This healthy chicken pot pie soup is filled with veggies, tender chicken, and perfectly creamy without any dairy. It gives you all the cozy flavor of a classic chicken pot pie with half the work and time.
Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Few things are more classic and comforting than a hearty chicken pot pie. Those little frozen, microwaveable chicken pot pies were one of my favorite meals growing up as a kid, anyone else?
Now that I’m older, and care a bit more about the ingredients in my food, frozen chicken pot pie isn’t one of my go-to choices anymore, but that does not mean that I still don’t love chicken pot pie. Thankfully, this healthy chicken pot pie soup is ten times healthier than a frozen meal while still being just as easy to make.
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This soup is packed with veggies, herbs, tender chicken, and is perfectly creamy without any dairy. It gives you all the delicious flavor of a chicken pot pie while still using simple real food ingredients that will leave your body feeling great.
Chicken Pot Pie Soup Ingredients
Note: full ingredients list & measurements provided in the Recipe Card, below.
Chicken breast: Classic chicken pot pie is filled with tender chunks of chicken breast and this soup is no different. You could also use chicken thighs if you prefer.
Veggies: Potatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms, and peas are the star of the show in this soup. Of course you can feel free to customize and add in some of your favorite pot pie veggies like green beans or corn.
Herbs: A little ground sage and fresh thyme add in serious flavor to this soup. You can also add more herbs of your choice like rosemary.
Chicken broth: You can use homemade or your favorite brand of low-sodium chicken broth.
Full fat coconut milk: This helps to give the soup that delicious creaminess. Be sure to use full fat canned coconut milk or cream for this recipe.
Arrowroot starch: To thicken the soup up a bit, this recipe uses arrowroot starch which works very similarly to cornstarch as a thickening agent.
How to Make Healthy Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Note: full ingredients list & measurements provided in the Recipe Card, below.
Step One: First, heat a large heavy-bottomed pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the diced chicken to the pot. Cook for four to six minutes until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. There’s no need to brown the chicken or sear it, you just want to ensure that is fully cooked.
Step Two: Next, it’s time to cook the veggies and aromatics. Add the diced onion, diced celery, minced garlic, diced mushrooms, salt, pepper, and herbs to the pot. Cook for two to three minutes until the onions begin to become translucent.
Step Three: Now, add the potatoes to the pot and pour in the chicken broth. Let everything simmer for fifteen to twenty minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.
Step Four: Once the potatoes are tender, add the chicken back to the pot, and pour in the coconut milk. Give everything a good stir until well combined. Next, stir in the arrowroot starch and cook for just a few more minutes and allow the soup to thicken.
Step Five: If you want the soup to be thicker, you can add in a bit more arrowroot starch. Lastly, give the soup a taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Enjoy!
Ways to Serve
This soup is hearty all on it’s own but of course you could serve it with your favorite crackers or even a biscuit if you prefer. We used regular canned biscuits here (like these) but you could gluten free biscuits or crackers if you prefer. Add a few more fresh herbs on top for even more delicious flavor.
Tips, Tricks, and Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I have to use coconut milk? Full fat coconut milk really does help to make this soup nice and creamy but if you prefer you can likely use plain almond milk instead. If you can tolerate dairy well, feel free to use whole-milk if you prefer.
- What can I sub for arrowroot starch? Corn starch or tapioca flour will work well!
- Dice the potatoes roughly the same size so that they cook evenly.
- Any other veggies I can use? Of course! Feel free to add in corn, green beans, or even bell peppers if you like.
- Two tablespoons of arrowroot starch should thicken the soup nicely, however if you prefer things on the thicker side, feel free to add more arrowroot starch to the soup one teaspoon at a time until it has reached your desired consistency.
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or ghee
- 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 ounces baby bella mushrooms, diced
- 1 1/2 pounds yukon gold potatoes, diced into small chunks
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme)
- 1/4 teaspoon dried sage
- 1 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups full fat coconut milk
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch
Method
- Heat a large heavy-bottomed pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the olive oil or ghee to the pot and then add the diced chicken. Cook for four to six minutes until the chicken is cooked through and is no longer pink. Remove from the pot and set aside.
- Next, add the diced onion, diced celery, carrots, garlic, and mushrooms to the pot. Cook for two to three minutes until the onions begin to become translucent.
- Add the diced potatoes, dried thyme, sage, salt, pepper, and bay leaves to the pot and stir until well combined.
- Pour in the chicken broth and coconut milk. Stir until combined and bring the soup to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and let the soup simmer uncovered for 10 to 15 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender.
- Next, stir in the arrowroot starch. The soup should thicken as the arrowroot starch is stirred in.
