Today I’ve rounded up my favorite Healthy Kid Friendly Vegetarian Dinner Recipes! Even if your child is picky, you’re sure to find a few new easy go-to dinner recipes here! All are easily adapted to be vegan or gluten free, if they aren’t already!
I know that the phrase “Kid Friendly” can be very subjective! What one kid gobbles up, another kid won’t even touch. Some kids are more adventurous and are willing to try anything while others have their staple meals that they eat over and over again. So, I most definitely cannot promise that your kid will enjoy every single one of these Healthy Kid Friendly Vegetarian Dinner Recipes!
I can tell you that my almost 2 year old has enjoyed all of these meals though and I definitely wouldn’t call him the most adventurous eater! We all know our own kids and their palettes, so some of these recipes might require a little tweaking to get just right for your kiddos, but I’m hoping you will find this list useful and that your kids will enjoy at least a few of these Healthy Kid Friendly Vegetarian Dinner Recipes!
A lot of these vegetarian dinner recipes can be made in 30 minutes or less and all of them are very easily modified to make gluten free or vegan, if they aren’t already 🙂
I just started a brand new blog that is dedicated to Kid Friendly Vegetarian Recipes (and kid’s crafts and activities). You can access it here if you are interested:
Crispy Baked Tacos with Summer Vegetables
5 Ingredient Gnocchi, Broccoli and White Bean Bake
Easy Spaghetti Squash and Black Bean Enchiladas
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Vegetarian Meatball Enchilada Bake
Loaded Greek Chickpea Pasta Salad
BBQ Shepherds Pie with Chickpeas and Lentils
Polenta Parmesan with Spinach and White Beans
Roasted Butternut Squash Tostadas
Crispy Baked Tacos with Seasoned Cauliflower
Jackfruit and Pinto Bean Baked Taquitos
Baked Enchilada Style Veggie Burritos
30 Minute Ginger Sesame Noodles
30 Minute Tempeh and Chickpea Sloppy Joes
One Pot Creamy Vegan Caprese Pasta
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30 Minute Pizza Skillet Casserole
Crispy Baked Black Bean and Sweet Potato Tacos
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One Pot Loaded Vegetarian Chili Mac
Fajita Gnocchi Skillet with Avocado Salsa
Tofu and Chickpea BBQ Sandwiches
BBQ Black Bean and Quinoa Tacos
Vegan Butternut Squash Mac N Cheese
Creamy Corn Penne with Cherry Tomatoes and Basil
Vegetarian Sloppy Joes with Chickpeas and Lentils
Cashew Alfredo Pasta with Broccoli
Baked Taquitos with Black Beans and Sweet Potato
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Jacqueline Sseggayi-Blankenstein says
April 30, 2018 at 3:50 amWoaw, this is a LOT of great recipes…. Thanks for sharing this for free!:-) You’re amazing.
She Likes Food says
May 3, 2018 at 4:44 pmI hope you find some you and your family enjoy! 🙂
Alyssa says
August 8, 2018 at 2:57 pmThanks so much for the recipes! It’s been so hard to find vegan/vegetarian recipes that the kiddos and husband love. Both are meat fans and I am trying to cut out all the meat these all look delicious!! Thanks so much ????????????
She Likes Food says
August 8, 2018 at 6:15 pmYah! I’m so glad you find them helpful! My husband loves meat so I try to come up with meals that meal eaters will enjoy too!
Stacey K Clarke says
August 13, 2018 at 12:02 amMmm, these look delicious! So creative. I am excited to try one of them this week! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
She Likes Food says
August 13, 2018 at 6:28 pmThank you, Stacey! I hope you find some that you like!
Karen says
August 19, 2018 at 6:19 pmI have made probably 8 of your recipes for dinner my husband and I loved them! My kids actually ate some of them and really loved the pumpkin macaroni and cheese. Keep posting!
She Likes Food says
August 21, 2018 at 6:37 pmThat’s so nice to hear, Karen!! And awesome that your kids and husband loved them too! I know it can be a struggle to cook for husbands and kids somethings haha 🙂 Thank you!
Veronica says
August 30, 2018 at 1:06 pmThank you so much for this! I was slowly forgetting everything I used to make for my family, and finally decided to restart my “plan to eat” account. I added all kinds of recipes from here, which is saying a lot, because we have so many restrictions and picky eaters in this house!
She Likes Food says
September 2, 2018 at 9:16 amYah! I hope you find some your entire house enjoys! 🙂
Daliz Vasquez says
August 31, 2018 at 11:53 amThank you for sharing! My 12 year old has been transitioning into the “meatless” world… and it has been so difficult to find meals that the entire family would enjoy as we support her choice of no meat. I hope these recipes not only help us bond as we are making them together, but that they continue to support her decision… and hopefully ours of going meatless in the future. I thank you!
She Likes Food says
September 2, 2018 at 9:15 amThat’s so nice to hear, Daliz! And great that you are supporting her! I hope she likes some of these recipes 🙂
steph says
September 16, 2018 at 10:16 amAmazing collection of recipes! Thank you so much for giving me dinner plans for the next two weeks! Looks like great options for my 4 and 7 year old. 🙂
She Likes Food says
September 23, 2018 at 4:25 pmI hope you find some that you and you kids like!! 🙂
Caitlin says
October 14, 2018 at 2:19 pmYum! These look amazing!
