Best Gluten Free Casseroles

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If your idea of comfort food is a hearty meal or side that is baked up in one dish, then these Gluten Free Casserole Recipes are just what you need. Family-friendly casseroles made without gluten-containing pasta, grains, thickeners, and other ingredients don’t have to be difficult to find. To make things as easy as possible for you, here are some of the best ones that I have ever made!

Best Gluten Free Casserole Recipes Collage of baked pasta casserole, macaroni and cheese, shepherd's pie, cauliflower hashbrowns, and baked spaghetti squash

How to Make Gluten-Free Casseroles

For the most part, casseroles are one-pan comfort food meals, which is probably why they are so popular. After all, who doesn’t love comfort food? Casserole recipes come from the days of housewives wanting to make meals out of leftovers. By combining cooked pasta or grains with leftover protein from the fridge, frugal meals could be assembled easily. It is really easy to stretch a grocery shopping budget when you make casserole recipes!

Those living a gluten free lifestyle often struggle to find gluten free casserole recipes, because casseroles tend to have creamy sauces made with flour, or they have pasta or wheat grains in them. Of course, there are gluten-free pasta products that can be used, but when I can help it, I like to develop recipes that don’t require specialty ingredients.

So what can you use in a gluten-free casserole recipe?

You can use so many naturally gluten free foods to make your favorite casseroles!

Gluten Free Pasta – As I mentioned, you could swap out regular pasta for gluten free pasta. However, without gluten, some gluten free pastas can absorb too much liquid and get mushy. You’ll be fine if you are eating it right away, but the leftovers aren’t always the best. Of all the gluten free noodles out there, quinoa pasta does tend to hold up the best, and I use this one when I make mac and cheese.

Rice – Rice is a great gluten free option to replace pasta in casseroles. Rice comes in many different varieties and all of them work well in casseroles. It’s easy to cook brown rice or make white rice to serve with meals, then use the leftovers in dishes like these. I like to use brown or wild rice, since they are higher in fiber and nutrients than white rice.

Quinoa – Many people mistakenly call quinoa (pronounced “keen-whah”) a grain, but really, it’s a protein-packed seed. Quinoa is a complete protein, and one of few plant foods to contain all nine essential amino acids. The taste is very neutral, making it perfect for use in casseroles. Similar to tofu, cooking quinoa give it the change to pick up the flavors of whatever it is cooked with.

Potatoes – Regular white potatoes and sweet potatoes are naturally gluten free, of course, and who doesn’t love potatoes au gratin?!

Vegetables – Spaghetti squash and zucchini run through a spiralizer make a great pasta swap, and I have several spaghetti squash casseroles. Cauliflower is everyone’s favorite gluten free and low carb replacement for rice and potatoes. And pureed butternut squash blended with cheese makes a great creamy sauce that doesn’t require flour as a thickener.

With these gluten free options to replace pasta in casseroles, you can create some delicious gluten free casserole recipes, either as a main dish or a side dish!

As you are gathering your ingredients, just make sure you read the labels for foods that contain gluten!

What are the best casserole dishes?

I have been using Corningware French White casserole dishes for years, as has my mother. They have lasted through years of going in and out of the oven. The neutral color and classic style match any decor. I have both round casserole dishes and a set of oval bakeware.

Gluten Free Main Dish Casserole Recipes

Gluten Free Chicken and Rice Casserole

You can make a gluten free version of this vintage dish without canned cream or mushroom soup or any special ingredients. It’s creamy, hearty, and tasty.

Chicken and rice is spooned out of a casserole dish.

Easy Gluten-Free Shepherd’s Pie

This classic meat and vegetable casserole is topped with cheesy mashed potatoes. It’s super simple to make and always a family-favorite comfort food meal.

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Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese

Take a favorite recipe from your childhood and add lots of veggie power for even more nutrition, then make it a gluten-free casserole. It’s an update on the comfort food classic.

World’s Best Gluten Free Lasagna

The ultimate Italian comfort food with layers of meat sauce, three kinds of cheese, and gluten free lasagna noodles.