- Finally, add the chicken back to the soup and stir in the frozen peas. Cook the soup for 5-10 more minutes until the chicken and peas are heated through. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
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- Add more arrowroot starch, one teaspoon at a time, to thicken the soup even more if you prefer.
- You can use boneless, skinless chicken thighs if you prefer.
Keywords: healthy chicken pot pie soup, chicken pot pie soup, chicken pot pie, chicken soup
Recipe by: Ashlea Carver / All the Healthy Things | Photography by: Casey Colodny / THE MINDFUL HAPA
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This was so delicious!! Made for some friends and everyone raved about it. We threw in rotisserie chicken at the end and used cow’s milk, but otherwise followed the recipe. Will definitely add this into our soup rotation.
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This was so good! I love the twist with the coconut milk and mushrooms. Very tasty! Thanks for sharing!
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We have made this 3 times for our family of 6 – 4 picky eaters under 9, a GF DF hubby & me. We ALL love it! So much flavour! Just like a pot pie – but in a soup form. (We only omit mushrooms, we keep everything else the same). This recipe is for sure one to add to the rotation!
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This was so good! I didn’t have sage or celery but I had everything else so I went for it anyway, and it was delicious! Even my picky 7 year old loved it. Can’t wait to make it again!
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This soup is DELICIOUS!! Oh my goodness. I pulled this together super quick tonight and for how simple it is to make, I was not expecting it to taste so good but it does! Keeping this in the dinner rotation for sure. Husband approved too!
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I made this soup and boy oh boy is it good! I have been really enjoying it and will be making it again very soon. Thank you so much
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This was quick, easy and so flavorful. I really liked that the chicken is cooked first then set to the side so it doesn’t get dried out. Everyone loved it and I will definitely be making it again! Easy clean up too which is wonderful! Thank you for another great soup recipe!
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This recipe was so good
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Even my kids liked this recipe! Simple ingredients and easy to make!
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This was so yummy!! It will definitely be on repeat in our house throughout soup season!! I loved the addition of mushrooms – I wouldn’t have thought to add them, but they were great.
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This was soo good! Such a cozy fall soup. Will definitely be making again 🙂
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This was AWESOME! My husband loved it!! (I made biscuits for him and he said it really was just like a chicken pot pie! (Didn’t have mushrooms, so used Trader Joe’s mushroom seasoning and it worked great.) Winner!!!
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Can this be made in the slow cooker? Thanks!
Hi, Penny! yes! after searing the chicken I’d add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker and thicken at the end.
so happy you loved it!
I want to try this!! Do you think it would freeze well? I’ve had mixed results with freezing potatoes, and I’m not sure how well coconut milk would do frozen/thawed/reheated.
Hi Heather! you could try freezing it but I think the texture of the potatoes would change a bit.
Tastes like the best chicken pot pie but in soup format. We have it on repeat during the colder months. I serve it with homemade biscuits. So good. Thanks for the amazing recipe.
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Made this for dinner tonight. My husband loved it! He said this is his new favorite recipe 😊
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Thanks, Mary! I’m so glad you loved the recipe!
Delicious! Loved that it was a cream based non-dairy soup. My husband is DF/GF and this was a perfect recipe to mix it up.
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I’m so glad y’all enjoyed it, Stephanie!
Love this soup!! It was super simple to make and tasted amazing. Very yummy!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Mary! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Was a hit with the whole crowd! It was a bit too coconut for me for a savory dish but still 5 stars!!!
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I’m so glad everyone loved the recipe!
I love all of your soups that I’ve tried so far! This is one of those recipes that’s even better on Day 2 – loving my leftovers!
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yay! love that, Kristin. Thanks for sharing – I’m so happy you love the recipe!
LOVE this soup. It was very easy to make, great for a quick weekday dinner. The thickness and creaminess made it a different texture from other chicken soups which is a nice change up. Perfect for a cold winter day!
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I’m so happy you loved the recipe, Molly! Thank you so much for taking the time to share and leave a review!
We’re on our 4th whole30 and added this recipe to our menu. Over dinner tonight we decided we liked it so much it’ll become a post whole30 regular!! And we can’t wait to enjoy it with a biscuit!
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Love this, Kristen! I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe!
So so good! It’s definitely a soup, so you’re not going to get the same consistency as pot pie. I enjoyed this lightened up version very much!
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Thanks for sharing, Lisa! I’m so happy you love the recipe!
This recipe is so simple and delicious! And love so much that it’s non-dairy!
