A Vegan, Gluten-Free, Low FODMAP Pot Pie That Everyone Loves!
This Vegan, Gluten-Free, Low FODMAP Pot Pie is it! Looking for a vegan main dish that works for:
- The holidays – vegan Thanksgiving & Xmas y’all!
- Potlucks
- Parties
- When you need comfort food
- When you have vegans & vegetarians alongside carnivores
This Vegan, Gluten-Free, Low FODMAP Pot Pie is that – and so much more. Jam-packed with root vegetables (carrots, potatoes, parsnips – all with no detectable FODMAPs!) greens (kale – trace FODMAPS), meaty mushrooms (oyster ‘shrooms!), miso for umami, a light thyme-scented sauce made with Low FODMAP Vegetable Broth and unsweetened almond milk.
All of this is topped with “buttery”, super-simple drop biscuits made with low FODMAP, gluten-free flour and vegan “butter” spread.
No rolling pin – or baking experience – required!
What This Pot Pie DOESN’T Contain
Many of you asked for a vegan dish that wasn’t based on beans, so there are NONE in sight.
We think the 1-tablespoon of white miso enhances the dish, but you can easily leave it out to make this SOY-FREE as well. You didn’t want tofu, so I didn’t go there either.
I used almond milk to make the sauce, but you could sub in rice milk, if you like, which would make this NUT-FREE.
And of course, as it is VEGAN, there are no eggs, no cheese, no animal products of any kind.
And yet. AND YET, this dish is so warming, hearty and comforting that it will please the meat-eaters, too. And it makes a nice large pan’s worth, so everyone can have some!
Do-Ahead Tips
Hopefully you know by now that we often offer Tips at the end of a recipe, but I wanted these very helpful Do-Ahead Tips to be up here, front and center.
You can refrigerate the vegetable filling at the end of step 5. Simply cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, but make sure to bring to room temperature before proceeding.
Also, FYI, If you are super-organized and good at multi-tasking, you can get this on the table on 1 hour.
Vegan, Gluten-Free, Low FODMAP Pot Pie
Our Vegan, Gluten-Free, Low FODMAP Pot Pie is the perfect choice for a hearty main dish for vegans, vegetarians or even a crowd with a few carnivores thrown in for good measure.
Ingredients:
Vegetable Filling:
- 2 tablespoons Garlic-Infused Oil, made with olive oil, or purchased equivalent
- 1/2 cup (32 g) finely chopped scallions, green parts only
- 8 ounces (225 g) cleaned and chopped oyster mushrooms
- 2 ounces (55 g) baby kale
- 1/2 medium zucchini, trimmed, quartered lengthwise and chopped
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 12 ounces (340 g) small red potatoes, quartered
- 2 medium carrots peeled, quartered lengthwise and chopped
- 2 medium parsnips peeled, quartered lengthwise and chopped
- 1/4 cup (8 g) finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup (52 g) vegan “butter” spread, such as Earth Balance
- 1/4 cup (28 g) low FODMAP, gluten-free all-purpose flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour
- 2 cups (480 ml) Low FODMAP Vegetable Broth, warm or room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) unsweetened almond milk, warm or room temperature
- 1 tablespoon white miso
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Vegan Biscuits:
- 1 scant cup (220 m) unsweetened almond milk
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 3/4 cups (254 g) low FODMAP, gluten-free all-purpose flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder; use gluten-free if following a gluten-free diet
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup (52 g) vegan “butter” spread, such as Earth Balance
Preparation:
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Begin to bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Position rack in hottest area of oven and preheat oven to 425°F/220°C. Coat the inside of a 3-quart (2.8 L) casserole dish (or a 13 by 9-inch/33 cm by 23 cm casserole dish) with nonstick spray.
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For the Vegetable Filling: Meanwhile, heat Garlic-Infused Oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat until shimmering, then add scallions. Sauté for a couple of minutes until softened, then add mushrooms, kale and zucchini and continue to sauté until vegetables are crisp tender. Season well to taste with salt and pepper. Use a silicone spatula to scrape into a large mixing bowl; no need to wash the pan.
