Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner Recipes

Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner Recipes

May 24, 2025 • by Kari
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These gluten-free dairy-free dinner recipes are perfect for anyone with dietary restrictions. If you’re cooking for a family or entertaining with guests, these dinner recipes are perfect for everyone at the table. With flavorful recipes that don’t sacrifice on texture, there’s no need to make anything separate for dietary restrictions. You’ll find a wide variety of recipes from Asian & Mexican inspired dinners to creamy comfort foods and Sunday roast dinners.

Creamy Tuscan Chicken in a white cast iron skillet.

With over 10 years of developing gluten-free and dairy-free recipes, I’ve come up with so many good options. Today, I have all of our tried and true favorites that have been the most popular here on the blog as well as with our family and friends.

So the next time you need to cook gluten-free and dairy-free for anyone, these recipes are the perfect option that your whole table will love!

Straight down view of Ground Pork Stir Fry in a white cast iron skillet with a wood spoon in it.

Creamy Gluten Free Dairy Free Comfort Food Recipes

Creamy Garlic Chicken in a white cast iron skillet with a wood spatula in it.

These recipes are my ultimate creamy recipes that don’t sacrifice flavor or texture. They’re my go-to for creamy comfort food that everyone will love.

My ‘most made’ fancier options are the Creamy Garlic Chicken and Tuscan Chicken, but you can’t go wrong with this list.

Comfort Food Recipes

Straight down view of Slow Cooker Pot Roast in a black slow cooker bowl.

These comfort food dinners are also perfect Sunday dinner recipes if you, your family, or guests are gluten-free and dairy free. From classic roast dinners, to fancy filet mignon, there is something for every occasion.

Asian Inspired Dinners

Mango Chicken Curry in a white cast iron skillet with a wood spoon in it.

Asian-inspired recipes are some of my favorite flavors to work with that lend themselves naturally to being both gluten-free and dairy-free.

A couple of easy recipe ingredient swaps and you are good to go! We use gluten free soy sauce/tamari or coconut aminos. And for any curry that traditionally uses heavy cream we use unsweetened coconut milk or coconut cream.

Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner Salads

Crispy Buffalo Chicken Salad in a white bowl with ranch dressing and avocado on the side.

I grew up with the classic green salad with ranch dressing, so I love a great flavor packed salad inspired by different cuisines. I do of course have a dairy free ranch dressing recipe we love as well.

But these salads have every flavor from Asian to Mexican and Mediterranean. They’re anything but boring salads and the perfect way to add more veggies to your diet.

Mexican Inspired Recipes

A large white bowl filled with shredded salsa chicken topped with sliced green onions and chopped cilantro with lime wedges on the side.

Mexican-inspired recipes are some of our favorites because they’re so easy to make gluten-free and dairy-free. You can make bowl dinners, fajitas, or tacos with the recipes listed above.

Instead of the usual cheese and sour cream, try my Chipotle Aioli, Cilantro Lime Dressing, or Chipotle Honey Vinaigrette. We find we prefer a flavorful sauce to dairy-free cheese or sour cream!

The burrito bowls recipes have lots of dairy free options listed for inspiration as well.

FAQ’s

What to eat for dinner, gluten-free and dairy-free?

With these 85 gluten-free dairy-free dinner recipes to choose from, you’ll find creamy options, comfort food, Asian recipes, and Mexican recipes that are all perfect for gluten-free and dairy-free.

What do you feed someone who is gluten and dairy-free?

The best way to feed someone who is gluten-free and dairy-free is to check the labels of any packaged ingredient you buy. For instance Italian sausage isn’t always gluten free and dairy free, but some brands are. With my 85 gluten-free and dairy-free dinner recipes, there’s lots to choose from along with tips for what ingredients to buy.

A large white skillet filled with chicken curry with a wood ladle scooping up some curry.

Tips & Tricks

  • We’ve found in over 10 years of cooking gluten-free & dairy-free that the best flavors are when you lean into cuisines that are naturally gluten-free and dairy-free, or with minimal substitutions.
  • Recipes that are pure gluten and dairy, like a fettuccine alfredo or pizza, are impossible to truly replicate with awesome results. However, if it’s creamy you’re looking for, I have lots of recipes that fit the bill and truly satisfy with both great flavor and texture!
  • A few key ingredients will go a long way to making great gluten-free, dairy-free recipes. I use 100% brown rice gluten-free pasta from Jovial. To add extra creaminess, I will swirl in a bit of dairy-free cream cheese from Kite Hill. Unsweetened coconut cream also works really well with many recipes. But if you’re making a subtle dish, the Kite Hill cream cheese works better than coconut.
  • Some of the recipes listed here today have butter as an ingredient. But these recipes also have dairy-free options listed for the butter. My favorite is ghee if tolerated, then olive oil, and finally dairy-free/vegan butter.

Bonus Sheet Pan Dinners

Straight down view of Lemon Chicken and Asparagus on a gold sheet pan with a wood spatula scooping some out.

Gluten Free & Dairy Free dinners don’t need to be hard by any means! These sheet pan dinners are recipes we make over and over again. They’re especially good for entertaining as well.

I really hope you find some new favorites with these Gluten Free Dairy Free Dinner Recipe ideas! If you do get a chance to make these recipes, I’d love to hear from you.

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