20 Easy 30-Minute Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Dinners
What’s Inside: This delicious collection of 30-minute Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Dinners will get you excited to make dinner again! You won’t miss the dairy as these recipes are full of amazing ingredients that will nourish your body, fill you up and satisfy your tummy. Whether you prefer steak or salad, this list will contain something that you can’t wait to go home to. You’ll find Paleo, and AIP-friendly recipes here.
My Favorite Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Dinner
As a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, I always recommend including good protein in all your meals. My favorite dish on this list would have to be the quick Sunflower Seed Pad Thai. It has a TON of flavor and it’s so filling which is perfect for those busy days when you get home late and need to whip something up that will satisfy your cravings and nourish your body with the nutrients it needs – you can find this in the Chicken section!
Another dish that I cannot get enough of is the Philly Cheesesteak Skillet, pictured above. It’s classic American comfort food, without the bread or cheese! Tender strips of steak and vegetables are coated in my delicious dairy-free cheese sauce! It’s absolutely amazing!
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Top Rated Gluten-Free Dinner Ideas by Readers
Before you dive into this delicious list of gluten-free dairy-free dinners below, here are the 3 top-rated reader favorites that you just can’t miss!
Healthy Coconut Curry Soup with Shrimp (Paleo, Whole30)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This coconut curry soup recipe with shrimp and zoodles is Whole30 and Paleo. It's a super easy weeknight meal and packed with veggies! This recipe proves healthy eating can happen in 30 minutes or less.
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Paleo Greek Meatballs
Total Time: 18 minutes
Easy gluten-free meatballs that are also Paleo and AIP-friendly. They pack a punch of herbs and FLAVOR! Without the potential allergens! You will love this for a Sunday meatball recipe and it's great for meal prep, too.
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25-minute Zesty Ground Chicken Taco Salad (NOT spicy!)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This Paleo Ground Chicken Taco Salad recipe is easy to make, packed with nutritious ingredients, and takes bland ground chicken to a super delicious meal. Plus, it’s simple with minimal ingredients and it’s Whole30 and AIP-friendly.
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Dairy-Free Chicken Dinners
Living a dairy-free gluten-free lifestyle doesn’t need to be boring or unmanageable. Not only do these chicken dinners taste great, they can all be made in under 30 minutes and they are filled with body loving ingredients. Everyone I have served these dishes to over the years have loved them, regardless of their dietary requirements. So why don’t you liven up your dinner time with one of these incredibly tasty gluten-free diary-free chicken dinners!
Healthy Gluten-Free Orange Chicken (30-Minutes!)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This quick gluten-free Orange Chicken and broccoli rice is the ultimate “fakeout” meal you can feel good about since it’s low-carb, Paleo, AIP, and Whole30-friendly!
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30-Min Greek Instant Pot Chicken Stew (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)
Total Time: 30 minutes
A delicous, quick Instant Pot Chicken Stew with Greek "stifado" flavors in a rich tomato-cinnamon sauce! It's also eeasy to make AIP-friendly and cook on your stovetop instead if you wish.
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One Pan Chicken and Veggies with Bacon
Total Time: 30 minutes
Easy, flavorful, and great for any weeknight meal, this one-pan skillet meal will be a new favorite! The addition of savory bacon mixed with sweet squash and crispy chicken and brussels sprouts is both comforting and bursting with flavor.
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25-minute Zesty Ground Chicken Taco Salad (NOT spicy!)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This Paleo Ground Chicken Taco Salad recipe is easy to make, packed with nutritious ingredients, and takes bland ground chicken to a super delicious meal. Plus, it’s simple with minimal ingredients and it’s Whole30 and AIP-friendly.
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Sautéed Lemon-Garlic Chicken Liver & Onions
Total Time: 25 minutes
Pasture-raised chicken livers are a superfood packed full of vitamins and minerals. Sautéed with garlic, onions, lemon juice, and more, this chicken liver recipe will turn anyone into a beLIVER! Recipe is Paleo, AIP-friendly, and Whole30-compliant.
