Easy Recipes Kids Can Make (2024)

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A compilation of easy recipes for kids to make for breakfast, lunch,dinner, dessert, snacks and vegetable dishes. We've also included a25 "Mom and Dad are Away What Can I Fix forDinner?" List.

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10 Breakfast Recipes Children can Make

ScrambledEggs
Oatmeal
Yogurt Parfait
Waffles
Smoothiesand SmoothieBowls
Egg Salad
PotatoEgg Cups
Breakfast Kabobs
Monkey Bread
BreakfastBurritos
See more breakfastrecipes here.

10 Lunch Recipes Kids Can Make

Chicken Noodle Soup
Ham MacaroniChowder
PizzaToast
DeluxeNachos
Franksand Beans
EggDrop Soup
PizzaSoup
Porkor Chicken Salad Sandwich
QuesadillasTuna Salad Sandwich

Find more Lunch Recipes here.

Try our step by step kidscooking lesson plans with age appropriate tasks.

10 Dinner Meals Kids Can Make

ChiliMac
PizzaMeatloaf
CreamyBeef Noodle
ChickenCasserole
HotChicken Dip
MontereyChicken
ChickenParmesan
PeachPork Chops
CornChowder
MeatballSoup
25 Easy Dinner Ideas for Kids ToMake
See our kids recipe index formore ideas.

10 Dessert Recipes for Kids to Make

PushPops
Popsicles
HomemadeIce Cream
MiniCheesecakesChocolate cake in a mug
BlueberryCrisp
DippedOreos
PeachCobbler
Chocolate Bark
StuffedStrawberries
See our kids recipe indexfor more desserts.

10 Snack Recipes Kids Can Make

FruitDip with sliced fruit
TacoSnack Mix
BananaChips
PizzaCups
Banana Roll Up
Veggie Roll
Spring Rolls
Pickle Deli Wrap
Snack Balls
Cucumber Cups

Here are more snack recipesand even more with 5ingredients or less.

10 Vegetable Recipes Kids Can Make

RoastedSheet Pan Vegetables
CarrotSalad
VeggieLayered Dish
CobbSalad
PotatoSkins
Fanned Potatoes GreekSalad
PestoSalad
AcornSquash
SesameSnap Peas

Try more VegetableRecipes or see our Food FactsPages.

25 "Mom and Dad are Away What Can I Fix for Dinner?" List

You need some easy dinner ideas for your kids. Maybe you're going togo shopping, or you're going to be getting home late from work, oryour having a date night. Whatever the case your kids still have toeat!

Well, let your worries subside, because here are 25 easy dinnerideas that your kids can make all by themselves! A few ofthese ideas are crockpot meals for when you are planning ahead.

And, if they have a sitter, it will make the sitter's life so mucheasier to already have a simple and easy dinner picked out and havethe kids able to put it together.

What Makes These Easy Dinner Ideas "Easy"?

What makes these easy dinner ideas easy?!

1. Fast - these dinners are quick to put together, most ofthem can be ready in about 10 minutes!

2. Simple - the dinners I've created are incredibly simplebeing that they have few ingredients (usually just one) and themajority of them don't require following a detailed recipe. Some dohave you follow the directions on a package but any reader should beup to the task. And if your kids are younger, then have thebabysitter tell the kids what to do- i.e. "get out the pan for thestove."

3. Fun - the easy dinner ideas on this list are fun for kidsto make because they are really comfort foods! Every child loves itwhen their favorite meal is up for dinner. This helps get themexcited about actually making the meal and in turn this makes thedinner easy!

4. Minimal Cleanup - making sure that there are few dishesthat have to be washed is a MUST when kids are in charge of makingthe meal! My 25 dinner ideas require very few dishes, at most abouttwo pots.

25 Easy Dinner Ideas

1. Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup - Preheat a pan on thestove or a griddle. Butter 2 slices of bread, get out 1 slice ofcheese. Put 1st piece of bread (butter side down) in pan, then apiece of cheese, then 2nd slice of bread, butter side up. Heat up 1can tomato soup according to directions on the can.

2. Bean Burritos - heat up 1 can of refried beans accordingto the directions on the can. Spread on a tortilla. Top with Cheese.Roll Burrito up. Serve with a Yogurt Salad - pour 1container of yogurt into a mixing bowl. Drain 1 can of fruitco*cktail. Add the fruit co*cktail to the yogurt and mix.

3.Cheese Crisp - Preheat oven to 400. Lay 1 flour tortillaout on a cookie sheet. Spread shredded cheese over it. Bake for 10min.

4.Hot Dogs - heat according to package directions. Putin Hot Dog Bun. Serve with Chips and baked beans.

5.Ham and Cheese Sandwich + Carrot Sticks

6. Macaroni and Cheese + Lemon Poppy seed Muffins -Macaroniand Cheese - follow directions according to the box. Lemon Poppyseed Muffins - get the box mix that just calls for milk. Very easyto just follow directions then.

7.Tuna Sandwich + Cottage Cheese + Cucumber Slices-TunaSandwich - open 1 can of tuna and drain well. Add about 1 Tablespoonof Mayonnaise and a small amount of pickle relish. Mix together.Spoon onto sandwich bread. Serve with a scoop of cottage cheese onthe side and cucumber slices.

8. Pizza Toast- Add a slice of bread, half a bagel or Englishmuffin halves onto a cookie sheet. Spread tomato sauce on a slice ofbread. Add a dash of oregano. Sprinkle top with cheese. Bake in a400 degree oven for 3-5 minutes until browned as you like.

