Make the holidays magical with this collection of gluten free Christmas recipes! From cookies and snacks, to brunch and entrees, appetizers, salads, and more, these gorgeous and festive gluten free recipes will ensure you don't miss a thing this holiday season.

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Few holidays compare to Christmas when it comes to cherished, food-based traditions. From baking and decorating cookies, to enjoying your favorite side dishes, and snacking December away – the thought of having to give any of it up to go gluten free can feel devastating.

That said, I’m thrilled to share 60 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes so you don’t have to miss out on a thing!

From kicking the holiday off with a warm pan of Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls, to snacking on Chex Mix, and diving head-first into a plate of ham, mashed potatoes, and gravy – your favorite holiday dishes and traditions don’t have to end just because your relationship with gluten had to.

With over 50 festive, gorgeous, and delicious gluten free recipes, I bet you’ll even find a new one, two, or 10 to enjoy this year!

Brunch Recipes

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Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls

4.6 from 151 votes
Yes, you can be gluten free and have your cinnamon rolls too! Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls are sweet, fluffy, and made from pantry staples. Meet your new go to recipe.
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Crockpot Breakfast Casserole

4.7 from 24 votes
Crockpot Breakfast Casserole is the perfect breakfast recipe to feed a hungry crowd, or make for meal prep. Cheesy, hearty, and hands OFF!
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3 Ingredient Billionaire Bacon

5 from 2 votes
Billionaire Bacon is smokey, spicy, sweet — in a word, irresistible! Upgrade your weekend brunch plans or the holidays with this easy yet impressive bacon.
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Easy Gluten Free Quiche

5 from 1 vote
Gluten Free Quiche is a creamy, savory breakfast pie with a homemade, flaky gluten-free crust. Perfect for holiday brunches and special occasions!
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Baked Oatmeal Cups (GF + Vegan Option)

5 from 5 votes
Baked Oatmeal Cups are nutrient-dense, naturally sweetened, gluten free and easily made vegan, too! The perfect healthy breakfast or snack.
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Gluten-Free French Toast Casserole with Butter-Pecan Maple Syrup

4.9 from 7 votes
Gluten Free French Toast Casserole with Butter-Pecan Maple Syrup is make ahead and perfect for feeding a crowd. Easy and decadent!
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Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole

4.9 from 53 votes
Gluten-Free Breakfast Casserole is a hearty and crowd-pleasing breakfast recipe. Prepped in minutes then baked until golden brown and bubbly!
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Egg Bites Recipe

4.9 from 11 votes
This easy Egg Bites recipe is packed with protein and flavor! Make a batch for an easy breakfast or snack option.
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Breakfast Taco Casserole

5 from 8 votes
Breakfast Taco Casserole is breakfast taco ingredients layered in casserole form. This gluten free breakfast recipe is cheesy and satisfying!
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Gluten Free Breakfast Bombs

5 from 19 votes
Gluten Free Breakfast Bombs are packed with eggs, cheese, and breakfast sausage or bacon, delivered in a soft and chewy, hand-held package. Delicious and satisfying!
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Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole

5 from 4 votes
Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole is the ultimate comfort food! Your family will lick their plates clean of this easy, cheesy, casserole.
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Entree Recipes

Brown Bag Baked Ham produces an unbelievably juicy and tender ham that's holiday-table ready! | iowagirleats.com

Brown Bag Baked Ham

4.8 from 11 votes
Brown Bag Baked Ham produces an unbelievably juicy ham that’s holiday-table ready. All you need is a ham and a bag!
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Cajun Shrimp

5 from 2 votes
Cajun Shrimp is a simple, buttery, spicy seafood recipe that's perfect for a special occasion, but easy enough for every day.
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Easy Seafood Stew

4.9 from 16 votes
Easy Seafood Stew is packed with wholesome ingredients like vegetables, stock, and seafood. Quick cooking but tastes like it’s been simmering all day!
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Gluten Free Lasagna

4.8 from 5 votes
Gluten Free Lasagna tastes just like the real thing! Hearty, cheesy, classic comfort food made with gluten free lasagna noodles.
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Easy Baked Ribs

4.8 from 47 votes
No smoker? No problem! Easy Baked Ribs are succulent, juicy, fall-off-the-bone-tender, and baked vs smoked.
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Easy Mushroom Risotto

5 from 2 votes
Easy Mushroom Risotto is a cinch to prepare, yet tastes like it came from a restaurant. Gluten free, vegetarian, and gorgeous!
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Oven-Braised Short Rib Ragu

