The Best Gluten-Free Meal Delivery Services of 2025, Tested & Reviewed

Home Chef offers a plethora of meal options every week, with a diverse set of cuisines, flavors, and cooking methods — and minimal redundancy. In our testing, we found ourselves consistently appreciating the quality of the ingredients delivered; from high-grade seafood to fresh veggies, every meal component was impressive. Home Chef’s gluten-free options, which it calls “Gluten-Smart,” are “made with ingredients that do not contain naturally occurring gluten or intentionally added gluten.” With the easy-to-navigate app and user-friendly website, you can set your preferences to automatically include only Gluten-Smart options in your taste profile. 

Setting up the service is simple and effective. After undergoing a multi-page preference process, during which the service matches you with your desired cuisine parameters (keto-conscious, protein-packed, Gluten-Smart, etc) and the kinds of meals that work best for you (microwavable, oven-ready, full meal kit, etc.), Home Chef allows you to outline additional ingredients you wish to avoid. 

The company’s chefs work to come up with over 35 meal choices per week (about a third are Gluten-Smart), which, in our month-long testing period, we found to be diverse and delicious. You can customize your plan to cater to the number of people eating each week and choose which meals to include (lunch and dinner, dinner only, etc.). The service also offers two tiers, standard and premium, which allows you to opt for super high-quality ingredients for special occasions. In addition, we appreciate that the service allows users to pause or cancel subscriptions, and to change locations for delivery if necessary.

Meals We Tried

• Tomato feta trout with buttermilk-dill zucchini and peppers
• Hot honey-maple chicken with roasted red pepper potatoes
• Corn and steak strip risotto with fresh tomatoes 

Price Range: $9.99 per serving | Shipping: $11 (but may vary depending on ZIP code) | Delivery Area: 98 percent of the U.S. excluding Hawaii and Alaska | Products Arrive: Fresh | Made in a Dedicated Gluten-Free Facility: No

With a vast selection of exclusively plant-based meals — just under 20 weekly, over half of which are gluten-free — that differ in terms of ingredients, preparation methods, and cuisine, Purple Carrot does a fantastic job of making inspired, tasty plant-based meals for vegans and non-vegans alike. During our tests, we were blown away by the various creative approaches to plant-based proteins and dairy-free alternatives, which motivated us to try these vegan techniques in our own cooking. 

When you sign up for Purple Carrot, you’ll select the type of meal plan you want (i.e. meal kits or ready-to-eat meals) and the number of meals per week, which you can vary from week to week. Gluten-free meals are clearly indicated with a badge, but be aware that Purple Carrot’s offerings are not prepared in a certified gluten-safe facility, leaving a chance for cross contamination due to shared equipment or work surfaces. 

In our testing, we found it was important to pre-select meals; when we missed the weekly meal selection cut-off, the meals became slightly redundant. However, for the weeks we did make the cut-off, the meals were straightforward and achievable for nearly every level of home cook, minimizing the cookware and utensils necessary. Another huge point of appreciation was the brand’s careful attention to sustainability; it uses only fully recyclable packaging (and no packaging at all whenever possible, such as unwrapped ears of corn). All in all, for those looking to transition to a plant-based diet, or for vegans who may want to spice up their culinary repertoire, Purple Carrot is a solid option. 

Meals We Tried

• Banh mi bowls with broccoli and pickled veggies
• Chipotle sweet potatoes and lentils with citrus-pecan salad
• Elote bowls with lime chickpeas and quinoa
• Lemony grain bowls with Swiss chard and za’atar carrots

Price Range: $13.25 per serving | Shipping: $12 flat rate or free for orders over $100 | Delivery Area: All states excluding Alaska and Hawaii | Products Arrive: Fresh | Made in a Dedicated Gluten-Free Facility: No

Hungryroot is slightly different from other meal delivery services in that it works primarily as a grocery service that builds meals based on their groceries; essentially, it doubles as an online grocer and meal kit provider in one. This grocery-forward structure allows you to easily swap out ingredients if a meal component is not to your liking. It also uses a credits system, where you purchase credits that can be used toward meals or groceries. The number of available credits reflects your payment plan, which we enjoyed because when we had extra credits, we were able to put them toward a side dish or extra groceries and maximize value. 

Of all the services we tested, Hungryroot had the most comprehensive pre-order quiz. The quiz focuses on a plethora of objectives, including dietary restrictions, specialized diets (such as low-FODMAP and anti-inflammatory), and preferred animal and plant-based proteins. The programming of both the app and website will automatically load your cart with options based on your quiz, and it utilizes your feedback about the meals to continually customize your cart over time. 

With hundreds of choices and 32 filtering options, Hungryroot has the exact type of meal you’re looking for. The immense amount of recipes is ideal for home cooks who have a fuzzy idea of what sounds good but need a little extra inspo. Furthermore, unlike most meal delivery services, which generally stick to salmon, tilapia, and shrimp, Hungryroot has a wide variety of seafood offerings due to its grocery-centered platform. Whether you’re looking for smoked salmon, scallops, or mahi-mahi, its seafood options are not only plentiful but also extremely fresh. 

Meals We Tried: 

• Roasted salmon and sweet potato on Brussels sprouts
• Mama’s chicken and rice soup
• Bangers and mash with onion pan sauce
• French onion “tuna melt” stuffed mushrooms
• Seared halloumi citrus chopped salad 

Price Range: $11.50 per serving | Shipping: Free shipping over $70 or $6.99 shipping fee | Delivery Area: The continental U.S. | Products Arrive: Fresh | Made in a Dedicated Gluten-Free Facility: Yes

Daily Harvest distinguishes itself from other meal delivery services in that it caters to a very specific customer: those looking for small, easy-to-prepare, plant-based meals chock-full of sustainably sourced fruits and vegetables. The service is the only one included in this list that delivers frozen meal components, making it a great choice for folks who don’t want to worry about an expiration date. The website is simple, with straightforward navigation. Daily Harvest’s offerings are 100 percent gluten-free, so there’s no need to scour through ingredient lists or worry about cross-contamination. Each box contains either nine, 14, or 24 frozen meals; the more you order, the bigger the discount. 

