Having dietary restrictions can limit a variety of foods that you can eat. It can be time consuming to go through each ingredient from various brands. A brand may have gluten-free options, but still contain soy or diary. You keep searching until you find foods that meet all your checkmarks. We’ve come to learn that there are usually ways to make dietary restriction friendly versions of your favorite dishes, even pasta dishes. *insert praise hands emoji*
We’ve made several pasta dishes before: Fettuccine Alfredo, penne pasta, and this pasta meal.
As if you can’t tell, we really love Italian food. Below are some of our recommendations. There’s also some #foodporn.
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Noodles and Sauces
Spaghetti and lasagna are common meals that are delicious and perfect when you need to serve multiple people. You can also make versions with spaghetti squash or eggplant. If you want traditional noodles, we recommend Mueller’s Gluten-Free Spaghetti or DeBoles Gluten Free Rice Spaghetti . Both brands are gluten-, dairy-, and soy-free. As you can probably gather, the DeBoles noodles are made with rice flour.
Note: Mueller’s pasta is made processed in a facility that uses soy, egg, and wheat.
Nikki has discovered that organic pasta sauce seems to be better for her heartburn. We frequently use Nature’s Place Organic Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce or GreenWise Organic Tomato Basil Sauce. Both of these are store brands, but are available online.
If you’re interested in suggested recipes, try this Classic Lasagna recipe from DeBoles and Easy Weeknight Spaghetti from Mueller’s.
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How is it that one single photo can make me hungry and I’ve just had breakfast too 😀 Pasta is a big thing for us too. It’s such an easy meal to put together and it’s great to know there are a whole bunch of “dietary friendly” meals options out there.
Haha I’m craving pasta just replying to comments! We both love pasta, so finding an alternative was one of Nikki’s first priorities. 😀
I am pinning this one! This is such a struggle to find good GF pasta dishes.
I’m glad that you find it helpful, Ramona! I appreciate that you pinned it. 🙂
I would have to try some of these out myself! I’ve been trying to eat less meat for the environment, and finding food that is dairy free is kind of a challenge but not impossible. Is that parmesan sprinkled on the spaghetti dairy friendly, too?
Jin, it is! My sister is also dairy-free. She really loves Follow Your Heart cheese. They also have sliced cheese and shredded cheese.
These are great to have on hand! We aren’t gluten free but I have some friends who are and always could use new recipes to share with them!
That’s great to hear, Annie! I hope that it can help them. 🙂
Wow, those are really delicious recipe and looks so easy to prepare. I will definitely try to make this for my husband and kids.
Please let me know if you do & what everyone thinks!
It is wonderful how you have found so many alternatives to your favorite dishes. In my case, I just need a cook. I am so lazy to cook for myself 😀
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LOL, I completely understand that. I’m not very useful in the kitchen, so I would love a chef. 😀
I have dietafy reatrictions and I agree that it can be time consuming when choosing a brand thatwould be perfect for me. This is my first time hearing mueller and would love to try it.
I hope that you’re able to try it, Preet. It’s very good!
These are great alternatives ! We also love Italian food, although we don’t have dietary restrictions, we are blessed to have family in Italy with a Farm. Every summer we go there and come back with several gallons of 100% natural and organic home-pressed olive oil, and several gallons of homemade tomato preserve done by my husband’s aunt. I never have to buy ready-made sauces!
Oh my gosh, Nati! I’m so jealous! lol That sounds amazing! 😀
We do not have any dietary restrictions but these pasta dishes looks amazing. Would love to try the pesto sauce.
The pesto sauce is really yummy! I definitely recommend trying it.
They look good. Though I don’t like spaghetti too much now atleast i can give a try.
I really like this post, I’ve been suffering with a bout of bloating of late and i think that is due to Gluten, so going GF for a bit, a shame as I am nuts about pasta.
We’re both big fans of pasta, so finding alternatives was a priority! lol
I love spaghetti. It seem I should buy gluten free spaghetti and Deboles should be a good brand as well.
We really recommend it!
Now I must say, I’ve never had any gluten-free pasta before. Going to have to give it a try.
Since my sister has had to gluten-free, I’ve tried many gluten-free foods. These two pastas are really good!
This post is a great help to anyone who has dietary restrictions and enjoy pasta! You did a great job with all the dishes you highlighted!
Thank you, Elizabeth! 🙂
My family just recently started substituting spaghetti squash for pasta in our spaghetti but we haven’t used eggplant. I’m trying to get rid of those extra starches in our diet and you have some great recommendations here.
We’re fans of spaghetti squash too. I hope these recommendations help!
These dishes looks so healthy and tasty. I do not have dietary restrictions, but I’m still going to try these yummy dishes at home. I’ll also share the recipes with my friends who are dealing with dietary restrictions.
I’m glad to hear that, Shaily! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I have started restricting my food intake due to health reasons. It’s been a journey because my faves I can’t eat anymore but it’s been the best outcome. I do love pasta and there are so many pasta dishes like the one you have that will do wonders for solo or numerous mouths
It can definitely be a challenge to find options when you have restrictions. I like to share the options we like to help others who may be in similar situations.