Full of fresh herbs and topped with a light and flaky phyllo crust, this healthy chicken pot pie is loaded with vegetables, but does not contain any cream, butter, or milk.
Who doesn’t love chicken pot pie? Like a big warm hug, I can’t think of anything more “comfort food” for dinner. However, we all know I’ve never made a pie crust in my life, so making this dish at our house looks a little different. Instead, I’ve created my own version that is a bit lighter and made without any butter or cream. In fact, this Healthy Chicken Pot Pie is completely dairy-free!
Ingredients
- Carrots: Rich in fiber and loaded with vitamins, carrots have an earthy, sweet taste.
- Parsnip: While they may resemble a carrot, they don’t taste like them. They are a bit sweeter, like sweet potatoes, and are a great source of fiber and antioxidants.
- Onion: I use a white onion as it’s mild in flavor but still adds great flavor to
- Garlic: A little bit nutty and pungent in flavor, it pairs with the onion to help flavor the rest of the veggies.
- Fresh herbs: I think using fresh sage and thyme adds such a poweful punch of flavor to this dish, but if dried is all you have, they’ll still work!
- Poultry seasoning: These may vary depending on the brand, but usually it includes bits of salt, pepper, marjoram, sage, thyme, rosemary, and nutmeg.
- All Purpose Flour: Used as a thickening agent for the gravy-like sauce.
- Chicken broth: Creates a delicious, creamy sauce when paired with the herbs and spices, and thickened with the flour.
- Green peas: I use frozen peas as I use them so often in cooking, I always have some in the freezer. But you could use fresh or canned!
- Rotisserie chicken: You could always cook some chicken breast and shred it, but I like the time saving that a rotisserie chicken gives me for this meal.
- Phyllo dough: Also called filo dough, it’s a light and flaky pastry dough that is similar to pie crust.
- Olive oil: Used in place of butter, it’s a heart healthy oil that keeps this dish dairy-free.
How to Make Healthy Chicken Pot Pie
Start your healthy chicken pot pie by preparing your produce. Chop your carrots, parsnip, and onion, and mince your fresh sage and thyme.
I also like to get my rotisserie chicken shredded, but you can cook and shred your own chicken breasts as well!
Then in a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, add the onion, carrot, and parsnip and cook until softened. You could easily toss in some celery as well if you’d like!
Then use a microplane to freshly grate your garlic into the pan.
Once garlic has cooked to become aromatic, stir in your fresh herbs and season with salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning.
Next sprinkle in the flour and stir until fully incorporated.
Stir in the chicken broth, and bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pan to deglaze.
Then add your frozen peas.
And add your shredded chicken. Cook just until heated through and evenly mixed.
Then pour your chicken pot pie filling into a large casserole dish.
To finish, working one sheet at a time, use a brush to “paint” olive oil on phyllo dough. Continue until all eight sheets are added. Use a knife to poke a couple holes through the top, then throw in the oven at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Once crust is a golden brown, remove from the oven and enjoy your healthy chicken pot pie!
Easy substitutions
- No parsnips? No problem! If you don’t have parsnips in your pantry I would recommend using small potatoes instead.
- Thicken things up. If you like a thicker gravy you can add more flour to the dish to thicken the gravy up.
- Make it gluten-free. Use your favorite gluten-free flour instead of the all purpose flour, and buy or make your own gluten-free phyllo dough, and this dish becomes not only dairy-free, but gluten-free as well!
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- Sheet Pan Greek Chicken and Vegetables
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Healthy Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients
- 2 carrots (diced)
- 1 parsnip (diced)
- 1 onion (diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme (minced)
- 1 tablespoon fresh sage (minced)
- 1 teaspoon dried poultry seasoning
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour (or all purpose)
- 32 oz chicken broth (low sodium)
- 2 cups frozen green peas
- 1 rotisserie chicken (skin removed & breast meat shredded. White or dark meat can be used.)
- 8 sheets phyllo dough (thawed)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sauté carrots, parsnip, onions and garlic in a large sauce pan sprayed with non-stick spray heated on medium. Stir frequently until softened, about 5-7 minutes.
- While veggies are cooking, stir in thyme, sage, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Add flour and stir to incorporate and cook out the flour flavor, about 60 seconds.
- Pour in chicken broth and use a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring to a boil and stir until thickened then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in green peas and shredded chicken. Check for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper accordingly.
- Pour chicken and vegetable mixture into a large baking dish.
- Add olive oil to a small bowl. Working one sheet at a time, use a brush to "paint" olive oil on phyllo dough. After each layer is brushed with oil, add on top of the baking dish to form a top crust. Continue until all eight sheets are added making sure to paint the top of the last sheet with oil.
- Use a knife to poke 2-3 slits in the phyllo crust then bake for 25-30 minutes or until phyllo is browned.
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