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Boost the veggies: 20 incredibly tasty dinner recipes your kids will love

Looking for easy kid-friendly dinner recipes? Look no further than these veggie-packed meals that your kids (and you) will absolutely adore.

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We’ve rounded up our favourite healthy dinner ideas for kids from taste.com.au – loaded with hidden veggies, bright colours and tasty flavours, soon the kids will be begging for one of these 20 new recipes.

From lamb and chickpea stuffed capsicums to a classic roast kitchen, you’re sure to find a recipe here that will soon become a mainstay in your kitchen retinue.

Veggie monster tart with cheese eyes

A simple but very clever recipe to get those kids eating some veggies. Ask them to give you hand arranging the veggies over the pastry base and decorate with cheese eyes.

Pumpkin, spinach and lentil lasagne

This tasty recipe for healthy vegetable lasagne has stunning layers of spinach, ricotta, lentils and pumpkin. It’s the perfect dish for sharing with friends and family.

You can't go wrong with this cheesy lasagne.
You can't go wrong with this cheesy lasagne.

Antipasto, bocconcini and risoni salad

For a quick and easy throw together salad, this recipe should not be overlooked - packed with marinated veggies, risoni pasta and bocconcini, every bite is a pleasure.

Baked lemon chicken with spring greens

A plate of baked lemon chicken with spring greens goes down a treat on any dinner table!

Coconut-crusted chicken with spring salad

Coconut crumbs add extra crunch and flavour to this easy spring chicken salad.

Coconut crumbs are perfect for adding subtle sweetness to a dish.
Coconut crumbs are perfect for adding subtle sweetness to a dish.

Quick spring gnocchi

Spend less time in the kitchen with this speedy and easy-to-make spring gnocchi.

Roasted veggies with vegetarian sausages

Throw these tasty vegetarian sausages in with your roasting veggies for an easy tray bake dinner that’s healthy and delicious.

Roast chicken with zesty asparagus

Nothing beats a good old roast chook and this one is easy as, with a delicious stuffing and cooked zesty asparagus, you can cook this impressive dinner any night of the week.

Every kid loves a roast chicken.
Every kid loves a roast chicken.

Vegan spinach and feta pie

With crisp pastry and mouth-watering veggie filling, this Greek-style pie is entirely delicious. It can also be made dairy-free too, with this recipe hack.

Chicken and fennel rigatoni salad

This creamy roast chicken salad is a great all-rounder - it makes an easy lunch or dinner, and it’s just right for entertaining too.

Kebabs with gyros salad

Looking for a fuss-free dinner on those busy weeknights? Look no further, these sticky kebabs with gyros salad is a delicious, light dinner for the whole family.

Easy to eat and a hit with all family members.
Easy to eat and a hit with all family members.

Portuguese-style chorizo pasta salad

Nothing beats this pasta salad made of simple flavourful ingredients. Easy to put together and even easier to eat.

Crispy lemon fish with pea hummus

Serve crispy skin barramundi fish on a bed of bright, herbaceous hummus for a fresh and easy dinner.

Salmon and white bean croquettes

For golden, crunchy goodness you can’t go past these irresistible, healthy salmon and cannellini croquettes.

For the kids who love nuggets.
For the kids who love nuggets.

Cauliflower and broccoli macaroni cheese bake

With the weather cooling down now is the perfect time to tuck into this cheesy, golden-baked cauliflower and broccoli pasta bake.

Roast pumpkin and ricotta ravioli

This beautiful roast pumpkin and ricotta ravioli is ideal for lunch or dinner.

Mexican-style beef and bean burgers

Add some extra goodness to your burgers! These Mexican-style patties are loaded with beef mince, black beans and a little spice to make a very delicious burger.

For even more fun, get your kids to build their own burger at the table.
For even more fun, get your kids to build their own burger at the table.

One-pan creamy salmon with zoodles

This one-pan creamy salmon with zoodles can be on the table in 15 minutes, making it a delicious and easy weeknight dinner idea.

Vegetable nuggets

The kids will love mashing up the veggies in these tasty vegetable and cheese nuggets!

You won't be able to tell this dish is packed with veggies.
You won't be able to tell this dish is packed with veggies.

Veggie-loaded spiral pasta

A tasty pasta dish sans meat? Yes! It can be done! This veggie-loaded pasta is a delicious option for meat-free Mondays. It also keeps well in lunchboxes making it a great choice for workday lunches.

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