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Recipes for Kids

Recipes for kids are quick, colorful, and full of flavors they'll actually eat. Many of these recipes are also simple enough for them to help make. Our Texas Toast Pizza, Air Fryer Fish Fingers, and Broccoli Cheese Patties are go-to favorites for lunchboxes, after-school snacks, and fun family cooking time.

Dinner Recipes for Kids

These main dishes are easy to prepare, kid-approved, and perfect for family dinners.

  • Easy vegetarian quesadillas with black beans and corn sliced up with toppings on a platter.
    Easy Vegetarian Quesadillas
  • Air fryer fish fingers close up feature image with lemon and tartar sauce
    Air Fryer Fish Fingers
  • A bowl of buttered egg noodles topped with parsley.
    Easy Buttered Egg Noodles with Parmesan
  • close up of cheese quesadilla feature image
    3 Ingredient Cheese Quesadilla Recipe

Pizza Dinner and Snacks

  • Easy pizza egg rolls air fryer feature image close up with toppings and marinara for dipping.
    Pizza Egg Rolls in the Air Fryer
  • Texas Toast Pizza displayed on a wooden board.
    Texas Toast Pizza
  • Lavash pizza with pepperoni cut into diagonal wedges.
    Lavash Pizza Recipe with Pepperoni
  • Pepperoni rolls feature image close up on sheet tray with parmesan and seasoning
    How to Make Pepperoni Rolls
  • Triscuit pizza on parchment baked with seasonings.
    Triscuit Pizza
  • homemade pizza with store bought dough vegetarian pizzas with different toppings
    How to Make Pizza with Store-Bought Dough: A DIY Topping Night

Vegetable Recipes for Kids

These vegetable sides are picky kid-eater-approved.

  • Cauliflower bites in white bowl with garnish and a side of garlic aioli.
    Crispy Air Fryer Cauliflower Bites
  • Best Irish pub nachos recipe crispy potato nachos with cheddar and ranch feature image close up with toppings and a side of ranch
    Loaded Oven Baked Potato Slices
  • Broccoli patties feature image close up with dipping sauce and garnish
    Broccoli Cheese Patties (Air Fryer and Oven Method)
  • Crispy carrot fries spread out on a sheet pan.
    Carrot Fries Recipe with Rainbow Carrots (Oven-Baked)
  • Cooked air fryer potato wedges on air fryer tray with seasoning.
    Easy Air Fryer Potato Wedges
  • Smashed Broccoli feature image close up cooked with a squeeze of lemon
    Smashed Broccoli with Parmesan
  • Zucchini corn fritters stacked with green onion and sour cream garnish
    Zucchini Corn Fritters
  • air fryer sweet potato fries close up with garlic aioli feature image
    Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges

Sweet Treats for Kids

Our snacks and treats are fun to make, quick to serve, and sure to disappear fast.

  • Easy air fryer cinnamon pita chips recipe feature image close up of pita triangles with whipped cream cheese.
    Air Fryer Pita Chips with Cinnamon Sugar
  • Blueberry turnovers with puff pastry feature image close up with blueberry syrup oozing out
    Blueberry Turnovers with Puff Pastry
  • Ricotta zeppole with powdered sugar spilling out of a brown bag.
    Ricotta Zeppole (Italian Fried Dough Dessert)
  • Old fashioned peanut butter cookies feature image close up
    Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
  • A fluted decorative plate with frozen chocolate covered blueberries clustered together and topped with flaky salt.
    Chocolate Covered Blueberries Recipe
  • Bubbly hot caramelized apple slices in skillet.
    Caramelized Apple Slices
  • Rectangular chewy peanut butter granola bars on a wire rack.
    Chewy Peanut Butter Granola Bars (No Bake)
  • Holding a jar of homemade honey granola over the sheet pan of granola.
    Homemade Honey Granola with Pistachios, Coconut, and Dried Cherries

Breakfast Recipes for Kids

These kids' breakfast ideas are simple and perfect for busy school mornings or weekend brunches.

  • A fluffy chocolate chip pancake stack with powdered sugar and syrup cascading down the front.
    Fluffy Chocolate Chip Pancakes Recipe
  • Easy blueberry waffle recipe belgian style with buttermilk feature image stacked waffles with syrup dripping and blueberries on top
    Easy Blueberry Waffle Recipe (Belgian Style with Buttermilk)
  • Easy mini pancakes for 4th of July recipe feature image. on platter with berries powdered sugar and syrup.
    Easy Mini Pancakes Recipe
  • Two bowls of blueberry chia pudding with granola, coconut, and almond toppings.
    5-Minute Blueberry Chia Pudding with Greek Yogurt
  • Cinnamon Sugar Brioche French toast sticks in a platter with maple syrup for dipping.
    Brioche French Toast Sticks (Churro-Style)
  • close up of two slices honey almond butter toast with brand package in the background. Outside pic.
    Easy Banana Toast
  • Sliced nutella toast with all the toppings on a plate outside in the sunlight.
    Nutella Toast Recipe
  • Chocolate waffles quartered on a platter with pistachio filling, chocolate drizzle, and crunchy nut topping.
    Chocolate Waffles with Kataifi Pistachio Filling (Dubai-Inspired)


From quick weeknight dinners to after-school snacks, our recipes for kids keep mealtime stress-free and smiles guaranteed.

  • Maple pecan granola on a sheet pan with a metal scoop.
    Maple Pecan Granola with Pumpkin Seeds
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Spring Recipes

  • Spring pasta salad with garnish in a salad bowl.
    Spring Pasta Salad Recipe with Asparagus and Peas
  • Six lemon poppy seed muffins on a wooden board with one showing the tender crumb inside.
    Bakery-Style Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Recipe
  • Roasted cauliflower salad on a platter with wooden spoon next to linen and garlic bulb.
    Roasted Cauliflower Salad with White Beans and Lemon
  • Melon salad with burrata pistachio and mint feature image close up dressed with toppings
    Cantaloupe Melon Salad with Burrata Cheese
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    Sartin’s Signature Deep Fried BBQ Blue Crabs: Copycat Recipe

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