Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Give Gluten-Free Super Bowl Snacks a Chance

easy gluten-free Super Bowl recipes

Nobody wants to sit on the snack bench on Super Bowl Sunday, watching everybody else eat all the delicious stuff that’s untouchable for allergy- or personal choice-related reasons. Gluten-free folks have it especially tough on this day full of pigs in a blanket, party mix chock full of pretzels and wheat cereal, football-shaped pizzas, sliders…Nothing deserves a penalty more than inviting someone over and not making sure there’s plenty for them to eat.

Thankfully, it’s easier than ever to make allergy- and restriction-friendly snacks that even the free-for-all muncher will enjoy. Check out these easy swaps that will keep everybody—yes, even your gluten-head pals—happy and full during the entire game.

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Mini Corn Dog Muffins

Mini Corn Dog Muffins recipe

Flavor Walk

Rather than pigs in a blanket—which, let’s face it, are a little boring anyway in their gummy buns—upgrade to a corn-dog-inspired hand-held bite that is easy, feeds a crowd, and relies on cornmeal rather than wheat for the base. For an extra bit of oneupmanship, consider wrapping the hot-dog bites in cheese for an ultimate sweet-savory starter. Get the Mini Corn Dog Muffins recipe.

Gluten-Free Chex Mix

Gluten-Free Chex Mix recipe

What the Fork

This classic is great to eat by the handful, unless you get undone by pretzels, bagel chips, and wheat cereal, and even occasionally soy sauce hiding in there among the safe nuts, seasonings, and butter (like, lots of butter). These days it’s much easier to find gluten-free bagel chips and pretzels, though, and simply upping the Corn and Rice Chex instead of the Wheat version makes a hardly noticeable swap. Scrutinize the label on your Worcestershire or soy sauce to make sure there isn’t wheat flour in there, and be sure to make plenty, because otherwise this stuff won’t last through the first quarter. Get the Gluten-Free Chex Mix recipe.

Pizza Nachos

Pizza Nachos recipe

Inspired Dreamer

Pretty much everyone who avoids gluten misses the game-day favorite of pizza, and honestly most gluten-free crusts just don’t cut it, no matter how you slice them. Instead, try this easy alternative: Simply layer corn chips with a heavy-handed topping of cheese (with shredded mozzarella and/or cheddar for maximum gooeyness), pepperoni, black olives, garlic, red-pepper flakes, and any of your other favorite pizza toppings. You’ll never even miss the crust. Get the Pizza Nachos recipe.

Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese Bites

Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese Bites recipe

The Gluten-Free Gathering

Another recipe with easy substitutions that no one will even notice are these bite-size deep-fried macaroni-and-cheese balls, which call for GF elbow pasta and GF breadcrumbs—much easier to substitute than an injured quarterback. With all the cheesy goodness and the fresh herbs, no one will be the wiser—it’s the easiest play call in the book. Get the Gluten-Free Macaroni and Cheese Bites recipe.

Mini Loaded Hasselback Potatoes

Mini Loaded Hasselback Potatoes recipe

The Comfort of Cooking

Another crowd-pleasing “bigger” bite are these loaded little tanks, as stocky as a linebacker with their combination of crispy parts, tender inside, and salty-creamy toppings. Small potatoes like fingerlings or red new potatoes make a great bite-size plate, or use larger russets for more of an “entrĂ©e,” depending on your game-time strategy. Slicing the potatoes almost clear through lets their insides soften and bake while creating a crispy outside, and the in-between places are easy to stuff with cheese and spices to make every bite a ring-winning champion. Get the Mini Loaded Hasselback Potatoes recipe.

Mini Cocoa Krispie Footballs

gluten-free cocoa krispie treats

Green’s Chocolate

After all the salt (and beer, let’s face it), a little sweet treat is called for—maybe especially to get the taste of sad defeat out of your losing-fan friends’ mouths. Cocoa Krispies are now gluten-free with malt flavoring instead of malt extract, and when mixed with melted marshmallow and butter they can easily be formed into mini footballs with piped-icing strings. Just don’t throw them at anybody in your excitement over the latest touchdown, because then you won’t have any left for yourself (and that’s the worst kind of interception). Get the Mini Cocoa Rice Krispie Footballs recipe.

For more Super Bowl recipes and Big Game party tricks and tips, check out our Super Bowl headquarters.

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Tailgate with This Super Bowl Chili from Chef Michael Mina

In our epicurean fantasy football league, we’re tailgating from a parking-lot corral of Escalades and Range Rovers, with Fred Flintstone ribs coming off a massive wagon smoker. In reality, we’re popping the back of our 7-year-old Chevy Aveo and heating chili on a propane burner. Not that there’s any shame in it: Good chili makes most things okay, even a January wind chill. “It’s one of those dishes that warms you from the inside out,” says Michael Mina, the San Fran-based chef with a national conference of restaurants, stretching from Miami to Seattle.

