24 fun vegetarian recipes to cook with your kids

Super-simple to make and super-delicious to eat, these cheese parcels use shop-bought pastry and grated cheese and veg for the filling.

Kids will love filling the parcels, folding them over and pressing the edges down to seal them.

You can choose any veg you know goes down well in your house for the filling.

Find our cheese parcels recipe here.

These noodle pots look great but are SO easy to make. Just pop all your ingredients in a jam jar and pour in boiling water. It's like a healthy pot noodle.

Try experimenting with different ingredients and add tofu or a meat substitute for a more filling meal.

Find our broccoli noodle pots recipe here.

Kids will love whizzing milk, oats, honey and fruit together to make a colourful breakfast smoothie. Use frozen fruit to keep it nice and cool – frozen fruit is usually cheaper than fresh, too.

Find our berry smoothie for kids recipe here.

Who doesn't like pizza? This simple recipe is so much fun to make with the kids – they'll love kneading the dough – and they can add their own toppings, too. Try making faces with peppers for the mouth and olives for the eyes.

Find our cheese and tomato pizza recipe here

These simple bars taste delicious and are packed with dried fruit and seeds. Not just for breakfast, they're great for snacks and taking on adventures, too.

If you're making with kids under five, use ground seeds instead of whole, as whole seeds can be a choking hazard.

Fine our breakfast bars recipe here.

Younger kids will love breaking up the cauliflower florets with their hands – no knife required – to make this classic dish. They can help grate the cheese, too. Older kids will enjoy whisking the sauce in the pan.

Find our cauliflower cheese for kids recipe here.

A dinner winner when served with homemade salsa, these sweetcorn fritters taste just as good with shop-bought relish.

Get the kids to help make the batter and serve with a green salad or in a bun with burger toppings.

Find our sweetcorn fritters recipe here.

Healthier and much easier to make than normal ice cream, kids can help whizz up this treat in the blender. Ready in minutes (as long as you have some frozen banana in the freezer) it's great on a sunny day.

Find our easy banana nice cream recipe here.

Get kids to help wrap their favourite veggie sausages in pastry and sprinkle cheese over the top for the perfect picnic snack.

Find out easy vegetarian sausage rolls recipe here.

Cut the bread into circles using a cutter and make fun chimp faces using banana slices for eyes and raisins for nostrils.

Find our peanut butter and banana sandwiches recipe here.

For a weekend treat this decadent chocolate milkshake is fun and easy to make. Whizz up ice cream and milk in the blender then have fun decorating with chocolate shavings, sprinkles, fruit and marshmallows. Yum!

Find our chocolate milkshake for kids recipe here.

Couscous is a great salad to make with kids as there's no cooking required. Cover the couscous with boiling water and a plate until it's expanded, then get the kids to stir in any other ingredients and dressings.

Older kids can help chop ingredients; for younger kids, have a selection of veg ready chopped in bowls for them to add.

Find our couscous salad for kids recipe here.

Green hummus makes the perfect dip for raw veg, breadsticks and more. Kids will enjoy mixing everything up in the blender or food processor and they'll love the colour, too.

Find our green pea hummus recipe here.

This yummy spinach and feta quiche can be eaten hot or cold – swap out the feta for a milder cheese if you prefer.

Kids will have fun helping roll out the pastry, whisking the eggs and squeezing the water out of the spinach.

Find our easy quiche for kids recipe here.

These no-fry chips taste so much better than frozen. Older kids can help peel and cut the spuds, while younger ones will enjoy covering them in oil with their hands.

Mix it up by using sweet potatoes instead of white or even a mix of both.

Find out homemade chips recipe here.

Kids will love decorating their favourite smoothie mix with colourful fruit slice and granola.

Make the smoothie using plant milk to make it vegan.

Find our rainbow smoothie bowl recipe here.

Make your own mildly spiced treats at home. Kids will enjoy folding over the pastry and brushing on an egg wash. They'll love eating them, too.

Find our easy samosas recipe here.

This looks amazing and is really refreshing on a hot summer's day. It'll make a great dessert for friends to help themselves to after a barbecue.

An adult will need to cut the watermelon slice as it can be tricky but kids can go wild decorating their 'pizza' with pieces of fruit, desiccated coconut and whatever else the fancy.

Don't forget to slice grapes and other small, round fruits lengthways for under fives.

Find our watermelon pizza recipe here.

Pulse all the ingredients for these no-bake vegan cookies together in the food processor and get kids to help roll them into balls and flatten them with a fork.

Find our lemon and cashew no-bake cookies recipe here.

Get kids to help make up this savoury pancake mixture, perfect for a weekend breakfast.

Find our mini cheesy sweetcorn pancakes recipe here.

These delicious sweets are super easy to make and are great to give as gifts to friends and family. You only need four ingredients, but you can add some sprinkles to the chocolate if you want them to look extra special.

Find our peppermint creams for kids recipe here.

A delicious salad to eat as a side with a barbecue or summery picnic. Get younger kids to help wash the potatoes and mix all the ingredients together. Older kids can help peel and chop, too.

Find our potato salad for kids recipe here.

These green muffins look really cool and are easy to make. Kids can help pat water from the spinach and stir and whisk up all the ingredients.

Our recipe includes feta, but cheddar works just as well if you prefer.

Find our spinach muffins for kids recipe here.

Get your kids to choose their favourite veg to cook with the pasta and stir through cream cheese to finish. So quick and really tasty.

Find our quick garlic and veg pasta recipe here.