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100+ Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes

November 16, 2017 by Jeanette 8 Comments

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You’ll want to refer to this collection of Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes for all your holiday entertaining. Holiday entertaining can be tricky when you have guests with special dietary needs. Plan on serving an assortment of side dishes at your holiday meal, including a variety of colorful dishes featuring different vegetables, some mashed, some roasted, some raw. There’s something for everyone in this collection of gluten free holiday side dish recipes. 
100+ GLUTEN FREE HOLIDAY SIDE DISH RECIPES - Tons of gluten-free holiday side dish recipes, including stuffing, sweet potato casseroles, green bean casserole, gratins, salads and gravy
It’s hard to believe the holiday season is right around the corner! To make your holiday menu planning easier, I’ve pulled together over 100 gluten-free side dish recipes from my blogger friends that would be perfect for the holidays. This collection of gluten-free side dish recipes is divided into a couple of sections to make it easier for you to pick and choose your side dishes.

Here are a few tips that have helped make my holiday cooking and entertaining easier over the years:
– Prep/assemble side dishes ahead of time whenever possible to take some of the work load off of the big day. Most side dishes can be either prepped ahead of time or cooked ahead of time and just reheated the day of your holiday dinner
– Choose a variety of colorful side dishes for a nice visual appeal, e.g., sweet potatoes, a colorful salad, green beans or brussels sprouts, fresh cranberry sauce
– Choose some side dishes that can be served cold, made on the stovetop or in a slow cooker so your oven is freed up for the turkey or roast

Sweet Potato and Winter Squash Recipes

Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping - this is a really special sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Roasted sweet potatoes and sweet spices add lots of flavor and the praline topping is amazing!

  1. Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping
  2. Sweet Spiced Winter Squash Casserole
  3. Butternut Squash Casserole
  4. Maple Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes, The Roasted Root
  5. Mashed Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes
  6. Coconut Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole
  7. Chipotle Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Neighborhood Food
  8. Vanilla Scented Sweet Potato Casserole with Toasted Hazelnut Streusel Topping, An Edible Mosaic
  9. Southern Sweet Potato Casserole, It’s Yummi
  10. Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes, Karen’s Kitchen Stories
  11. Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Curry, Food Faith Fitness
  12. Kettle Corn Grilled Sweet Potatoes, The Big Man’s World
  13. Sweet Potato Gratin with Goat Cheese, Kalyn’s Kitchen
  14. Sweet and Savory Sweet Potato Casserole with Apples, One Creative Mommy
  15. Brown Butter Sage Mashed Sweet Potatoes, American Heritage Cooking
  16. Maple Roasted Butternut Squash and Beets, The Roasted Root
  17. Ginger Miso Acorn Squash with Toasted Pistachios, Snixy Kitchen
  18. Sweet and Savory Sweet Potato Casserole with Apples, One Creative Mommy
  19. Butternut Squash Gratin, Its Yummi
  20. Roasted Acorn Squash + Caramelized Shallots with Parsley Oil, With Food + Love
  21. Butternut Squash Mash with Smoked Paprika, Rachel Cooks

Potato Recipes

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Truffle Oil

  1. Creamy Garlic Mashed Cauliflower Potatoes
  2. Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Truffle Oil
  3. Cheesy Cheddar Mashed Cauliflower Potatoes
  4. Greek Roasted Lemon Cauliflower and Potatoes with Feta Cheese
  5. Roasted Garlic Cauliflower and Potatoes
  6. Potato Turnip Mushroom Gratin
  7. Skinny Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Skinnytaste
  8. Greek Yogurt Mashed Potatoes, Good Life Eats
  9. Vegan Garlic Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes, The Blender Girl
  10. Vegan Mashed Potatoes, Healthy Happy Life
  11. Duchess Potatoes, Tea Biscuit
  12. Bacon Chive Duchess Potatoes, Gluten Free Yumms
  13. Make Ahead Garlic Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Baked By Rachel
  14. Roasted Cinnamon Little Potatoes and Pumpkin, Noshing with the Nolands
  15. Roasted Potatoes with Goat Cheese Bacon and Balsamic Drizzle, Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
  16. Twice Baked Potatoes, Vegan in the Freezer

