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Side Dish Ideas

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Amyleigh0007 Enthusiast
Amyleigh0007
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My family is at month 5 of living gluten free. I am running out of side dish ideas. My son is very picky. His idea of a great meal is cheeseburgers and french fries or BBQ chicken and mac and cheese. Does anyone have any kid friendly ideas about what to serve? We eat a lot of chicken and beef.

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My family is at month 5 of living gluten free. I am running out of side dish ideas. My son is very picky. His idea of a great meal is cheeseburgers and french fries or BBQ chicken and mac and cheese. Does anyone have any kid friendly ideas about what to serve? We eat a lot of chicken and beef.

What about baked potatoes with all the fixings or what about rice? I have this recipe for cheesy rice I love. I know it sounds strange, but it's quite yummy. You can add in shrimp or chicken and make it a main dish or leave the protein out and keep it as a side. If you're interested PM me and I'll share the recipe.

GlutenGalAZ Enthusiast
GlutenGalAZ
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*Are there any vegetables your son likes? You can do rice with some type of vegie or mix.

*Since he likes french fries what about:

Mashed or baked potatoes. Twice baked potatoes those are good and different. Home made french fries or just cut

up potatoes in the oven with EVOO on it.

*Beans i.e. Bush Beans?

*Fruit Salad

*Gluten Free Pasta salad

*A lot of people have talked about their kids liking zuchini bread.

Good Luck -- hope you can get some new things he likes :)

Fiddle-Faddle Community Regular
Fiddle-Faddle
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My kids like raw carrot sticks and red pepper sticks with dips (ranch dressing, hummous, cottage cheese, even peanut butter!). Two of them also like celery sticks, but one hates celery. Can't please everyone!

I also frequently make frozen mixed vegetables--dump them in microwavable (NOT plastic) bowl, add 1 tablespoon water, a couple of spoonfuls of butter if you're not dairy-free, or else coconut oil, garlic powder, dried parsley, salt (omit if you use salted butter), and pepper. Zap on high for 3-4 minutes. Stir, serve. Also good with a pinch of taco seasoning.

You can also make Chi-Chi's fiesta corn bread mix--AFAIK, it's gluten-free--it's ALL corn meal, no flour! You add a can of creamed corn, milk, and butter (can sub dairy free ingredients), bake, and YUM!

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
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Before going DF, I used to make a lot of gravy/cheese sauces. You can put them on just about anything!

Don't know if this link will work, but here's a great recipe I saw on the Rachael Ray show once.

PatBrown Newbie
PatBrown
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I slice and cook carrots and then use a little butter or margarine and a tablespoon of brown sugar.

Amyleigh0007 Enthusiast
Amyleigh0007
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Thanks for all the tips! I can't wait to try all these new sides!

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Read the thread on here called "Quick , Easy, & Tasty Recipes" for some good ideas.

Also under the topic "Friends and Loved Ones" there is a thread called "Lunch Ideas".

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