10 Delicious Dinner Recipes to Try Without Sugar or Flour

Modern society is excessively consuming sugar and flour, making these sugar-free, flour-free dinner recipes an excellent way to detoxify. When you feel inspired to cook, it becomes easier to maintain a healthy lifestyle. You look forward to trying new recipes and even enjoy grocery shopping.

However, it can be frustrating to search for recipes online only to find ingredients that don’t fit your diet. Most people can benefit from reducing their carb intake. Even if it’s not a permanent change, cutting back on carbs can help your body detox and use insulin more effectively, boosting your metabolism and improving your overall health.

Sugar is one of the most harmful carbs, providing empty calories without any nutrients. In recent decades, experts have identified sugar as a contributor to inflammation, which is linked to nearly every chronic disease. Therefore, if you’re aiming to prepare healthy dinners, it’s best to avoid flour and sugar. Instead of making you search the internet, we’ve done the work for you.

We’ve gathered some of the best sugar-free, flour-free dinner recipes from top food bloggers. Note that we make some adjustments to align with our Avocadu diet plan (more details at the end of this article). If you’re following the plan, remember to replace balsamic vinegar with red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar to keep it compliant!

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Meatballs are incredibly versatile. They can be served as a main dish with vegetables on the side, over pasta, spaghetti squash, or zucchini noodles (“zoodles”). You can also enjoy them in a wrap or as a lunch or appetizer.

These meatballs use almond flour, but you can easily make them without any flour at all, as ground meat binds well on its own. The recipe includes chicken broth, which you can substitute with homemade broth for added nutrition. The author also shares a link to a dairy-free homemade ranch dressing made with avocado oil mayonnaise, making it non-inflammatory. We recommend swapping ghee for coconut oil to keep it dairy-free!

By Stacie at PaleOMG, this recipe takes 40 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

We love this recipe for its simple ingredients! Eye of round is an affordable, lean cut of red meat, but it can be tricky to cook. Using a slow cooker may not give you that crunchy outer crust, and if not cooked properly, it can turn out dry and tough. This recipe ensures it comes out perfectly every time.

Leftovers are great for salads or sautéed with vegetables for a stir-fry. By Russ at The Domestic Man, this recipe takes about 3 hours to make, but it’s mostly hands-off. You can find the recipe here.

Ground beef is a budget-friendly way to enjoy clean meat, but hamburgers can feel dull without a bun. This hamburger bowl recipe makes bunless burgers exciting again, thanks to the flavorful seasonings. Add any healthy toppings you like for a satisfying alternative to traditional hamburgers. By My Natural Family, this recipe takes 20 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

If you enjoy fajitas but want to skip the carb-heavy tortillas, this recipe is perfect for you. Use your protein as a tortilla for a paleo dinner! The glaze in the recipe typically calls for sugar and wine, but it’s delicious without them. You can also substitute bone broth for beef broth, which is rich in collagen! We recommend making your own instead of buying store-bought.

By Daring Gourmet at Tablespoon, this recipe takes 30 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

Okay, we mentioned dinner recipes, but it’s nice to switch things up every week or two, and this recipe is hearty enough for dinner! It only has three ingredients! Yes, you read that right! This is another recipe from My Natural Family, and we were impressed by how easy and straightforward their recipes are!

We suggest making some healthy homemade salsa (tomatoes, onion, cilantro, lime, peppers) or finding a store-bought version without added sugar or harmful ingredients. You can find the recipe here.

Ratatouille has never been particularly appealing. The traditional recipe involves sautéing zucchini, tomatoes, and onions into a mushy mix. This recipe flips that idea on its head, allowing you to enjoy all the flavor and nutrition of the veggies without the texture issues. Plus, the leftovers are versatile. You can use them in various ways.

By Nora at A Clean Bake, this recipe takes 1 hour and 15 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

This dish can be served as a main course or a side, and it would be delicious topped with flaked salmon. The best part is that the noodles aren’t made from grains, and the “cream” sauce is dairy-free. When trying to eat more vegetables, the texture can sometimes feel unexciting. Roasted vegetables can start to taste the same, and steamed veggies often lack flavor.

Without good flavor and texture, vegetables can be bland and mushy. This dish mimics the al-dente texture of spaghetti with a smooth cream-like feel, and the flavor is outstanding. Note that if you’re participating in our 21-Day Fat Loss Challenge, this dish is best enjoyed after the challenge, as it contains cashews!

By Lorie at Be Whole + Be You, this recipe takes 25 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

A salad is a fresh, crisp way to add vibrant flavor to your dinner. However, eating lettuce every day can become monotonous. You can make this salad with lettuce, but the author uses cold zucchini noodles instead. It also features a colorful mix of cherry tomatoes and black olives, topped with a lively sun-dried tomato dressing.

To prepare this ahead of time, store the zoodles separately in a covered container in the fridge, lined with paper towels. If you mix the ingredients too early, the zoodles will become watery and shrink to about one-third of their original size. Our modification is to skip the cheese to keep it dairy-free!

By Sarah at Whole and Heavenly Oven, this recipe takes 10 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

Roasting vegetables creates delicious caramelization and flavor, but small veggie chunks can get boring. These wedges introduce a different technique that looks impressive at dinner parties and tastes even better. We recommend pairing them with shredded chicken for protein, so you don’t feel hungry shortly after eating (or enjoy them as an appetizer!).

By the team at SkinnyMs, this recipe takes about an hour to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

This recipe includes a peanut sauce made with maple syrup, but it tastes great even without it. You can also make the sauce without syrup. The good news is that you can fill the wraps with almost anything, including any type of protein. If the collard leaves are breaking, lightly steam them until they turn bright green, or run them under hot water for a few seconds to soften.

Get creative while staying healthy! For our 21-Day Challengers, we recommend skipping the sauce and adding shredded chicken for protein!

By Lauren at Whole Living Lauren, this recipe takes about 10 minutes to prepare. You can find the recipe here.

Remember to keep it simple! That’s the key to sticking to a long-term diet! If you need a plan, check out our 21-Day Fat Loss Challenge! It outlines what to eat and how much each day, emphasizing simplification throughout the program.

The diet plan helps clients lose an average of 10-21 pounds in 21 days, but even more valuable is the feedback we receive about how the program teaches lasting changes in eating habits and helps individuals find a sustainable diet.

Click here to start YOUR 21-Day Fat Loss Challenge! If you enjoyed this article on sugar-free and flour-free dinner recipes, feel free to leave a comment or question below!