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I’m so happy you enjoyed the soup, Judy! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
Loved this recipe so much, I’ve already made it twice! It’s so flavorful, and it really feels like I’m just eating the filling of a chicken pot pie. So delicious!
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So glad you loved it, Rachel!
This was AMAZING!!! The coconut milk made it so creamy and delicious and this made my whole kitchen smell like a warm chicken pot pie! Perfect recipe for the cold winter week ahead. I used cornstarch and couldn’t really figure out how to get the soup nice and thick, but it still ended up so yummy. Thank you!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe, Bianca! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful recipe! So much flavour, and just as good as an actual pot pie. I made some homemade gluten free biscuits with it, and it was a big hit with the family. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe!
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Thank you so much for sharing, Michelle! I’m happy you enjoyed the recipe. Those biscuits sound delicious!
I was so excited to see such an old-time classic menu item become a soup! I did buy a few of the ingredients but left out a few because I forgot to pick them up. Nevertheless, I used what I had. I left out the onions for the hubby and the peas and safe because I forgot it. I did make one mistake in not measuring my water and added too much. My soup was not as thick I like and the arrowroot was not doing the trick (believe me, I added a lot). But that doesn’t take away from the recipe and at the end of the day, it was my mistake. Keep the savory soups coming! My house loves them!
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I’m so glad you loved the recipe, Sarah! Thank you so much for sharing!
We made this recipe a few weeks ago and loved it so much that we are making it again this week! Thank you so much Ashlea for the inspiration!
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You’re welcome, Shelby! I’m so glad you love the recipe!
I just loved this! It’s so delicious and so easy to make! This was the first time I tried coconut milk as a dairy substitute (probably because I was afraid it would overpower the recipe) and could not taste the coconut at all, just the creaminess. Will definitely be adding this into my rotation this winter. <3
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I’m so happy you love the recipe, Sarah! Thank you for sharing!
My family loved this soup! It was a great easy recipe to throw together (used rotisserie chicken) after a day spent playing outside. I don’t love the coconut milk flavor in savory recipes so used 1C plain nutpods and 1C coconut milk. It worked great!
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So happy you loved the recipe, Kelly! Thank you for sharing your tips and leaving a review!
This was delicious and easy to make. Another recipe that my whole family, including the youngest very picky eater, really liked. I reduced the salt a bit (used 1/2 the amount), left out garlic due to food intolerances, and it was still great.
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I’m so happy you loved the recipe, Pam! Thank you for sharing and leaving a review!
Loved this! I used dairy, but will absolutely try it with the coconut milk next time. It makes a lot and has been perfectly comforting! My husband liked it, too.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, Erin! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
We loved this! Easy, cozy, and so flavorful. My fiancé even found it delicious and filling and he usually is not a soup fan.
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So happy to hear that, Emma! Glad y’all enjoyed this recipe!
Better than any pot pie I’ve ever had! My husband who isn’t a huge fan of pot pie asked for seconds. Adding this to our regular rotation this winter for sure!
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Yay! I’m so glad y’all loved the recipe, Danielle! Thanks you so much for taking the time to leave a review!
This was amazing!! We made it with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and turkey stock. Absolutely the best use of leftovers ever.
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So glad you loved, Diane! Using leftover turkey and turkey stock sounds like a delicious idea!
Delicious! Made with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving dinner and it came out great.
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So glad you loved the recipe, Kim!
Used leftover Thanksgiving turkey for this and it was amazing! I have steered clear of other Whole30 Chicken Pot Pie soups because they almost always require some blending. Arrowroot powder and coconut milk worked great. This soup is short on time and full of flavor.
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I’m so happy you loved the recipe, Alison! What a great way to use your Thanksgiving leftovers!
Ok this soup is amazing. I have made every week for the last month. We cant get enough!!
Thank you!!!!!
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Yay! So happy you’ve been loving the recipe, Scout!
Made this for the whole family! And everyone loved it. I personally was skeptical about the coconut milk… LOVED it! Thank you!!!
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So glad everyone loved it, Jordan!
This is delicious, really had the chicken pot pie flavor to it. A hit with my husband and 1 year old as well! Thank you for sharing!
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Glad y’all loved it, Audrey!
This is such a yummy, hearty soup! The herbs really give it that “pot pie” flavor and I’m surprised to say that I didn’t even miss the crust. Thanks for a solid soup recipe!
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Happy to hear it, Emily! So glad you loved the recipe!
To quote a friend…legit SHOCKED at how much this soup tasted exactly like Chicken Pot Pie!! Definitely doesn’t need the biscuits, but those were fun to serve on the side for people who wanted them!
