Dairy-Free Chicken Pot Pie with Flaky Whole Grain Crust
 
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8 servings
Ingredients
Spelt or Wheat Crust
  • 2 cups spelt flour or whole wheat flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons chilled dairy-free buttery sticks (can sub non-hydrogenated shortening or coconut oil)
  • Ice water
Chicken & Vegetable Filling
  • 1 large or 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
  • Small bunch fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
  • ¼ cup dairy-free buttery spread or sticks (can sub olive oil)
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, diced
  • 4 crimini mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • ⅓ cup spelt flour or whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 small potato, diced
  • ⅓ cup peas
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped or 1 tablespoon dry parsley
  • ½ teaspoon dried sage
  • Salt, to taste
  • Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Spelt or Wheat Crust
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the spelt flour and salt. Add the chilled buttery sticks in pieces and whisk until coarse crumbs form. Sprinkle with ice water a little at a time, folding it into the dough until it holds together as a nice ball.
  2. Cover the ball with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.
Chicken & Vegetable Filling
  1. Add about ½ inch of water to a sauce pan over medium heat. Add the chicken and rosemary and poach the chicken until it's cooked through. Drain and remove the chicken to a plate.
  2. Return the saucepan to the heat and add the buttery spread. Once the spread is melted, add the onion, celery, mushrooms, and garlic and cook it till they start to soften. Add the flour and continue cooking for about 1 minute to allow the flour to start to brown. Gradually whisk in the broth a little at a time. Add the potato and carrots and continue cooking until the sauce thickens.
  3. Remove the filling from the heat and stir in the chicken, peas, parsley and sage. Add the salt and pepper to taste. (I use about ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt and about ½ to 1 teaspoon pepper.)
Assemble & Bake
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F
  2. Divide the crust dough in half. Roll the first piece of dough out on a floured board so that it is large enough to completely cover a 9-inch pie plate. Push it into your pie plate and trim off the excess. Use the trimmings for any necessary repairs to cracks or tears that may have developed.
  3. Add the filling. Roll out the remaining dough piece to fit over the pot pie. Seal the edges and put several slashes in the top to allow steam to escape.
  4. Bake for 1 hour. Let the pie cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/entrees/dairy-free-chicken-pot-pie