Green Bean Recipes

Green Bean Tomato Salad with Tangy Maple Dressing - the sweet and tangy dressing helps bring out the best flavor in this summer green bean dish

  1. Green Bean Tomato Salad with Maple Basil Dressing
  2. Stir-Fry Green Beans
  3. Roasted Green Beans with Balsamic Browned Butter, Two Healthy Kitchens
  4. Gluten-Free Green Bean Casserole, Recipe Renovator
  5. Healthy Green Bean Casserole (vegan), Fork and Beans
  6. 15 Minute Green Beans and Bacon, Iowa Girl Eats
  7. Green Beans with Mushrooms, Bacon and Herbs, Cookin’ Canuck
  8. Vegan Green Bean Casserole, Eat The Love
  9. Pomegranate Glazed Green Beans and Portobellos, Gluten Free Goddess
  10. Alkaline Lemon Garlic Green Beans with Sliced Almonds, The Blender Girl
  11. Green Beans with Almonds and Thyme, Simply Recipes

More Vegetable Side Dish Recipes

Gluten-Free Holiday Side Dishes

  1. Real Corn Pudding
  2. Loaded Mashed Cauliflower Casserole
  3. Garlic Roasted Kale
  4. Garlicky Cheesy Broccoli Gratin
  5. Oven Roasted Vegetables with Sage and Thyme
  6. Glazed Brussels Sprouts
  7. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Winter Squash
  8. Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto
  9. Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Grapes
  10. Cauliflower Gratin, The Heritage Cook
  11. Roasted Carrots, Apples and Onions, The Heritage Cook
  12. Carrot and Cauliflower Puree, Karen’s Kitchen Stories
  13. Sweet and Tangy Cabbage Cranberry Saute, An Edible Mosaic
  14. Pan Roasted Brussel Sprouts, I Heart Eating
  15. On The Stalk Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Nutmeg Nanny
  16. Lemon &  Maple Glazed Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Foxes Love Lemons
  17. Brussels Sprouts and Leeks with Lime-Ginger Butter, American Heritage Cooking
  18. Creamed Onions, One Creative Mommy
  19. Balsamic Roasted Butternut Squash and Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate, Spoonful of Flavor
  20. Creamed Onions, One Creative Mommy

Stuffing and Stuffing Alternatives

Gluten-Free Herbed Cornbread Stuffing

  1. Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Stuffing
  2. Gluten-Free Mushroom Cornbread Stuffing Muffins
  3. Gluten-Free Sausage Apple Cornbread Stuffing, Snixy Kitchen
  4. Gluten-Free Apple Sausage Cornbread Stuffing, Farm Fresh Feasts
  5. Slow Cooker Gluten-Free Stuffing, Weary Chef
  6. Grain Free Thanksgiving Stuffing, Fork and Beans
  7. One Pot Spicy Chicken Sausage Dressing, Around My Family Table
  8. Super Veggie Sage Stuffing with Brussels Broccoli + Kale, With Food + Love
  9. Herbed Wild Rice & Quinoa Stuffing, The Kitchen Treaty
  10. Quinoa with Caramelized Butternut Squash and Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Iowa Girl Eats
  11. Basmati Rice with Chickpeas, Currants and Herbs, The View from Great Island
  12. Vegetable Wild Rice, Tasting Page
  13. White and Wild Rice Stuffing, Pastry Chef Online
  14. Cranberry Pecan Quinoa Stuffing, Gluten Free Yumms
  15. Quinoa Zucchini Pie, Kitchen Tested
  16. Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash, The Marvelous Misadventures of a Foodie
  17. Slow Cooker Wild Rice Blend and Pecans, Vegan in the Freezer
  18. Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Quinoa Mushroom Pilaf

