Cheese dishes without hidden gluten

Dishes built around potatoes, rice, beans, polenta, vegetables or eggs are usually the simplest starting points. Baked Eggs & Cheese, Bell Pepper Nachos, Cheese Stuffed Potatoes and Polenta with Pepper and Cheese do not depend on bread or pasta for their structure. You still need to verify stock, sauces, spice mixes and any packaged toppings, because those are common places for gluten to enter.

The obvious sources are bread, pasta, naan, bagels and ordinary crumbs. Less obvious ones include soy sauce, stock cubes, gravy powders, seasoning mixes and a spoonful of wheat flour used to thicken a sauce. Read the label on every prepared ingredient, and do not assume a cheese sauce is safe just because the cheese itself contains no gluten.

Agree on the safe version before cooking, then keep one set of ingredients and utensils for the meal rather than adding substitutions at the last minute. Check labels on stock, sauces, spice blends and toppings together, especially when one person normally cooks by habit. Nomme helps two people settle on the same dishes first, so the shopping list can reflect the gluten-free ingredients both of you will actually use.