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40 Best Kid-Friendly Dinner Recipes
These family-friendly dinner ideas are quick, easy and delicious! Feeding kids can be a challenge, and these kid-friendly recipes are picky eater approved. Start with this easy vegetarian chili mac recipe, a one pot 30 minute meal!
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
6
Instructions
- 01
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet* or pot over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper and carrots and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
- 02
Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and salt to the pan with the vegetables and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
- 03
Stir in the diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chilies, pasta, black beans, kidney beans and water. Stir.
- 04
Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to a low simmer, cover, and cook, stirring every few minutes, until pasta is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed, about 12-15 minutes.
- 05
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in most of the cheese, reserving a little for sprinkling on top. Sprinkle on the remaining cheese. Serve.
Nutrition
per serving · 1 /6 recipe
- Calories
- 447
- Protein
- 23g
- Carbs
- 63g
- Fat
- 12g
- Fiber
- 13g
- Sugar
- 9g
- Sat. fat
- 6g
- Sodium
- 1029mg
- Cholesterol
- 29mg
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