2016-04-25

Plan an entire family meal, from appetizers to desserts, with these kid friendly recipes.

Kids love pizza, PB&J and Mac n’ Cheese, but the same old recipe can can get boring over time.

The good news is we have rounded up hundreds of simple but delicious dishes that have been tried and tested by moms – and kids – and are sure to become new favourites for the whole family!

Since you’re a busy mom and you have more important things to do than spend hours in the kitchen, the recipes are simple to prepare and easy to cook. So simple in fact that you can invite your children into the kitchen to help you, so you can have fun together preparing the family meal.

Browse our collections by clicking on the links below, and be sure to pin this page to your recipe board on Pinterest so you can find it again next time!


Easy Healthy Dinner Recipes



Do you feel like you never have enough time to cook a healthy meal for your family at dinner time? You don’t have to throw nutrition out of the window. We’ve got super-fast 30 minute dinners and super easy chicken recipes and a whole lot more besides!

10 Healthy Quinoa Salad Recipes the Whole Family will Enjoy! - These healthy quinoa salad recipes are perfect for spring and summer mealtimes - and there's something here for the whole family to enjoy.

10 Kid friendly grilled chicken recipes that are perfect for summer - Now the weather is finally getting warmer it's time to start grilling outside right? These kid friendly grilled chicken recipes look DELICIOUS and should see you through the summer!

12 Gluten Free Easy Dinner Recipes the Whole Family will Love! - A gluten free diet doesn't have to be tasteless. Here are 12 gluten free easy dinner recipes so DELICIOUS the whole family will enjoy them!

12 Healthy Crock Pot Soups to Warm your Tummy - If you're looking for healthy crock pot soups you've come to the right place. We have 12 recipes that are just perfect for busy mums!

12 Homemade Hummus Recipes to Enjoy with Friends - Forget store bought hummus that is filled with preservatives and pick one of these homemade hummus recipes instead!

14 Freezer Meals for New Moms to Show How Much You Care - These freezer meals for new moms make the perfect gift, because what mom has time to cook when there's a newborn in the house?

14 Quick and Easy Chili Recipes - Quick and easy chili recipes that are healthy and kid friendly too. Perfect for lazy evenings or tailgating parties.

19 Summer Slow Cooker Recipes – Because You've Got Better Things to Do than Cook - If your slow cooker makes you think of steaming casseroles and hearty stews it's time to think again. When the weather hots up your oven can turn your kitchen into, well, an oven. But your slow cooker is the perfect way to cook healthy summer meals without the sweat.

22 Baked Salmon Recipes That Will Turn Any Fish Skeptic into a Fish Fan! - We've rounded up a collection of baked salmon recipes the whole family will love - and they're great for dinner parties too

24 Fabulous Fajita Recipes for Fans of Mexican Food - Fajita recipes make easy dinner options for days when you don't have a lot of time to cook

25 Kid Friendly Southern Comfort Food Recipes to Warm Your Soul - The nights are drawing in so it's a perfect time to add one of these kid friendly southern comfort food recipes into your meal plans.

30 Minute Dinners: One Whole Month of Quick & Easy Weeknight Meals for Busy Moms - Forget calling for takeout, you can make these weeknight meals quicker than the takeout boy can deliver. We've rounded up 30 different 30 minute dinner recipes the whole family will love!

35 Pasta Salad Recipes Perfect for Potlucks and Simple Dinners - Whether you're looking for an easy dish to make for a picnic, a pot luck or just a family dinner at home you can't beat these super simple pasta salad recipes!

7 Super Simple Leftover Turkey Casserole Recipes - No idea what to do with all that leftover turkey after Thanksgiving or Christmas? Try one of these simple leftover turkey casserole recipes.

8 Make-Ahead Egg Casserole Recipes for a Crowd - These make-ahead egg casserole recipes are perfect for feeding a crowd for breakfast or brunch. They make great Breakfast for Dinner options too!

Chicken Alfredo Recipes the Whole Family will Love! - Whether you need a super quick midweek meal, or something filling for lunch on busy days, you really can't beat a Chicken Alfredo recipe!

Chicken CrockPot Recipes the Whole Family Will Enjoy! - We've pulled together a collection of kid friendly chicken crockpot recipes that the whole family can enjoy together.

Chicken Recipes for Kids – Baked Chicken Breast Recipes - When you're trying to come up with a meal plan for the week ahead and looking for healthy kid friendly recipes, chicken usually springs to mind as the perfect ingredient. I always end up just baking it in the oven and then serving it up with some potatoes and vegetables, which seems a bit boring. So this week I've decided to round up some yummy looking baked chicken breast recipes to make our chicken dinners a little more exciting!

Easy Ground Beef Casserole Recipes Even the Kids will LOVE! - Lure your family to the table with the smell of one of these piping-hot, easy ground beef casserole recipes teamed with rice, noodles, potatoes, or even crescent rolls!

