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Published February 24, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Barbara Bianchi 22 Comments

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

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Learn how to make the best chicken pot pie you’ve ever eaten!

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

Ever have one of those days when you start craving a food that is traditionally made with wheat? The one solution? Make it gluten free! And, hey, it might actually end up even more tasty once you’re done. That’s what happened when I made these chicken pot pies this weekend.

They’re loaded with chicken, sweet peas, and carrots in a creamy sauce just like a classic chicken pot pie, but I made them with a healthy twist: the most delicious cheese-flavored cauliflower crust. Yes, they are as amazing as they sound.

When I decided to make gluten free chicken pot pie, the main challenge was recreating the beautiful golden crust that is usually made with wheat flour. I wanted to make something that would be healthy and unique. Nicole recommended trying cauliflower as we have had a lot of fun making cauliflower flatbreads in the past. This was a perfect idea.

Is cauliflower good for you?

Not only would these chicken pot pies be a hearty dinner, they would also be a healthy one. Cauliflower is an excellent source of potassium. It’s rich in dietary fiber, folate, manganese, and vitamins C, K, and B6. Since these pot pies are topped with cauliflower crusts and filled with peas and carrots, there is no need to make a vegetable side. Moms, it’s a great way to get kids to their eat vegetables. 😉

In fact, I recommend tossing in your favorite vegetables. If you don’t like peas, feel free to leave them out. I love peas, but I did notice several people in my family who ate every last drop of their pot pie except the peas. 😊 The cauliflower crusts were all completely devoured, however.

For the cream sauce, I used organic milk. I love that it is free of hormones and antibiotics. If you can’t tolerate milk, you can use coconut milk instead. And if you’d prefer a completely grain free meal, you can thicken your sauce with potato flour; Bob’s Red Mill has a certified gluten free potato flour.

What do you need to make them?

 For cauliflower crusts:

  • cauliflower 
  • water
  • gruyere cheese
  • an egg 
  • salt and pepper

For filling:

  • chicken 
  • chicken stock 
  • butter 
  • gluten free flour
  • whole milk or coconut milk
  • Sherry, optional
  • lemon juice
  • salt, pepper, nutmeg
  • onion
  • carrots 
  • peas
  • an egg

Instructions

*Free printable recipe card is available at the end of the post.

So let’s get started.

First, the crusts! The cauliflower needs to be turned into a flour-like consistency.

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

Pulse a few cauliflower florets at a time in your food processor until they’re the size of couscous.

FoodProcessor
Next, bring half a cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan. After stirring in the cauliflower, turn off the heat and cover the pan. The pan sits covered for 10 minutes before you remove the lid and transfer the cauliflower to a cheesecloth.

Twist the cheesecloth into a pouch and use it to gently squeeze out most of the moisture. It’s important for the cauliflower to be dry.

Squeeze cooked cauliflower in cheesecloth

Finally, place the cauliflower in a large mixing bowl and mix in an egg, Gruyere cheese, salt, and pepper for a lovely blend of flavors. I flavored the crusts with aged gruyere cheese. Aged cheeses are supposed to have a lower lactose content than lesser aged varieties.

The end result is a grainy, easy to manage batter that is ready to be shaped into circles that will fit perfectly in the bottom and on the top of each pot pie. Yes, I put the cauliflower on the top and the bottom. My family loved the top crust so much that we had to have double. 😉

How to make cauliflower crust

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, brush with oil, shape the circles of batter right on the oiled paper, and bake them until golden.

While they’re in the oven, you can make your creamy chicken and veggie filling.

Filling

First, season bite size pieces of chicken with salt. Then simmer in chicken stock in a saucepan for ten minutes. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon to a dish and set aside. Skim the fat from the stock with a spoon and pour stock into a bowl and set aside. If you have leftover chicken in your fridge, you can skip this step and just cut up your leftover chicken into bite size pieces. You will still need stock for the cream sauce.

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

For the cream sauce, add two tablespoons of butter to the same saucepan. Then add the flour and whisk continuously for about one minute until it forms a pale paste (this is referred to as the roux). The roux will be the thickener for your creamy sauce. Remove from the heat and add the stock back in and whisk until smooth. Then whisk in the milk. Turn the stove back on and bring the mixture to a simmer. Continue whisking as the sauce thickens for another minute.

