To ask for your "All kids love it" meals?

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One of DD's friends (both 11) coming for a sleepover in a couple of days. It's not one of her regular friends so I don't know her well. With her other mates, I know what they like to eat etc.....I've asked DD who doesn't know. (or care)

I just wanted to ask what I might give them for dinner? We're on school hols here in Oz by the way. It's midwinter.

DD has limited taste in foods...she likes my homemade pizza but that's such a faff! I make the dough and it's messy...I wanted something easier but nothing like sausages or burgers please...I hate the smell!

Also...any nice recipes for a chocolatey bake of some sort please? Not muffins...mine ALWAYS fail.

Mac and cheese

Oooh noo...it's not very filling is it mac n cheese? A bit...empty somehow?

I think of it as a side dish.

I make pasta and put out bowls of ham, grated cheese, a pot of cheesy sauce, peas, sweet corn etc so they can just make their own pasta dish, and it takes minutes to do.

I can't help you with the name, I'm more of a taster than a baker

It fills me up and my appetite isn't small, plus kids love it.

Mac and cheese with hotdog sausages

I've never understood the thing of macaroni cheese as a side dish. It seems so random. Definitely a main for me.

Lemon that sounds good...

Managed no sausages thanks! Sorry to be awkward!

Spaghetti & meatballs with a good helping of cheese

Home made Pizza ( it’s great because the dc can get involved, it’s really not a faff as you can buy pre made bases if you wish)

The BEST chocolate bake ever is this bbc brownie, honestly it’s amazing! www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1223/bestever-brownies

Pizza and sides
Garlic bread, wedges, mozzarella sticks and chicken nuggets
Plus some cherry tomatoes, celery, cucumber and carrot sticks if you want to make it a bit healthier

Pink I think it's just too bland....all pale and yellow....if a dish doesn't have meat in it then I want it to have a load of veg to make it appealing.

I do like pasta and cheese...but with other foods in there.

Jambalaya
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1167651/chicken-and-chorizo-jambalaya

Chloe thanks but I said no pizza in my OP....sorry.

Are there any veggies? Might need to find that out. You can get Quorn nuggets

PinkHeart thanks! Will look at that Brownie recipe now!

You can put veg on the side.

The only thing I found that everyone liked is chicken drumsticks, potato wedges and sweet corn and spaghetti bolognaise

Sorry!

Spaghetti bolognese with jar sauce (or make the sauce ahead, bolognese is great reheated)
Chicken nachos or fajitas

Chloe it's one child. She's not a vegetarian.

How about jacket potatoes with a selection of fillings (cheese, baked beans, tuna etc).

Fajitas maybe! Thanks Chloe!

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Sorry I'm a bit distracted I appear to be incapable of reading things properly!

I find homepride pasta bake normally goes down well

Chicken wraps. Easy to cook and filling

Pineapple DD used to LOVE baked potatoes...she ate nothing but those for tea for months and as a bloody result, now won't touch them! She's a right pain. I love baked potatoes with nice fillings.

I buy a pasta bake sauce and use that with pasta and do mini meatballs through it with cheese in the top garlic bread green salad my kids love it