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Sooo delicious! It is a rainy day here and this was a perfect comfort meal. I used almond milk instead of coconut and noodles instead of potatoes. My first recipe of yours and success!! Can’t wait to make more of your recipes!
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So happy you loved it, Lindsay! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
I haven’t made this recipe yet, but I look forward to doing so. I just wanted to comment on something I think needs to be changed and that is the top directions say to cook the veggies in the broth only whereas the real recipe calls for adding the broth AND the milk(whatever version you choose). I think it would be best to cook the veggies in only the broth so the mixture could get hotter than with the milk added. But in any case, it might be nice if both directions were the same. Thank you for this recipe, I’m sure it will be wonderful! (And I appreciate the emphasis on good, healthy, easy to cook AND easy cleanup! 🙂
This was SO amazing. I blended up all the veggies except for the carrots and potatoes for my picky eater (can’t see the mushrooms that way) and he LOVED it. It did give it a brownish color after blending but the flavor was amazing. It had a little too much thyme and sage for my personal taste but it was so thick and creamy that I don’t mind cooking this over and over to suit it to my tastes. I made drop biscuits with it and scooped up all this deliciousness. I cook really slow so it took me longer than what the recipe says but all of the ingredients can easily be prepped earlier than needed and then tossed together. Clean up was minimal (bonus). Highly recommend this recipe!
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This was incredible! The deliciousness of Chicken Pot Pie without the heaviness of a butter crust or cream. The coconut milk gave this soup a creamy and subtle flavor. I added 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric and baked up a can of Annie’s biscuits. Yum! 10/10!
This recipe is absolutely delicious and tastes just like chicken pot pie!! All flavors that I love. I do have one tip for anyone making this soup. Don’t just add the arrowroot powder to the soup or you may have to fish out gelatinous globs of arrowroot (like I did). I ultimately mixed the arrowroot with a few tablespoons of broth to create a kind of roux, then add the roux to the soup. YUM.
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This recipe turned out so delicious! I love the flavors. I was getting tired of my usual pot pie recipe. I will be using this recipe from now on. It was very comforting to eat on a cold evening.
All The Healthy Things has become my favorite go-to website for easy and delicious recipes. It’s been cold, so I wanted to make a cozy soup and this did the trick!! The flavors were INCREDIBLE. I added green beans and corn instead of frozen peas, and I love that you can thicken it to your liking with the arrowroot starch. 11/10 will make again!
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This recipe was easy enough that I put it together on a Monday night! The flavors were so comforting and we enjoyed it for lunch the following two days after. I was also able to freeze some!
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This might be one of my favorite fall time soups. It’s so easy…I used frozen mixed veggies to make even easier.
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Soup is delicious! How long does this stay good in the fridge?
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Hello, any suggestions or ways to make this in the slow cooker or IP? Can’t wait to try!!
Made this for dinner, and the whole family loved it! I went with the full fat coconut milk, and it’s an excellent dairy-free soup!
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So happy everyone loved it, Melissa!
I made this for dinner tonight. I didn’t have potatoes so used egg noodles instead and it was so delicious! Thanks for this recipe! It’ll be going into the rotation for sure!
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Glad to hear that, Amy! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review!
This chicken pot pie soup was delicious and satisfying. I added extra salt, pepper, and thyme since it was a little coconut forward (I might use almond milk next time). The soup’s consistency was thick and silky smoothe and had perfect chicken/veggies to broth ratio. It was a huge hit with my family.
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So happy everyone loved it, Stacy!
Delicious soup! Can you share the calories/serving for this dish? Thank you!
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Hi, Rachael! I just added the nutrition info to the recipe card. You’re welcome!
This soup is delicious and perfect for the colder weather we’re currently having. Warmed us to the core! We will definitely make this again and add it to our monthly rotation.
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So glad you loved it, Verena!
So delicious! Tastes like autumn in a bowl. We love pot pie but it’s only two of us, and whenever I make it it’s wayyyyy too much and we end up wasting food. Made some homemade biscuits to go with it. I love the sage and thyme mix – tastes nostalgic and cozy and I’ll definitely be making this again!
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Love that! So happy y’all enjoyed the soup!
So easy and delicious!
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So glad you loved it, Esther! Thanks for leaving a review!
Forgot the starch but it was amazing without it. I made biscuits because that combination looked so good in your picture. This was our first cold and overcast day so it was perfect. Thanks 😊
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Glad you enjoyed it, Crystal!!
Would you consider doing a gluten free biscuit? Even a drop biscuit recipe would be amazing. I am dairy free and gluten free and biscuits would make this perfect!!
Hi, Sara! I’ll try to work on that at some point. Thanks for the feedback!