She Likes Food says
October 14, 2018 at 11:39 pmThank you! 🙂
Jacky says
October 26, 2018 at 9:07 pmI am SO glad I found your recipes!!! They’re amazing. I’ve been a vegetarian for 20 years and I’ve been waiting to find amazing recipes that my kids will eat too! Thank you!!!!!
She Likes Food says
October 26, 2018 at 11:19 pmYah! I hope you find some that you all will enjoy! I’m so glad you found my page too! 🙂
Caitie says
October 26, 2018 at 11:25 pmSO happy to have stumbled on your site! My whole family will enjoy these meals:)
She Likes Food says
October 28, 2018 at 6:25 pmYah! I hope you find some that they all love 🙂
Becca says
November 28, 2018 at 9:17 amWow – this is PERFECT! I’m in such a food rut with my kiddos and am resorting to the boring staples of english muffin pizza, pasta and hummus with a side of veggies and cottage cheese waaaay too often. Thank you so much for gathering all these recipes in one place!
She Likes Food says
November 28, 2018 at 10:47 pmI’m so glad you find this post helpful! I’m guilty of getting stuck in food ruts too and we’ve been known to do a lot of bagel pizzas around here haha! I hope you find some recipes that you and your family will enjoy 🙂
Oliva says
November 30, 2018 at 12:01 pmWow the food look amazing!
This is great the kids I babysit love to try new things they will surely love these.
She Likes Food says
December 2, 2018 at 4:14 pmAwesome! I hope you find some that they enjoy 🙂
Nazmul Hasan says
December 12, 2018 at 11:04 amWow the food look amazing!
This is great the kids I babysit love to try new things they will surely love these.
She Likes Food says
December 13, 2018 at 10:23 pmAwesome! I hope you find some that you like!
Ewa says
January 6, 2019 at 8:42 amThese look amazing!!! I’ve been trying to find recipes that we can all enjoy as a family for a long time. Thank you for sharing them with the world.
She Likes Food says
January 6, 2019 at 9:59 pmThanks, Ewa! I hope you find some recipes that you and your family will enjoy!
Kirsty says
April 6, 2019 at 8:27 pmWow, i just stumbled upon your website after deciding to reduce the amount of meat we eat (hopefully eliminate it eventually!), am so excited to try your recipes and you have made this weeks meal planning so easy! Thanks so much.
She Likes Food says
April 8, 2019 at 6:16 pmYah! I’m so glad you are finding my site helpful! I hope you find some recipes you and your family enjoys 🙂
Suzie Douglas says
June 18, 2019 at 10:00 amI’m very excited to stumble upon your site with all these wonderful veggie ideas for kids! My kids are 14,12, 10 and 7 and none of them eat meat, apart from the little one, who very rarely gets given it as he lives with all of us! Anyway… I am constantly tying to find new interesting recipes. Can’t wait to try some of these. Thanks so much for sharing xxx
She Likes Food says
June 18, 2019 at 3:15 pmYah! I hope that you can find some that your kids enjoy! <3
Mila says
October 30, 2019 at 12:10 pmSuper grateful for your inspiration and for sharing. Thank you!
She Likes Food says
November 18, 2019 at 4:58 pmI hope you find some that your family enjoys!
Monica says
November 5, 2019 at 10:50 amThese all look so delicious… I would love to transition to a vegetarian household. We arent yet and I’ve mentally prepared myself for this and it’s super overwhelming, especially when I have a picky no veggie eater of a son and a Husband who loves meat. 😞 my youngest daughter who is 3 LOVES fruit & some veggies. She refuses to eat meats or chicken. So my house has been tough to please. I would love to in a perfect world go all plant-based/ vegan. But its super overwhelming with a large household and a fixed income. Its overwhelming for sure for me, it’s kinda preventing me to even start. 🤷♀️ just being honest. Thank you for sharing your recipes, they look amazing.
She Likes Food says
November 18, 2019 at 4:48 pmI totally understand! And it can take some time. My husband and kids eat meat but I don’t ever cook it for them so they’ve just learned to eat what I cook and then can order meat when we go out 🙂
Elizabeth says
April 21, 2020 at 9:23 pmThank you so much for these! I’ve made a few and just printed off 5 more to try soon. I’ve got a 7, 4, and 1 year old (and a meat-loving husband. haha) but we are trying to do more vegetarian meals for our health. I appreciate you posting these. Such a great resource.
She Likes Food says
April 27, 2020 at 4:18 pmAwesome! I hope they enjoy them! I have a meat loving husband too 🙂
Beth says
April 24, 2020 at 10:37 pmNot kid friendly AT ALL!
She Likes Food says
April 27, 2020 at 4:10 pmMy kids have eaten and enjoyed all of these recipes. As I say at the beginning of the post, it definitely depends on the kid and how picky they are, but my kids have enjoyed these meals