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Instant Pot Chicken Chili Verde
Total Time: 30 minutes
Cozy up to this super easy and flavorful meal you will love! Serve over cauliflower rice, greens, or whatever you’d like. (Paleo, Whole30, Gluten-free, Grain-free, AIP-options)
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Tropical Chicken Salad (Paleo, AIP)
Total Time: 20 minutes
Tropical flavors with shredded, poached chicken swimming in a lime-cilantro vinaigrette! The textures and flavors really come to life and will have you craving salads.
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Sunflower Pad Thai (Paleo, Whole30)
Total Time: 18 minutes
An easy (mostly) raw dish swimming in a flavorful sauce! Using sunflower seed butter and coconut aminos instead of peanuts and soy – this dish is paleo and Whole30 approved.
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Beef, Lamb, and Pork Meals
Because there’s more to life than chicken! These quick and easy meaty dinners will fill your tummy with the love it’s craving. These dishes have been made with families in mind, so even though it’s dairy-free, it might not taste like it! Please the full house with any of these yummy meaty dishes, the kids won’t even know it’s not real cheese!
30-Minute Philly Cheesesteak Skillet (It’s Dairy-Free!)
Total Time: 30 minutes
This Philly Cheesesteak Skillet recipe packs in all the flavors of this classic American sandwich without any of the bread or cheese! It's Paleo, Whole30, dairy-free, and delicious with my creamy dairy-free cheese sauce! I also have AIP options.
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30-Minute Baked Greek Kofta Kebabs With Tzatziki
Total Time: 30 minutes
Easy low-carb baked kofta kebabs with dairy-free tzatziki make a great weeknight meal or appetizer! The fresh and dried herbs will have you hooked. Plus, it's friendly for diets like Paleo, AIP, and Whole30.
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Grilled Picanha Steak with Chimichurri & Grilled Veggies
Total Time: 30 minutes
Love Brazilian steak? Then, make it at home! This grilled Picanha steak, also known as Coulotte or Top Sirloin is a juicy, tender cut of meat with a fat cap giving it extra flavor. Serve it up grilled with a simple chimichurri sauce and grilled veggies for a quick, nourishing meal.
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20-minute Healthy Egg Roll Skillet (Soy-free!)
Total Time: 20 minutes
This Egg Roll Skillet Recipe takes just 20-minutes and delivers on what you love about Chinese takeout, but it's Paleo, Whole30, and AIP.
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Fast Instant Pot Greek Spaghetti (Gluten-free)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This Instant Pot Greek Spaghetti recipe is easy to make and comes together in just minutes thanks to the pressure cooker. Plus its gluten-free, Paleo, and AIP-friendly!
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Grilled Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa (Paleo, AIP)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This Grilled Pork Chops recipe topped with fresh and vibrant Pineapple Salsa is going to be your new favorite summertime meal!
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Paleo Greek Meatballs
Total Time: 18 minutes
Easy gluten-free meatballs that are also Paleo and AIP-friendly. They pack a punch of herbs and FLAVOR! Without the potential allergens! You will love this for a Sunday meatball recipe and it's great for meal prep, too.
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The Best Baby Lamb Chops with Chimichurri Sauce
Total Time: 20 minutes
Baby lamb chops are pan-seared and drizzled with a zesty, homemade greenchimichurri sauce. This easy lamb chops recipe is ready within 20 minutes.
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Quick Seafood Dinners without Dairy
These easy seafood dinners are seriously delicious! Even my gluten and dairy-loving family and friends all enjoy these right along with me, happily, I would like to add! This selection of diary-free dinners are full of flavor and will charge your body with the goodness it needs.
Healthy Coconut Curry Soup with Shrimp (Paleo, Whole30)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This coconut curry soup recipe with shrimp and zoodles is Whole30 and Paleo. It's a super easy weeknight meal and packed with veggies! This recipe proves healthy eating can happen in 30 minutes or less.
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Pan-seared Cod with Lemon Caper Sauce (Paleo, Whole30)
Total Time: 20 minutes
This simple but restaurant-inspired dish will make for a fancy, buttery, flavorful dinner! The sauce is so versatile, you can use on any seafood or skinless fish you’d like.
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AIP Canned Tuna Pasta
Total Time: 10 minutes
A delicious, quick canned tuna pasta recipe made straight from your pantry that’s AIP, Paleo, and Low-carb with Hearts of Palm Pasta.