The service offers five meal types — smoothies, grains, harvest bowls, pastas, and breakfast bowls — along with a “bites” category that contains a few options for energy bites. Of the five meal types, we were most impressed with the smoothie offerings. Although one could hypothetically go out and gather the ingredients for these smoothies at the market for a lower overall price, we think the creativity of flavor combinations and unique ingredient choices make it a no-brainer for frequent smoothie drinkers. We also enjoyed some freedom to innovate when it came to adding liquid into the blender as different liquids (e.g. milk vs. apple juice) changed the flavor profile considerably, essentially providing you with the ability to make many iterations of the same smoothie. 

While the meals can fall on the small side for dinner-sized portions, we found ourselves using them as side dishes or a base upon which to add a protein of our choice if we needed more, taking most of the guesswork out of creating an entire meal. And the meals are easy to whip up as well — most only require blending, or blending and then heating, or simply a pop in the oven or microwave. 

Meals We Tried

• Sweet potato and black bean chili
• Cilantro brown rice and black bean grain bowl
• Blueberry and lemon breakfast bowl
• Broccoli and cheese harvest bowl
• Beet and wild rice hash harvest bowl
• Black sesame and banana smoothie
• Blueberry and cacao smoothie

Price Range: $6.97-$10.79 per serving | Shipping: $9.99 per box, $50 order minimum | Delivery Area: 48 states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii | Products Arrive: Frozen | Made in a Dedicated Gluten-Free Facility: No

Using organic-certified ingredients sourced directly from farmers, Green Chef takes the guesswork out of preparing organic meals. The service is extensive, with 47 meal offerings per week (nearly half of which are gluten-free) and the ability to tailor the selection for a variety of diets, from keto to calorie-smart. We were also impressed with its bold commitment to sustainability through the use of renewable energy. 

After you complete an initial quiz upon signing up, the straightforward website automatically suggests a weekly menu for you, with the ability to switch meals out for other, more personally appealing options, all of which are clearly marked for dietary restrictions, total cook time, and calorie count. We found that Green Chef’s recipe cards, both online and in the delivery box, were thoroughly detailed with cooking instructions, nutrition information, descriptions, and difficulty levels, so you can pick out the best meals for your schedule and diet. 

As for delivery, you can choose how frequently and on which day of the week you want boxes to arrive. It is also seamless to skip weeks if you are heading out of town or are already stocked up on groceries. We appreciated that by the time the pre-portioned ingredients arrived, most of the knife work had been done for us. Another win was the diversity of cooking methods that made the meals feel dynamic; meal components were cooked in a variety of fashions, but were never overly complicated or unfriendly to novice chefs. In fact, the cooking process on every meal had little room for error and consistently yielded delicious, well-balanced results with ample sauces and garnishes — we even held onto our recipe cards to remake some of our favorite dishes. 

Meals We Tried 

• Cumin-spiced shrimp
• Peruvian-style barramundi and chimichurri
• Cheesy pesto chicken bowls
• Tamari turkey and broccoli bowls 
• Garlic-thyme pork chops 

Price Range: $11.99-$13.49 per serving | Shipping: $9.99 | Delivery Area: The contiguous United States | Products Arrive: Fresh | Made in a Dedicated Gluten-Free Facility: Yes

A self-proclaimed “chef-to-you” service, CookUnity sets itself apart by working with local culinary professionals across the country to whip up its meal offerings. Meal options are based on your region (East Coast, West Coast, Texas, Midwest, and Florida) to ensure you receive the freshest in-season produce possible. The meal service’s commitment to putting chefs first really shows. Not only did we love perusing the website and checking out exactly which chef developed which recipes — along with their bio and background — we also appreciated that CookUnity accompanies its simple reheat instructions with the chef’s suggestion for preparation side by side. The chef-forward structure allows for chefs with diverse culinary backgrounds and specializations to really utilize their skill sets; the result is a site full of authentic and delicious cuisine options. 

When you sign up for CookUnity, the site will ask you which cuisines you gravitate toward (pescatarian, Mediterranean, etc.), then which protein options you prefer, and finally any ingredients you’re looking to avoid. While it does not offer a gluten-free diet option from the jump, nor do the individual meal pages indicate if a meal is gluten-free, you can put on a gluten-free filter as you scroll through the abundant meal selections.

It should be noted that CookUnity does not offer meal kits; it only provides prepared meals for reheat, so if you are looking to work on your culinary skills, it might not be the best service for you. Conversely, we really appreciated the welcome change of not taking out a single pot or pan and simply tossing a chef-prepared meal in the oven or microwave. All in all, we found the restaurant-style meals to be loaded with fresh ingredients, partnered by well-balanced sides, and jam-packed with flavor. 

Meals We Tested 

• Pork al pastor tacos
• Birria enchiladas with Jalisco red rice and refried beans
• Chicken pad krapow with steamed jasmine rice
• Garlic-herb grilled chicken with carrot thyme puree and sautéed mushrooms 

Price Range: $13.59 per serving | Shipping: $9.99 | Delivery Area: Most of mainland US except ND, SD, MT, and parts of WY, NE, and CO | Products Arrive: Fresh | Made in a Dedicated Gluten-Free Facility: No