Kid Friendly Dinner recipes your whole family will love. These quick, easy dinner recipes are so delicious it’ll be hard for even the pickiest eaters to say no. With plenty of One Pot and Healthy recipes included.
Have the whole family sitting down for dinner in 30 minutes from start to finish with these 10 Super Fast, Kid Friendly Dinner Recipes in less than 30 minutes.
There are so many benefits to family meals, including; improved eating habits, opportunity to model healthy eating, children are generally more open to trying new foods and they develop a healthy relationship with food.
Kid Friendly Dinner Recipes in less than 30 minutes
I have discovered how little time you have once your kids start doing after school sports, especially when they are young and you have to sit and watch. I don’t have time to be sitting and doing nothing! ha ha so 30 minute dinners have become my life savers. Here are a few of my favourites.
1. Chinese Cashew Chicken
Made tender and delicious using the same technique as your favourite Chinese restaurant. You will be surprised at how easy it is!
This Cashew Chicken is just like takeout only made at home! I made it using both my wok and Thermomix and you really couldn’t tell the difference. I have included both recipes depending on what you have at home. Just a warning though, this turned out amazingly moorish, I had to freeze my leftovers to stop myself picking at them.
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2. One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs
One Pot Spaghetti and Meatballs, all cooked together in one pot! Less dishes and more free time! Made with really simple, minimal ingredients.
Succulent meatballs full of flavour from cooking in the sauce and with the pasta.
This is a great dinner when camping, which is where I learnt the recipe originally.
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3. Beef Skewers with a Tahini + Cashew Sauce
Beef skewers served with a delicious, rich and creamy sauce with the added health benefits of tahini. This sauce would also be amazing replacing a satay sauce.
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4. Oven Baked Chicken Tacos
Chicken Tacos baked in the oven & made with leftover roast chicken. My favourite Chicken Taco Recipe and it’s so easy! You could also make as pulled pork tacos using leftover slow cooked pork. These are ready in less than 30 minutes and as they are baked with the filling and cheese in the oven, it’s a perfect taco recipe for kids. So much less mess!
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5. Sweet Potato Creamy Pasta Sauce
An alfredo inspired sauce using sweet potatoes. Perfect for a simple, mid week vegetarian dinner option! You could easily add chicken or even salmon pieces if you want to add some protein.
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6. Mini Chicken Meatballs with Cashews, Coriander & Cream Cheese
Loaded with hidden veggies. A fun and healthy dinner in less than 30 minutes!
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7. Chicken + Avocado Pizza
Chicken and Avocado Pizza, You will be amazed with this pizza base, it’s so light and made easily in just a few minutes!
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8. Grilled Prawn Tacos and a Tasty Lime Slaw
Grilled prawn tacos with a crunchy coleslaw and easy 3 ingredient lime dressing. Dinner in less than 30 minutes! These are a great as a kids’s dinner and also perfect for kid free entertaining. Very limited time in the kitchen and guests can sit around the table making their own tacos. I like to include some jalapenos on the side also.
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9. Cauliflower Alfredo
Cauliflower Alfredo Pasta Sauce that’s creamy and delicious and gluten free! You will want to pour this over everything!
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10. Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
A delicious, easy and super healthy dinner of Teriyaki Salmon Skewers, brown rice and greens. My kids will pretty much eat anything if it’s on a stick and I am working my way through anything and everything…… fruit, veggies, chicken, beef, garlic prawns and now salmon! This has made salmon and green veggies a fun dinner for everyone in the family.
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