Gluten-Free Chicken Pot Pie with Potato Crust: A Healthier Twist on Comfort Food!
- Prep Time:
- 20 min
- Cooking Time:
- 45 min
- Serves:
- 4 - 6
Ingredients
FOR THE CRUST
1 ½ lb. potatoes (I used organic yellow potatoes), quartered
1 large garlic clove, crushed
½ tsp. sea salt
1 cup full-fat milk of for dairy free option use coconut milk or almond milk
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
FOR THE FILLING
2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 medium-size yellow onion, chopped
1 tsp. GF dried thyme
¼ tsp. GF dried rosemary
¼ tsp. GF ground black pepper
¼ tsp. GF ground nutmeg
1 GF bay leaf
1 ½ lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces
½ cup white wine (you can use water, but the wine adds to the flavour)
½ cup fresh or frozen corn
½ cup fresh or frozen peas
6 oz. brown mushrooms quartered
2 carrots, diced
1 celery, diced
Sea salt to taste
¾ cup cream or coconut milk or almond milk
1 Tbsp. tapioca starch
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook potatoes with garlic in salted water until tender. Drain and mash with milk until creamy. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil, sauté onions for 5 minutes. Add chicken, cook until browned, then add wine and simmer covered for 10 minutes.
- Stir in vegetables, season with salt, and cook covered for 5 minutes. Whisk milk and tapioca starch, stir into the sauce, and cook until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
- Transfer filling to a pie dish, top with mashed potatoes, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with pepper. Bake at 375°F for 25–30 minutes, until golden and bubbly. Let rest for 20 minutes before serving.



Comments
TurboGirlBC
This recipe is delicious! My family has requested this once a week :)
I used chicken breast instead of thighs - just a personal preference. I also broiled it for about 5 minutes to brown the topping. Instead of tapioca starch I used potato starch as that's what I had on hand. I also doubled it and made it in a 9 x 13 glass dish - we had enough for leftovers for the 4 of us.
Thanks for the recipe - look forward to making it again!
Kristina Stosek
Thank you, and the potato starch is an excelent idea. I have used arrowroot powder before and it works nicely as well. Enjoy!
Susan
Could you make filling the day before, refrigerate overnight, and the next day add potato topping and bake? Thank you.
yes Susan you can, I would bring the filling to room temperature before baking
Debbi
This is incredible.. and what’s more incredible is that it is dairy and gluten free.. I’ve served this dish frequently and no one can tell ..