Healthy and Convenient Casserole Recipes

DeCA Makeover Winners

Winners: SPC Jacob Grauel, Jessica, Jackson (3) and Jase (6 months)

Military Branch: Army

Base: Fort Richardson, Alaska

Makeovers:
Chicken Divan
Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

"Most of the year [here] is dark and cold, so I love to make warm comfort foods for my family. Although delicious, these foods are usually not the healthiest. It is also hard for us to get good-quality fresh produce at a decent price. I would love to learn and share with my neighbors and FRG spouses some recipe ideas to keep our bellies warm, pockets full, and keep us fit!"

—Jessica Grauel

Try these lightened-up creamy casserole recipes.

Since much of the year at Fort Richardson, Alaska is dark and cold, Jessica Grauel likes to make warming comfort foods for her husband, Jacob, a U.S. Army specialist, and their two little boys. Problem is, creamy comfort foods often aren’t healthy. We solved that problem for the Grauels by offering two classic chicken dishes, lightened up. Both use frozen vegetables, making them ultra-convenient.

>> Chicken Divan
>> Old-Fashioned Chicken & Dumplings

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