9. Ragu + French Bread with Butter - Fill a pot with waterabout 3/4 to the top. Turn stove burner on high. Bring water to aboil. Add spaghetti noodles. Cook noodles according to packagedirections. In a second saucepan, heat up 1 jar of spaghetti sauce.After the noodles are cooked, top them with the heated spaghettisauce and some Parmesan cheese. Serve with bread and butter.

10. Egg Salad Sandwich and an apple-Egg Salad - peel 6hardboiled eggs. Mash with a fork. Add 1/4 cup of mayonnaise and 1Tablespoon of Mustard. Mix everything together. Spread on sandwichbread.

11.BBQ Chicken and rolls- Spray a crockpot. Put 6chicken breasts in the crockpot and cook for about 6 hours on high.Remove chicken from crockpot and drain out any water. Putchicken back in crockpot and pour BBQ sauce over the chicken. Heatchicken with BBQ sauce about 30 minutes in crockpot. Serve withrolls.

12. Chicken Noodle Soup + Rolls- Chicken Noodle Soup -follow directions on the can. Serve with rolls or bread slice.

13.English Muffin Pizzas - cut 1 English Muffin inhalf. Toast in the toaster. Put on a plate and top with spaghettisauce and cheese. Then heat in the microwave for about 45 seconds oruntil cheese melts.

14.Nachos + Beans + Salsa- For nachos spread tortillachips on a plate. Top with shredded cheese and black beans and alittle bit of salsa. Heat in microwave until cheese melts.

15. Spaghetti and Meatballs - pour frozen meatballs into acrockpot. Top with 2-3 jars of spaghetti sauce. When ready to serve,make some spaghetti noodles according to the package.

16. Pork Chops in Crockpot- Spray your crockpot. Placepork chops in crockpot. Top with 1 can of cream of mushroom soup.Cook about 6-8 hours on high.

17. Ravioli with Yogurt Sauce- Cook package of frozenravioli according to package directions. Top with Greek or plainyogurt

18. Fish Sticks + Applesauce - follow the fish stickdirections on the package. Serve with a side of ketchup. Add peasand applesauce for sides.

19.Corn Dogs + Potato Chips + Baked Beans - Cook CornDogs by following the directions on the package. Serve with a sideof ketchup and mustard. For Baked Beans, heat on the stovetop or inthe microwave according to the directions on the can.

20. Baked Potato + Chili Beans - Wash and scrub outside ofpotato. Poke with a fork several times on all sides of the potato.Cook potatoes in the microwave, using your potato button on themicrowave.
Otherwise, cook the potato for 4-5 minutes. Heat some chili beans onthe stovetop and spoon these over your cooked potato. Serve with avegetable, such as carrot sticks or broccoli spears.

21.Crockpot Chicken Tacos-Put 4 chicken breasts in thecrockpot, pour 1 package of taco seasoning over the chicken. Put 2cups of salsa over the chicken. Cook for about 6-8 hours. When it iscooked, shred it with a fork and a knife. Then put the chicken in ataco shell.

22. Fish Sandwich - bake the fish fillets according to thepackage directions. Spread Mayonnaise on both sides of a hamburgerbun. Then, put the fish patties on a hamburger bun. Top with a sliceof cheese.

23. Tacos and Refried Beans -Tacos - brown 1 lb. ofground meat in a saucepan. Drain any fat that may be in the pan. Add1 package of taco seasoning to the meat. Follow the directions onthe taco seasoning package to add any other ingredients. Heatthrough. Serve meat in taco shells with cheese sprinkled on top.

24. Sloppy Joes and Chips-Sloppy Joes - brown 1 lb. ofground meat in a saucepan. Drain any fat that may be in the pan. Add1 can of sloppy joe sauce to the meat. Follow the directions on thecan.

25. Scrambled Eggs with Ham-Scrambled Eggs with Ham -crack 4 eggs into a bowl. Stir the eggs with a fork. Get out afrying pan, spray the pan, then add the eggs the pan. Next tear someslices of deli ham into the eggs. Sprinkle some cheese over theeggs. Cook the eggs over a medium-low heat.

GROCERY LIST

Bread
2 Flour Tortillas
1 can Tomato Soup
1 cream mushroom Soup
2 Chicken Noodle Soup
2 Refried Beans
2 Baked Beans
1 Chili Beans
1 Black Beans
1 Taco Shells
Salsa
2 Taco Seasoning Mix
2 Sloppy Joe Mixes (in can)
2 Dozen Eggs
2 Cheese Slices
Shredded Cheese
2 Cottage Cheese
Butter
4 Yogurts
plain or Greek yogurt
2 Deli Ham
1 pkg Hot Dogs
2 pkg Chicken Breasts
1 pkg Meatballs
1 Pork Chops
1 pkg frozen Ravioli
1 box Fish Sticks
1 box Fish Patties
1 box Corn dogs
1 can tomato sauce
Shredded cheese
2 cans Tuna
2 Boxes Mac & Cheese
1 box Spaghetti Noodles
1 pkg Quick Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Mix
3 cans Fruit co*cktail
2 Apple Sauce
Chips
1 Tortilla Chips
8 Jar Spaghetti Sauce
1 Parmesan Cheese
Mayonnaise
Pickle Relish
BBQ Sauce
Ketchup + Mustard
2 Dinner Rolls
1 English Muffins
2 Loaves French Bread
2 pkg Hamburger Buns
1 pkg Hot Dog Buns
1 pkg Potatoes
fresh fruits, your favorites
fresh vegetables, your favorites

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