Author: Jeff Campbell / Source: Lifehack
I think you’ll agree with me when I say that finding one meal that everyone in the family likes is a challenge!
But as busy parents we also don’t want to have to make separate meals for the kids either. The good news is there are some amazing healthy family meals out there that are:
- Healthy
- Cost-effective
- Easy top prepare
- Great tasting
- Sure to please kids and parents alike
There are a lot of food and recipe sites out there, but we’ve whittled down the thousands of recipes to these top 15.
These healthy family meals are sure to please even the pickiest of eaters and will make a great addition to your dinner table. More importantly, these winning recipes meet the challenge of today’s busy families.
Let’s review the best healthy family meals for your picky eaters!
1. Chicken Pot Pie Turnovers
This recipe, courtesy of Melissa d’Arabian of The Food Network is delicious, healthy and surprisingly easy to prepare. It’s no wonder it has over 100 reviews and rates 5 stars!
Melissa is the host of Ten Dollar Dinners and The Picky Eater’s Project. She’s also a mother of four and recent first-time cookbook author.
This amazing recipe features:
- Store-bought puff pastry saves a lot of time
- Only 20 minutes prep time
- Kids will love the “hot pocket-style” but the flavor of a traditional chicken pot pie
2. Mini Meat Loaf
This healthy family meal, courtesy of Susie Cover’s book The Supper Club: Kid-Friendly Meals the Whole Family Will Love and published on Parenting.com is a healthy option in that it can be prepared with either ground beef or turkey.
Kids will love that these fun-sized mini meatloaves are easy to dip in ketchup. They are also perfect for packing for a school lunch or picnic.
Susie has over 15 years as a professional chef, cookbook author, and founder of a series of prepared food companies.
This future family staple:
- Tastes great warm or at room temp
- Can be formed to any size – no wasted food!
- Can easily be made gluten-free by using gluten-free panko breadcrumbs
3. Cheesy Cauliflower Pasta
This delicious and healthy mac ‘n cheese alternative comes to us from Hillary Smith over at Bon Appétit.
Hillary is the associate marketing director at Bon Appétit, but clearly knows her way around the kitchen too. Here, Hillary does the unthinkable and gets picky eaters come back for seconds on cauliflower!
This new family favorite:
- Is easy to make
- Features delicious parmesan and pine nuts
- Roasts the cauliflower to get it tender with a deeper flavor
4. Barbecued Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This 5 star recipe is from Rachael Ray, courtesy of The Food Network’s 30 Minute Meals.
This amazingly flavorful dish:
- Can be made in 25 minutes
- Is so delicious kids won’t even question eating lettuce
- Is packed with veggies
5. Eggplant Parmigiana in a Pasta Sauce
This amazing recipe re-do comes from Ole & Shaina Olmanson and Babble is a much healthier, but just as tasty a version of traditional eggplant parmesan.
This fantastic dinner option:
- Cuts the fried eggplant and lengthy prep stages
- Calls for ground beef but could easily be made vegetarian
- Tastes even better the next day!
6. Po-tacos!
This creative reinvention of the classic taco comes from Weelicious founder Catherine and her friend Joanna. The idea is to use a baked potato split down the middle as the “shell” for your taco.
Of course a baked potato is healthier than a fried taco shell or fat-laden tortilla. But she also gets incredibly creative with the topping options, going far beyond a typical taco.
This new classic:
- Has endless filling possibilities from pesto veggies to pulled pork
- Could…
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