Mina is a serious San Francisco 49ers fan who’s logged over two decades of tailgates at Candlestick Park, the team’s recently retired home field. When the 49ers’ new Levi’s Stadium opens later this year in Silicon Valley, Mina will also launch a Bourbon Steak & Pub offshoot that’ll transform, on home-game days, into Michael Mina’s Tailgate. Season-ticket holders and suite owners will take in a scaled-up version of the chef’s Candlestick tailgates, including the appearance by a guest chef from the opposing team’s city, who’ll cook a dish from home.

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The chili Mina’s team cooked for our own subcompact tailgate is a recipe from The Handle Bar, a stepped-up pub in the Four Seasons Hotel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It’s made with elk, though you can substitute beef chuck (full recipe for Michael Mina’s Rocky Mountain Chili here), and garnished with cheddar, sour cream, and Fritos (yeah, actual Fritos). It’s a chili with character, that doesn’t take itself too seriously.

He always has chili and Fritos to warm himself with. And now, so do you.

Get the recipe for Michael Mina’s Rocky Mountain Chili. And browse Chowhound’s gallery of 11 different chili recipes. Stay warm and fired up football fans.

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Cook From the Heart This Valentine’s Day

When it comes to Valentine’s Day dining, heart-shaped eats get plenty of love. Heart-shaped chocolate. Heart-shaped pizza. Heart-shaped meatloaf. The beat goes on. Yet dishes prepared with actual heart don’t exactly garner affection. While chowing down on heart may sound strange and utterly unromantic, it’s essentially the same as any other animal muscle—meaty and packed with plenty of protein. Heart can be served raw, grilled, cured, or deviled—plus it’s inexpensive (though don’t let your significant other know that).

Below, you’ll find some recipes for February 14 or any other day, for that matter, which show off the versatility of heart sourced from flock, fowl, and herd, as well as a couple of veggie-based options for the non-meat eaters, and, well, faint of heart.

Grilled Beef Heart with Roasted Golden Beets and Horseradish

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Chef Chris Cosentino is a wizard when it comes to making unconventional cuts of meat shine and his heart-beet combo is the perfect gateway for offal newbies. The whole, grilled beef heart gets an extra burst of flavor from a two-hour marinade which is highlighted by a sweet acidic hit of white wine and orange juice. The accompanying roasted beet salad provides a nice contrast of sweetness as well as some heat courtesy of a horseradish vinaigrette.  Get the Grilled Beef Heart with Roasted Golden Beets and Horseradish recipe. Get the Grilled Beef Heart with Roasted Golden Beets and Horseradish recipe.

Heart Tartare, Puttanesca-Style

The Daily Meal

Chef Consentino goes cold-hearted with this gorgeous tartare. Diced raw kip (a.k.a. veal) heart receives the puttanesca treatment, tossed with the classic combination of tomatoes, capers, and olives. Cosentino doubles down on his Italian inspiration with the addition of homemade focaccia crackers. Get the Puttanesca-Style Heart Tartare recipe.

Chicken Heart Yakitori

Jess Pryles

Japanese chicken yakitori specialists are known to use every part of the bird including the small intestine and uterus which makes skewering some heart seem tame in comparison.  The meat is grilled and basted with a mixture of teriyaki and ginger adding a touch of sweetness and warmth to the juicy, flame-kissed heart. Get the Chicken Heart Yakitori recipe.

Beef Heart Anticuchos

Peru Delights

Meat skewers, or anticuchos, are a staple in Peru and beef heart is among the most popular options. This traditional recipe uses a marinade highlighted by aji panca, a Peruvian red pepper that provides an extra layer of smokiness to the grilled heart. The skewers are served with simple side duo of boiled potatoes and corn as well as some aji sauce for added spice enhancement. Get the Beef Heart Anticuchos recipe.

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Deviled Duck Hearts

Honest Food

If you’re the type of person who is terrified by hearts (perhaps you’ve seen “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” one too many times) invoking Satan probably won’t make them more palatable. But in the interest of good eating, it would be advised to face your fears and give these sinfully good spicy, pan-fried whole duck hearts a try. Deviled eggs may be all the rage right now but deviled duck hearts just might be even more addictive. Get the Deviled Duck Hearts recipe.

Cured Beef Heart

Great British Chefs

Here we have the “Trout Mask Replica” of beef heart offerings – bizarre yet ultimately satisfying. The heart is brined and then cured using a sourdough starter, transforming the muscle into an umami bomb suitable for grating over pasta and eggs. Get the Cured Beef Heart recipe.

Bourbon-Cream Turkey Gravy

Chowhound

The bag of heart, liver, and gizzard that comes with your turkey isn’t just for show. Those flavored-filled morsels otherwise known as giblets are essential for preparing a knockout gravy. This recipe also incorporates Inside the Bourbon Boom: How Old-Fashioned Became Cool and cream to add to the wow factor.  You’ll never go back to that blech powder and water mix. Get our Bourbon-Cream Turkey Gravy recipe.

