Collection · 29 recipes
Kid friendly recipes for fussy eaters
Feeding children who are wary of anything new is one of the harder parts of family cooking. The recipes here are the ones that tend to go down well with younger eaters: familiar flavours, recognisable ingredients and spice kept mild or easy to leave out.
A few habits help more than any single recipe. Serve sauces and toppings on the side so everyone can build their own plate. Keep one thing on the table you know they will eat. Offer a new dish more than once, because a first refusal is rarely the last word.
Most of these work as a base you can adjust. Leave the chilli out for the children and add it to your own plate, or keep the salad separate from the main. Choose Family Friendly in the meal planner's filters to build a week everyone can eat, then take the shopping list with you. Every recipe also shows its calories and protein, so a week that suits the children can still be a balanced one for everyone.
Chicken Fajita Loaded Potatoes
Big loaded potatoes with all the fajita flavour.
Sticky Honey Garlic Chicken & Rice
Sweet, savoury and sticky, better than takeaway.
Chicken Tikka Loaded Naan
Bold, creamy and packed with flavour.
High-Protein Chicken Pizza Wraps
Crispy, cheesy and ridiculously easy.
BBQ Beef Quesadillas
Crispy, cheesy and made for busy nights.
Creamy Pesto Chicken Orzo
One pan, creamy and comforting.
Crispy Parmesan Chicken & Potato Bowls
Crispy chicken, golden potatoes and a garlicky drizzle.
Pesto Chicken Gnocchi Bake
Creamy, herby and so easy.
Cheeseburger Pasta Bowls
Cheesy, beefy and packed with flavour.
Garlic Chicken & Potato Traybake
Garlicky, simple and full of flavour.
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Creamy, smoky and packed with flavour.
Caribbean Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
Warm spice, sharp lime and a sweet salsa to cut through it.
The Best Homemade Lasagne
A proper meat sauce, three cheeses and a Sunday-dinner feel.
Chicken Peanut Butter Noodles
A creamy, salty-sweet peanut sauce over egg noodles.
Creamy Chicken & Chorizo Pasta
Smoky chorizo, chicken and a cream sauce that clings to rigatoni.
Enchilada Lasagne
Layers of wraps and spiced beef and bean chilli under melted cheese.
Sausage & Mash with Onion Gravy
Proper onion gravy over sausages, buttery mash and peas.
Easy Chicken Curry
A mild, creamy curry that is ready in half an hour and good for fussy eaters.
Cottage Pie
Slow-simmered beef and red wine under a golden, buttery mash.
Crispy Fish Goujons
Crisp breadcrumbed white fish with buttery new potatoes and peas.
Tuna & Sweetcorn Tomato Fusilli
A quick tomato pasta with tuna and sweetcorn, and broccoli on the side.
Creamy Pork & Mushroom Stroganoff
Tender pork strips in a gentle paprika and soured cream sauce, with rice and peas.
Mild Beef & Bean Tacos
Build-your-own soft tacos with a mild spiced beef and bean filling and a crunchy salad.
Moroccan-Style Chicken & Lemon Couscous
Gently spiced tomato chicken with lemon, cumin and a little cinnamon, and green beans.
Creamy Bacon & Pea Orzo
Risotto-style comfort food made with small pasta, in a fraction of the time, with broccoli.
Mild Coconut Chickpea & Spinach Curry
A mild vegetarian curry of chickpeas and spinach in coconut, with rice and green beans.
Smoky Bean & Cheese Sweet Potatoes
Quick microwaved sweet potatoes topped with a mild smoky bean chilli, cheese and a crunchy salad.
Slow Cooker Beef, Potato & Carrot Stew
An all-day beef stew with the potatoes cooked in the gravy, and green beans.
Slow Cooker Sausage & Bean Casserole
A tomato sausage and bean casserole with crusty rolls and peas, and almost nothing to do at teatime.