Spanish Gluten-Free Dinners

Match your Spanish gluten-free dinner to the equipment you want to use. Chicken & Prawn Paella needs the hob and 50 minutes; it is the adventurous option, with everything cooked in one pan. Leave room in the evening for the rice and its crisp socarrat rather than treating this as a speedy stir-fry.

For a couple wanting an easy oven dinner, choose Chicken with Romesco & Roast Potatoes. Its beginner skill level and 40-minute timing make it a different proposition from the paella. Keep the romesco alongside the chicken at the table if someone prefers plain roast flavours. The sauce contains almonds: check labels and the recipe's allergen list if allergies matter.

At a mixed-diet table, Tortilla Española and Air-Fryer Patatas Bravas with Fried Eggs are the vegetarian choices, and both are dairy-free too. Neither is vegan, as both contain eggs. For the bravas, use milder smoked paprika in place of hotter paprika if you want less heat; taste the sauce before spooning it over everyone's potatoes.

Cooking solo? Tortilla Española is the collection's meal-prep option, so plan a portion for dinner and another for lunch. Cool and refrigerate leftovers promptly rather than leaving the omelette on the counter, then enjoy it cold or thoroughly reheated. It needs confident cooking skills, so read through the recipe before you start heating the pan.

For a family dinner, the paella, tortilla and roast chicken are tagged family favourites. Let people choose their portions, with romesco served separately for the chicken or the tortilla sliced into wedges. In the paella, swap one colour of pepper for another if that's what you have. Keep its chicken and prawns to follow the listed recipe; prawns bring shellfish to the pan, so check labels and the recipe's allergen list.