Recipes

This classic soup comes from Donna Miner, Kitchen Manager at Chicopee High, who says it is enormously popular with the students. In her original recipe she used pack-aged cream base, which contains unhealthy trans fat. So, for this version we used a tasty substitute of light cream, with a thickener of butter and flour. The result tastes rich, but doesn’t contain much fat per serving. In the words of Chicopee Food Service Director Joanne Lennon, “ If you are going to have a cream soup, it might as well be the real thing and satisfy!”

The sweet prune sauce is a delicious base for this savory flatbread. Served with chicken, sweet potatoes, and topped with a salty feta cheese. Perfect for a globally inspired lunch item.

This grab-and-go breakfast bar is flavorful and fluffy with no sugar added. Easy-to-make and easy-to-serve, it will quickly become a student favorite.

Delicious apples, hearty oats, and flavorful cinnamon create a fruity, fun breakfast bar that is a great way to start the day. Chef Sam developed this recipe to have less than 5 grams of added sugar per serving.

These prune energy bites will enhance any lunch bento box to provide a complete reimbursable meal that is quick and easy to serve.

Oats with cheddar cheese make a savory breakfast item that is easy to prepare. This dish can also be the basis for a savory breakfast bowl with eggs, potatoes and ham!

This dip is the perfect centerpiece for a grab-and-go lunch package. Add fresh fruit and graham crackers to complete the meal for breakfast or lunch. This simple, two-ingredient recipe will be a favorite of students and staff.

Pancakes, a breakfast staple, are adapted for school meal production and enhanced with a flavorful, easy-to-prepare wild blueberry sauce. This is a great breakfast option with only 4 grams of added sugar per serving.

This popular grab-n-go breakfast dish is simple to make with a creamy texture. A delicious take on the favorite peanut butter and jelly flavor will be a student favorite.

These strawberry chocolate overnight oats are a perfect sweet breakfast, that is packed with protein and fiber! Chef Sam developed this recipe to have less than 5 grams of added sugar per serving.

This delicious gluten-free breakfast bake has a base of cheesy seasoned rice combined with breakfast sausage crumbles. Protein can be interchanged with other meats.

This recipe takes everything you love about an orange creamsicle and transforms it into a healthy breakfast dish. Greek yogurt is combined with orange juice, layered with rice cereal and granola, and then topped with mandarin oranges.