GF Holiday Side Dishes

GF Holiday Favorites: Side Dishes

I often find myself at holiday parties wondering if I can eat anything that has been prepared. I hate pestering the hostess to list every ingredient in every single dish, so I often offer to bring the side dishes. A couple of family favorites are my GF parmesan green bean casserole and my GF potato casserole. They are both extremely easy to make and are entirely gluten free.

Important products you will need:

Many recipes contain condensed soups, which as you know are FULL of gluten. Lucky for us, Pacifico Natural Soups has created a whole line of GF condensed soup products. You can find these products in most grocery stores, but I have the best luck at King Soopers.

Fried Onions are also a yummy part of the holidays and although you cannot buy the traditional French's onions; your local Asian food store carries a product that tastes exactly the same. You can buy a container of fried onions without breading and still experience the same flavor and texture!

GF Green Bean Casserole

 

Ingredients

1 (10 3/4 oz.) box of Pacifico Natural Cream of Mushroom Soup

1/2 Cup 2% milk

1/4 Cup Fat Free half & half

½ Cup grated parmesan cheese

1/8 tsp. black pepper

2 (9 oz. each) packages frozen cut green beans, thawed.

(Fresh green beans taste much better, a pound is usually enough; however, fresh beans need to be steamed for approximately 15-20 minutes prior to baking)

1 1/3 Cups Fried Onions

Directions

Mix soup, milk, half & half, parmesan, and pepper in a 1 1/2 -qt. baking dish. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions.

Bake for 30 min at 350 degrees

Stir, then top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. Bake 5 min. until onions are golden.

GF Potato Casserole

 

Ingredients

(1) 1lb 14oz bag of hash brown potatoes, thawed

1/2 cup melted butter

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp.pepper

1/2 Cup onion, chopped (dried onion also works in this recipe)

1 (10 1/2 ounce) box of Pacifico Natural cream of chicken soup

1 Cup sour cream

10 ounces grated cheddar cheese

Topping

2 cups crushed corn flakes

1/4 cup melted butter (saved)

Directions

Combine potatoes, melted butter, salt and pepper, onion, soup, sour cream and cheese; mix well. Put in 9x13-inch casserole dish and add crushed Corn Flakes topping; drizzle with melted butter. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.