Recipes suitable for young cooks
We have lots of fun recipes for children to help make, from snacks to main meals. Great for ages 7 or over
Featured recipes
Child-friendly recipes with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. Getting children involved in the kitchen from a young age is a great way to develop skills for life – and a lifelong interest in healthy eating!
Cauliflower cheese monsters
Fantastic falafel
Tutti-frutti sundae
More recipes to cook with children
Mini pesto pizza
This healthy, homemade pizza is quick to make, plus we have step by step instructions for children to follow
Paprika chicken drumsticks
All the taste of a takeaway at a fraction of the cost and with no added salt
Pasta with easy green sauce
Although delicious, a classic pesto doesn’t contain a portion of your 5 A DAY, but this recipe does. It’s full of protein too so it’s great for growing children
Peach, pear and parsnip upside down cake
Not many cakes can boast being one of your 5 A DAY with no added sugar but this upside down cake can
Pumpkin soup
Don’t waste your pumpkin this Halloween! Our healthy roast pumpkin soup recipe can be as spicy as you like
Rainbow rice and chicken salad
Who said salad was boring?! This chicken salad is full of amazing colours and flavours – you would barely think it was a salad
Salmon pasta salad
With crunchy sugar snap peas and sweet cherry tomatoes, this zingy salad is great for lunchboxes and picnics