Frugal Gluten-Free Cooking

Book excerpt: Budget Your Money, Not Your Flavor with Gluten-Free Family Favorites Gone are the days when gluten-free cooking was costly, confusing and complicated! Thanks to Melissa Erdelac’s fuss-free—and delicious!—recipes, getting an affordable dinner on the table is easy as can be. Rather than relying on expensive store-bought gluten-free products, Melissa’s recipes are full of economic kitchen staples like beans, grains, veggies and low-cost cuts of meat. Quick and easy weeknight meals like Chicken Tamale Pie and Tuscan Beans with Sausage and Kale are kind to the wallet and sure to make the whole family happy. Want to impress your family and friends? Wow them with culinary masterpieces like Brown Sugar–Garlic Pork Loin with Vegetables, Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole and Gramma’s Sunday Sauce and Meatballs that are so tasty nobody will believe how thrifty they are! And dispel yourself of the belief that gluten-free bread is unsatisfying or too expensive. Recipes like Honey Oatmeal Bread, Lemon-Glazed Zucchini Bread and Sharp Cheddar Herb Bread are every bit as good as their glutenous counterparts and cost a fraction of what pricy store-bought gluten-free breads do. With super saver tips to stretch already affordable meals further and reduce your grocery bill even more, plus all the know-how you need to master gluten-free cooking, this outstanding collection of recipes is your go-to guide for budget-friendly gluten-free meals that are sure to be your new favorites.