Easy kids' dinner recipes (2024)

Here's a selection of 10 easy, speedy recipes that you can make together with the kids.

Here's a selection of easy kids' dinner recipes. These speedy children's recipes are so simple, you canmake them together with the kids. The whole family will love these colourful and delicious dishes - so take your pick from quickstir-fries, yummy veggie burgers and funnypizzafaces.

It's not always easy to keep children entertained through the holidays or on rainy weekends, so we've compiled some of our favouritedinner recipeswhich will encourage them to get them involved in the kitchen and learn some useful culinary skills. Not only will the kids keep busy, enjoy making new dishes and get to feel grown up, they can also help you with the dinner prep and get food on the table faster - what a result. Teenagers can even make some of these recipes unsupervised, once they've mastered some basic kitchen skills.

We've included lots of veg-packed dishes in our easy dinner recipes collection, so you know your little people are well on their way to getting their five-a-day.

Get even morecheap, quick & easy recipesfor the family. Click through our easy dinner recipes and decide which one you think your kids would like to help make tonight...

First up, this mild curry is perfect for the whole family and only takes about 20 mins to make. You can teach older kids all about using a knife and preparing raw meat safely.
Tasks for the kids

Preparing the chicken with a knife with supervision (remember to get them to wash their hands)
Preparing the veggies with a knife with supervision
Stirring the curry sauce

Get the recipe: Annabel Karmel's fruity chicken curry

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Chicken stir-fry

Get older children and teens to help you make dinner with this simple chicken stir-fry recipe. You'll need to keep a close eye on them when it comes to cooking and chopping, but other than that this recipe is easy.

Tasks for the kids

Preparing the chicken with a knife with supervision (remember to get them to wash their hands before and after)
Preparing the veggies with a knife with supervision
Frying the ingredients in a wok with supervision

Get the recipe: Chicken stir-fry

Annabel Karmel's chicken dippers

If your child has never made dinner before then this recipe is bound to get them racing to the kitchen. Follow the step-by-step picture recipe together with your child.

Tasks for the kids

Mixing the marinade
Coating the chicken in marinade
Making the breadcrumbs and coating the chicken with them
Making the sauce

Get the recipe: Annabel Karmel's chicken dippers

Mexican bean and sausage soup

This smoky sausage soup will keep tummies full all evening. The beans and vegetables ensure its a nutritious choice, and there's plenty the kids can help with.

Tasks for the kids

Peeling the onions and garlic
Stirring the soup with help from an adult
Serving their own dinner into their bowl with supervision

Get the recipe: Mexican bean and sausage soup

Funny-face pizza

See how many different pizza faces your family can come up with and who can make a self portrait. This is a great idea for a children's party, where the kids can top their own pizzas with whatever they like.

Tasks for the kids

Helping to measure and weigh ingredients
Kneading the dough
Dividing the dough and rolling it into rounds
Decorating their funny faces with lots of yummy toppings

Get the recipe: Funny-face pizza

Veggie bites burgers

These burgers are a great way to disguise those vegetables that your kids might not normally eat. Let your kids assemble their own burgers with lots of fresh toppings like lettuce and tomato.

Tasks for the kids

Mixing the vegetables with the other ingredients
Shaping and coating their burgers
Assembling the burgers with their favourite toppings

Get the recipe: Veggie bites burgers

Crunchy salmon fishcakes

Encourage your child's imagination with this playful dinner where they can decorate their plate and shape their fishcakes however they like.

Tasks for the kids

Making the crunchy coating
Mixing all the ingredients together
Rolling the mixture into balls
Coating and shaping their fishcakes
Decorating their plates

Get the recipe: Crunchy salmon fishcakes

Annabel Karmel's Singapore noodles

The kids will love helping to make these lovely Asian-style noodles and will enjoy eating them even more! A great meal for the whole family that's ready in 15 minutes.

Tasks for the kids

Mixing the marinade
Helping to chop the vegetables with supervision
Mixing the veggies with the noodles

Get the recipe: Annabel Karmel's Singapore noodles

Annabel Karmel's sesame beef stir-fry

This flavour-packed noodle dish from kids' cooking expert Annabel Karmel is a big hit with little chefs. They'll love helping you to measure all the sauce ingredients and mixing them all together.

Tasks for the kids

Measuring ingredients
Helping to chop the vegetables with supervision
Mixing the marinade

Get the recipe: Annabel Karmel's sesame beef stir fry

Cheddar tortilla lasagne

This cheat's lasagne recipe made with tortillas only needs five ingredients. Little ones will love layering up the different colours in the baking dish.

Tasks for the kids