16 Meals Kids Love (and You’ll Actually Enjoy Too)
Finding meals that kids love and adults actually enjoy can feel like a challenge. This collection of 16 recipes makes it easier, with options that are simple, satisfying, and full of flavor. They’re designed to please picky eaters without feeling boring for everyone else. If you want dinners that work for the whole table, this is a great place to start.
Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken
This Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken is sweet, tangy, and melts-in-your-mouth with flavor. It’s an easy to make dinner with 7-ingredients that are simple to shop and affordable. Plus, it pairs great with rice or mashed potatoes.
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
You are going to want to try this delicious, mouthwatering, Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf recipe! It is incredibly simple for those nights when we’re craving some classic good ‘ol American comfort food! Combining the flavors of a cheeseburger and Mom’s meatloaf was a huge win – everybody loved it!
Tortilla Crusted Chicken
Tortilla Crusted Chicken is like Mexican inspired chicken tenders. They take 30 minutes to make and they are perfect for dipping with salsa or over a salad!
Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken
This Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken is a lighter, homemade twist on a takeout classic! Made with golden chicken and a tangy, pineapple-infused sauce, it’s packed with clean ingredients and bursting with flavor. Perfect for meal prep or a quick weeknight dinner that pairs well with rice or riced cauliflower, or steamed veggies!
Kid-friendly salmon curry
This kid-friendly salmon curry has lots of flavor without the heat – perfect for little ones and grown ups alike. Plus it takes no time to cook and so is the perfect dinner for busy nights.
Chicken Potato Broccoli Casserole
Chicken potato broccoli casserole is where chicken and veggies mix with cheese and topped with a buttery cracker topping. Budget and kid friendly, even for those that are not big broccoli fans.
30 Min One Pot Pizza Pasta
This Pizza Pasta combines all the great flavors of your favorite pizza in an easy 30 minutes, one pot pasta dish! This cheesy pizza casserole is kid friendly and always a family dinner favorite!
Sour Cream Macaroni and Cheese
Sour cream macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort food combining the creamy richness of mac and cheese with the tanginess of sour cream! It’s a quick 20-minute recipe that is a hit with kids and adults alike. Serve it as a side dish, or add some tasty mix-ins and make it the main course!
Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Individual Chicken Pot Pies are the best kind of comfort food that are easy to make and are also a great family dinner that you and your kids will love!
Ground Beef Stir Fry
This ground beef stir fry is not only incredibly easy to prepare, but it is also loaded with tons of flavor! Ground beef is browned and then tossed with vegetables and delicious stir-fry sauce for a dish that the whole family will love! In fact, I bet the kids will be begging for this quick dinner all the time!
Doritos Chicken Tenders
These Doritos Chicken Tenders will earn you a gold star from your kids. This easy dorito chicken tenders recipe requires 4 ingredients total!
Easy Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Honey Soy)
These Oven Baked Chicken Drumsticks are seasoned with a simple honey soy marinade made with only 5 ingredients, then baked until golden brown perfection. This easy chicken recipe turns boring chicken legs into a scrumptious dinner masterpiece! A crowd pleasing, kid-friendly meal!
Classic Calzones
Asking yourself, what to make for dinner tonight? Calzone night is one of my family’s favorite. I cut the dough into triangles and chop up all the ingredients. Everyone gets to make their own special creation and there is zero whining about “I don’t want.
Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu)
Japanese-style Mapo Tofu (Mabo Dofu) is full of flavor but much less spicy than the original Sichuan dish. Even kids can enjoy this family-friendly recipe of ground pork and silken tofu that’s ready in just 30 minutes!
Rice Krispies Chicken
Use crisped rice cereal to make some of the crispiest chicken ever. These Rice Krispies Chicken Tenders is an easy family dinner recipe that the kids will beg for!
Crispy Korean Fried Chicken (Yangnyeom)
Learn how to make Korean Fried Chicken that is golden brown and extra crispy and glazed with a Gochujan based sauce that is sticky, sweet and spicy all at once!