Add the chicken back in along with sherry, fresh lemon juice, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Set aside.

Finally, heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet. Add sliced carrots and minced onion and cook for about 5 minutes. Stir into chicken mixture. Add peas and stir again.

Assemble your pot pies

By now your cauliflower crusts should be finished baking. Using a spatula, gently place one baked cauliflower crust on the bottom of each ramekin. Fill with your luscious chicken mixture and top with another cauliflower crust.

Are these pictures making you hungry yet?

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

Finally, beat an egg in a small bowl with a whisk. Brush each cauliflower top with beaten egg for a golden glaze and score each top with a sharp knife for ventilation. Bake for 20 minutes until bubbly.

And they’re ready to be eaten! Grab a spoon, dig in through the cauliflower crust to the piping hot saucy filling underneath, and eat until you discover the ultimate surprise: more cauliflower crust on the bottom.

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

Recipe tips and notes

  • Since the size of heads of cauliflower can vary, be sure to divide your crusts into thin circles.
  • Feel free to swap out the peas and/or carrots for your favorite vegetable(s).
  • If you would like to make one 9 inch pie: divide the cauliflower batter into 2 sections. Press one section into a thin crust in the bottom of an oven-safe pie dish and shape the other section into a thin 9 inch top crust on an oiled parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake your crust at 450°F for 10-15 minutes and set aside.
    Then turn the oven down to 350°F and continue to follow the recipe for the filling.
    When the filling is ready, fill the crust lined pie dish with chicken mixture and carefully top with the cauliflower top crust.
    Beat an egg in a small bowl. Brush the cauliflower top crust with egg.
    Score the top with a sharp knife for ventilation.
    Bake for 20 minutes until bubbly.

I hope you love these gluten free chicken pot pies. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know in the box below.

P.S. If you make these chicken pot pies, share your snap on Instagram and tag #glutenfreehomestead. I always love seeing your photos.

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Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie With Cauliflower Crust

Chicken, sweet peas, and carrots in a creamy sauce just like classic chicken pot pie, but with a healthy twist: delicious cheese-flavored cauliflower crust.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword cauliflower crust, chicken pot pie, gluten free pot pie
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 2
Calories 619kcal
Author Barbara Bianchi

Ingredients

  • For cauliflower crusts:
  • 1 small head cauliflower cut into small florets
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup aged gruyere cheese shredded
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • pepper to taste
  • For filling:
  • 1/2 pound chicken cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 cup gluten free chicken stock homemade or store bought
  • 4 tablespoons butter divided
  • 1/4 cup gluten free flour
  • 3/4 cup whole milk or coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon Sherry optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon of fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • dash of pepper
  • dash of nutmeg
  • 1/2 onion diced
  • 3 carrots diced
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas defrosted
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • For the cauliflower crusts: Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush with olive oil.
  • Pulse a few florets of cauliflower at a time in your food processor until the cauliflower pieces are the size of couscous, about 3 cups.
  • Next bring ½ cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the cauliflower to the pan. Stir. Turn the heat off and cover the pan. Let the pan sit covered for 10 minutes.
  • Then remove the lid. Transfer to a cheesecloth and twist cheesecloth into a pouch. Squeeze out as much of the moisture as possible, almost 1 cup of liquid. It is important for the cauliflower rice to be dry.
  • Then place in a large mixing bowl and add egg, cheese, salt and pepper. Mix well.
  • Divide into 4 sections on the oiled parchment paper. Shape into circles to fit each ramekin by placing the ramekin upside down like a cookie cutter. Bake for 10-15 minutes and set aside.
  • For filling Season bite size pieces of chicken with salt. Then simmer in chicken stock in a saucepan for ten minutes.
  • Remove chicken with a slotted spoon to a dish and set aside. Skim the fat from the stock with a spoon and pour stock into a bowl and set aside.
  • Add two tablespoons of the butter to the same saucepan. Add flour and whisk continuously for about one minute to make a roux for your cream sauce.
  • Remove from the heat and add stock back in.and whisk until smooth.
  • Then whisk in the milk. Turn the stove back on and bring mixture to a simmer. Continue whisking as the sauce thickens for another minute.
  • Add chicken back in along with sherry, fresh lemon juice, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Set aside.
  • Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet. Add carrots and oinion and cook for about 5 minutes. Stir into chicken mixture. Add peas and stir again.
  • Assemble pot pies: Place one cauliflower crust on the bottom of each 14 ounce ramekin. Fill with chicken mixture and top with a cauliflower crust.
  • Beat an egg in a small bowl. Brush each cauliflower top with egg.
  • Score each top with a sharp knife for ventilation.
  • Now, turn the oven down to 350°F and bake for 20 minutes until bubbly.