Breaded Artichoke Hearts

Christina’s Cucina

This simple preparation of a popular Italian treat wisely takes advantage of jarred artichoke hearts – peeling them by hand ain’t worth the hassle. Just dip the hearts in flour, egg, and seasoned bread crumbs, then fry. Badda bing, badda boom, you got yourself a hearty app or side. Get the Breaded Artichoke Hearts recipe.  

Hearts of Palm Ceviche

Carrots & Flowers

Hearts of palm prove to be a worthy substitution for seafood in this vegan take on ceviche. Accompanied by an assortment of chopped vegetables and a healthy dose of fresh lime juice, the mild tree-based hearts soak in all that bright, citrusy and spicy goodness. Tear open a bag of tortilla chips and dig in. Get the Hearts of Palm Ceviche recipe.

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These Are the Best Brands of Gluten-Free Pasta You Can Buy

best brands of gluten-free pasta

A delectable plate of pasta with a rich Italian sauce is something that people used to feel they had to give up if they had celiac disease or other gluten sensitivity. However, that’s far from the truth today. You can find dozens of brands that make gluten-free pasta that you can easily buy online. In fact, it can be overwhelming to decide which one is best for you. Consider these best brands of gluten-free pasta that can even be an improvement on traditional pasta that’s made with wheat. If you can’t have gluten, you don’t have to miss out on the pleasure of incredible pasta any time you want it.

Banza Gluten-Free Chickpea Pasta, $3.49 at Thrive Market

Chickpeas are both delicious and nutritious, which may be why pasta made from them is now so in-demand. Banza chickpea pasta is a tasty option, and several varieties are available: angel hair, rigatoni, ziti (which can be baked just as well as regular ziti), penne, linguine, rotini, shells, and wheels, among others. The ingredients are so simple that you won’t have to guess at any complicated chemical terms you’ve never heard of; this pasta only contains chickpeas, tapioca, pea protein, and xanthan gum.See It

Annie’s Gluten-Free Vegan Mac and Cheese, 12 boxes for $29.88 on Amazon

Annie's gluten-free mac and cheese

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If you still yearn for the occasional treat of boxed macaroni and cheese, the yummy comfort food of childhood, you don’t have to be denied the pleasure. A tasty gluten-free version from Annie’s is available online from shops like Vegan Essentials. Annie’s gluten-free mac and cheese is a rice pasta that is made without artificial flavors, synthetic colors, or preservatives. The only thing you need to add is your favorite plant-based milk, and it’s as easy to make as “regular” mac and cheese.See It

Lundberg Family Farms Gluten-Free Brown Rice Spaghetti, 6 boxes for $26.22 on Amazon

The rice spaghetti from Lundberg Family Farms has no gluten, cholesterol, dairy, or wheat. In fact, there is exactly one ingredient in the Lindberg Family Farms gluten-free brown rice spaghetti: organic brown rice flour. The company has been committed to making delectable foods while striving to respect and sustain the earth since 1937. In addition to the spaghetti, other gluten-free varieties such as penne pasta are available.See It

Barilla Gluten-Free Pasta, 3 boxes for $15 on Amazon

Barilla is one of the most recognized names in boxed pasta, and you can find it in many major grocery stores across the country. Now the company is making gluten-free pasta that is every bit as pleasing to the taste buds as its original offerings. It’s made with corn and rice, and Barilla makes its gluten-free pasta with no GMO ingredients. You can find Barilla spaghetti, penne, and even oven-ready lasagna pasta that’s certified gluten-free.See It

Ancient Harvest Gluten-Free Supergrain Pasta Shells, $7.15 on Amazon

Made from USDA organic corn and quinoa, Ancient Harvest gluten-free pasta shells are low in sugar and made from non-GMO ingredients. The plant-based pasta has the same taste and texture that traditional wheat-based pasta has. There are only two ingredients in the Ancient Harvest shells: organic corn flour and organic quinoa flour. In addition to the shells, Ancient Harvest’s full line of supergrain, gluten-free pastas include elbows, penne, rotini, spaghetti, linguini, garden pagodas, and veggie curls. Some of the varieties have a few more ingredients. For example, the Ancient Harvest garden pagodas are made with organic corn flour, organic quinoa flour, dried organic spinach, and dried organic beet or dried organic red bell pepper. They all keep things simple and healthy without compromising on taste.See It

King Soba Gluten-Free Buckwheat Pasta, 3 packs for $14.98 on Amazon

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High in protein and fiber, King Soba’s gluten-free buckwheat pasta is as nourishing as it is appetizing. With a chewier texture than most other buckwheat noodles on the market, King Soba’s buckwheat pasta has a similar consistency to rice noodles, and is always gluten-free, wheat-free, organic, and non-GMO. Their buckwheat pasta is also certified organic by the USDA, and it’s both kosher and vegan. Further cinching the deal of calling this a health food, it’s low-fat and sodium-free too.See It

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If you’re new to gluten-free foods, be sure to check out our Best Gluten-Free Beginner Hacks, and our in-depth Guide to Going Gluten-Free.

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Our Top 5 Favorite Strawberry Desserts

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