| Looking for fantastic childrens' recipes? Find a great | | | | This sandwich provides two grain servings from the |
| collection at Recipe4Living! | | | | ciabatta, a little more than two servings of meat from |
| If you have children in your life then you know it can | | | | the chicken, and half a dairy serving from the cheese. |
| sometimes be a challenge finding foods they like that | | | | Serve with orange wedges and baked chips. |
| are good for them too. After serving meatloaf and | | | | Ingredients |
| chicken fingers for the nine hundredth time, it | | | | 1/4 C. (about 2 oz.) sun-dried tomato pesto (such as |
| sometimes feels like you'll never get out of the "What's | | | | Classico) |
| for dinner?" rut. At Recipe4Living we know how hard it | | | | 2 Tbs. fat-free mayonnaise |
| is to get your kids to eat a nutritious meal. That's why | | | | 3/4 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts |
| we've put together a collection of recipes for children | | | | 1/4 tsp. pepper |
| that you'll like too. | | | | 1/8 tsp. salt |
| Children Appetizer Recipes | | | | 1 tsp. olive oil |
| Top Notch Nachos | | | | 1 8 oz. loaf ciabatta bread |
| This is a great recipe for kids or just as appetizers. | | | | 12 lg. basil leaves |
| Very simple to make,but always a favorite! | | | | 3/4 C. (3 oz.) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese |
| Ingredients | | | | 1/2 C. sliced bottled roasted red bell peppers |
| Round tortilla chips | | | | 1 large tomato, thinly sliced |
| 1 can refried beans | | | | Directions |
| 1 large tomato | | | | Combine pesto and mayonnaise in a small bowl, stirring |
| 1 can chopped olives | | | | to blend. Sprinkle chicken with pepper and salt. Heat oil |
| 1 yellow onion | | | | in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add |
| Shredded cheese (optional) | | | | chicken, and cook for 3 minutes on each side or until |
| Directions | | | | done. Remove chicken to cutting board, and cool |
| First, preheat the oven to 315 degrees. Next pull out | | | | slightly. Cut chicken lengthwise into thin slices. Preheat |
| one or two baking sheets. Open the can of refried | | | | broiler. Cut ciabatta in half horizontally. Place bread, cut |
| beans and chop the tomatoes and onions. Put the | | | | sides up, on a baking sheet. Broil 3 minutes or until lightly |
| tortilla chips on the baking sheets and place a dollop of | | | | browned. Remove bread from pan. Spread pesto |
| beans on each tortilla chip. After completing, place the | | | | mixture evenly over cut sides of bread. Arrange the |
| onions, tomatoes, and olives on too. Add cheese last if | | | | chicken slices evenly over bottom half. Top chicken |
| using. Put the baking sheets in the oven and bake for | | | | evenly with basil leaves, and sprinkle cheese over top. |
| 35 minutes. | | | | Place bottom half on baking sheet, and broil 2 minutes |
| Children Main Dish Recipes | | | | or until cheese melts. Arrange bell pepper and tomato |
| Easy Crockpot Stuffed Bell Peppers | | | | over cheese, and cover with top half of bread. Cut into |
| This easy crockpot stuffed bell peppers recipe is great | | | | 4 equal pieces. |
| smelling, simple and made for even the fussiest of | | | | Children Dessert Recipes |
| eaters! | | | | Individual Cheesecakes |
| Ingredients | | | | A very nice change. Small bite size pieces of |
| 6 green peppers washed, topped and seeded | | | | cheesecake you can snack on anytime, no need to |
| 1 Tbs. shortening (i.e. Crisco) | | | | dirty any dishes. |
| 1 1/2 - 2 lb. ground beef | | | | Ingredients |
| 1 C. cooked rice | | | | 2 8-oz. pkg. cream cheese |
| 1 sm. onion, chopped | | | | 1/2 C. sugar |
| 1 tsp. salt | | | | 18 vanilla wafers |
| 1/8 tsp. black pepperdash of basil | | | | 1 can cherry pie filling |
| 1/2 C. ketchup | | | | 3 eggs |
| 1 8-oz. can tomato sauce w/ or w/o seasoning | | | | 1 tsp. vanilla |
| Directions | | | | 3 Tbs. lemon juice |
| Heat shortening in skillet and brown beef. Combine | | | | Directions |
| meat and next 6 ingredients. Stuff bell peppers. | | | | Mix all ingredients (except pie filling). Beat 10 minutes |
| Arrange bell peppers in large crock pot. Can be | | | | with electric mixer. Line muffin tins with cupcake fillers |
| stacked. Pour tomato sauce over peppers. Cooker on | | | | and put a vanilla wafer in each cup (18 cups). Add |
| low for 6-7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. | | | | cheese mixture. Bake in 350-degree oven for 17-20 |
| Children Sandwich Recipes | | | | minutes. Cool and top with cherry pie filling (or your |
| Mozzarella Chicken Sandwich | | | | favorite pie filling) and refrigerate. |