Freezer Cooking Made Simple: One Whole Month of Freezer Meals – And No Repeats! - Freezer meals are perfect for new moms, or just plain busy moms. Find out how to prepare a MONTH'S worth of meals in 5 simple steps!

How to Turn a Can of Chopped Tomatoes into 4 Kid Friendly Dinners - Find out how you can turn one can of tinned tomatoes into four kid friendly meals!

Kid Friendly Mexican Nachos and Dip Recipes - Mexican nachos are just perfect for eating as a family, but are also brilliant for parties or game nights. Let's take a look at some of the best Mexican nachos and dip recipes around.

Kid Friendly Puff Pastry Pizza Slices - These pizza slices are made from puff pastry and are the perfect toddler tea that adults will enjoy eating too!

Leftover BBQ Chicken Recipes for kids – What to Do With Leftover Chicken - The summer is here which means it's BBQ season. No more slaving over a hot stove because we're out in the backyard grilling our dinners. I bet you're already asking yourself "what can I make with leftover chicken?". Ask no more because we've rounded up some great leftover BBQ chicken recipes for you to make your meal planning a little easier this summer.

Make Your Favourite Restaurant Meals at Home – 13 Copycat Recipes - Save money by making your favourite restaurant meals at home thanks to these super simple copycat recipes!

Mexican Recipes for Kid Friendly Meal Planning - Mexican recipes are perfect for kid friendly family meals because everyone can get stuck in and enjoy the food together.

Easy Lunch Recipes



Sometimes we spend so long meal planning for dinner we forget all about lunch!

By lunchtime those tummies are usually starting to growl so fill them up for the afternoon with something delicious.

12 Homemade Hummus Recipes to Enjoy with Friends - Forget store bought hummus that is filled with preservatives and pick one of these homemade hummus recipes instead!

24 Fabulous Fajita Recipes for Fans of Mexican Food - Fajita recipes make easy dinner options for days when you don't have a lot of time to cook

35 Pasta Salad Recipes Perfect for Potlucks and Simple Dinners - Whether you're looking for an easy dish to make for a picnic, a pot luck or just a family dinner at home you can't beat these super simple pasta salad recipes!

Chicken Alfredo Recipes the Whole Family will Love! - Whether you need a super quick midweek meal, or something filling for lunch on busy days, you really can't beat a Chicken Alfredo recipe!

Chicken CrockPot Recipes the Whole Family Will Enjoy! - We've pulled together a collection of kid friendly chicken crockpot recipes that the whole family can enjoy together.

Kid Friendly Mexican Nachos and Dip Recipes - Mexican nachos are just perfect for eating as a family, but are also brilliant for parties or game nights. Let's take a look at some of the best Mexican nachos and dip recipes around.

Mexican Recipes for Kid Friendly Meal Planning - Mexican recipes are perfect for kid friendly family meals because everyone can get stuck in and enjoy the food together.

Peanut Butter & Jelly – As you've never seen it before! - PB&J sandwiches are not the only way to enjoy that mix of Peanut Butter and Jelly. Oh no, you can eat it in cupcakes, waffle sticks and even pancakes. Check out this delicious collection of Peanut Butter & Jelly recipes and see if you can find a new family favourite.

School Lunch Ideas for Kids – One Whole Month of Ideas with No Repeats! - Stuck for school lunch ideas for kids? Well how would you like a whole month's worth of ideas?

Quick Breakfast Recipes

It’s the most important meal of the day so we’ve rounded up all of our breakfast ideas for kids to make sure you get your day off to a good start.

10 Healthy Breakfast Smoothies that are Great for Busy Moms - Need something quick and easy to get your day off to a great start? These healthy breakfast smoothies are DELICIOUS! And they're great energy boosters too!

12 Easy Smoothie Recipes that Make Great Breakfast Ideas for Kids - We've rounded up 12 easy smoothie recipes that make great breakfast ideas for kids for those days when you just don't have time to eat!

12 Egg breakfast recipes that make great breakfast ideas for kids - Eggs are a brilliant way to start your day because they are packed full of protein, as well as vitamins and minerals. These egg breakfast recipes make great breakfast ideas for kids, and if you like batch cooking as part of your meal planning you can freeze some of them too.

16 Delicious Ways to Use up Leftover Bananas – Easy Banana Bread Recipes - 16 easy ways to turn inedible bananas into yummy banana bread treats for your family. Don't miss the cookies and the milkshake!

8 Make-Ahead Egg Casserole Recipes for a Crowd - These make-ahead egg casserole recipes are perfect for feeding a crowd for breakfast or brunch. They make great Breakfast for Dinner options too!

Best Kale Smoothie Recipes for Kids Who Hate Veggies! - What do you do when your kids refuse to eat veggies? You make them a tasty smoothie - with hidden kale! They taste great and the kids won't know... shh!

Diet Smoothie Recipes to Help You Slim Down for Summer - These diet smoothie recipes taste delicious and are a great way to slim down in time for the summer!

