Gluten Free Recipes: Cooking From Your Pantry

May 12, 2013 - Leave a Comment

Gluten Free Rolled Oats

Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Whole Grain, Rolled Oats, 32-Ounce Bags (Pack of 4)

Welcome to our Cooking From Your Pantry series. Each week we feature recipes that we make in our own homes. We focus on simple recipes that we can make from ingredients found in your pantry. Some weeks we have a theme that we follow like breads, breakfast, dessert, freezer meal cooking, chicken recipes and much more!

Join us each Sunday where we share our favorite home kitchen tested recipes.

We are not just stockpiling food, we are using it in our cooking everyday to feed our families. Find out how you can too in 4 Steps to Becoming the Master of Your Stockpile! Check out more of the recipes we like.

smoothie strawberry yogurt

Monica – Strawberry Lime Yogurt Smoothie

cauliflower rice

Melanie – Cauliflower Rice

Nutella and peanut butter bars

Jessica – Nutella and Peanut Butter Bars

gluten free peanut butter cookies

Melanie – Peanut Butter Cookies

Pizza Stuffed Chicken

Kearna – Pizza Stuffed Chicken

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Just a little note: I did as much research as I could on these recipes, and believe them to be Gluten Free, but I’m not a Gluten Free Expert.  If something in these recipes makes them not Gluten Free, please let me know!!

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Gluten Free Main Dishes

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Gluten Free Sides/Snacks

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Gluten Free Recipes: Cauliflower Rice

May 12, 2013 - 2 Comments

Cauliflower Rice: Low-carb, Gluten-free, Paleo

cauliflower rice

This “rice” is a great option for someone wanting to reduce carbs, eat gluten-free or Paleo, or just to change it up and try something different! A great price for cauliflower is $0.75/lb or less.
I found lots of recipes to try, but liked the idea of the sauted onion and pan-cooked cauliflower in this recipe from nom nom paleo.

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Gluten Free Recipes: Cauliflower Rice

Yield: 4-6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower
  • 1 small onion, or half of a med-large one
  • 1-2 tablespoons butter
  • 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • seasonings (optional)

Instructions

Finely chop onion. (Easy and quick in a food processor. Then you can rinse the processor and use it for cauliflower too.)

Remove leaves, rinse, core, and chop the cauliflower into evenly-sized florets.

Chop the cauliflower florets until the size of couscous or rice grains by pulsing in a food processor or grating. (I used a food processor, but needed to do 2 batches so the "grains" did not get too small.)

Heat butter and/or oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until translucent and softened. Then add the cauliflower and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes, until cauliflower is softened. Then season to taste and serve.

Notes

Suggestions: Season lightly with salt and pepper if serving as part of a flavorful dish with sauce. More seasoning options: seasoning salt, Montreal Steak seasoning, Lemon Pepper, Aleppo chile finishing salt, Thai seasoning, etc. Try adding green onion, red peppers, chicken pieces, or scrambled egg!

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2013/05/gluten-free-recipes-cauliflower-rice.html

 I recently served this “rice” with Shrimp Curry. Yum!

zyliss stir fry spatula

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Gluten Free Recipes: Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts

May 12, 2013 - Leave a Comment

 This is an easy and delicious twist on old favorites…pizza and chicken!

Pizza Stuffed Chicken

This is also super easy to adapt to gluten free diets.

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Pizza Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 oz. mozzarella cheese
  • 1.25 oz. (approx. 16 slices) pepperoni
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 c Gluten Free flour (can use regular)
  • 1/2 c Gluten Free breadcrumbs (can use regular)
  • 6 Tbsps vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Pizza or marinara sauce for serving

Instructions

STEP 1: Trim the chicken breasts. Slice each breast in half diagonally to create two diamond-like shaped pieces. Using a small, sharp knife, cut a pocket into the side of each breast piece. This can be slightly tricky on thinner pieces so be careful. Be sure not to cut all the way through the meat but rather just into one side so that the fillings will stay in.

STEP 2: Stuff each piece of chicken with 1/2 oz. of cheese and about 4 slices of pepperoni. Lightly season each piece with salt and pepper. Set the stuffed chicken aside.

STEP 3: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Begin to heat a large skillet with 6 Tbsp of vegetable oil over medium/high heat. Collect three shallow dishes and put the flour in one, the egg in another and the bread crumbs in the third (Pampered Chef Coating Trays would be great for this). Beat the egg until it is an even consistency (adding a 1/2 tsp of water helps break it up).

