This sheet pan tart is made with a gorgeous layer of roasted sweet onions and if you’re wondering why I just wrote a sentence with “kids” and “onions”, stick with me. Because this is a meal my kids actually ate, and loved. What you need to make a sheet pan tart Don’t limit yourself to…
Sheet Pan Quiche with Homemade Crust
We’re all about making feeding a family easier around here. That’s why sheet pan quiche is one of my favorite ideas. You’ll have enough to feed a crowd, or leftovers that fit perfectly into our lunchboxes! How to Make Sheet Pan Quiche Sheet pan quiche is just like your favorite quiche but the size and…
Easy Chicken Tikka Masala Kids Love
This easy chicken tikka masala recipe has three stages: marinating, cooking the chicken and making the sauce. That means you can break it up and do any part when it works for you. It’s not necessarily a traditional tikka masala recipe but this simplified version is zesty without being too spicy. That’s why this easy…
Creamy Lemon Pasta Primavera
The secret of this creamy lemon pasta primavera is simple: roast the vegetables in the oven first. You won’t regret the extra flavor, not one bit. Plus, if your kids are used to eating roasted vegetables, that’s a flavor ladder you can use to introduce them to something slightly new. All the familiar characters are…
Easy Mashed Potatoes
These easy mashed potatoes are the creamiest, most delicious version of a childhood favorite–except they’re simpler and a little more nutritious than what I grew up with. We gave mashed potatoes the Foodlets treatment. What you need to make easy mashed potatoes Yellow/gold potatoes Salt & pepper Plain Greek yogurt Optional: Riced cauliflower What makes…
15 Family Favorites: Dinners My Kids Ask for Again and Again
Kid-friendly ideas for dinner! These 15 family favorites have stood the test of time and our kids as for them over and over. When “What’s for dinner?” sounds like fighting words, come to this list. Each meal is easy enough for cooks of any level, fast enough for busy families and nutritious enough to make…
Roasted Broccoli Pasta
When I tell you that my kids love roasted broccoli pasta, you won’t believe that the main ingredient is…broccoli. There’s roasted broccoli, as you see here, but what you can’t make out so well is the roasted broccoli that’s also pureed into a sauce. Double broccoli. And now for the part that’ll leave you shocked:…
Cherry Tomato Candy Pasta
Move over homemade mac & cheese. This cherry tomato candy pasta is my kids’ new favorite pasta! We learned the recipe from Samin Nosrat (who wrote the excellent cookbook “Salt, Fat, Heat, Acid“) when she made it on the adorable Netflix kids’ show Waffles + Mochi. The secret is: roasting the tomatoes first. When you…
One-Pot Taco Mac & Cheese
Our newest version of macaroni and cheese adds the flavor of tacos and does it all in one pan. That’s one-pot taco mac and cheese! You won’t believe the secret ingredient that turns regular mac and cheese into this taco-flavored favorite…salsa. What you need to make taco mac & cheese pasta taco filling (ground beef,…
Chicken with Cabbage and Olives Sheet Pan Dinner
Is there anything better than a sheet pan dinner where everything cooks politely in one pan? How about a sheet pan dinner that’s hearty, something you feel good about serving AND a dinner that everyone likes! Our sheet pan chicken with cabbage and olives is exactly that. What you need for this sheet pan chicken,…
One-Pot Cheesy Sausage Rigatoni
One-pot sausage rigatoni means you don’t have to cook the pasta separately. It’s literally only one pot. Pasta, plus sauce all together. If that’s not a busy parent’s dream, I don’t know what is. Unless it’s a crowd-pleasing dinner every loves, like this one. What You Need to Make One-Pot Cheesy Sausage Rigatoni sausage (we…
Jamie Oliver’s Cheese Cauliflower Pasta: A Recipe Makeover
We did a quick recipe makeover on Jamie Oliver’s Cheese Cauliflower Pasta and the results are delicious. Nutrition: I used whole-wheat bread instead of sourdough. It was the ends of a loaf I already hand in the pantry. I love using all the food we have instead of buying something else. Also in this case,…
Coconut Curry Soup with Chicken & Noodles
This coconut curry soup is like traditional chicken noodle soup that just got a creamy infusion of spices and flavor. It’s so good. For kids who aren’t sure about trying new flavors like curry, chicken noodle coconut curry soup is a perfect place to start: mild, familiar and sweet. Scroll down for more ideas on…
Fast Sweet Potato Chili
This kid-friendly vegetarian recipe for sweet potato chili comes together in about 30 minutes. Full of good-for-you ingredients you probably have in your pantry, all four of my kids loved this sweet potato chili with a dollop of sour cream plus a little cheese on top. Our version isn’t spicy so if you want more…
Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
All the mediterranean flavors of Greece — olives, tomatoes, feta cheese, onions — in one sheet pan dinner your whole family will love as much as mine did. As you know, the rules for adding a recipe to foodlets.com is that three out of four kids must love the dinner. They gotta give it a…
Easy Chicken Coconut Curry: Ready in 30 Minutes!
This easy chicken coconut curry comes together in only half an hour. But that’s not the best thing. Here’s the crown and glory: All four of my kids loved it. *And the crowd goes wild…* What I Like About This Easy Chicken Coconut Curry It’s not too spicy, making this a great Intro to Curry…
30-Minute Lemon Chicken with Tomatoes & Kale
This 30-minute chicken dinner is packed with flavor — and healthy ingredients! Use kale, spinach, baby spinach or mustard greens. Anything works. Serve it over a bed of spaghetti and you’ll have a dinner everyone asks to make on repeat. Yes, cook the herbs first. I use boneless, skinless chicken thighs because they’re full of…
Potato Galette Recipe with Feta, Corn & Dill
For a luxurious lunch or a hearty vegetarian dinner along side a salad, my kids LOVE this potato galette recipe. With whole-wheat flour, chick peas for protein and tons of potassium-rich potatoes, it’s a healthy meal. Add all that butter, sweet corn and creamy feta and you’ve got a treat. Here’s how I make our…
Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs
How do you feed a whole family with one pound of ground beef? Try our Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs! This simplified recipe is already a favorite with my kids. We serve our Easy Salisbury Steak Meatballs over brown rice but you could certainly use egg noodles or any kind of pasta. What Makes these Salisbury…
12 Dinners with 5 Ingredients or Less…that Kids Love
Sometimes dinner just needs to be easy. Because most parents (including myself) find it tough to make dinner every single night. That’s why I love having a stable of dinners with 5 ingredients or less on hand. Not counting salt and pepper, these are a dozen delicious dinners with five ingredients or less, that all…