Quick and Easy recipes that are kid friendly?

Question

I have a 16 m/o and would like some kid friendly recipes for her and the whole family. Something that doesnt take too long to fix and that isn't too unhealthy. We do eat chicken and beef (not too often though) so vegetarian recipes would be great too. Thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

Here are a few sites for you to try:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Recipes/story?id=422041&page=1

http://www.southernfood.about.com/od/kidfriendlyfood/

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/ah_recipes_lunch/article/0,1801,HGTV_3184_2282502,00.html

http://www.kids.cdkitchen.com/

http://www.pediatrics.about.com/od/recipes/

http://www.americanprofile.com/recipes/browse/84530/kid-friendly-recipes.html

Here are a few vegetarian sites also:

http://vegkitchen.com/kid-friendly-recipes.htm
http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/1431.asp
http://dmoz.org/Home/Cooking/For_Children/

I hope that these help you!! Good Luck!

Answer 2

Make Over 200 Juicy, Mouth-Watering Paleo Recipes You've NEVER Seen or Tasted Before?

Answer 3

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 4

My son is super picky and this is one way I get him to eat his vegies with no fuss. You can also do the same thing with equal part carrot and turnip but instead of using mayo use milk and butter just like mashed potatoes.

Cauliflower mash
5 cups cauliflower florets
1 1/2 quarts water
1 clove garlic (optional)
1/4 cup hellmann mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steam cauliflower and garlic for 15 minutes or until tender, drain well.
Blend or food process together the cauliflower, garlic, mayo and salt until creamy.
Serve.

Answer 5

my kids love pasta, you could try with whole wheat pasta. We also enjoy making pizza together. It's pretty quick and you can use anything for a crust (pita, english muffins) and use pasta sauce if you don't have pizza sauce, and it's much healthier than restaurant pizza.

I don't know, I try to make healthy meals a few times a week, but I'm a busy single mom and we get home late sometimes. I see nothing wrong with sandwiches and soup for supper. Sometimes we make scrambled eggs and toast with fruit.

Answer 6

http://www.easy-kids-recipes.com/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/main-dish/everyday-meals/family-favorites/main.aspx
http://www.childrensrecipes.com/
http://www.ability.org.uk/kids_recipes.html
http://mcgees.com/kitchen/kidstuff.htm
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids/
~~~enjoy~~~

Answer 7

I think a fun one is to take breadstick dough and flatten it out. Then everyone can put a little sauce or cheese, or anything that sounds good in it. Then you just twist em up and bake them. Voila! Easy, fun, and good! : )

Answer 8

Grilled cheese sandwiches, fresh veggie sticks and french fries or oven fried potatoe wedges.

Answer 9

Cheese on toast - popped into the oven or microwave until the cheese melts - add ketchup or brown sauce.

Beans on toast - again add some brown sauce.

Answer 10

this links will help you

http://www.cp.duluth.mn.us/~sarah/rdr020.html
http://chefmom.com/recipebox/Kids/