Recipes to cook with kids

Spending time cooking together is a brilliant way for kids to learn important kitchen skills while having fun with you!

So what are you waiting for? Get stuck in during the school holidays or at the weekends with some of our favourite family recipes.

Blueberry muffins

45 mins

Store-cupboard spaghetti with mackerel balls

35 mins

Carrot cake pancakes

15 mins

Mini apple pancakes

20 mins

Hot cross bun bread & butter pudding

45 mins

Peanut butter and banana yoghurt bark on greaseproof paper

Peanut butter & banana yoghurt bark

10 mins

Black Forest fruits and coconut yoghurt bark on greaseproof paper

Black Forest fruits & coconut yoghurt bark

10 mins

Mint chocolate chip yoghurt bark

10 mins

Steak sarnie

45 mins

Choccy microwave mug cake

15 mins

Buddy's Ginger nut biscuits

30 mins

Mini quiches

1 hr 15 mins

Egg tortilla wrap

25 mins

Quick and easy pizzas

45 mins

Spicy tomato pasta

30 mins

Fish finger sarnies

45 mins

Brilliant banana sticky toffee pud

50 mins

Buddy's super veggie burgers

15 mins

Buddy's veggie nachos

30 mins

Buddy’s grilled fruit salad

20 mins

Buddy’s barbecue ribs

1 hr 45 mins

Tuna spaghetti with tomatoes, chilli and fresh basil

Buddy’s tuna pasta

25 mins

Buddy's easy meatballs

1 hr 15 mins

Buddy's quick pizzettas

30 mins

Buddy's super-quick flatbreads

15 mins

Crispy breaded chicken cut into slices with a simple green salad

Buddy's crispy chicken

15 mins

Buddy’s crispy-skinned fish

10 mins

Buddy with his homemade steak sandwich on white bread

Buddy’s simple steak sandwich

15 mins

Fluffy banana pancakes

35 mins

Buddy's flapjack biscuits

29 mins

Tuna pasta bake in a red sauce with avocado and vegetables on a white patterned plate on some wooden decking

Kerryann’s tuna pasta bake

1 hr

Dressed Caesar salad, green leaves on a plate

Caesar on the lighter side

20 mins

Scottish shortbread

40 mins

Scrambled eggs

10 mins

Epic hot chocolate

10 mins

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Recipe inspiration

Buddy’s grilled fruit salad

20 mins

Buddy’s barbecue ribs

1 hr 45 mins

Buddy’s potato salad

30 mins

Buddy's BBQ chicken lollipops

20 mins

Banana bread

1 hr 15 mins

Buddy's BBQ burgers

20 mins

Buddy's quick pizzettas

30 mins

Buddy's chicken fajitas

30 mins

Buddy's easy meatballs

1 hr 15 mins

Spinach pici pasta

50 mins

Buddy's veggie nachos

30 mins

Buddy’s smoky beans

1 hr 30 mins

Buddy’s tuna pasta

25 mins

Buddy’s simple steak sandwich

15 mins

Buddy's Bolognese

3 hrs 30 mins

Buddy’s perfect scrambled eggs

10 mins

Buddy’s one-cup pancakes

15 mins

Buddy's mince pie pinwheels

40 mins

Buddy features

Buddy’s tips, tricks & recipes to get your kids started in the kitchen

Cooking Buddies: Kitchen hacks with Buddy

Buddy’s been in the kitchen and has picked up clever hacks and tricks from his dad. Get inspired to do the same with Buddy’s easy tips for prepping fruit and veg.

How to fillet a fish

Get the kids involved in the kitchen and learn how to fillet a fish. Watch Buddy’s guide using mackerel and get practising!

Recipes to cook with kids - Buddy's crispy chicken

Cooking Buddies: Recipes to cook with kids

Cooking with kids can be loads of fun. Feeding their imaginations is super-easy with a few simple recipes up your sleeve.

Tin can soda bread recipe with a piece cut out and buttered

How to make Jamie and Buddy's tin can soda bread

There’s no need to bother weighing out when you make Jamie and Buddy's tin can soda bread recipe — you don’t even need yeast or waiting time for the dough to rise. Joy!

Buddy’s spooky snack ideas

Have a super-fun Halloween at home and get the kids making Buddy’s healthy Halloween snack ideas.

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