The Best Gluten Free Foods You Can Buy
Ranked #20,663 in Food & Cooking, #375,090 overall
Delicious Gluten Free Food!
Looking back on it, figuring out gluten was my problem was the easy part, the hard part has been finding great tasting gluten free food.
One of the best resources that I've found for gluten free eating is Amazon.com. Amazon's subscribe and save program, as well as the ability to buy in bulk, makes gluten free eating much more affordable. In this lens, I'm focusing on foods that I missed a lot and through a lot of trial and error found some great replacements.
Here's hoping this makes your gluten free life just a little bit easier.
Gluten Free Mama Pizza Crust Mix
Gluten Free Mama, Mama's Pizza Crust Mix, 18.1-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 5)
Amazon Price: $27.08 (as of 05/30/2012)
One of the things that I missed the most going gluten free was home-made pizza. I tried recipe after recipe, mix after mix, but didn't strike gold until I tried Gluten Free Mama's Pizza. It tastes like the real thing--in fact my kids didn't notice a difference when I switched over to the gluten free crust.
I love this mix because I can cook it on my pizza stone with cornmeal on the bottom and I get to enjoy yummy pizza without gluten.
In order to get the dough onto a pizza stone, I roll it out onto a greased cookie sheet (the dough will be really soft, kind of like biscuit dough) and then flip the cookie sheet over onto a cornmeal sprinkled pizza stone. The crust will just peel off the cookie sheet if you've greased it well.
The Best Pizza Sauce Ever
- Serves: 2-3 Pizzas
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 28 oz. Can Plum Tomatoes (Can use crushed if you prefer.)
- 1 Bulb Roasted Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar or Honey
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat. Using a potato masher, gently mash the tomatoes and garlic together until well combined. I prefer a smoother sauce, so I use an immersion blender but the potato masher works just fine.
Simmer sauce for 20 minutes, allow to cool slightly and then use it for topping your favorite pizza.
Double or triple this recipe and freeze the extra sauce in 2 cup containers. Having sauce in the freezer makes homemade pizza just that much easier.
Tinkyada Brown Rice Spaghetti
Unbeatable pasta!
Tinkyada Brown Rice Spaghetti with Rice Bran, 16-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12)
Amazon Price: $37.40 (as of 05/30/2012)
This pasta is a total winner. Again, it is really hard to tell whether you are eating gluten free or regular pasta. It is easily the best one that we've tried, hands down. Tinkyada makes brown rice pasta (much better than the white rice) in various shapes and sizes, but the spaghetti is my favorite.
After it's done cooking, I always rinse it in cold water. It really helps take out the stickiness of the rice pasta and helps it to look and taste just like regular pasta--which was super important since I am serving it to a bunch of picky kids!
Super Easy Spaghetti Sauce
- Serves: 4
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 Hour
Ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) Can Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- 1 (28 ounce) Can Crushed Tomatoes
- 1 yellow onion
- finely chopped
- 5 cloves of garlic
- finely chopped (I use the jarred kind from Trader Joe's)
- 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 pound ground beef (optional)
- salt and pepper to taste
- Parmesan Cheese to taste
Instructions
Brown the ground beef. Drain it and pat with a paper towel to remove excess fat.
Add the garlic and onions and sautee for a few minutes.
Add remaining ingredients (except for cheese) and simmer for at least 30 minutes. I usually simmer it for about 2 hours for the tastiest results. This can go in the crockpot on low for 8 hours as well.
Finish the sauce off with the Parmesan cheese.
If you like a smoother sauce, run the tomatoes through your food processor before combining or use an immersion blender while it simmers.
Betty Lou's Gluten Free Cherry Bars
Great for lunch boxes or on the go!
Betty Lou's Cherry Fruit Bar, Gluten Free, 2-Ounce Packages, 12 Count
Amazon Price: $13.94 (as of 05/30/2012)
Gluten free eating isn't always the easiest thing to do on the go, but these bars make that possible. They are so yummy--filled with great tasting fruit--and the cookie part is perfectly balanced with the fruit so you don't get too much of either component.
Gluten Free Mama Pancake & Waffle Mix
You'll like this better than wheat pancakes!
Gluten Free Mama, Mama's Pancake Mix and Waffle Mix, 32-Ounce Pouches (Pack of 5)
Amazon Price: $44.95 (as of 05/30/2012)
I've served these to gluten eating friends who have actually said they taste better than regular pancakes. The key is that they taste just enough like gluten filled pancakes, but slightly better. And the smell that fills the kitchen while they are cooking is heavenly. Make extra and toss them in the fridge--they reheat great in the microwave--and you can have pancakes any time you want.
My secret? Add a splash of vanilla to the batter.
Get Creative!
Good gluten free bread is hard to find, so try using two waffles around your favorite sandwich fillings. I find this to be especially tasty with warm sandwiches or peanut butter and jelly!
Amazon Spotlight Personal Review
Betty Crocker Gluten Free Brownie Mix, 16-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)
Amazon Price: $21.46 (as of 05/30/2012)
Seriously, these are so good, you won't know the difference.
My whole family loved these, and Betty Crocker has a yummy recipe for dessert bars where you alternate spoonfuls of brownie and cookie mix. The resulting dessert will make you forget that you are eating gluten free.
Betty Crocker actually has a lot of fabulous recipes using their gluten free mixes as a base. Check them out here.
Share your favorite gluten free foods here!
-
-
wolfie10
Nov 16, 2011 @ 2:44 pm | delete
- i'm very lucky i can eat what i like, most of the time
-
by daphnedangerlove
I am the author of the eBook How to Write Fan Fiction, a one-of-a-kind guide that will transform your Fan Fiction writing.
Years ago, when I first...
more »
- 9 featured lenses
- Winner of 15 trophies!
- Top lens » How to Write Good Fan Fiction: Tips for Sucess
Explore related pages
- Easy Gluten-Free Flourless Chocolate Torte Recipes Easy Gluten-Free Flourless Chocolate Torte Recipes
- Delicious Gluten Free Bread Recipes Delicious Gluten Free Bread Recipes
- Easy Gluten-Free Cake Recipes Easy Gluten-Free Cake Recipes
- Eating Wheat Free / Gluten Free Eating Wheat Free / Gluten Free
- Hidden Sources Of Gluten
- Gluten Allergy Gluten Allergy
Gluten-Free on a Shoestring: 125 Easy Recipes for Eating Well on the Cheap
Amazon Price: $10.62 (as of 05/30/2012)
Artisanal Gluten-Free Cooking
Amazon Price: $6.77 (as of 05/30/2012)
Featured Lenses
