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
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