Ina Garten is our go-to cook when we’re looking for easy but elegant dinner party ideas, classy and classic soups and stews, and impressive appetizers for our next cocktail party. She’s the queen of all-things-delicious and our very own culinary hero. Who else can flawlessly execute a 12-hour bread recipe and make it look easy? But what do all of those admittedly delicious-sounding recipes have in common? They’re not exactly the most kid-friendly recipes around.
While lots of her recipes are catered to a more adult crowd, Garten actually does have a lot of kid-friendly recipes that your family is guaranteed to love. The comforting simplicity of her style of cooking can easily be turned into meals that the pickiest eaters will gobble up. Sometimes you’ll need to leave out an ingredient here or there if your kids are really selective, but most of these will fly without a hitch. The best part? These recipes are simple enough that kids will have an easy time help you whop them up in the kitchen. And don’t forget that she’s a queen of desserts, too. From cookie bars to creamy cheesecakes, there’s something sweet everyone in the family will love.
Ina Garten’s Mac and Cheese
Is any dish more kid-friendly than mac and cheese? Put the tomatoes on just half of the dish if your kids are picky.
Get the recipe from Sunday Supper Movement
Ina Garten’s Caraway Potato Gratin
Adding caraway to a dish of cheesy, creamy potatoes is a great way to introduce your kids to a new flavor. Think they hate it? Just leave the caraway out!
Get the recipe from Cardamom and Tea
Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake
You really can’t go wrong with this recipe for classic chocolate cake. The whole family will love it.
Get the recipe from The View From Great Island
Ina Garten’s Baked Sweet Potato Fries
One way to get your kids to eat their veggies? Opt for something naturally sweet, like sweet potatoes, and turn them into dippable baked oven fries.
Get the recipe from Mindy’s Cooking Obsession
Ina Garten’s PB & J Bars
Turn your kids’ favorite sandwich into dessert with these tasty peanut butter and jelly bars from Ina Garten.
Get the recipe from Dinner then Dessert
Ina Garten’s Homemade French Onion Dip
Chips and dips are a great family game night snack, but you can jazz things up by making the dip yourself, from scratch.
Get the recipe from Recipe Tin Eats
Ina Garten’s Peanut Butter Cheesecake
Creamy peanut butter cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust is one dessert the whole family will fall in love with in this twist on Ina Garten’s classic cheesecake recipe.
Get the recipe from Tide and Thyme
Ina Garten’s Tomato Soup
Tomato soup is way better when made from scratch, esepcially if you serve it with grilled cheese sammies for dunking.
Get the recipe from Little Broken
Ina Garten’s Chocolate Chunk Blondies
Gooey chocolate chunks fill these chewy blondies. Don’t forget to serve with a tall glass of ice cold milk.
Get the recipe from Mango Tomato
Ina Garten’s Turkey Lasagna
Swap out ground beef for leaner ground turkey in this lasagna recipe – your kids won’t even notice.
Get the recipe from Little Broken
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