179 kid friendly recipes

5-ingredient gluten-free banana orange muffins made with rice flour and orange juice concentrate. No added sugar, no eggs, no dairy. Great for kids' lunchboxes and allergen-friendly diets.

Lulu's corn chip chicken: chicken breasts brushed with mayo, seasoned, and crusted in crushed corn chips, then baked crunchy. A no-fry, kid-friendly upgrade on shake-and-bake chicken.

Easy breakfast tortilla wrap-ups stuffed with scrambled eggs, melted cheddar cheese, crispy bacon bits, salsa, and fresh tomato. A quick, kid-friendly morning meal ready in under 20 minutes.

Egg in the hole, the classic kid-friendly breakfast of an egg fried right inside a buttery slice of toast, with the cut-out round toasted in cinnamon sugar for a sweet little bonus.

Mac skillet dinner is homemade hamburger helper: ground beef, mushrooms, and corn in a chili-spiced tomato sauce tossed with macaroni. One skillet, budget-friendly, and on the table fast. The weeknight dinner kids actually finish.

This is the most commonly sold chaat in the streets of Mumbai. Almost every street has its own friendly bhelwala with his inimitable blends of chutneys and masalas. Bhel is a delectable combination of papadis, puffed rice, sev, onions, potatoes, raw mango and chutneys. The proportions of the various chutneys can be changed to adjust to your personal preferences. Toast the puffed rice to make bhel crisp before using it to make bhel. If you store the puffed rice, sev and papadi and refrigerate or freeze the chutneys, you can rustle up a heavy snack in a jiffy for your hungry kids returning from school.

They make great Christmas gifts for family and all the various people you give them to. Mailman, garbage man, paperboy, school teachers, your kids' friends. etc. I figure if the kids have to help me cut, they get some to give to their friends.

Pirate's pie: a kid-friendly fish pie with canned salmon, leeks, red pepper, and corn in creamy sauce under a piped cheesy mashed potato crown. Budget-friendly family dinner.

No-bake chocolate cereal bars layered with a chocolate-ganache filling between peanut butter Cocoa Krispies cereal crusts. Kid-friendly snack bars ready in under 30 minutes.

No-yeast buckwheat pretzels with a nutty, toasty crunch topped with coarse salt and sesame seeds. A fun, kid-friendly baking project that's done in an hour.

A retro macaroni and cheese casserole topped with sliced Spam, baked in a creamy mushroom soup and cheese sauce. Budget-friendly, kid-approved comfort food ready in an hour.

Fun fruit tacos filled with strawberries, grapes, apple, and banana, topped with vanilla yogurt and toasted coconut. A kid-friendly snack ready in 25 minutes.

Quick 5-minute broccoli cheese sauce using canned soup and milk for an easy vegetable topping that transforms plain veggies into kid-friendly sides.

Mini chicken pot pie puffs baked in a muffin tin from flaky refrigerated biscuits, filled with chicken, vegetables, and creamy soup. A fast, kid-friendly weeknight dinner.

Rich Colombian-style cocoa cakes loaded with real cocoa powder and butter. Kid-friendly, quick to mix, and ready in under 30 minutes for a chocolatey snack.

Tater tot casserole with seasoned ground beef and cream of celery soup topped with crispy frozen tater tots. A family-friendly weeknight dinner kids love.