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Dinner

Dinner is often the toughest meal with toddlers — but it doesn’t have to be. These easy toddler dinner ideas focus on balanced nutrition, soft textures, and flavors kids actually enjoy. You’ll find simple pastas, veggie-loaded skillets, and protein-packed favorites the whole family can share.

Make weeknights easier with healthy, homemade dinners that toddlers love (and parents don’t have to fight for).

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Two chicken tacos pinit Easy to Make Sour Good for Picky Eaters cup Toddler Favorite

How to Make Your Toddler’s First Taco

20 mins Beginner
Kabobs for toddlers, here presented as two discs of potato and onion-stuffed ground beef patties (kotlet) pinit Easy to Make Plate Good for Infants Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein cup Toddler Favorite

The Best Kabobs for Toddlers (Kotlet)

40 mins Beginner
How to introduce salmon to infants: thin slices of softly cooked salmon line a plate that also includes applesauce and sweet potatoes. pinit Plate Good for Infants High Protein Quick Meals happy Starting Solids

How To Introduce Salmon To Infants

12 mins Beginner
An infant feeding plate pinit Dairy Free Plate Good for Infants High Protein Quick Meals

The Best Recipe to Convert Salmon Haters

20 mins Beginner
Meat and veggie flatbread pinit Dairy Free Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein Nut Free cup Toddler Favorite

Delicious and Easy Meat and Veggie Flatbread (Lahmacun)

18 mins Beginner
A bowl of chicken rice porridge pinit Plate Good for Infants Sour Good for Picky Eaters happy Starting Solids

A Chicken and Rice Soup To Feed Your Baby–and Your Soul (Lugaw)

1 hr 10 mins Intermediate
chicken teriyaki burger for toddlers, here plated with sweet potato fries. pinit Easy to Make Eat your Veggies Sour Good for Picky Eaters High Protein

Chicken Teriyaki Burger for Toddlers – Easy, Flavor-Packed Kid-Friendly Recipe

37 mins Beginner
salmon bites for toddlers--flavored like an everything bagel--are shown on a plate with carrots and seaweed. pinit Easy to Make Gluten Free High Protein Quick Meals cup Toddler Favorite

Easy Salmon Bites for Toddlers – Healthy, High-Protein Finger Food

10 mins Beginner