Baked Spaghetti Squash with Spicy Sausage Tomato Cream Sauce

For healthier and veggie-packed comfort food, it doesn’t get any better than this creamy, cheesy gluten free (and low carb!) casserole recipe.

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Add a flavor and nutrition powerhouse to the classic dish by topping the hearty beef and veggies with mashed sweet potatoes. Savory with a hint of sweetness is an irresistible combo.

Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole

Combine two family favorites into one extra tasty gluten free casserole. The savory meat topped with crispy tots and cheese makes it even harder to resist.

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Casserole

The great taste of buffalo chicken, with healthiness from quinoa, all cooked up in your crockpot!

Eggplant Parmigiana Pasta Casserole

This easy casserole recipe has all of the flavor and cheesy goodness of traditional eggplant Parmesan, but in a simpler, comfort food dish.

spooning up a serving of eggplant parmesan pasta casserole

Greek Chicken Stuffed Zucchini Boats

An easy low carb dinner with Mediterranean-inspired flavors and ingredients including Kalamata olives, feta cheese, and oregano.

Low Carb Shepherd’s Pie

Cut the carbs in this classic comfort food by topping the hearty beef and veggie mixture with cheesy cauliflower mash.

Turkey Sausage Spaghetti Squash Casserole

This comforting pasta casserole recipe isn’t just one of the best gluten free casseroles I’ve made, it’s also a low carb recipe!

scooping up a serving of spaghetti squash casserole

Italian Noodle Casserole

I think you’re going to love this healthier update on an old school dish. Creamy noodles, meaty sauce and bubbly cheese make this easy casserole recipe classic, gluten-free comfort food!

Baked Penne with Pumpkin Cream Sauce

A hearty, healthy, and comforting fall pasta casserole recipe with lean chicken sausage.

Gluten Free Side Dish Casserole Recipes

Gluten Free Corn Pudding

The essential requirements for most casseroles are that they are creamy, comforting, and easy to make. This corn pudding meets the criteria in a delicious way!

Gluten Free Scalloped Potatoes

So creamy and loaded with melty cheese, this is an all-time favorite that warms the soul. And it’s super simple to make it gluten free.

The corner of a baking dish filled with scalloped potatoes, with a serving spoon.

Cheesy Mashed Cauliflower with Bacon

Skip the carbs but keep all the flavor of fully loaded mashed potatoes by adding plenty of bacon and cheese.

Cheddar Bacon Mashed Cauliflower baked in a casserole dish

Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples

For a change to the classic scalloped potatoes or potatoes au gratin side dish, add sweet apples to sweet potatoes, then bake it up in casserole form!

Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole

Is it even Thanksgiving if you don’t have this dish on the table? If you’ve been missing it since you’ve bene gluten free, then now is the time to make it again, no canned soup needed.

Cheesy Zucchini Rice Casserole

This creamy and delicious, this is a tasty way to turn your garden abundance and leftover rice into an easy side dish. Golden brown on top and packed with plenty of cheddar cheese.

Using a spatula to take a piece of the casserole out of a glass baking dish

Gluten Free Sweet Potato Casserole

Creamy and warmly spicy mashed sweet potatoes are topped with a buttery oat topping. This is one of the all-time favorite gluten free casseroles to serve with holiday meals and more.

Overhead view of sweet potato casserole in a baking dish with a large serving spoon.

Gluten Free Stuffing

Don’t miss out on the classic Thanksgiving side dish with your turkey this year. Just start with gluten free bread.

Horseradish Cheddar Cauliflower Gratin

This light and healthy vegetable side dish can be prepared ahead for a busy weeknight, or would be a delicious veggie for a holiday meal or an elegant dinner.

horseradish cheddar whipped cauliflower in a casserole dish

Baked Cauliflower Hash Browns Casserole

Serve up squares of this healthy casserole in place of hash browns for breakfast, or alongside some burgers or chili. It’s a surefire way to get everyone to eat some more vegetables.

A piece of Cauliflower Hash Brown Casserole being picked up ona spatula from the baking pan

Whipped Cauliflower with Goat Cheese and Thyme

This gluten-free casserole is a light and healthy vegetable side dish that is still rich and creamy, with a delicious bit of creamy tang from goat cheese.