar frittata
$1.64 a serving
35 min

Chickpea and potato curry
$1.65 a serving
50 min

Red lentil soup with lemon
$1.70 a serving
45 min

Egg curry with rice
$1.72 a serving
50 min

Hungarian paprika potato stew
$1.77 a serving
45 min

Tuna kedgeree (curried rice with eggs)
$1.79 a serving
40 min

Lemon garlic chicken thighs
$1.83 a serving
35 min

Loaded sweet potatoes with chili-lime black beans
$1.91 a serving
70 min

Crispy potato hash with fried eggs
$2.02 a serving
40 min

Pork chops with butter pan sauce
$2.04 a serving
30 min

Huevos rancheros
$2.05 a serving
30 min

Egg roll in a bowl
$2.07 a serving
25 min

Spanish potato omelette
$2.12 a serving
60 min

Crispy potato tacos
$2.13 a serving
40 min

Roasted cauliflower tacos with lime slaw
$2.16 a serving
45 min

Smoky black bean soup
$2.20 a serving
40 min

Honey mustard pork tenderloin with sweet potatoes
$2.25 a serving
45 min

Crispy black bean tacos
$2.26 a serving
20 min

Smoky chicken and sweet potato sheet pan
$2.31 a serving
50 min

White bean and cabbage soup
$2.38 a serving
45 min

Easy three-bean chili
$2.45 a serving
55 min

Bacon and crispy fried eggs
$2.48 a serving
25 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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