If you love a good keto chicken pot pie filling,  but don’t want all the heavy pastry,  this Low-Carb Chicken and Bacon Rosti Pie Skillet is made for you! It combines two great loves, a classic creamy chicken bacon pie filling with a keto friendly Rosti topping, made from zucchini and turnip! 

WHAT IS A ROSTI?

A Rosti is a Swiss dish usually made from white potatoes that are shredded and cooked like a fritter to serve as a side dish. 

This Keto Rosti Pie skillet takes this traditional side dish into a main meal  with a keto pot pie filling and crispy low-carb  veggies for the topping. 

CAN CHICKEN BREASTS BE USED INSTEAD?

I love to use chicken thighs in this pie as they have the best flavor, but you can use breasts if you prefer. It is totally up to you and what you have on hand. Smoked bacon is great too in this keto pie if you like it.

Chicken Pot Pie versus Chicken Rosti Pie

Making a keto chicken pot pie is easy with a fabulous pie crust to top or using a fat head dough, both create a fabulous comforting low carb meal, but sometimes you a meal a bit less heavy with the crust is preferred.

The Rosti pie serves as an easier option that creating a crust as it's just shredded veggies. If you’re a cauliflower hater, or fancy a change, this topping is for you! I left the topping without cheese as the base is rich and creamy with cheese, but feel free to add a touch to the topping if you like too. Just mix it in once you’ve squeezed out the water from the vegetables.

CAN I SWAP THE TURNIP?

You could swap out the turnip and use all zucchini for the rosti topping but make sure to squeeze out as much liquid from the zucchini as possible. Using turnip will provide more of a potato like texture but if you just don't have it on hand, then all zucchini shredded would work too. 

HOW TO MAKE KETO ROSTI PIE SKILLET

To make the pie filling;

• Place the butter in an oven safe skillet and melt on a medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper and cook for 6 - 7 minutes until soft. Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add the chicken and bacon to the pan and cook for approximately 7 minutes or until the chicken starts to brown and is cooked through. Add the veggies back to the pan with the white wine and cook off the alcohol for 1 minute.
• Add the heavy cream, chicken stock and Dijon mustard. Bring to boil then reduce to a simmer and cook for 5 - 7 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. Stir through peas and cheese until melted. Season to taste.

To make the rosti topping;

• Place the grated turnip, zucchini and onion in a glass bowl. Microwave on high for 5 minutes. Note: I grated mine in a food processor.
• Allow to cool so not boiling and place in a muslin cloth, fine tea towel or a couple of sheets of paper towels and squeeze out the water. This step is IMPORTANT as this stops the rosti from being soggy!
• Mix with ⅔ of the olive oil or melted butter, thyme and a pinch of salt and pepper. Optional: mix in ¼ cup of shredded cheese.
• Add the rosti topping to the pie mixture leaving a small space at the edge of pan. Drizzle top with remainder olive oil.
• Bake for 20 minutes then finish off under the broiler for 2 - 4 minutes until slightly golden.

BEST TIPS

Make sure you squeeze out the water from the vegetables after microwaving. If you don’t have a microwave you can steam. It’s super important to remove the excess moisture as it stops the rosti top from being soggy. You can use a muslin cloth, fine tea towel or a couple of sheets of strong kitchen paper towels.

Feel free to add butter instead of olive oil to the rosti topping if you prefer. There’s butter and cream in the base though so I prefer olive oil so it’s not overly heavy and rich.

LOW CARB KETO MEAL PLANNING

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KETO BACON CHICKEN ROSTI PIE SKILLET