5 from 3 votes
Short Rib Ragu is a stunner! Bone-in short ribs are slowly braised in the oven until they're fall apart tender, then the shredded meat and sauce are swirled with cooked pasta.
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Chicken Stew

5 from 10 votes
Chicken Stew is a slightly thickened stew recipe featuring tender shredded chicken, creamy potatoes, and lots of vegetables in a herby, luxurious, savory gravy.
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How to Smoke Salmon

5 from 1 vote
Smoked Salmon is my #1 favorite food to smoke. Buttery, succulent and full of flavor, I’ll show you how to make hot-smoked salmon right at home!
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Appetizer Recipes

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Easy Boursin Bruschetta Dip

5 from 3 votes
Boursin Bruschetta Dip is an easy, summery appetizer recipe that features a layer of creamy Boursin cheese topped with fresh, homemade bruschetta. A total crowd-pleaser!
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Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

4.9 from 29 votes
Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip is the perfect hot dip recipe for parties and potlucks! Cheesy, spicy, and made with just 5 ingredients.
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Fruit Christmas Tree

5 from 1 vote
Start a new holiday tradition with a beautiful and fresh Fruit Christmas Tree! Perfect for parties, a dessert table centerpiece, or a healthy treat for Santa.
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Warm Fig and Prosciutto Goat Cheese Dip

4.9 from 13 votes
Warm Fig and Prosciutto Goat Cheese Dip is like a cheese board in dippable form. Serve this easy cream cheese dip recipe for any occasion!
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Gluten-Free Chex Mix

4.7 from 23 votes
Gluten-Free Chex Mix is salty, crunchy, and totally addicting. Just like the original, only gluten-free!
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Roasted Garlic and Prosciutto Cream Cheese Dip with Hot Honey

4.8 from 5 votes
Roasted Garlic and Prosciutto Cream Cheese Dip with Hot Honey is mouthwatering! This savory, creamy dip is drizzled with homemade hot honey then served warm.
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Easy Fruit Dip

4.8 from 14 votes
The Best Fruit Dip is made from 3 everyday ingredients and is perfect for the holidays, parties, showers, and BBQs. Pair with fresh fruit for a beautiful presentation.
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Caprese Skewers with Balsamic Drizzle

4.8 from 11 votes
Caprese Skewers with Balsamic Drizzle are a quick, healthy, fresh, and fabulous appetizer recipe! Easy to assemble, and perfectly poppable.
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Loaded Deviled Eggs

5 from 6 votes
Loaded Deviled Eggs are bursting with big, savory flavors and creamy, crunchy textures. This easy appetizer is a hit at BBQs and parties!
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Herb and Garlic Marinated Olives

5 from 2 votes
Herb and Garlic Marinated Olives are an easy yet impressive appetizer recipe you can whip together several days ahead of a party or get together.
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Dirty Martini Dip

4.7 from 3 votes
Dirty Martini Dip tastes like an olive-adorned dirty martini in dip form! This alcohol-free, bold and zesty dip is irresistible.
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Cranberry Jalapeno Bacon Dip

5 from 4 votes
Cranberry Jalapeno Bacon Dip is perfectly festive for any holiday or special occasion! Full of savory-spicy-sweet flavors, and crunchy-creamy textures.
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Side Dish Recipes

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Green Beans with Bacon

5 from 4 votes
Green Beans with Bacon is a simple yet mouthwatering side dish that's special enough for the holidays, yet easy enough to make with dinner tonight!
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Gluten Free Scalloped Potatoes

4.9 from 22 votes
Gluten Free Scalloped Potatoes are creamy, luxurious, and require no flour-thickened sauce. Special enough for the holidays but simple enough to make any night of the week!
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Best Ever Wild Rice Stuffing

4.8 from 48 votes
Best Ever Wild Rice Stuffing is full of fall flavors like herbs, dried cranberries, and bacon. This gorgeous holiday side dish is an irresistible, gluten free version of a classic!
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Gluten Free Stuffing

5 from 6 votes
Gluten Free Stuffing is a flavor-packed side dish that's a must-have for your holiday dinner table. Nobody would ever guess it's gluten free!
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Healthy Mashed Potatoes

5 from 1 vote
Healthy Mashed Potatoes are not only lighter with less carbs than traditional mashed potatoes, but the silky texture is so much better too!
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Air Fryer Green Beans

5 from 1 vote
It doesn't get easier than Air Fryer Green Beans! This simple side dish recipe cooks in less than 8 minutes and is full of both fresh and roasted flavors.
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Gluten Free Gravy