STEP 4: One by one, coat each piece of chicken in the flour, then the egg then the bread crumbs. Use your hands so that you can keep the open side of the pocket pinched closed and keep the fillings in. The flour helps the egg adhere and the egg keeps the bread crumbs in place. This is a basic bread coating.

STEP 5: Test the oil in the skillet to see if it is hot enough by dropping a small pinch of bread crumbs in. The bread crumbs should sizzle and dance A LOT. It is very important that the oil is hot enough or else the breading will soak up a lot of oil and you’ll end up with some really greasy chicken!. Place all four pieces of chicken in the skillet and cook until it is golden brown and crispy on each side. This should take no more than 2-3 minutes.

STEP 6: When you remove the chicken pieces from the skillet, transfer them to the baking sheet and place it in the oven. Finish baking the chicken (to cook the inside) for about 25 minutes (longer if you have larger pieces). Remove from the oven (check to make sure the chicken is cooked through) and serve immediately with marinara or pizza sauce!

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2013/05/pizza-stuffed-chicken-breasts.html

Meat tenderizer

 Jaccard 45 Knife Meat Tenderizer

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Gluten Free Recipes: Strawberry Yogurt Lime Smoothie

May 12, 2013 - 2 Comments

Smoothies are a great gluten free choice.

smoothie strawberry yogurt

This is one of my favorite smoothie recipes.

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Gluten Free Recipes: Strawberry Yogurt Lime Smoothie

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Fresh Strawberries
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 Cup of Vanilla Yogurt
  • 1 Cup Frozen Strawberries
  • 2 T Sugar or sweetner

Instructions

1. Squeeze 1 med lime into the blender. I like to use my lemon press to do this. I found that I love this tool! There is no need to get a lime press and a lemon press because you can squeeze both fruits with the one tool.

2. Remove stems from strawberries. I LOVE these tools for strawberries. Strawberry Huller and Strawberry Stem Remover. Add fresh strawberries to the blender.

3. Add 1 cup of vanilla yogurt. I used greek this day. It does not have to be greek yogurt.

4. Add 2 Tablespoons of Sugar or Splenda, Nectresse, Truvia, or my personal favorite becasue it has cavity fighting properties, Xylitol.

5. Add frozen strawberries. I love to use frozen berries instead of ice. This way you have more fruit and flavor rather than ice. If you do not have frozen berries you can add 2 more cups of fresh berries and 2 cups of ice. You might have to blend down some of the berries before adding the ice.

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2013/05/gluten-free-recipes-strawberry-yogurt-lime-smoothie.html

Ingredients you will need for the smoothie!

smoothie yogurt

I ♥ my Vitamix!

smoothie strawberry vitamix

Links to my favorite tools and ingredients for this recipe….

Enjoy!

 smoothie strawberry yogurt lime

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Gluten Free Recipes: Peanut Butter Cookies

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Peanut Butter Cookies: flour-less & gluten-free, but also delicious!

gluten free peanut butter cookies

So, I went through about 3 jars of peanut butter this week because I wanted to try out a few different flour-less peanut butter cookie recipes. Good thing they are so easy and quick to whip up! I made a few tweaks and tried a few different things, but this is the recipe that I like the best so far. Great texture, great flavor. Gluten-free with ingredients you probably already have!

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Peanut Butter Cookies {Gluten-Free}

Yield: 20-24 cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.

In a medium or large bowl, lightly whisk the egg. Whisk the sugars and vanilla in with the egg until combined. Set aside to let sugars dissolve a bit.

Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.

Measure out the remaining ingredients. (I like to spray my measuring cup before adding peanut butter.) Stir the peanut butter into the sugar mixture until smooth. Then stir in the salt and baking soda.

Working with about 1 Tbsp of dough for each cookie, place them on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Lightly flatten the balls with the palm of your hand. If using toppings, gently press the toppings onto the top of each cookie.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, rotating half way through. Edges should be set and starting to brown slightly. Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 2 minutes. Transfer to wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

Results may vary depending on the type of peanut butter you use.

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2013/05/peanut-butter-cookies-gluten-free.html

Recipe adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Quick Family Cookbook and Make and Takes.

peanut butter cookies no flour

If you don’t have one of these handy scoops, you should get one….

cookie scoop

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My Gluten Free Food Diary & Giveaway Results!

October 29, 2012 - 105 Comments

Giveaway Winners

#86 Michelle, #8 Sandy J, #57 Erin M, #61 Belinda D, #84 Richelle

Ladies leave a comment on this post to claim your prize and I will contact you for your mailing address!

