Cheap gluten-free meals
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Dinners with no gluten in any ingredient, at $2.50 or less a serving. Rice, potatoes, corn tortillas and beans do the work that bread and pasta usually do. Check every label if you have celiac disease. The cheapest is Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge) at $0.67 a serving, and the average here is $1.50.

Khichdi (Indian rice and lentil porridge)
$0.67 a serving
40 min

Slow cooker pinto beans
$0.81 a serving
540 min

Slow cooker Cuban black beans
$0.87 a serving
500 min

Adas polo (Persian lentil rice with raisins)
$0.88 a serving
70 min

Instant Pot black beans
$0.99 a serving
100 min

Instant Pot French lentil salad
$1.04 a serving
40 min

Baked chicken drumsticks
$1.07 a serving
55 min

Greek spinach rice (spanakorizo)
$1.10 a serving
40 min

Cheesy lentil and rice casserole
$1.11 a serving
110 min

Nigerian fried rice
$1.14 a serving
55 min

Mujadara (lentils and rice with crispy onions)
$1.14 a serving
60 min

Shiro wat
$1.15 a serving
40 min

Instant Pot red lentil dal
$1.18 a serving
40 min

Instant Pot jollof rice
$1.19 a serving
55 min

Instant Pot chickpea pulao
$1.20 a serving
40 min

Cheesy rice and bean casserole
$1.23 a serving
55 min

Pupusas with curtido
$1.23 a serving
70 min

Lazy cabbage roll skillet
$1.24 a serving
50 min

Korean steamed eggs (gyeran-jjim)
$1.26 a serving
30 min

Slow cooker dal makhani
$1.29 a serving
510 min

Mexican red rice with black beans
$1.29 a serving
40 min

Air fryer chicken drumsticks
$1.29 a serving
35 min

West African–style peanut stew with sweet potatoes
$1.30 a serving
45 min

Baked polenta casserole with marinara and mozzarella
$1.31 a serving
65 min

Ethiopian red lentil stew (misir wot)
$1.33 a serving
55 min

Black beans and rice
$1.35 a serving
40 min

Crockpot BBQ chicken drumsticks
$1.35 a serving
320 min

Air fryer black bean taquitos
$1.38 a serving
35 min

Cajun fried rice
$1.39 a serving
30 min

Ethiopian-spiced red lentils and collard greens
$1.40 a serving
55 min

Georgian kidney beans with walnuts (lobio) and cornbread cakes
$1.40 a serving
45 min

Chana masala
$1.41 a serving
45 min

Arroz con salchichas
$1.41 a serving
50 min

Instant Pot tomato rice
$1.42 a serving
45 min

Crockpot brown sugar garlic pork loin
$1.43 a serving
360 min

Ethiopian cabbage and potatoes (atakilt wat)
$1.43 a serving
50 min

Instant Pot lentils and brown rice
$1.45 a serving
60 min

Korean rolled omelette (gyeran-mari) with rice
$1.46 a serving
35 min

Baião de dois (Brazilian rice and beans with cheese)
$1.46 a serving
40 min

Alabama white sauce chicken
$1.48 a serving
60 min

Tacu tacu (Peruvian crispy rice and bean cakes)
$1.49 a serving
45 min

Air fryer pork tenderloin
$1.50 a serving
35 min

Chorizo and eggs
$1.50 a serving
20 min

Red beans and rice
$1.51 a serving
45 min

Crispy salt and pepper chicken thighs
$1.52 a serving
55 min

Green chile rice casserole
$1.53 a serving
65 min

Goan chorizo pulao
$1.53 a serving
60 min

Rajma chawal (kidney bean curry with rice)
$1.54 a serving
55 min

Air fryer bone-in chicken thighs
$1.55 a serving
35 min

Slow cooker marinara sauce
$1.55 a serving
510 min

Chana chaat (Indian chickpea salad)
$1.56 a serving
15 min

Tortang tuna (Filipino tuna omelette)
$1.56 a serving
40 min

Poor man’s meal (hot dogs and potatoes)
$1.60 a serving
40 min

Peanut noodles with cucumber and carrots
$1.61 a serving
25 min

Black-eyed pea tacos with collard slaw
$1.62 a serving
30 min

Slow cooker kalua pork
$1.62 a serving
585 min

Slow cooker chickpea korma
$1.63 a serving
330 min

Black bean and sweet potato tacos
$1.63 a serving
45 min

Baked pork chops
$1.63 a serving
35 min

Spinach and cheddar frittata
$1.64 a serving
35 min

Arroz con gandules
$1.64 a serving
55 min

Slow cooker pork vindaloo
$1.64 a serving
540 min

Chicken plov
$1.64 a serving
95 min

Black-eyed peas and collard greens over grits
$1.64 a serving
40 min

Lentil shepherd’s pie
$1.65 a serving
85 min

Chickpea and potato curry
$1.65 a serving
50 min

Instant Pot butter chickpeas
$1.65 a serving
35 min

Honey mustard chicken thighs
$1.65 a serving
55 min

Sweet chili noodles with vegetables
$1.65 a serving
25 min

Air fryer pork chops
$1.67 a serving
20 min

Slow cooker BBQ beans with baked potatoes
$1.68 a serving
390 min

Puerto Rican rice and beans
$1.69 a serving
45 min

Loaded baked potato casserole
$1.69 a serving
70 min

Chorizo and potato tacos
$1.69 a serving
45 min

Creamy white beans and rice
$1.69 a serving
45 min

Red lentil soup with lemon
$1.70 a serving
45 min

Instant Pot chana saag (chickpeas and spinach)
$1.71 a serving
35 min

Air fryer breakfast baked potatoes
$1.71 a serving
70 min

Crockpot carnitas
$1.72 a serving
660 min

Egg curry with rice
$1.72 a serving
50 min

Chicken bog
$1.72 a serving
80 min

Ham, broccoli and cheese rice casserole
$1.72 a serving
70 min

Chicken alla diavola
$1.73 a serving
70 min

Crispy chicken thighs with lentils
$1.74 a serving
55 min

Greek cabbage rice (lahanorizo)
$1.75 a serving
50 min

Black beans and plantains with rice
$1.75 a serving
45 min

Sopes
$1.76 a serving
55 min

Yellow rice with vegetables (arroz amarillo)
$1.76 a serving
45 min

Jamaican rice and peas with steamed cabbage
$1.76 a serving
40 min

Slow cooker split pea soup
$1.77 a serving
490 min

Red lentil pancakes (masoor dal chilla)
$1.77 a serving
150 min

Lentil picadillo with rice
$1.77 a serving
55 min

Hungarian paprika potato stew
$1.77 a serving
45 min

Sheet pan frittata
$1.78 a serving
45 min

One-pan cheesy chickpeas, broccoli and rice
$1.78 a serving
35 min

Kenyan coconut kidney beans (maharagwe) with rice
$1.79 a serving
40 min

Tuna kedgeree (curried rice with eggs)
$1.79 a serving
40 min

Slow roasted pork shoulder with potatoes
$1.80 a serving
270 min

Tuna mayo onigiri (Japanese rice balls)
$1.81 a serving
45 min

Black bean pastelón (Puerto Rican plantain lasagna)
$1.81 a serving
85 min
Costs and nutrition are estimates for one serving, worked out from typical US grocery prices and standard nutrition values for what each recipe uses.
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