Easy recipes for dinner that are kid-friendly!!!!!?

Question

My kids love to cook, and Im wondering if their are any family favorites of yours that are kid-friendly. Ages are 10, 8, and 7. I want them to cook something for dinner tonight by themselves. They will be happy!! Thanks!

Answer 1

Another favorite is Tortilla pizzas.

Spread pizza sauce lightly on a tortilla and top just like a pizza - cheese, pepperoni...whatever they like and bake on a cookie sheet/baking tray until the cheese starts to brown lightly. It's fast, easy, they use the toppings they like so you know they'll enjoy it...and it only dirties a sheet pan, a spoon to spread the sauce and maybe a cutting board and knife, depending on the toppings...(Can you tell I'm a seasoned veteran?)

Answer 2

mini english muffin pizzas - kids can make their own toppings, you put on pizza sauce on the english muffin half, they do the rest, bake for 10 min on 350 Another is mac/cheese with ground beef or chicken. 1 lb pkg of elbow macaroni or other small fast cooking pasta, 1 jar Ragu Cheedar Sauce, 1 can cooked chicken breast, drained, a little salt, 2 cups pea/carrot mix or other veggie that they like. Cook the noodles, drain, add the rest and heat up. Should be enough for left overs too. Filling, fast, and very kid friendly. Another idea for you to cut down on time is to prepare all the weeks meals over the weekend. Freeze/refridge and heat up. I love my crockpot because I can make a large batch of chili, we will eat it one night, freeze the other half and pop it in and heat again in crockpot before leaving for work so it is done when I get home. I cook it all on low for the entire 8-9 hours. Gumbo, chicken, meatloaf, roasts, soups/stews, the crockpot bags are great in a real pinch, etc. are all done in th crockpot and then I just heat up frozen veggies or make a salad to go with. If you need a starch, instant potatos or rice/noodle pouches are wonderfully quick. I use two crockpots and rotate out so they are clean and cool on oposite days.

Answer 3

check out this website: they have THOUSANDS of people rate other people's recipes and i found a section that specifically identifies kids cooking in the kitchen and give dozens of examples that would be 'kid friendly'.

Answer 4

Try browning up some ground beef and season it then mix into Boxed mac & cheese with a can of corn my kids love it.

also home made pizzas (sort of)
Again brown up some ground beef get some sandwhich size rolls slice in the middle add meat & sauce w/ mozzarella stick it in the oven for 10 min.
The kids could even help!

Answer 5

I got some real quick recipe on my website with vey wasy to follow instructions. I know being a mom is tough, you need all the help you can get. Plus I have some articles about "kitchen-play" I hope you can drop by my site. :-)

Answer 6

An archives of recipes appealing to kids, or
simple enough to be made by kids :

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kid-RECIPE/

Answer 7

i think you can let them cook mac and cheese, and some steak in a frying pan and maybe some corn or whatever vegatables they like. that kind of stuff that is what i would let them cook for dinner.

Answer 8

My kids love it when I let them have 'breakfast' for dinner. They can make frozen waffles or cereal by themselves.

Another favorite in my house is fried Ramen. My 9 year old cooks it all by himself.

Once the water is boiling, you add the noodles and cook them just until they fall apart. Then you drain them and put them in a skillet with a little butter and add the seasoning. If you have left over meat (chicken or porkchops) in your fridge, they can tear or cut it up and add it to the skillet too. All of my kids ask for it all the time. They don't even use forks to eat it and if you have paper plates, then no dishes to wash.

Another favorite is tuna (or chicken) salad. The only cooking is boiling the eggs. My kids like it wrapped in tortilla shells or on crackers instead of bread.

Good luck!

Answer 9

1 can of mushroom soup
1 pound of chicken breasts
2 cups of rice
4 cups of water

1st way:
Turn oven on to 350 degrees.Place chicken in a baking ban and pour can of soup over chicken. Cook 35 Minutes.

2nd way:
Cook chicken breasts in pan on stove. When done pour soup over chicken. Bring to a boil, turn down heat, simmer for 5 minutes.

Rice:
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add rice. Bring to a boil again, then turn down heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

When rice is done pour soup over rice