Even young children love to help in the kitchen. Toddlers can arrange cheese on a dish and older children enjoy the pleasure of creating their own meal from scratch. It is great to see them become self-sufficient! Get them to make some Jacket potatoes for their friends one evening. We would love to see the creations on our social media.
If they can’t decide what to cook get the kids to use our child-friendly recipe picker.
Explore our Child Friendly Potato Recipes
Potato Crusted Pizza
Who knew you could make a pizza base using potatoes? Try this great pizza recipe with a twist, perfect for getting kids involved in cooking their own food too!
Prep: 25 Mins
Cook In: 20 Mins
- Child Friendly, Lunch & Dinner, Pork, Spring, Under 400 Calories
- Contains: Dairy, Gluten
Spicy Potato Wedges
Rustle up potato wedges, flavoured with a spicy chilli mix and paired with your favourite dip. Perfect for snacking on or as a side dish to a main meal.
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 30 Mins
- Best of Basics, Canape, Child Friendly, Under 400 Calories, Vegetarian
Ranch Style Potato Kebabs
Fun meal that children will enjoy preparing as much as they enjoy eating. Mix it up to included their favourite vegetables. Adults love these too!
Prep: 5 Mins
Cook In: 20 Mins
- BBQ and Salads, Best of Basics, Child Friendly, Pork, Summer, Under 30 mins
- Contains: Egg
Crisps
A step up from chips! Making your own crisps at home sounds crazy, but you can experiment with different colours and seasoning giving some amazing results.
Prep: 5 Mins
Cook In: 5 Mins
- Best of Basics, Canape, Child Friendly, Classic British, Under 30 mins, Vegetarian
Mashed Potatoes
If you have ever tried mashing a potato that simply wouldn’t, you were probably using the wrong potato. Smooth varieties are best for delicious mash with no lumps.
Prep: 5 Mins
Cook In: 20 Mins
- Best of Basics, Child Friendly, Classic British, Under 30 mins, Vegetarian
- Contains: Dairy
Cheese and Vegetable Potato Bake
Try this Cheese and Vegetable Potato Bake for a quick delicious and nutritious midweek evening meal. Children of all ages will love the cheesy delight.
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 30 Mins
- Autumn, Child Friendly, Under 30 mins, Under 400 Calories, Vegetarian, Winter
- Contains: Dairy
Purple Potato Maki
Have fun with this crazy caterpillar! Spark off children’s curiosity about food with different colours and textures. Try with red potatoes too
Prep: 20 Mins
Cook In: 30 Mins
- Canape, Child Friendly, Pork, Under 30 mins
- Contains: Dairy
Nacho Average Nachos
Roasties instead of tortilla chips. Did someone say haggis and roasties!? Yes. Yes we did. And dips. Never forget the dips. Colourful potatoes give a wow factor.
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 30 Mins
- Child Friendly, Haggis, Lunch & Dinner, Mains, Video, World Flavours
- Recipe by Simon Howie
- Contains: Dairy
Muffin Tin Frittatas with Shallots, Roast New Potatoes, Ham and Peas
These individual frittatas are great served alfresco as a part of a picnic or packed into a
lunchbox on a work day.
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 35 Mins
- Breakfast & Brunch, Child Friendly, Classic British, Pork, Spring
- Recipe by UK Shallots
- Contains: Dairy, Egg
Witchetty Grubs in Swamp Juice
Potato gnocchi dotted with poppy seeds make convincing grubs. Team with the tasty pea and spinach sauce for an easy, healthy Halloween party nibble.
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 5 Mins
- Autumn, Canape, Child Friendly, Under 30 mins, Under 400 Calories, Vegetarian
- Recipe by Diabetes UK
- Contains: Dairy, Gluten
Potato Wedges
Potato wedges are quick and easy! The half way house between chips and a baked potato. Everyone loves chunky wedges and you can experiment with different flavours.
Prep: 5 Mins
Cook In: 10 Mins
- Best of Basics, Canape, Child Friendly, Classic British, Lunch & Dinner, Vegetarian
Potato and Rosemary Bread Rolls
Children will love to make these delicious Rosemary Rolls. Using potatoes as well as flour gives these rolls a delicious texture. Serve warm with some soup.
Prep: 30 Mins
Cook In: 15 Mins
- Best of Basics, Breakfast & Brunch, Child Friendly
- Contains: Dairy, Gluten
Creamy New Potato Salad
Potato salad is a versatile year-round favourite. Creamy New Potato Salad features crème fraiche, mayonnaise and guarantees deliciousness every time.
Prep: 5 Mins
Cook In: 15 Mins
- BBQ and Salads, Best of Basics, Child Friendly, Lunch & Dinner, Mains, Spring, Summer, Under 30 mins, Under 400 Calories, Vegetarian
- Contains: Dairy, Egg
Jacket Potato with Beans and Cheese
The classic student dish, the best comfort food, one thing all kids will eat, however you describe it, you need to know how to make this time-hounoured dish
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 20 Mins
- Best of Basics, Child Friendly, Classic British, Jacket Potato, Lunch & Dinner, Under 30 mins, Vegetarian, Video
- Contains: Dairy
Blue Cheese Mini Beef Sliders With Potato Buns
Blue Cheese Mini Burgers with Potato Buns don’t take long and are fun to make too – the kids will love them! Also the perfect recipe to impress friends.
Prep: 20 Mins
Cook In: 20 Mins
- Beef, Canape, Child Friendly, Lunch & Dinner, Spring
- Contains: Dairy, Egg, Gluten
Potato, Chicken and Broccoli Pizetta
Potatoes as a topping for a pizza should be far more popular. This Pizetta recipe uses wraps as the base for an extremely convenient and easy perfect potato pizza.
Prep: 10 Mins
Cook In: 15 Mins
- Best of Basics, Chicken, Child Friendly, Lunch & Dinner, Spring, Under 30 mins
- Contains: Dairy, Gluten
Mini Hasselback Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic
Here’s a superb method for Hassleback Potatoes which throws fresh and delicious new potatoes in with the fantastic flavours of rosemary and garlic.
Prep: 5 Mins
Cook In: 35 Mins
- Autumn, BBQ and Salads, Best of Basics, Canape, Child Friendly, Classic British, Lunch & Dinner, Spring, Under 400 Calories, Vegetarian, Video, Winter
Shrunken Potato Heads
Serve up these scarey Potato Heads at your Halloween party to impress all the witches and goblins. Kids love making these.
Prep: 15 Mins
Cook In: 60 Mins
- Autumn, Child Friendly, Jacket Potato, Lunch & Dinner, Mains, Vegetarian
