Easy Kids Meals
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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 for Snacks
Quesadillas2 tortillas
1/4 Cup cheese
Olives or Salsa, optional
Sprinkle cheese on top of tortilla. Add olives or salsa if desired. Place other tortilla on top and bake in microwave for 30 seconds until cheese melts. For a crispy quesadilla, have adult bake in the oven.
Nachos
On microwave safe plate scatter tortilla chips. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and melt in the microwave 30 seconds or until cheese is melted. This is a quick easy kids meal that kids can do for an after school snack.
BLT Dip
6 slices bacon
1 Cup Sour cream
1 Cup mayonnaise-don't use miracle whip
1 Cup chopped tomatoes
Crackers
Place a paper towel on a microwave safe plate. Lay bacon on top. Cook bacon in microwave 3-4 minutes or until bacon is crispy. Remove from microwave. Don’t forget to use hot pads. Crumble bacon and set 1 teaspoon aside. In bowl add together remaining bacon, sour cream, mayonnaise and tomatoes. Stir to blend together. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour up to 3 hours. Sprinkle reserved bacon on top. Serve with crackers.
PB&J Banana Rollup
2 (10-inch) flour tortillas
4 tbs peanut butter
2 tbs jelly
2 peeled bananas
Spread peanut butter on each tortilla, then add jelly. Put peeled banana on right edge of each tortilla, roll up and serve. 2 Servings
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Flavored Popcorn
Pop microwave popcorn according to package directions.
For Parmesan Seasoning: Stir together 2 Tablespoons melted margarine and 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese. Toss with warm popped popcorn.
For Taco seasoning: stir together 2 Tablespoons melted butter and 1 teaspoon Taco seasoning mix. Toss.
Ham and Cheese Roll Ups
Thin sliced ham in rectangular shapes
Ccream cheese, softened
1/3 Cup grated cheddar cheese
In bowl combine cream cheese and cheddar cheese. Spread on ham slices. Roll up and cut into bite size pieces. This can also make a great easy kids recipe for lunches.
Easy kids recipe for Snack Balls
1/2 cup chopped cheerios or rice krispie cereal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 banana
Mini chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers or shredded coconut
In a mixing bowl add cereal, peanut butter and peeled banana. Stir and mash all together. In small bowl add your topping of choice. Form mixture into balls and roll in toppings. Set in fridge until ready to eat or until firm.
Snack Mix
3 Cups plain popcorn
1 Cup peanuts
3 Cups Quaker Oatmeal Squares or Chex cereal
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Pop popcorn and set aside in a large bowl. Add peanuts and cereal. In separate small bowl mix butter with Worcestershire sauce. Pour over popcorn mixture. Adult should bake at 300 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
Creamy Fruit Dip
8 ounces cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup brown sugar
1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
Combine all ingredients together and chill. Serve with fresh fruit.
Homemade Potato Chips
Baking potatoes, thinly sliced by an adult or potato slicer
Place on baking sheet. Spray with olive oil or cooking spray and toss to coat. Arrange in a single layer. Adult should bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Season to taste with salt.
Easy Kids Meals, Kids Cooking Video: Ricotta Fruit Dip
Easy Kids
Meal-Peanut
Butter Dip
1/2 Cup peanut butter
1/2 Cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoons honey
Apple slices, banana slices, celery sticks, carrot sticks or other cut
fruit and vegetables
In a small bowl add peanut butter, yogurt and honey. Stir together
until well blended. Serve with cut fruit and vegetables of your choice.
Banana Chips
Bananas cut in long strips
Place bananas on a sheet of waxed paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for 1
hour at 225 degrees F. Allow to cool. Peel off paper and serve with
yogurt for dipping or eat as is.
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