The Most Comforting Casseroles You Can Make For New Moms

As far as Southerners are concerned, a casserole is a cure for all things. For illness and grief, a casserole provides comfort and warmth. For celebration and community, a casserole provides heartiness and joy. For a new mom? A casserole provides sheer sustenance. In the early days back home, new mothers face challenges beyond anything they've experienced before. From caring for her new bundle of joy (not to mention, the rest of her family) to keeping the sink clear of bottles and figuring out how to squeeze a few hours of sleep in here and there, it can feel like an uphill battle. While taking care of a new child is truly something special, it does make mealtime more about surviving than thriving for quite some time. That's where the new mom meal train comes in. Those close to the new mother can provide welcome assistance with something as simple as—you guessed it—a casserole. Taking you all the way from breakfast to dinner to dessert, we created a lineup of downright delicious, comforting casseroles to make for the new mommy in your life. All she'll have to do is pop these in the oven or the freezer for a little relief.