Gluten Free Meals

This easy recipe for gluten free slow cooker spaghetti is made in your crockpot with hamburger. This healthy recipe is made with olives and layered with ground beef. It is a cheesy and quick meal that you can make ahead.

a black slow cooker with gluten free slow cooker spaghetti next to a serving spoon and a white bowl

I know I cook for a living, but some days I don't feel like making dinner. I think it is a reality for most of us no matter what you do for a living. In my single days I would have had a bowl of cereal and a yogurt for dinner. When I first met my husband he thought I had lost my mind. He doesn't think it's dinner if it doesn't have meat as an ingredient.

This recipe is perfect to throw together quickly and let it slow cook all afternoon. Often I put this together during my lunch break and then dinner is waiting for us.

If you are looking for more beef recipes try these: 10 Easy Gluten Free Beef Recipes

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Ingredients

Instructions

In a frying pan cook the ground beef until there is very little pink left. Add the onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion is just starting to become tender and translucent.

In a bowl mix together the spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, olives, water, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley.

In the slow cooker pot add half the cooked beef mixture. Break the spaghetti noodles into thirds and spread them over the beef mixture. Be sure to spread them around, if you leave them together they will cook in clumps!

Pour the rest of the beef mixture over the noodle pieces. Then pour the spaghetti sauce mixture over all of this. Top with the cheddar cheese.

On the Low setting on your slow cooker cook for 3 hours.

The slow cooker spaghetti is done when the noodles are tender.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make gluten free slow cooker spaghetti?

Good gluten free spaghetti noodles are key! I really like the Jovial Brown Rice Spaghetti Noodles. I think they taste the most like what I remember regular spaghetti tasting like. They hold together really well also.

These noodles are perfect if you can't have corn products too. I love that they are simply brown rice and water.

I layer the meat, onion, garlic and sauce mixture into the bottom of the slow cooker. Then I break up the spaghetti noodles into thirds and spread them into a layer. You don't want to leave them clumped together or they will stick together.

Does gluten free pasta have eggs?

The Jovial Brown Rice Spaghetti Noodles does not have eggs in the ingredients. I've also used the Trader Joe's brand, the Great Value Walmart brand and the Barilla gluten free pastas. None of these have eggs.

It is always key to read the ingredients each time you purchase pasta. I've been disappointed before to get home and realize they've changed the ingredients on some of my favorite gluten free products.

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Gluten Free Slow Cooker Spaghetti

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Author: Elaine VanVleck
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Yield: 7 servings 1x

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Ingredients

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2 pounds Ground Beef
1 medium Yellow Onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. Minced Garlic
8 ounces Gluten Free Spaghetti Noodles, uncooked and broken into large pieces
1 - 24 ounce jar Spaghetti Sauce
1 - 14.5 ounce can Fire Roasted Tomatoes
1 - 6 ounce can Black Olives, chopped
½ cup Water
2 tsp. Dried Italian Seasoning
1 tsp. Sea Salt
½ tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. Dried Parsley
1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese, shredded

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Instructions

In a frying pan cook the ground beef until there is very little pink left. Add the onion and garlic. Sauté until the onion is just starting to become tender and translucent.

In a bowl mix together the spaghetti sauce, tomatoes, olives, water, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and parsley.

Pour the rest of the beef mixture over the noodle pieces. Then pour the spaghetti sauce mixture over all of this. Top with the cheddar cheese.

On the Low setting on your slow cooker cook for 3 hours.

The slow cooker spaghetti is done when the noodles are tender.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 180 minutes
Category: Dinner
Method: Slow Cooker
Cuisine: Gluten Free

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl mix together the ground beed, rice crumbs, egg, parmesan cheese, onion, garlic, tomato paste, salt, pepper, oregano, basil and parsley until well combined.

Turn your slow cooker on low. In the bottom of your slow cooker pour a thin layer of marinara sauce.

Begin making the meat mixture into golf ball sized meatballs and placing them into the slow cooker. Once all the meatballs are in pour the rest of the marinara sauce overtop.

Cover and cook for three to four hours. When the meatballs are finished the sauce will be bubbling and the meatballs will be browned on the outside.

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What makes meatballs gluten free?

I used brown rice crumbs in the place of bread crumbs for these gluten free meatballs. I like to get my rice crumbs at Trader Joe's.

You can also get gluten free bread crumbs from Amazon and in some grocery stores. Those would also work for this recipe. The crumbs help hold the meatballs together, so they are needed.

How long do gluten free meatballs cook for?

I cook this recipe on low for three to four hours. Exact time will depend on your slow cooker. After three hours you can check them. The sauce should be bubbling and the meatballs should be browned on the outside.

I don't suggest cooking them on high because they will burn on the outside and may not get cooked all the way through. Be patient with the low setting so you don't have meatballs that are raw in the center.

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