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    Home » Gluten-Free Recipes » All Gluten-Free Main Courses » Gluten-Free Main Courses with Protein

    Gluten-Free Main Courses with Protein

    Searching for a creative gluten-free easy dinner made hearty with protein?  Or one that's more intricate? Dive into this collection of gluten-free recipes with protein and you'll find several of each! Start with Chimichurri Baked Salmon or Simple Lemon-Honey Roasted Chicken, and work your way to Pistachio-Mint-Crusted Rack of Lamb or Coffee Balsamic Grilled Flank Steak.

    • One wedge of spaghetti squash filled with squash, sausage and spinach mixture, with melted cheese on top, on an Italian painted plate.
      Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Sausage
    • Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin sliced in a white dish with rosemary sprigs
      Persimmon Prosciutto Pork Tenderloin
    • Deep purple plate with painted edges with sliced Parmesan-Crusted chicken breast and roasted potatoes.
      Sheet Pan Parmesan-Crusted Chicken
    • White bowl filled with polenta, topped with braised beef short ribs in pumpkin sauce.
      Braised Beef Short Ribs with Pumpkin
    • Pineapple Pork chops and sliced with pineapple slices and cilantro, on a white plate.
      Pineapple Pork Chops
    • Large yellow-rimmed white platter filled with slices or grilled coffee balsamic flank steak.
      Grilled Balsamic Coffee Marinated Flank Steak
    • Round serving platter with steak and caramelized onion and tomato and lettuce next to it.
      Bistec Encebollado Salvadoreño (Steak and Onions)
    • Cannelllini Bean Tuan Salad i a white bowl with blue trim and red flowers on it.
      Cannellini Bean Tuna Salad
    • Italian yellow-edged bowl full with chicken and rice soup with carrot slices.
      Hearty Chicken Vegetable and Rice Soup
    • Chocolate Chipotle Colorado Style Chili in a ceramic golden bowl with cheese and cilantro on top.
      Mexican Chocolate Chili and Casa Mia Restaurant
    • Tofu Chili in rainbow striped bowl.
      Tofu Chili
    • Sliced chicken roulade filled with sun-dried tomato, basil and cheese.
      Chicken Roulade
    • Shredded Fall-Apart Dutch-Oven Chicken in a small square casserole dish on a red-checked cloth.
      Fall-Apart Dutch Oven Chicken
    • Sesame Sriracha Honey Tofu Broccoli in a black bowl with wooden chopsticks.
      Sheet Pan Honey Sriracha Tofu and Broccoli
    • Top view of a mango salad in a white-rimmed bowl with handles.
      Mango Manchego Salad with Basil
    • Sheet pan packed with a tofu base and stir-fried colorful veggies on top.
      Sheet Pan Tofu and Veggies
    • Chicken pieces on the bone baked in mango coconut sauce in a baking dish with fresh cilantro.
      Baked Coconut Mango Chicken
    • Three baked Rockfish Fillets on white platter with fresh thyme and lemon slices.
      Rockfish Recipe (Baked with Lemon)
    • Turkey meatballs and gnocchi in a large skillet with basil leaves.
      Stove-Top Meatballs and Gnocchi
    • Top view of a black ceramic bowl filled with salmon, broccoli and tiny potatoes.
      Crispy Salmon Bites with Broccoli and Potatoes
    • Close up of a bowl of crustless chicken pot pie (filling) over rice, with sage leaves surrounding them.
      Crustless Chicken Pot Pie with Buttermilk
    • Top view of one Chilean Sea Bass fillet with a caper butter sauce on top, on a what and blue plate.
      Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass (Patagonian Toothfish)
    • Close up of Braised Brisket stew in a giant bowl mug with bread on the edge.
      Braised Brisket Stew
    • Shredded Burssels Sprouts with cranberries and prosciutto in a yellow-rimmed shallow bowl with a spoonful above it.
      Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Prosciutto and Cranberries
    • Drumstick and breast of Marinated Achiote Chicken Recipe with avocado slices and cilantro.
      Marinated Achiote Chicken Recipe
    • Chicken with green olives, capers, tomato sauce, red peppers and potatoes in an oval baking dish.
      Cuban Chicken Fricassee with Alcaparrado
    • Tropical Quinoa Salad Bowl with Shrimp in a dark ceramic bowl on a sushi mat
      Shrimp Quinoa Bowl with Pineapple
    • White plate with bright green Broccolini with a Mahi Mahi fillet with tomato slices on top of it.
      Baked Mahi Mahi in Tomato-Caper Sauce
    • Black bowl with Shirataki noodle stir-fry with shredded chicken on top and wood chopsticks behind.
      Shirataki Noodles Stir-Fry with Chicken
    • Cast iron skillet full with pieces of chicken, caramelized onion and lemon slices.
      Cast Iron Skillet Chicken with Cognac Sauce
    • Skillet Sweet Potato Chicken
    • Seared sea bass, skin side up, on a bed of fennel sprigs with salsa on top.
      Pan Seared Sea Bass with Lemon Pepper Sauce
    • Sliced coffee-rubbed Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin on a rectangular white plate with fresh rosemary.
      Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin with Coffee Rub
    • Sliced turkey breast with golden skin on cutting board with bacon, persimmon slices and fresh herbs.
      Smoky Bacon Wrapped Turkey
    • A few fillets of white fish with Puttanesca sauce on a white plate with fresh basil leaves.
      Fish Puttanesca in 30 Minutes
    • Sliced chicken thigh on brown rice with whole roasted garlic cloves, on Italian gold and blue painted plate.
      Roasted Garlic Chicken and Rice
    • Grilled Sausage Portobello Mushroom Pizza on a white plate with basil leaves
      Portobello Mushroom Pizzas with Sausage
    • Blackened Salmon with three slime slices on a white plate.top view of blackened salmon fillet with lime slices on white plate.
      Blackened Mexican Salmon with Lime
    • Top view of Mushroom Pork Stew in a gold bowl with black top rim, on dark wood surface.
      Easy Pork and Mushroom Stew
    • Open-salmon burger with slices of avocado tomato, red onion, dill and lemons on white plate.
      Salmon Burgers (Made with Fresh Salmon)

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    Hi, I'm Valentina, certified chef, owner, recipe developer and photographer at Cooking on the Weekends. I'm also a mom of two boys and a Los Angeleno. I use seasonal whole foods to create unique and comforting recipes for casual entertaining.

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