18 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes to Help 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.

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.

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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.

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Salmon Bean Salad

Here, we flake the cooked fish into an easy, hearty salad with plump cranberry beans and peppery arugula.

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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.

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Ultra-Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

Pull-apart tender meat and ultra-crisp skin: what more could you ask for?

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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.

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Channa Masala

This recipe features plump chickpeas bathed in a spicy, tangy tomato sauce.

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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.

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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.

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Nigerian Beef Stew

A mainstay of many Nigerian meals, there are countless ways to make this stew.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Chickpea, Coconut, and Cashew Curry

This curry is intense with garam masala and ginger, cooled by coconut milk and ground toasted cashews.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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