Kid-friendly dinners
Familiar, mild dinners that grown-ups enjoy too. Each one has a vegetable built in, and most have a step small helpers can do, like breading, stirring or shaping.
- Crispy baked chicken tenders and sweet potato wedges: Panko-crusted chicken tenders baked until crunchy, with sweet potato wedges and honey mustard for dipping. (35 min, about 560 cal · 48 g protein · 48 g carbs · 20 g fat)
- Mini turkey meatloaves with green beans: Little turkey meatloaves with grated zucchini hidden inside and a sweet ketchup glaze, baked with green beans on one pan. (40 min, about 380 cal · 32 g protein · 28 g carbs · 16 g fat)
- One-pot cheeseburger pasta: Everything kids love about a cheeseburger, cooked with macaroni in one pot, with spinach stirred in at the end. (30 min, about 640 cal · 45 g protein · 50 g carbs · 28 g fat)
- Teriyaki salmon bites with rice and edamame: Bite-size pieces of salmon glazed in a quick homemade teriyaki sauce, with rice and edamame. (30 min, about 630 cal · 41 g protein · 55 g carbs · 27 g fat)
- Easy chicken noodle soup: A cozy pot of chicken, egg noodles, carrots and celery in a golden broth, ready in 40 minutes. (40 min, about 320 cal · 34 g protein · 26 g carbs · 9 g fat)