So, I was born and raised in the birthplace of chicken pot pie. A Pennsylvania Dutch classic, our local version includes chicken and veggies in a thick broth, served with flat, square noodles. This is exactly how my grandmother always made it.

But, to most of the rest of the world, chicken pot pie uses most of the same ingredients, only inside a pie crust. Around these here parts, we’d refer to that as a chicken pie… So, technically I’m making a gluten free chicken pie.

No matter what you call it, it’s always delicious! Instead of a gluten free pie crust, I decided to use a gluten free drop biscuit dough. Slightly more reminiscent of chicken and biscuits, but a fun choice! Herbs/spices are minimal and super simple, but that’s kind of the point.

Next time, I might double the chicken/veggie mixture, just for a lower carb ratio, but DELICIOUS as is!

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Ingredients in Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie

• Chicken
• Carrots
• Peas
• Low-Sodium Chicken Broth
• Flour
• Cornstarch
• Olive oil and/or Butter
• Gluten Free Drop Biscuits

‍                  Butter

                  Milk

                  Baking Powder

                  Gluten Free Flour Blend

                  Buttermilk Powder (Ok, this may be a little tricky to find, but worth it! If not- simply omit.)

                  Corn Starch

                  Brown Sugar

                  Xanthan Gum

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How do you thicken pot pie filling?

This recipe uses flour with a fat (olive oil or butter) AND a corn starch and water mixture, known as a slurry, to thicken the broth. 

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Chicken Pie vs. Chicken Pot Pie

These two terms can actually refer to three different dishes, depending on where you grew up.

1. Chicken pie can refer to a mostly meat pie.
2. In the Northeast, aka Pennsylvania Dutch country, chicken pot pie is not a pie at all. Rather, it's chicken and vegetables in a thick broth, served with square, flat noodles.
3. According to Marie Callender, chicken pot pie is also basically the same chicken and veggie mixture, minus the noodles, inside of a pie crust. The PA Dutch crowd would refer to this creation as a knockoff...I mean- chicken pie; however, their chicken pie would contain more vegetables than the meat pie mentioned above.

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