Juicing 101: Tips and Recipes to Get You Started - Juicing provides your body with pure micronutrients, vitamins and enzymes, and gives your body a break from the bad stuff that lives in processed food.

Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole Recipes for a Crowd - These make ahead breakfast casserole recipes for a crowd are the perfect way to start your Easter or Mother's Day and of course Thanksgiving and Christmas!

One Whole Month of Scrumptious Overnight Oatmeal Recipes for Busy Moms - The best part about overnight oatmeal is that you prepare it the night before. So when you get up in the morning and you have a million things to do before you can get yourself and the kids out of the house on time breakfast is right there, sitting in the fridge, just waiting to be devoured!

Start the day off right with these DELICIOUS Cheerios & Fruit Breakfast Muffins! - Are your kids getting bored of cereal and toast for breakfast? Why not bake up a batch of these Cheerios and Fruit Muffins to get their day off to a tasty start!

Quick and Easy Desserts

Whether you serve them up every night, or save them for a treat at weekends we love quick and easy desserts so we’re sharing these recipes with you too.

10 Caramel Recipes Totally Worth Cancelling Your Diet For! - If you're trying to lose weight then I must apologise because these caramel recipes are totally worth cancelling your diet for!

10 Delicious Dessert Dip Recipes to Get the Party Started! - Need a pot luck dessert or a party centerpiece? Try one of these YUMMY dessert dip recipes!

10 Fabulous Patriotic Recipes for Kids – Celebrate the Red, White & Blue! - These patriotic recipes for kids are the perfect way to celebrate the Red, White & Blue! We've got appetizers and desserts that are perfect for a party!

10 Fabulously Green St Patrick's Day Desserts - Don't miss our collection of the greenest, yummiest, St Patrick's Day Desserts around!

12 Kinds of Fudge to Make for Someone You Love - Fudge is the perfect treat to wrap up and give to loved ones this Christmas, or serve it at your next party!

14 Holiday Cookies that are Almost too Cute to Eat! - Spend an afternoon baking up a storm, then serve these Holiday cookies to guests, or even better eat them yourself!

15 Thanksgiving Cakes and Bakes Your Guests will Love! - Think outside the pie-crust: Delicious Thanksgiving desserts that taste so yummy your guests will want seconds, and the recipe!

16 Easy Apple Desserts Recipes - These easy apple desserts recipes are just what you need for a family treat this fall. Forget the apple pie - try one of these instead!

16 Easy Trifle Recipes for a Crowd – Perfect for Gatherings, Pot Lucks and Holidays - These easy trifle recipes are delicious and perfect for the Holiday Season. From pot lucks to book clubs, meetings to dinner parties you can't go wrong with a trifle when feeding a crowd!

17 Spooky Spider Recipes Perfect for Parties - These spooky spider recipes are perfect for a kid's party, Halloween or even a play date!

21 Apple Treats Your Kids Will Love - These apple treats are a perfect way to welcome in the Fall

22 No Churn Ice Cream Recipes That Are Screaming to Be Eaten - These no churn ice cream recipes are the perfect way to enjoy homemade ice cream all summer long without needing to buy an ice cream machine!

23 Pumpkin Dessert Recipes Full of the Flavour of Fall - If you're looking for yummy kid friendly pumpkin dessert recipes you're in the right place - we've got 23 delicious pumpkin desserts for you to make!

30 Delicious Dessert Bar Recipes Worth Ditching Your Diet For! - These dessert bar recipes are so delicious, they're perfect for parties and playdates.

39 Delicious Lemonade Dessert Recipes: Because Lemonade is Not Just For Drinking! - Nothing says summer like a tall, cool glass of lemonade... the only thing better is a scrumptious lemonade dessert!

8 Best Pumpkin Recipes According to Pinterest - From breakfast muffins to swirled cheesecake we've got the best pumpkin recipes for breakfast and dessert

8 Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes that Your Guests Will Love! - Easy Thanksgiving dessert recipes don't have to be boring - check out these amazing recipes that look like they took a lot of effort!

Delicious Dairy Free Chocolate Brownies Recipe - This chocolate brownie recipe is too good to miss. Craving to tummy in less than 30 Minutes!

Easter Cupcake Recipes for Kids to Bake… and Eat! - These Easter cupcakes look almost too good to eat! Your child will have so much fun baking them, and then of course eating them!

Easy Coffee Cake Recipes to Enjoy with Friends - If you're having friends over while the kids have a play date then this collection of easy coffee cake recipes should fit the bill quite nicely!

Easy Easter Dessert Recipes that Look (almost) too Good to Eat! - This year why not surprise your family with one of these DELICIOUS Easy Easter Dessert Recipes? From nests to bark, and yummy cakes we've got it all!

Make Your Favourite Restaurant Meals at Home – 13 Copycat Recipes - Save money by making your favourite restaurant meals at home thanks to these super simple copycat recipes!

School Lunch Ideas for Kids – One Whole Month of Ideas with No Repeats! - Stuck for school lunch ideas for kids? Well how would you like a whole month's worth of ideas?

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