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20-minute Creamy Mediterranean Tuna Pasta Salad
Total Time: 20 minutes
A lazy weeknight meal or simple meal prep dish that will please a crowd! Whether you’re whipping this out for a no-cook lunch or making it for a BBQ Potluck… this versatile tuna pasta dish is flavorful and flexible. It’s Paleo and AIP-friendly, too.
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Instant Pot Collection
For when you need it fast – and you don’t want to stand over a pot.
Fast Instant Pot Greek Spaghetti (Gluten-free)
Total Time: 25 minutes
This Instant Pot Greek Spaghetti recipe is easy to make and comes together in just minutes thanks to the pressure cooker. Plus its gluten-free, Paleo, and AIP-friendly!
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Instant Pot Chicken Chili Verde
Total Time: 30 minutes
Cozy up to this super easy and flavorful meal you will love! Serve over cauliflower rice, greens, or whatever you’d like. (Paleo, Whole30, Gluten-free, Grain-free, AIP-options)
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30-Min Greek Instant Pot Chicken Stew (Paleo, AIP, Whole30)
Total Time: 30 minutes
A delicous, quick Instant Pot Chicken Stew with Greek "stifado" flavors in a rich tomato-cinnamon sauce! It's also eeasy to make AIP-friendly and cook on your stovetop instead if you wish.
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I hope you loved the round-up as much as me! Let me know in the comments below which is your favorite gluten-free dairy-free dinner. I love to see your creations so you can tag me, @foodbymars on Instagram and Facebook.
20 Easy 30-Minute Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Dinners: Philly Cheesesteak Skillet
This Philly Cheesesteak Skillet recipe packs in all the flavors of this classic American sandwich without any of the bread or cheese! It's Paleo, Whole30, dairy-free, and delicious with my creamy dairy-free cheese sauce! I also have AIP options. Plus enjoy 20 other dairy-free gluten-free dinner ideas in the post above.
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients
DAIRY-FREE CHEESE SAUCE
- 1 ½ cups white sweet potato peeled and chopped 1-inch thick
- filtered water
- 5 oz. unsweetened coconut yogurt (additive-free)
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp garlic powder
STEAK AND VEGGIES
- 1- 1 ½ pounds skirt steak rinsed and patted dry
- 1 tsp sea salt plus more to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow or white onion sliced thin
- 1 green bell pepper sliced thin
- 1 red bell pepper sliced thin
Instructions:
- Make the dairy-free cheese sauce. Add chopped sweet potato and enough filtered water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook until fork-tender for approx. 10-12 minutes and drain. Add sweet potato to a high-speed blender with coconut yogurt, nutritional yeast, and garlic powder. Blend until smooth, adding water as needed to loosen (no more than ¼ cup or so should be fine).
- Make the steak and veggies. Slice steak thinly into strips with a sharp knife and season generously with sea salt and pepper.
- Heat a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat, and add 1 tablespoon olive oil, once shimmering add onion and peppers. Season with 1 tsp sea salt and saute for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove the vegetables from the skillet and add another tablespoon of olive oil to the hot skillet. Once shimmering again, add the sliced steak and stir with a wooden spoon to coat in the oil. Let cook until crispy, at least 2 minutes per side (the steak will release liquids, cook it beyond that as the liquids reabsorb).
- Add vegetables back into the skillet and continue cooking together so the flavors can meld for 30 seconds more or until everything is cooked to your liking. Turn heat off and drizzle the cheese sauce over the skillet and serve hot. Store excess cheese sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Notes:
*Make it AIP-friendly: substitute sliced carrots and zucchini in place of peppers and omit black pepper.
-Alison Marras
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5 comments
I think my favorite is the pad thai too! I can’t wait to try all of these!
What a fabulous collection of recipes – I love how many cuisines there are to – I don’t feel limited at all!!
We have recently gone gluten-free in our family so this is perfect for me. You have saved me so much time!
Thank you this recipe collection is just what I needed. I have a gluten free guest coming for a week for the holidays.
WOW! This is such a super collection of recipes. I am always looking for Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free recipes. What’s even better is that all of these recipes only take 30 minutes to get to our table. Thanks so much for the collection!