Kid Friendly Recipes

For every kid who’s an adventurous eater, there’s a picky eater. We rounded up our sure-fire family favorites that are kid-tested so you can pull off making just one recipe for dinner…and feel confident everyone will love it.

Baked cookies with an apple topping placed on a cooling rack

The 4-Ingredient Apple Pie Cookies I'm Making for Thanksgiving and Beyond

A bowl of yogurt frosting topped with sprinkles, stirred with a spoon

My 5-Minute, Kid-Friendly Dessert is No-Cook and Incredibly Nostalgic

Bowl of ringshaped pasta in tomato sauce with a spoon

This 3-Ingredient Pasta Is My Kids’ Favorite Dinner

A slice of soda cake topped with powdered sugar on a blue plate accompanied by a fork

The 2-Ingredient Cake So Easy a 4-Year-Old Can Make It

Closeup overhead shot of spoons with chocoalte and sea salt covered peanut butter, with a bite take out of one of the spoons

The 3-Ingredient Dessert I’ve Been Making Since Childhood (It’s Still My Favorite)

Stack of dessert bars with a meringue top and chocolate chips on a tabletop near a glass of milk

I'm Making These Retro Mud Hen Bars on Repeat

Toast Pies on a piece of parchment, dusted with powdered sugar, one torn open to show red filling

The 3-Ingredient Dessert So Easy My Son Can Make It

Cake Mix Cookies (3 Ingredients) on a cooling rack

The 3-Ingredient Cookies I Can’t Stop Making

ice cream bread slices on a wire rack, and in the surroundings, a jar with sprinkles on the counter

This 2-Ingredient Ice Cream Bread Is My Favorite

close up of Fro-Yo Bark pieces

The Easy Frozen Snack My Whole Family Loves

Plate of 5-Ingredient Pudding Mix Cookies (With 4 Variations)

The 5-Ingredient Retro Cookies I’m Adding to My Daughter’s Lunch Box

Round cucumber slices sprinkled with Tajin seasoning arranged in a bowl

My Kids Go Wild for This 4-Ingredient Snack

Cereal and marshmallow dessert bars cut into squares one slightly pulled away

3-Ingredient Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars

Chocolate mousse

2-Ingredient Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse

Three rolled cinnamon sugar tortillas on a plate with one cut in half, revealing the filling along a fork

I’ve Made This 4-Ingredient Snack Hundreds of Times (My Kids Love It)

Two halves of toast covered in colorful sprinkles on a patterned plate

The 3-Ingredient Dutch Breakfast My Kids Are Crazy About

unstuffed cabbage rolls in a large pan at a table setting with a stack of plates, a small bowl of minced herbs, glasses of water, and a pepper cracker

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Close-up: chicken caesar pasta in a pan

Chicken Caesar Pasta

Skillet chicken divan in a cast iron skillet (with some already served) at a table setting with a bowl of salad, a bowl of parmesan, a small bowl of chopped parsley, and a utensils

Skillet Chicken Divan

Walking taco casserole in a casserole dish with a spoon (casserole dish missing some casserole / some of the casserole was already served)

Walking Taco Casserole

One pot mac and cheese in a dutch oven with a wooden spoon, and in the surroundings, a bowl with cracker topping and a mustard kitchen towel

One-Pot Mac and Cheese

DIY Mac & Cheese on a Wooden Spoon, and More in the Pot Below It

Homemade Macaroni and Cheese Mix

Two Bowls of One-Pot Taco Pasta Topped With Sour Cream, Sliced Scallions and a Lime Wedge, and in the Surroundings, a Bowl With Lime Wedges, a Bowl With Sliced Green Onions, a Bowl With Sour Cream, Glasses With a Drink, and a Mustard Colored Table Napkin With a Pair of Silverware

One-Pot Taco Pasta

Easy Meatloaf With Some of It Cut Into Slices on a Platter and Sitting on a Sage Table Napkin Next to a Small Bowl With Sliced Parsley

Pile of Corn Dog Muffins Stacked on a Plate, and in the Background, a Red and White Checkered Kitchen Towel and Small Bowls of Toppings (Relish and Ketchup)

Corn Dog Muffins

Spatula Slightly Lifting a Slice of Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna From a Casserole Dish With the Rest of the Lasagna

Bowl of Creamy Cavatappi Topped With Shredded Parmesan Next to a Small Bowl With Blocks of Parmesan and Two Forks, All on an Olive Green Kitchen Linen

Creamy Cavatappi

Chicken Alfredo Pizza Cut Into Slices With One Slice Slightly Removed From the Rest to Get a Cheesy Pool, All on a Cutting Board, and Next to the Board, a Blue and White Striped Kitchen Towel

Chicken Alfredo Pizza

pickle pizza on a cutting board

Bowl of Burger Salad Topped With a Hefty Drizzle of Dressing, Sitting on a Table Napkin

Salmon patties set on a plate with a dip and lemon.

Manicotti Removed From Casserole Dish Filled With Manicotti Using a Wooden Spoon

Cheese Stuffed Manicotti

Vegan Chicken Nuggets Sprinkled with Salt Flakes on a Newspaper with Two Bowls of Sauces

Vegan Chicken Nuggets

Burger with Cheese, Red Onions, and Lettuce on a Plate on a Kitchen Counter for How to Make a Burger on the Stove

How To Make a Burger on the Stove

Casserole Dish of Cheeseburger Casserole with a Serving Already Served Using a Spoon at a Table Setting (a Plate with a Serving of Casserole, Bowl of Dry Parsley, a Table Napkin, and a Glass of Ice Water)

Cheeseburger Casserole

Slice of Cheeseburger Pizza on Small Plate Next to a Circular Wooden Tray with More Pizza and a Pizza Wheel and on the Counter, a Kitchen Towel

Cheeseburger Pizza

Casserole Dish of Trinidadian Macaroni Pie Cut into Individual Servings with One Piece Lifted Using a Spatula

Trinidadian Macaroni Pie

A plate of Peanut Butter Cookies.

The Hands-Down Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe

A plate of quesedillas and toppings.

The Ultimate Quesadilla

Red striped paper cartons overflowing with popcorn recipes

Perfect Popcorn

Sliced zucchini bread on a green serving tray

Easy Zucchini Bread

Best homemade hummus in a white bowl

Easy Homemade Hummus

Overhead view of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies cooling on a rack.

The Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

A glass and pitcher of lemonade from scratch

Perfect Lemonade

Rice Pudding with cinnamon sprinkled on top in a bowl

Creamy Rice Pudding

A loaf of garlic bread on a cutting board, partially cut into slices

The Best Garlic Bread

Sweet potato fries on a baking sheet.

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Overhead view of a brownie in a white mug topped with ice cream.

Brownie in a Mug

Four baked apples with their tops cut off and resting in a glass baking dish

Sloppy Joe

Best Ever Sloppy Joes

A bowl of homemade Applesauce in a white bowl

Homemade Applesauce

homemade mac and cheese

Creamy Baked Mac and Cheese

Two Glasses of Mango Lassi on Tray with Cubed Mango and Straws

Overhead view of blonde brownies scattered on a counter

Classic Blondies

Tapioca Pudding in a glass dish

Tapioca Pudding

best oatmeal cookies

Grandma's Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Chocolate-Covered Pretzels

Potato Bread

Homemade Potato Bread

Root Beer Float on Simply Recipes

Root Beer Float

The best popover recipe baked in a muffin tin.

Avocado Chicken Salad

Avocado Chicken Salad

Slices of Cheesy Bread on a Table

Easy waffle recipe served on a round plate with maple syrup

Easy Buttermilk Waffles

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