🌸 3 Easy Gluten-Free Spring Dinners (with Recipes & Grocery List!)

If you're like me, springtime has you craving lighter, fresher meals—but without spending hours in the kitchen. These 3 gluten-free dinners are packed with seasonal produce, nourishing ingredients, and are super simple to make. Plus, I’ve included a grocery list to make your weeknight meal planning a breeze!

1. 🍋 Lemon Herb Chicken with Asparagus & Roasted Potatoes

This one-pan dinner is a total crowd-pleaser. It’s fresh, flavorful, and perfect for spring!

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken thighs or breasts

• 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed

• 1 lb baby potatoes, halved

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• Juice and zest of 1 lemon

• 1 tsp sea salt

• ½ tsp black pepper

• 1 tsp rosemary

• 1 tsp thyme

• Optional: parmesan or nutritional yeast

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Toss potatoes with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes.

3. Season chicken with lemon, thyme, garlic, and pepper. Add to the pan with asparagus.

4. Roast everything for another 20–25 minutes.

5. Sprinkle with parmesan or nutritional yeast and enjoy!

2. 🥕 Ginger Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry with Spring Veggies

Bright, colorful, and ready in under 20 minutes—this stir-fry is full of fiber, flavor, and protein.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

• 1 cup snap peas

• 1 cup shredded carrots

• 1 bunch radishes, sliced

• 2 cups bok choy or spinach

• 3 green onions, sliced

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

• 2 tbsp coconut aminos

• 1 tbsp olive or avocado oil

• Optional: sesame oil + sesame seeds

• Serve with: cauliflower rice or jasmine rice

Instructions:

1. Sauté garlic and ginger in oil for 1 minute.

2. Add shrimp and cook until pink (2–3 mins/side). Remove from pan.

3. Stir-fry all veggies until just tender.

4. Return shrimp to pan and add coconut aminos.

5. Drizzle with sesame oil and serve over rice of choice.

3. 🌿 Zucchini Noodles with Pesto & Chicken Sausage

This cozy, low-carb dinner comes together fast and is loaded with spring veggies and flavor.

Ingredients:

• 2–3 zucchini, spiralized

• 1 package chicken or turkey sausage

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

• 2 cups spinach

• ½ cup pesto (homemade or clean store-bought)

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• Optional: pine nuts or hemp seeds

Instructions:

1. Sauté sausage slices until browned.

2. Add cherry tomatoes and spinach, cook until wilted.

3. Toss in zucchini noodles and cook just until softened.

4. Stir in pesto and mix well.

5. Top with pine nuts or hemp seeds before serving.

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🛒 Your Grocery List for the Week

Here’s everything you need to make these 3 fresh and flavorful dinners:

Proteins:
– Chicken thighs or breasts (4)
– Raw shrimp (1 lb)
– Chicken/turkey sausage (1 pkg)

Produce:
– Asparagus (1 bunch)
– Baby potatoes (1 lb)
– Zucchini (2–3)
– Snap peas (1 cup)
– Shredded carrots (1 cup)
– Radishes (1 bunch)
– Bok choy or spinach (4 cups total)
– Cherry tomatoes (1 cup)
– Green onions (1 bunch)
– Garlic (4 cloves)
– Fresh ginger (1 tbsp)
– Lemons (1)

Pantry/Other:
– Olive or avocado oil
– Sea salt, pepper
– Dried rosemary & thyme
– Coconut aminos
– Pesto (½ cup)
– Pine nuts or hemp seeds (optional)
– Nutritional yeast or parmesan (optional)
– Cauliflower rice or jasmine rice (optional)
– Sesame oil & sesame seeds (optional)

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