Easy & Tasty Hamburger Casserole (Gluten Free) Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Is ground beef safe for celiacs? ›

Yes, meat is naturally gluten-free.

Plain, fresh cuts of meat, including beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc), rabbit, lamb and fish/seafood meat, are all gluten-free. However, be careful with breaded or floured meats, which typically contain wheat and therefore gluten.

Most of the brand's other offerings have gluten-containing ingredients, so please read the labels carefully before purchasing. For those on a strict gluten-free diet, Hamburger Helper currently does not offer any certified gluten-free products.

Hamburgers made from scratch with meat labeled “100% ground beef” wouldn't contain gluten; however, many preformed patties, such as those served at restaurants, may contain wheat. “Imitation crab meat found in prepared seafood salads and California-style sushi rolls may contain gluten,” Brown adds.

Kraft (the company that makes Velveeta) has a trusted policy to disclose any allergens on their nutrition label and there are no warning that indicate that Velveeta cheese contains any gluten ingredients. Furthermore, the gluten-free and celiac community is in agreement that Velveeta should be considered gluten-free.

First, the good news: Most tomato sauces and white pasta sauces on the market do not contain gluten ingredients, and many are considered to be safely gluten-free.

Manwich, a popular brand of store bought sloppy joe sauce, is also considered gluten-free. If you are purchasing another brand, please check the ingredient label. Need help in understanding what to look for on those labels?

A McDonald's hamburger, cheeseburger, Quarter Pounder^®, and Big Mac^® are all gluten free IF eaten without the bun. All McDonald's burgers are made with 100% beef; so they're not 'beefed up' with any cereal, rusk or flour.

General Mills has announced that its three gluten-free Helper products (Hamburger Helper Cheesy Hashbrown, Asian Helper Chicken Fried Rice and Asian Helper Beef Fried Rice) will soon no longer be gluten-free. A change in the manufacturing location prompted the switch in status.

“The vast majority of bacon products don't include any gluten ingredients. However that doesn't mean that your bacon is truly gluten free, you need to check it for potential gluten cross contamination… (products) may contain trace amounts of gluten because they're processed in a shared facility or on shared equipment.”

Is Mcdonald's Big Mac gluten-free? ›

Any Burger without the Bun (and no Big Mac Sauce)

You can order any of your favorite Mcdonald's burgers sans bun (and no Big Mac Sauce) to make it gluten-free. Although cross-contamination is always a concern, the actual ingredients of most burgers are safe to eat for your gluten-sensitive tummy.

If you have Celiac disease, those crumbs that soak into the burger, are too much gluten. Google the other Celiac medical centers and they will say the same thing: "The gluten-free diet is a lifetime requirement. Eating any gluten, no matter how small an amount, can damage your intestine.

In general, avoid the following foods if you have celiac disease: Cereals, breads, or other grain products that include wheat, rye, barley, or oats. This includes white or whole-wheat flour (including cookies, crackers, cakes, and most other baked goods), semolina, couscous, bread crumbs, most pastas, and malt.

Our Beyond Burger is made of quality ingredients—like peas and brown rice—and a simple process to turn them into great-tasting meat. Like all of our products, the Beyond Burger is made with no GMOs, soy or gluten.

If you have coeliac disease, you'll no longer be able to eat foods that contain any barley, rye or wheat, including farina, semolina, durum, bulgar, cous cous and spelt. Even if you only eat a small amount of gluten, such as a spoonful of pasta, you may have very unpleasant intestinal symptoms.