You have 48 hours to claim the coupons!

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Gluten Free Challenge Day 1

October 8, 2012 - 6 Comments

Udi has asked me to take the 14 day Gluten Free challenge. I have decided to give it a try. Learn more about why I am doing this gluten free challenge.

My Gluten Free Challenge plan…

I am starting the Gluten Free Challenge today and I will go until October 21st. I was so pleased to get so much feedback on my Should I Go Gluten Free post last week. Fab friends on the Fabulessly Frugal facebook had lot’s to share too! After reading all of your comments I felt cautiously motivated to get started. Some of you expressed concerns about me losing nutrients in my diet. Others were concerned that I could not be properly diagnosed down the road  if I rid my body of gluten now.  I appreciated that feedback. So I have decided that I will be sure to take my multi-vitamin daily and I am only going to try this for the two week challenge. If I notice a difference I will consult my physician before I go any further. I do not think that I have celiac disease, I do not get stomach aches. I am not too worried about jeopardizing a diagnosis by trying the gluten free challenge for two weeks.

Do you want Gluten Free updates?

  • How often do you want to learn about my progress? Daily, weekly?
  • Do you want know what I am eating daily or just in general?

Let me know what you think in the comments! 

I need your help…

I can not do this alone. I need your help. Here are some ways you can help me.

Help #1 Join me in the challenge and comment on how it is going for you.
(Monday Oct 8th-Sunday October 21st)

Help #2 Leave some suggestions in the comments of food that I should eat during my challenge. Feel free to link to gluten free on Vitacost.

Help #3 Share links in the comments to recipes that are gluten free.

Help #4 In the comments give me some tips you have learned from any kind of diet not just gluten free.

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Should I Go Gluten Free?

October 1, 2012 - 38 Comments

Udi has asked me to take the 14 day Gluten Free challenge. I have decided to give it a try.

Why am I doing this?

Motivation #1: I want to see if I can do it. I have never gone on any kind of diet. I have always believed that if you control portions, eat your fruits and veggies and stay active (Playing volleyball a couple days a week counts right?) you do not have to go on a diet. BUT as I get older I am starting to notice that I am going to have to do a little more than that if I really want to stay in shape. So since I have never tried to stick to any kind of “diet” I think I would like to see if I can.

Motivation #2: I want to see if I feel better. I get headaches more often than most people and I am curious to find out if changing my diet to gluten free will help? I also want to see if my body will feel better, and have more energy.

Motivation #3: I want to know what it is like. I have known many friends who are on gluten free diets. I really admire anyone that can be disciplined enough to stay on a diet. I have partly never tried a diet because I want to be able to eat whatever I want, whenever I want. I have been too scared to commit to a diet because I do not want to fail.

Motivation #4 I like to get free stuff. I must admit free stuff can be a little motivating. Udi is giving me free products and coupons for free products to help in my gluten free challenge.

I need your help…

I can not do this alone. I need your help. Here are some ways you can help me.

Help #1 Join me in the challenge and comment on how it is going for you. (Monday Oct 8th-Sunday October 21st)

Help #2 Leave some suggestions in the comments of food that I should eat during my challenge. Feel free to link to gluten free on Vitacost.

Help #3 Share links in the comments to recipes that are gluten free.

Help #4 In the comments give me some tips you have learned from any kind of diet not just gluten free.

My plan…

I am going out of town this week so I will start my challenge on Monday October 8th- Sunday October 21st.  I will blog about my progress if I am seeing feedback and interest from YOU!

If I look at this post in two days and have 5 comments or less I am NOT going to do the challenge. If you guys do not care I think it will break my heart and I will not be able to go through with the diet. :(

So I am putting it out there… DO YOU CARE?

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Gluten Free Coupons & Savings Strategies {Extreme Coupon Education}

September 12, 2012 - 5 Comments

You can eat gluten free food and still save money! Because they don’t tell you everything on reality television we are here to reveal the secrets of Extreme Couponing. TLC’s Extreme Couponing is really not about education it is more about entertainment. Our goal is to educate you and empower you to save money for your family.

Eating Gluten Free Foods and using Coupons

Coupons.com - Our favorite site to print coupons is Coupons.com. They often have coupons for gluten free brands like Chex, Glutino, Udi, and more.  They also offer coupons for milk. yogurt, cheese, organic agave nectar, organic sweeteners and Dole Salad blends. One secret I like to share in our coupon classes is that if you use zipcode 90210 on Coupons.com you can often find more coupons for organic or gluten free brands.