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Yes, you can be gluten free and have luscious, savory gravy too! Whip up this easy gravy in minutes, made with or without pan drippings.
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Gluten-Free Party Potatoes Deluxe

4.8 from 4 votes
Gluten-Free Party Potatoes Deluxe has all the decadent, craveable flavor as original cheesy potatoes, but are completely gluten free!
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Cauliflower Gratin

4.9 from 13 votes
Cauliflower Gratin is cheesy and decadent tasting, yet full of healthy cauliflower! Serve as an easy, gluten free and vegetarian side dish.
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Air Fryer Asparagus

5 from 3 votes
Air Fryer Asparagus is a simple side dish that requires just 3 ingredients, and cooks in 5 minutes! Pair this healthy, gluten free side with any dinner.
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Easy Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms

4.8 from 13 votes
Easy Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms are an easy yet impressive gluten free side dish recipe that are totally mouthwatering!
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Gluten Free Biscuits

4.8 from 6 votes
You would never guess these 5 ingredient, homemade biscuits are gluten free! Tall, fluffy, and tender, they're the perfect side dish for dinner, or turn into a lunch or breakfast sandwich.
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Gluten Free Cream of Chicken Soup & Cream of Mushroom Soup

4.8 from 29 votes
Use gluten free cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup in any recipe that calls for the canned version. They're a cinch to make!
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Roasted Balsamic Butternut Squash

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Roasted Balsamic Butternut Squash is easy and delicious. Serve as a fresh and seasonal gluten-free side with any weeknight or holiday meal!
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Salad Recipes

Fall shredded brussels sprouts salad in a wooden serving bowl

Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad

5 from 23 votes
Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad is a crispy, crunchy, healthy, gluten free salad recipe that's full of fresh fall flavors!
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Black & Blue Spring Salad with Honey-Roasted Pecans

5 from 4 votes
Black & Blue Spring Salad with Honey-Roasted Pecans and Berry-Balsamic Vinaigrette is a fresh and flavorful salad that's perfect for spring.
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Maple-Bourbon Pecan Salad

5 from 4 votes
Maple-Bourbon Pecan Salad is full of tasty toppings including salted Maple-Bourbon Pecans (YUM). This entertaining-worthy salad will impress!
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Fruit and Marshmallow Holiday Salad is a staple on my family's holiday dinner table. Easy to assemble and loved by all. Enjoy for dessert or as special holiday side dish! | iowagirleats.com

Fruit and Marshmallow Holiday Salad

5 from 2 votes
Fruit and Marshmallow Holiday Salad is sweet, fluffy, and a holiday dinner table staple. Enjoy as a gluten free dessert or sweet side dish.
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Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe for a Crowd

5 from 2 votes
Fresh Fruit Salad Recipe for a Crowd is bursting with sweet and juicy fruits and berries. This big batch recipe is perfect for parties and potlucks.
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Holiday Baking Recipes

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Soft and Chewy Gluten Free Sugar Cookies (Cut Out and Drop Options)

4.7 from 57 votes
You'd never guess soft & chewy gluten free sugar cookies are made with gluten free flour! Bake as drop cookies or roll and cut into shapes.
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Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

4.8 from 4 votes
Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a festive holiday treat! This fudgy chocolate cookie recipe is soft, sweet, and perfectly chewy.
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms

4.8 from 8 votes
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic holiday cookie recipe that are sweet, chewy, and studded with a kiss.
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Gluten Free Shortbread

5 from 2 votes
Gluten Free Shortbread is perfectly sweet and buttery, made with just 5 ingredients, and practically melts in your mouth. There's no chilling needed for this easy gluten free cookie recipe!
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Gluten Free Ginger Molasses Cookies

4.6 from 19 votes
Gluten Free Ginger Molasses Cookies are soft and chewy, festive, and full of warming spices. Perfect for the holidays and cookie lovers!
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.9 from 25 votes
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies are crisp on the outside, dense and chewy on the inside, and made with everyday ingredients. Meet your new go-to CCC recipe!
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Gluten Free Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars

5 from 4 votes
Gluten Free Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars are soft, chewy, and finished with a flourish of homemade buttercream frosting!
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Gluten Free Pie Crust

5 from 2 votes
All you need to make a flaky Gluten Free Pie Crust is 4 ingredients, plus water. Use this simple, all-butter pie crust to make fruit and custard pies, or no-bake pies!
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Moist Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes

5 from 2 votes
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes are tender and ultra-chocolatey. They're also super moist thanks to the addition of one everyday ingredient!
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Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes

5 from 1 vote
Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes are light, fluffy, and perfectly sweet. Topped with a flourish of vanilla buttercream frosting – nobody would ever guess they're gluten free!
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No-Bake Holiday Treats

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Christmas Crunch

5 from 7 votes
Christmas Crunch is irresistibly crunchy, sweet, and salty. This gluten free treat takes minutes to prepare, and even less time to devour.
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2-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark couldn't be simpler and is perfect for holiday snacking. Package up and tie in a bow for a sweet homemade gift! | iowagirleats.com

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark

4.8 from 11 votes
2-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bark couldn’t be simpler and is perfect for holiday snacking. Package up and tie with a bow for a sweet homemade gift!
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Chocolate-Peppermint Puppy Chow

5 from 8 votes
Chocolate-Peppermint Puppy Chow (for humans!) is such a treat. Crunchy, sweet, and pepperminty, this holiday snack will fly out of the bowl.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

5 from 4 votes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie is an irresistible no-bake dessert recipe that's gluten free too! Featuring a no-bake chocolate crust, whippy peanut butter filling, and glossy homemade hot fudge topping.
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Chocolate Peppermint Covered Pretzels

4 from 1 vote
Chocolate Peppermint Covered Pretzels are an irresistible holiday treat! Crunchy, sweet, salty, and minty — it’s impossible to stop at one!
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Buckeyes (Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls)

5 from 1 vote
Buckeyes are chocolate covered peanut butter balls that resemble nuts from a Buckeye Tree. Sweet and creamy, they're an irresistible treat!
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Ideas for Christmas Leftovers

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Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole

5 from 4 votes
Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole is the ultimate comfort food! Your family will lick their plates clean of this easy, cheesy, casserole.
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Loaded Baked Potato Soup

5 from 10 votes
Loaded Baked Potato Soup is thick, creamy, and loaded with baked potato toppings including bacon, cheese, and sour cream. Each mouthwatering bowl is hearty and satisfying!
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Creamy Ham Peas and Pasta

5 from 5 votes
Creamy Ham Peas and Pasta is a quick-cooking dinner recipe that's creamy, satisfying, and made with everyday ingredients. As filling as it is delicious!
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Skillet Shepherd’s Pie

4.9 from 22 votes
Skillet Shepherd's Pie is pure comfort food! This easy, 1 pan dinner recipe comes together with fridge and pantry staples in no time at all. 
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Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups

4.9 from 24 votes
Mini Ham and Cheese Quinoa Cups are a poppable gluten free breakfast or snack recipe. Super easy and loved by both kids and adults!
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Bowl of Ham and Bean Soup garnished with green onions

Easy Ham and Bean Soup

4.9 from 31 votes
Ham and Bean Soup with canned beans is an easy bean soup recipe that's thick, hearty, and made with everyday ingredients. Packed with flavor, protein, and fiber!
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cheesy ham and broccoli rice on a plate with a fork and side salad

Cheesy Ham and Broccoli Rice

4.9 from 30 votes
Cheesy Ham and Broccoli Rice is made in 1 pan, in 20 minutes, with 5 ingredients. An easy, family-friendly dinner doesn't get easier than this!
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8 Comments

  1. Heather says:

    Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. (I didn’t google, did I guess correctly?)

    My parents make citrus-glazed shrimp for part of their seven sea-creatures Christmas Eve banquet. It’s sort of tropical-sounding, I guess, but New Jersey is a tundra and oranges are fantastic this time of year–so everyone loves eating it.

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    1. Kristin says:

      Sounds like a good time to me, Heather!! Merry Christmas – enjoy your feast of 7 fishes!

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  2. Nancy says:

    These recipes look great, Kristin! Merry Christmas to you and all the family!

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    1. Kristin says:

      Merry Christmas to you and yours, Nancy! Thank you for being such a loyal reader and IGE supporter!

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  3. Sarah Finn says:

    I make the Roasted Poblano casserole or breakfast taco casserole almost every week for my breakfast. They are easy to make on Sunday and portion out for breakfast all week.

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    1. Kristin says:

      Ahh, so glad to hear that! Yes, they both reheat so well! :)

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  4. Stephanie says:

    With this being my first holiday season since a celiac diagnosis, I so appreciate this and I appreciate that it isn’t just all fruit but actually some things that can make us forced GF people feel “normal”.

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