Creamy Dairy-Free Chicken Pot Pie Orzo
A creamy and filling one pot recipe your family is sure to love. This dairy free chicken pot pie orzo is made with chicken, orzo pasta, veggies, and coconut milk.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-5 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 Tablespoons Olive oil (divided)
- 1 Onion, diced
- 1 Celery Stalk, diced
- ½ cup Peas
- ½ cup Carrots
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 1 ½ cup Orzo Pasta, uncooked
- 3 cups Chicken Broth
- 2 cups Chicken, cooked and diced
- 1 cup Coconut Milk, or DF Heavy Cream alternative
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Thyme
Instructions
- In the base of a dutch oven or braiser, heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil over medium heat.
- Add onion, celery, peas, and carrots to the pan and cook about 5 minutes, or until softened.
- Once the vegetables have softened, add the minced garlic to the pan and cook about 1 minute.
- Pour in the remaining olive oil and then the orzo pasta. Stir to coat all of the pasta with the oil and toast lightly for about 1 minute in the pan. The pasta should look like a slightly golden color and be visibly coated in the oil.
- Once lightly toasted, add the chicken broth to the pan. Bring the broth to a simmer and then reduce the heat to low.
- On low, cook the pasta for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through and the liquid has been absorbed. Be sure to stir during this time to prevent burning the pasta.
- Once cooked through, add the chopped chicken, coconut milk, salt, pepper, and thyme to the pan.
- Cook for about 3-5 minutes or until the coconut milk has been absorbed into the pasta dish.
- Remove from heat and garnish with parsley.
Notes
Recipe Adapted from I Am Homestead Chicken Pot Pie Orzo
If you do not like coconut milk you can sub in a heavy cream alternative such as Silk, Country Crock, or Califia Farms.