Easy Kids Meals
with
6 or Fewer Ingredients

Easy Kids Meal Recipes on this page

Grilled Zucchini

Mini Twice Baked Potatoes

Oven Baked Fries

Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes

Fresh Salsa

Pasta Salad

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Cauliflower Dish

Creamed Peas and Potatoes

Perfect Asparagus

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These 6 or fewer easy kids meals were composed with the chef in training age group in mind. To help them continuously learn and practice after the chef in training cooking lessons.

However they are also great for quick easy meal ideas that your kids can help with. As stated before these recipes were composed with 7-11 year olds in mind so you may adjust the recipe directions as needed.

For example, older kids can do the cooking where as younger age groups will not be cooking and do not have the attention span for some recipes. They will do better when given small tasks and helping you create the recipe.

Easy Kids Meals-Side Dishes

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Grilled Zucchini
2 zucchini
butter
1/2 Cup cheddar cheese
1/4 Cup parmesan cheese
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper
Have adult cut zucchini in half. Child can spread butter on one half of the zucchini. Sprinkle cheddar and parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning on other half. Place buttered half on top of cheese half. Adult can slice in half or thirds. Wrap in aluminum foil and grill for about 10-15 minutes.

Mini Twice Baked Potatoes
6-8 Small potatoes
1/4 Cup milk
1 Tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup or less Cheddar cheese, shredded
Scrub and wash potatoes as many as desired. Pierce each several times with a fork. Place in a baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until potatoes are tender. Take out of oven and allow to cool. When cool enough to handle with your hands. Slice top of potato off and scoop out inside potato with a spoon. Make sure to leave potato skin intact. In mixing bowl mash potatoes with 1/4 cup milk and 1 tablespoon butter. If needed add more milk one Tablespoon at a time. Add in cheese as much as desired. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir until well blended. Refill each potato shell with mashed potato mixture. Reheat in the oven 15-20 minutes.

Easy Kids Meal-Oven Baked French Fries
4 medium potatoes
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon seasoning salt
Have adult slice potatoes in French fries. On a baking sheet toss potato fries with oil and seasoning salt. Have adult bake 425 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes
1 large tomato
1 can tuna, drained and flaked
4 teaspoon mayonnaise
1 Tablespoon chopped celery
Mix tuna, mayonnaise and celery in a bowl. Cut stem out of tomato. Slice off top. Scoop out inside of tomato, leaving the shell intact. Fill each tomato shell with tuna mixture. Place on a baking sheet and broil 3-4 minutes.

Fresh Salsa
1-2 tomatoes, diced
1 can corn, drained
1 can of olives, diced
1 can of black beans, drained
1 avocado diced
Combine all ingredients together and serve with tortilla chips.

Easy Kids Meals-Pasta Salad
� Cup small pasta shapes
1 Cup frozen mixed peas and carrots
1 Cup ham, cubed
Dressing:
� Cup plain yogurt
one small cucumber finely chopped
� teaspoon Dill weed
Adult should boil water and cook pasta noodles. Add peas and carrots the last few minutes of cooking. Drain and rinse with cold water. Mix three ingredients, pasta, peas mixture and ham, together in serving bowl. In small bowl mix dressing. Pour over salad mix. Chill 4 hours.

Roasted Brussel Sprouts
1 lb. brussel sprouts
1/4 cup Italian salad dressing or any oil based dressing
Wash brussel sprouts and have an adult cut in half. Place in bowl and add salad dressing. Toss to coat. Place sprouts on cookie sheet and cook in a 475 degree oven 5-10 minutes until toasted.

Cauliflower Dish
1 medium cauliflower cut into spears
Adult should cook cauliflower several minutes in boiling water. It does not have to be cooked until tender however. Chef in Training can place cauliflower in bottom of 8 inch square or 11x9 casserole dish.
Adult saut�:
1/4 Cup butter
1 garlic clove
Chef in Training can then add to mixture:
1/4 Cup dry bread crumbs
dash pepper and a dash of nutmeg
Stir until thickens. Spoon mixture over cauliflower. Sprinkle with � Cup shredded cheddar cheese. Adult should bake 350 degrees 15-20 minutes until tender and cheese is melted.

Here are a few more side dish recipes that make for easy kids meals from our Junior Chef kids cooking lessons 13

Creamed Potatoes and Peas
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
pinch of salt
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups new potatoes, cooked
1 Cup green peas, fresh or frozen (thawed)

Scrub and have an adult cut potatoes in quarters. Cook in boiling water until tender. Add peas last few minutes of cooking potatoes.

In a saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in flour and salt. Continue to whisk milk into mixture until smooth. Stir and cook until bubbly and thick. Add potatoes and peas. Stir until all potatoes are coated. Serve.

Perfect Asparagus
1 lb or more of asparagus
1/2 tablespoon salt
1-2 tablespoons butter
Break off ends of asparagus. In shallow skillet bring 5 cups of water and 1/2 Tablespoon salt to a boil. Place in asparagus and return to boil 5-7 minutes. Insert sharp end of knife in stem if tender they are done. Place in serving dish and pour melted butter over top.