15 Easy Chicken Recipes For Kids (Quick & Family-Friendly)

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Kids & Chicken Dinners

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Are you struggling to get your kids to eat chicken? This isn't uncommon at all so you are definitely not alone.

For picky eaters, this could be down to the texture of the meat or it might be down to it being lacking in flavour. Chicken on it's own can be very bland!

Whatever the reason, it's worth having some fun and flavorful chicken recipes designed with kids in mind in your repertoire.

From nuggets to burgers, meatballs and curries, over the years I've built up a substantial back catalogue of family chicken meals that are kid-approved and perfect to serve up for family dinners.

Why These Chicken Recipes Will Work For Kids

• All the flavours and seasonings in these recipes are both simple and mild enough for kids.
• They use interesting and sensory seeking textures like crispy coatings and soft fillings.
• Quite a few include hidden vegetables that they won't know are in there thus reducing mealtime battles.

Tip For Cooking Chicken For Kids

Chicken can become really dry when cooked. This can be a key reason why kids will reject chicken.

Try poaching or slow cooking chicken when serving to kids as these methods help to retain moisture making the texture of the chicken more palatable to fussy eaters.

Check out my How To Poach Chicken For Picky Eaters post for a more in depth explanation.

15 of The Best Kid-Friendly Chicken Recipes!

Chicken Nuggets With Veggies

Delicious homemade crispy chicken nuggets that are a cheaper alternative to shop bought and contain a sneaky portion of veg! These are always a hit with the kids.

Chicken Mince Bolognese

If your child is refusing to eat chicken but they like spaghetti bolognese, then try this version made with chicken mince instead. Packed with veggies too, it's a really great healthy family dinner.

Crispy Chicken Burgers

Some picky eaters are crunch seekers and that can be another reason they avoid chicken. But these homemade Crispy Chicken Burgers have all the crunch they could want and more! This is a great Friday night family dinner.

Chicken & Broccoli Fritters

Kids will love these because when you combine the two ingredients into a fritter with cheese, it completely changes the texture and flavour of both ingredients and makes them much more appealing to a fussy eater!

Chinese Chicken Curry

A mild chicken curry for kids recipe. My Chinese Chicken Curry also includes loads of substitution ideas so you can customise to suit your kids tastes.

I have served this recipe very simply this time with boiled white rice as it's something I know that the kids will eat!

Chicken Lasagne

My kids love lasagne and this recipe is fast becoming a family favourite meal! All the comfort of a traditional lasagne dinner but a little healthier, and perfect if you are trying to get your kids to eat more chicken.

Mini Chicken Burgers

One of my favourite easy chicken recipes for kids are these Mini Chicken Burgers. The kids love these cute little burgers.

They are also really easy to make using some store bought chicken meatballs and add a little bit of fun to dinner time!

Airfryer Chicken & Cheese Pinwheels

This is a really easy chicken recipe for kids. I've been making pinwheels for years, like these Ham & Cheese Pinwheels and these Pizza Pinwheels.

But I decided to switch it up by using chicken and cooking them in the airfryer instead.

These are great to have at home but they can even be packed into a lunchbox for school lunch.

Hidden Veg Katsu Curry

Chicken Sausage Rolls

Sausage rolls always seem to be popular even with fussy eaters, so my Chicken Sausage Rolls are a good way to get kids eating chicken.

My recipe only requires 5 ingredients and no faffing with pastry either so, it's a really quick and easy one!

Sweet Chilli Chicken Meatballs

Meatballs are always a hit with my kids so in an effort to get them to eat more chicken, I came up with these Sweet Chilli Chicken Meatballs.

Serve them up with egg noodles or straight to wok noodles for an easy dinner for the whole family.

Chicken & Apple Burgers

If there's one dinner I know my fussy eater will eat, it's got to be burgers! Making homemade burgers might seem like a pain, but my Chicken and Apple Burgers are really easy to make.

Serve them up with some homemade wedges or oven fries for a simple chicken dinner for picky eaters!

Cheesy Chicken & Sausage Lattice Pie

This is a great mid-week recipe that's cheesy and comforting and one that the whole family will love. Made with shop bought pastry, it's super simple to prepare and is on the table in less than an hour.

If you aren't a fan of cheese, then you might prefer my Easy Chicken Pie Recipe

Hidden Veg Chicken Curry

This Hidden Veggie Chicken Curry is one of my post popular recipes! And for good reason. Loved by both picky eaters and chicken adverse fussy eaters, this mild curry is one for the entire family.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala

Cooking chicken in the slow cooker is a great way to stop chicken drying out which can often put kids off eating chicken.

This Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is so easy to make. Simply bung all the ingredients in the slow cooker and by the evening you have a really tasty meal the whole family can enjoy.

Meal Planning These Recipes

A lot of these recipes are great for batch cooking and freeze well. So why not pick a couple of recipes from above and add them to your weekly meal plan or use a meal planner app. Great for busy families.

I really hope these Easy Chicken Recipes For Kids are helpful and have given you some inspiration!

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