Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
Find 160+ gluten Free Italian Recipes developed by expert gluten free recipe developer, Carla Spacher. You will find everything: dinners, appetizers, and desserts and salads.
Before I discovered my tomato allergies, I enjoyed meatballs just like my Sicilian grandmother used to make. I still make sauce for my husband, though. He’s usually happy with Italian sausage, but I can’t seem to find good Italian sausages without nitrates. Therefore, I’ve gone back to making him meatballs. He loves them and I hope you do as well. Continue reading “Gluten Free Italian Meatballs (Chicken and Sausage)”
On a cold winter day, you tend to reach or crave for comfort food. What better comfort food is there besides a gluten free sausage and peppers sub on amazing gluten free bread? Schar offers some amazing products. This recipe can be made even simpler if you purchase ready-made pizza sauce. However, you can make homemade (see link for recipe). I prefer the homemade with its Italian seasonings. Either way, it’s delicious. My husband never passes this sandwich up. Continue reading “Gluten Free Sausage and Peppers Sub”
Bake onion rings for those you love! If you have about 45 to 60 minutes, you must try these crunchy, baked gluten free onion rings. I not only bread them in gluten free breadcrumbs, but I enjoy adding Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese. Seasonings are optional, though. The method of this recipe is so successful at creating crunchy onion rings, that you’ll swear they are deep-fried. If you do prefer fried onion rings, see Chef Robert Landolphi’s Tri-Spiced Onion Rings and Dipping Sauce Recipes. They’re super! Continue reading “Crunchy Baked Gluten Free Onion Rings”
I hadn’t had canneloni in decades and wanted it ever since one of my Facebook followers requested a recipe for it. This gluten free cannelloni is so delicious, you can serve it to your gluten-eating family members or guests. I have and it was a huge hit! This is a sneak peak at what you will find in my upcoming gluten free cookbook. Continue reading “Gluten Free Cannelloni Recipe Using Fresh Pasta”
After a few requests for a homemade gluten free tortellini recipe, I decided to make them. They are very much like ravioli, accept their crevices hold more sauce and they contain less filling. I suggest using a pasta maker for this recipe as it creates thinner pasta. I use the Marcato Atlas Wellness 150 Pasta Maker, as most serious pasta-makers use. (Don’t waste your money on the electric model as this dough is easy to handle and does not stick to the machine easily. I just roll it through and allow it to fall under the roller, accordion-style.) It is extremely difficult, at least for me, to roll the pasta thin enough by hand for tortellini. However, if you are not sure you will ever make pasta again, give the egg pasta recipe a try by hand. Then if you enjoy it, take a look at getting a machine. Meanwhile, my readers enjoy this pasta because it has a close to gluten-like texture, withstands reheating, even in soup, and doesn’t get mushy. Enjoy! Continue reading “Homemade Gluten Free Tortellini Recipe”
Having tomato allergies can be difficult. However, have no fear! This long awaited tomato free pasta sauce recipe will get you through. I haven’t had a red sauce in way too long. After two days of tweaking this recipe, I have finally completed what I can truly say is a good Italian meat sauce without tomatoes. Enjoy! Continue reading “Pasta Sauce Without Tomatoes with Meat (Bolognese)”
Tuesday is National Cheese Lover’s Day. So, I thought I would share my latest gluten free recipe with you that contains cheese. It doesn’t contain everyday cheese, but either cottage cheese or ricotta cheese (which looks a lot like cottage cheese, but has smaller curds). It’s delicious!
I used 4% fat cottage cheese and chopped the curds up a little smaller. However, it appears pureeing it in a food processor would make it easier to roll. I also used Parmesan cheese in this recipe. I adapted the same recipe that I found in this month’s Sunset magazine. However, I use much less Parmesan and of course, gluten free ingredients instead of glutenous all-purpose flour. Meanwhile, you’ll have fun learning how to roll the gnocchi, which is the best way to make them. It leaves a nice sized space in which the sauce is trapped. When they are rolled, they are also less chewy. Check out the video on how to roll gnocchi. Continue reading “Gluten Free Cheese and Spinach Gnocchi”
In an attempt to create gluten free popovers, my third batch turned out like dinner rolls instead, but I thoroughly enjoyed them. So, I altered the recipe a little more to remove the creaminess to create these delicious poppers. They are yeast and leaven-free as the eggs alone act as a leavener. I hope you enjoy them. Continue reading “Gluten Free Parmesan Poppers”
If you’ve visited Italy recently, you may have seen chocolate pasta. It is one of the latest gourmet delights. While they were only sold in their gluten versions for quite some time, I saw some selling online that were gluten free at one point. However, you can easily and inexpensively make your own. You do not even need a pasta machine to do so. Continue reading “Gluten Free Chocolate Pasta Recipe (Sweet or Savory)”
Arborio rice, the Italian rice you use to make risotto, is the perfect rice to use in rice pudding. It is extremely starchy, creating the perfect, thick texture. Vanilla may be the standard in flavoring rice pudding, but you can create a citrus, rum, or bourbon flavor. Add raisins or not. Your choice! Continue reading “Creamy Italian Gluten Free Rice Pudding (Egg-Free)”