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As soon as the pot of water comes to a boil (hopefully you can multi-task a bit here) add the potatoes, carrots and parsnips and boil until crisp tender, probably about 8 minutes. Drain well when done and add to the large mixing bowl with other veggies.
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Going back to the wiped-out sauté skillet, melt the vegan “butter” spread over medium heat, then whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute or until the flour begins to color. Whisk in the vegetable broth, almond milk, miso and thyme and cook, whisking often, until thickened and smooth. Scrape over the vegetables, add the parsley, and fold everything together to combine well. Taste and season as desired. Scrape into prepared pan.
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For the Biscuits: Stir the almond milk and lemon juice together in the measuring cup and set aside for 5 minutes to thicken.
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Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl to aerate and combine. Add the “vegan” butter spread and cut in, using a pastry blender until the butter is cut into assorted sized pieces ranging from approximately ⅛ inch to ½ inch (3mm to12 mm) in size. Add the soured almond milk and stir in until evenly moistened and the dough is well combined, but not over-mixed.
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Use a large spoon (or two) and drop the biscuit dough on top of the vegetable mixture here and there. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until filling is bubbling hot and the biscuits are lightly browned. Serve as soon as possible.
Notes:
Tips
- You will always get the best results from our recipes if you use the ingredients that are recommended. In this case I have used Earth Balance baking sticks and the biscuit component was developed using this product. I cannot vouch for the results if you use alternative margarines.
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more. For a more detailed explanation, please read our article Understanding The Nutrition Panel Within Our Recipes.
Is it okay to substitute green onion (the green part only) for the scallions?
Yes, the green parts of green onions are the same thing.
If I’m not a mushroom fan, can you suggest another “meaty” ingredient? I do like firm tofu… would that work?
This is a great question! I think you could try adding tofu and it would add a similar texture and body but it will not add much flavor. If you want to try the tofu I would cut it into little cubes and season it to your liking and sauté it first until a little crisp. If you try this, let us know how it works for you.
Made this today and it was delicious! I used spinach instead of kale and put in some leek too (just using up some of my vegetables). Love your recipes!
That sounds lovely! I am assuming all was tolerated well. I will just mention here as a point of interest that everyone should be aware that when they tweak recipes they must keep the FODMAP load in check, because they can change. In this case, kale has no detectable FODMAPs. Spinach has a very specific recommended low FODMAP serving size amount. Always use your app to help keep FODMAPs in check – and of course, ultimately everyone’s tolerance is different and the proof is in the trying! Sound delicious to me.
Just made this and it was delicious. My first time using white miso paste. I removed the zuchini and added a small amount of sweetcorn instead which worked well and also subbed the almond milk for lactosefree cow milk (I’m not vegan). Next time I would add a little mustard to the biscuits as I like them to have a bit more depth of flavour. I have to say that there’s no way we’d have stretched it to serve 8 people. Too delicious!
Hi Catherine, the mustard idea sounds fantastic! Serving sizes are certainly a big point of discussion. Our recipes have the serving sizes that they do so that the dish remains low FODMAP. As I am sure you aware, most foods have very specific low FODMAP serving sizes and more of the same ingredient pushes it into Moderate or even High FODMAP territory. Then, we also take stacking into consideration. So for instance, if there are two ingredients in a recipe that both contain fructans, we have to make sure that the fructans do not “stack” (add up on one another) and create a high FODMAP situation. Of course, this is because we want to be able to label most of our recipes as low FODMAP and compliant with the Elimination Phase. This is COMPLETELY different from what you, or what someone else, might be able to tolerate. And ultimately, what you can tolerate is the most important thing. Thank you so much for sharing your experience of the recipe with us! Luckily, I can tolerate more than the suggested serving size – and everyone can determine that for themselves during their Challenge Phase.
Made this for my daughter who’s vegan and the whole family enjoyed it. Delicious! Will definitely make again.
Music to our ears! We are thrilled that we are in the kitchen and at the table with you
Love the recipe. I never knew white miso was gluten free until now. I’d be thrilled to see more vegan and gluten free recipes from you. It seems like almost everything causes gut problems for me, but this was a great solution
Thanks!
Kate Yelkovan
Hi there. Some – really most – miso is gluten-free, but always check label of what is in your store. So glad you enjoyed this recipe.