Easy Air Fryer Meal: Hearty Gluten-Free Bowl Under £1

Diabetic-Friendly & Gluten-Free (Under £1)By E. L. Hewitt

Some evenings call for warmth and simplicity something easy, steady, and kind to the body.

This Comfort Hearth Bowl uses sausages, pasta shapes, and baked beans. Finished with a little cheese, and made entirely in the air fryer.

Gluten-free. Diabetic-friendly.
Affordable. Real. Homely.

Ingredients (Serves 1–2)

3 gluten-free sausages

1 cup gluten-free pasta shapes

½ tin no-added-sugar baked beans

A sprinkle of cheese (optional, to finish)

Cost Breakdown

Gluten-free sausages 3 £0.60
GF pasta shapes 1 cup £0.20
No-added-sugar baked beans ½ tin £0.25
Cheese small handful £0.10

Total: ~£1.15
Cost per bowl: ~£0.60

Comfort that doesn’t ask much but gives a lot.

Air Fryer Method

Cook sausages in the air fryer at 200°C for 10–12 minutes.

While they cook, boil gluten-free pasta until soft (GF pasta cooks fast).

Warm baked beans.

Slice sausages and stir together:

Pasta

Sausages

Beans

Optional: Transfer to a heat-safe bowl and air fry for another 3–4 minutes to melt the cheese over the top.

Simple. Filling. No stress.

Why This Is Diabetic-Friendly

Protein + fat from sausages slows blood sugar rise

Beans offer fibre + steady release

Choosing no-added-sugar beans keeps it balanced

Small pasta piece = gentle carb load

This is slow energy, not a blood spike.

Why It’s Gluten-Free

Using:

Gluten-free sausages

Gluten-free pasta shapes

makes this naturally gluten-free without changing taste, comfort, or cost.

Serving Suggestion.

Best enjoyed:

Wrapped in a blanket

Watching the evening settle

Knowing you fed yourself with kindness today.

Author Note

Ancient meals didn’t have to be complicated.

They only had to warm you.

A simple gluten-free, diabetic-friendly comfort bowl cooked in the air fryer warm, filling, and under £1.

If you don’t need Gluten Free then change the sausages for normal sausages of your choice.

For more Recipes see: Explore Healthy Recipes at Solaris Kitchen