Coupon Database – Our coupon database is a great resource for coupons. If you search the words gluten free you can find a huge list of gluten free coupons.

Facebook – Gluten free food manufacturers want people to buy their gluten free products just as much as other manufacturers. Think of your five favorite gluten free food companies and go like them on facebook. Then see if they are offering any coupons.

Manufacturers - Gluten free manufacturers are a great source for gluten free coupons. Gluten free manufacturers will often offer organic coupons on their websites. You can also write to gluten free manufacturers and ask for coupons! This is also a good way to get high value coupons.

Vitacost – We absolutly love Vitacost.com! Vitacost has lots of organic and gluten free products. My favorite thing about vitacost is that when you sign up here, you get a $10 credit to use on anything on the site. If you tell your friends about them you can earn more $10 credits! See what I bought at Vitacost. Try vitacost for your gluten free food needs, you will find brands like Bob’s Red Mill, Ener-G, Annie’s Naturals, Tinkyada, Udi’s, Glutino, Gluten Free Pantry, Blue Diamond, and many, many more!

PS You can get the $10 credit NOW!

Amazon – You can find lots of gluten free products on amazon.com, including organic foods. Amazon carries gluten free foods from brands like Annie’s Homegrown, Bob’s Red Mill, Pamela’s Products, OrgraN,  and many more!  See a full list of gluten free products carried on >>>> Amazon.com. To save on EVEN MORE on gluten free products on amazon simply subscribe & save when you order. You will get a discount for subscribing. You can easily cancel your subscription at no charge, if you change your mind. You will still save money even if you cancel!

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Organic & Gluten Free Food Deals

April 23, 2012 - 4 Comments

Have you tried VitaCost? I am loving it!  It is a great way to get organic foods, the gluten free foods, healthy products, vitamins and of course the free $10 coupon credit! There are hundreds of organic, gluten free, healthy and high quality food products that you can get for FREE and only pay shipping with your $10 credit! <—- click there to get your $10 coupon credit and score some fab Freebies! Plus if you refer your friends you can earn more $10 credits!

Here are some of the items I have bought and LOVED…

 

Vitacost Extra Virgin Certified Organic Coconut Oil — 54 fl oz
Multi-purpose oil made from certified organic coconuts. Coconut oil is natural substance obtained from fresh coconuts. It’s versatile and can be used as a butter substitute, baking ingredient or as a high-heat cooking oil. It’s also popular for skin/body/hair purposes.

Vitacost 100% Pure Lavender Oil — 4 fl oz
High-quality, 100% natural, pure essential oil for aromatherapy use. Lavender essential oil is relaxing, calming and soothing.

 

Burt’s Bees Champagne Lips Shimmer 
The world’s best lip balm with a hint of luminescent color.  $4.99 so free with referral credit!

Spry Sugar Free Xylitol Gum 
Sweetened with all Natural Xylitol. Studies have repeatedly shown that the incorporation of xylitol-rich products in sufficient quantities (8-10 grams of xylitol) into your daily routine, can significantly reduce your risk of tooth decay. This is $4.83 and free with referral credit!

Montmorency Tart Cherries infused with Organic Apple Juice Concentrate
Best dried cherries I have ever had! They are slowly dried and lightly misted with oleic organic safflower oil to prevent clumping.  Traditionally known as the healing cherry.  Contains powerful antioxidants, with no refined sugar or sulfites added.  $5.57 so free with referral credit!

Bob’s Red Mill Unsweetened Coconut
We have been using this for a topping on yogurt. So yummy. Unsulfured and all natural, this dried and flaked coconut brings an exotic taste of the tropics to your table.  $3.29 so free with referral credit!

Annie’s Cheddar Bunnies
Baked with organic wheat flour and Real Aged Cheddar, Cheddar Bunnies are great tasting and wholesome. They are ideal for toddler-sized hands, but their crispy crunch and real cheesy flavor will tempt snackers of all ages to eat them by the handful. Um ya I could not get enough of these! $4 so free with referral credit!

Organic Pistachios
Dry roasted, lightly salted pistachios for a fun and flavorful snack packed with good nutrition! 100% organic! $6.29 so free with referral credit!

Jennies Coconut Macaroons
I think I could go gluten free because I could still eat these delicious Macaroons! $3.45 so free with referral credit.

 

 

Don’t miss the $10 Vitacost credit!

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