Holiday Salads

Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad - this Fall harvest salad is delicious and packed with nutritious ingredients

  1. Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad
  2. Kale Arugula Raddichio Orange Salad
  3. Warm Roasted Brussels Sprout Apple Salad
  4. Roasted Butternut Squash Beet Cranberry Salad
  5. Quinoa Beet Kale Apple Walnut Goat Cheese Salad
  6. Quinoa Butternut Squash, Chickpea, Apple, Roasted Beet Salad
  7. Roasted Beet Apple Walnut Salad with Honey Yogurt Dressing
  8. Orange Pomegranate Salad with Fennel Pollen and Toasted Quinoa
  9. Roasted Orange & Maple Beet Salad with Pecans and Goat Cheese, Steph in Thyme
  10. Cranberry Quinoa Salad with Candied Walnuts, Peas and Crayons
  11. Brussels Sprout Salad, Kalyn’s Kitchen
  12. Tangy Brussels Sprout Apple Salad
  13. Shaved Brussels Sprout Apple Bacon Salad, Nutmeg Nanny
  14. Shaved Fennel & Apple Fall Slaw with Creamy Honey Yogurt Dressing, Steph in Thyme
  15. Curried Butternut Squash Salad, Food Faith Fitness
  16. Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries and Nuts, The View From Great Island
  17. Roasted Pear Walnut and Kale Salad, Tasting Page
  18. Shaved Cauliflower Salad with Pickled Onion, Pears and Brussels Sprouts
  19. Lentil Kale Whole Grain Beet Winter Squash Mushroom Salad
  20. Persimmon Pomegranate Salad
  21. Festive Clementine Avocado Salad

Cranberry Sauce and Gravy

Cranberry Pear Sauce - this easy cranberry sauce can be ready in just 15 minutes; it can be made ahead of time for Thanksgiving

  1. Cranberry Pear Sauce
  2. Clean Eating Cranberry Sauce, The Gracious Pantry
  3. Easy Cranberry Sauce with Apples, Pecans and Pineapple, Two Healthy Kitchens
  4. 3 Ingredient Paleo Cranberry Sauce, Cook Eat Paleo
  5. Slow Cooker Apple Strawberry Cranberry Sauce, Peas and Crayons
  6. Apple Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Ginger, Spoonful of Flavor
  7. Dried Cherry Orange Cranberry Sauce, Cookin’ Canuck
  8. Chambord Raspberry Cranberry Sauce, Marla Meredith
  9. Gluten-Free Creamy Mushroom Gravy, Recipe Renovator
  10. Gluten-Free Gravy, Gluten Free Girl and the Chef
  11. Herb Gravy, Elana’s Pantry
  12. Vegan Mushroom Gravy, Fat Free Vegan
  13. Creamy Mushroom Gravy, The Perfect Pantry

 

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Comments

  1. rachel@ atheltic avocado says

    November 9, 2015 at 7:20 am

    oh wow! What an amazing list, pinning for later 🙂

    Reply
  2. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    November 9, 2015 at 10:08 am

    That’s an amazing collection, Jeanette.

    Reply
  3. Jenn Peas and Crayons says

    November 9, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    LOVE this list! My little brother is GF and will be so excited to try a few of these for Thanksgiving! Thanks as well for the feature Jeanette! <3

    Reply
  4. Rachel Cooks says

    November 10, 2015 at 2:48 pm

    What an amazing list! Can’t wait to cook my way through it!

    Reply
  5. Rachel Cooks says

    November 10, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Thanks for including me! 🙂

    Reply
  6. Tara says

    November 29, 2015 at 11:39 pm

    Wow, what an amazing collection, thank you so much for including our recipe!!

    Reply
  7. Nancy Ghoshal says

    December 17, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    I will check them out, not only am I a celiac, I have to stick to an A blood type diet and no night shades 🙁

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      December 18, 2018 at 1:11 pm

      Hope you find some recipes that work for you Nancy. Happy Holidays!

      Reply

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