Thick, creamy, comfort food made all in just one slow cooker. This dairy-free chicken pot pie has all the traditional pot pie flavors but with a healthy gluten-free twist. And because it’s made in a slow cooker, it’s a great option for chilly, busy weeknights.
Perfectly baked in a creamy sauce, this slow cooker pot pie will become a family staple in no time.
Curl up with a bowl of this paleo chicken pot pie and enjoy knowing that cleanup will be easy too!
Made with chicken breasts, frozen veggies, and a handful of classic savory seasonings, this slow cooker chicken pot pie recipe makes for an easy weeknight meal.
Simmered in a healthy cream sauce all you need to do when you get home from work is shred the chicken, throw in the veggies and serve it with your favorite gluten-free bread, tortilla chips, or biscuits!
"This was the comfort food I was looking for - delish!" -Emily
As a Certified Nutrition Coach, I'm always looking to come up with ways to blend healthy classics with a busy lifestyle. This is why I know you’ll fall in love with this slow cooker chicken pot pie. This gluten-free chicken noodle soup is a great one too if you want something really hearty and healing. It's totally made in a slow cooker too to save time).
Learn more about slow cookers and choosing the best one for your family (and how to use it!).
You'll Love It Because It's:
- Easy to make
- All in one pot
- Dairy-free, gluten-free, paleo
- A bowl of comfort
- Protein-packed
- Family-approved
Ingredients You’ll Need
There's no pie crust needed for this chicken pot pie! A healthy, gluten-free variation of a classic Sunday night dinner. This pot pie comes out as pure comfort food, just like this slow cooker pork roast.
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts: no dicing raw chicken is required for this crock pot recipe and that’s what I love! Simply thaw your chicken breasts and get them in the pot.
Seasonings: you need all your classics for this non-dairy pot pie. Paprika, sea salt, a crack of pepper, and a few more. The fresher the spices the better the flavor.
Potatoes: the potatoes add some bulk to the recipe. Make sure to chop them into larger bites as they will fall apart slightly.
Frozen veggies: don’t go to the hassle of chopping up all the carrots or celery. No need to be fancy. Grab a bag of mixed veggies from Costco and call it a day.
Chicken broth: I love homemade chicken broth but keeping some on hand doesn’t always happen. This is why I mostly use bone broth powder for busy weeknight meals. Learn more about bone broth powder and why you’ll fall in love with it!
Coconut milk: the secret ingredient to keeping this pot pie recipe both creamy and dairy-free! Coconut milk gives a creamy blend to the sauce without using canned mushroom soup.
Almond flour; there’s no crust in this paleo chicken pot pie. But the almond flour addition gives it a more classic, comforting feel as if there was.
Tapioca flour: You only need a teaspoon and don’t skip it! This thickens up the sauce to creamy perfection.
How To Make Dairy-Free Chicken Pot Pie
- In a slow cook layer the chicken breasts, and potatoes.
- Sprinkle on the seasonings and almond flour.
- Pour the chicken broth and coconut milk over top and cook for 5 hours on low.
- 30 minutes before you’re ready to eat, pull apart the chicken with a fork.
- Whisk in the tapioca flour to the chicken pot pie filling and add in the frozen veggies.
- Mix and let cook for thirty minutes or until it thickens to your preference.
Important Teaching Tips
Make sure to use almond flour and not ground (learn the difference between almond flour and ground almonds). It will give the gluten-free dairy free chicken pot pie a more comforting feel. Ground almonds are more likely to clump together.
If you don’t have fresh onion, no problem! Add 1 teaspoon of onion powder to the seasonings.
Serve the dairy-free chicken pot pie with anything you like: gluten-free bread, homemade tortilla chips, or biscuits. You could even pop it into a store-bought paleo pie crust and heat it up.
Any mixed veggies will work.
Crucial Products
For the dairy-free chicken pot pie recipe to taste the best and to save time in the kitchen, use Perfect Supplements Chicken Broth Powder (learn the difference between collagen and bone broth).
This chicken broth powder just whisks into boiling water to create the broth.
It has all the benefits of bone broth without the 8 hours spent in the kitchen (or the alarming price of pre-made, quality, liquid broth!).
Learn more about what powdered chicken broth is and why you want to stock up!
How To Make This Into A Traditional Pot Pie
The best part about making chicken pot pie in the slow cooker, is that you can turn into into a traditional pot pie easily!
All you need to do is purchase one or two gluten-free pre-made pie crust. Follow the directions on the label and then fill the pie crust with the pot pie filling from the slow cooker.
Pop it into the oven for the time frame on the label (just to heat it as the filling is ready to go!) and you have a complete pot pie!
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Frequently Asked Questions About Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
For the dairy-free chicken pot pie to come out with a creamy sauce in the slow cooker, you need to add the tapioca starch and give it time to absorb the liquid. Because chicken breasts exude liquid as they cook, this will help thicken the sauce.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge. They can be reheated in the microwave however, the mixture will be thicker once it has been chilled. If you need to reheat a lot of the easy chicken pot pie, you’d be best doing so on the stove and adding 1-2 tablespoons of water or broth.
The chicken will dry out if it is cooked too long in a slow cooker without enough liquid. For this slow cooker chicken, make sure to only cook the mixture for 5-6 hours. If you need to cook it longer, add in ⅛ to ¼ cup extra broth so that you have enough liquid leftover to cook the frozen veggies.
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Dairy-Free Chicken Pot Pie
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 Chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 2 Russet potatoes 1 ⅔ cups chopped
- ½ Sweet onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
- 1.5 teaspoon Salt
- 1.2 teaspoon Paprika
- Ground pepper to taste
- 1 Bay leaf
- ½ cup Coconut milk
- 1.5 cups Bone broth 1 large scoop if using powder
- ½ cup Almond flour
- 1 teaspoon Tapioca flour
- 2 cups Frozen mixed veggies
Instructions
- In a slow cook layer the chicken breasts, onion, and potatoes.
- Sprinkle on the seasonings and almond flour. Add in the bay leaf.
- Pour the chicken broth and coconut milk over top and make sure everything is somewhat covered.
- Cook for 5 hours on low.
- 30 minutes before you’re ready to eat, pull apart the chicken with a fork.
- Sprinkle the tapioca flour over top and give it a good stir. Mix in the frozen veggies.
- Let cook on low, covered, for another 15-30 minutes.
- Serve as is, with tortilla chips, or gluten-free buns.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
Jere Cassidy says
Tastes amazing and I actually had the tapioca starch to get this thickened. I love how easy this recipe is to make and perfect for leftover chicken.
fitasamamabear says
Always a win when you actually have the ingredients on hand!
Cherylgudorf says
Coconut milk is not listed in the ingredients list. How much coconut milk to use?
fitasamamabear says
Thank you for catching that! I'm not sure how I overlooked it. Updating now, it's 1/2 cup of coconut milk!
Greta says
It was very delicious! I'm surely will do it again!! Thanks x
fitasamamabear says
Woot woot!
MacKenzie says
AMAZING. My entire family loved this recipe.
fitasamamabear says
Ah that makes my day!
Molly Pisula says
So delicious! Love this gluten-free version of chicken pot pie!
fitasamamabear says
Glad you enjoy it!
Emily says
This was the comfort food I was looking for. Delish!
fitasamamabear says
The best!