Notes

  • Since the size of heads of cauliflower can vary, be sure to divide your crusts into thin circles.
  • Feel free to swap out the peas and/or carrots for your favorite vegetable(s).
  • If you have leftover chicken in your fridge, you can skip step 7 and just cut up your leftover chicken into bite size pieces. You will still need stock for the cream sauce.
  • If you would like to make one 9 inch pie: when you get to Step 6, divide the cauliflower batter into 2 sections. Press one section into a thin crust in the bottom of an oven safe pie dish and shape the other section into a thin 9 inch top crust on an oiled parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake at 450℉ for 10-15 minutes and set aside. Then turn the oven down to 350℉ and continue to follow the recipe for the filling.
    When the filling is ready, fill the crust lined pie dish with chicken mixture and carefully top with the cauliflower top crust.

    Beat an egg in a small bowl. Brush the cauliflower top crust with egg.

    Score the top with a sharp knife for ventilation.

    Bake for 20 minutes at 350℉ until bubbly.

Nutrition

Calories: 619kcal
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  1. Alana says

    February 25, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    Sounds amazing, this has been pinned and I will be presenting it to my husband. We are not gluten free, but so many of your recipes work well within our Weight Watchers type diets and this will also, with some tweaks.

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      February 26, 2016 at 6:29 pm

      Thanks Alana. I hope you guys really enjoy it. (Thanks for pinning.)

      Reply
  2. Leigh says

    February 25, 2016 at 8:21 pm

    I don’t know that I’ve ever seen comfort food look so elegant. Thanks for sharing your recipe at the Healthy Living Link Party!
    Blessings, Leigh

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      February 26, 2016 at 6:27 pm

      Well thank you, Leigh. That’s so kind of you.

      Reply
  3. Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com says

    February 25, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    This looks fabulous! I love that you used a Cauliflower crust & can’t wait to try it. Pinned!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      February 27, 2016 at 12:00 am

      Terrific Angela. I think you’re going to love ’em.

      Reply
  4. GiGi Eats says

    February 25, 2016 at 11:36 pm

    5 stars
    This right here is INSANELY GENIUS!! I friggin’ loveeee coconut flour!

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      February 27, 2016 at 12:01 am

      GiGi! Thanks.

      Reply
  5. Bethany says

    February 26, 2016 at 5:59 pm

    This looks so good!

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      February 27, 2016 at 12:15 am

      Good to see you here, Bethany, thanks.

      Reply
  6. Marla says

    February 27, 2016 at 11:34 am

    5 stars
    Hi Barbara & Nicole,
    wow what a great recipe for a gluten free pot pie. Sounds delicious and filling. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      March 3, 2016 at 12:41 pm

      Terrific Marla, Thanks!

      Reply
  7. Life Loving says

    February 29, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    I love everything about this recipe. It looks delicious. The cauliflower topper looks amazing and the filling creamy and yummy. Oh I have to stop as I’ve run out of words to tell you how much I want to eat this. Can I just come round for dinner instead please 🙂

    Sally @ Life Loving
    #LifeLovingLinkie

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      February 29, 2016 at 7:54 pm

      Ha, Sally! We’re just across the pond! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says

    February 29, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    This sounds delicious! I wish I was having this for dinner tonight. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Savoring Saturdays linky party! Hope you’ll join us again.

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      March 3, 2016 at 12:44 pm

      Hi Emily, I think you’re going to love this when you do try it. 🙂

      Reply
  9. Michelle | A Dish of Daily Life says

    March 3, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    What a great idea! My kids love cauliflower, we’ll give this a try!

    Reply
    • Barbara says

      March 4, 2016 at 10:53 pm

      Yes. That’s something, my kids love cauliflower too. 🙂

      Reply

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