14 Easy Recipes Kids Can Help Make

Not only is oven-fried chicken healthier than its traditional counterpart, but it's also much easier for kids to help with since there's no splattering oil. The finished dish is crunchy and delicious.

Children can help cut broccoli into florets, grate lemon zest, squeeze lemon juice, and grate garlic—once both the vegetables and the pasta are cooked, toss everything together for a tasty meal.

There's barely any cooking involved in these vegetarian tacos—it's just a guacamole-like avocado mixture, thinly sliced kale, black beans (canned are fine), and sunflower seeds.

Teach a kid to make a grilled cheese sandwich, and she or he is set for life. Hot tip: Slather the bread with a combo of butter and mayonnaise for a rich, buttery flavor and an uber-crisp exterior.

You can use a food processor to make the burger mixture for these sliders; then, kids can form them and adults can help with the cooking.

There's something fun about the different steps involved in this delicious Asian-inspired fried rice—they're not difficult, but it's a method that kids will take pride in learning.

Since it's made with frozen corn and canned black beans and tomatoes, this simple soup comes together in a flash. Bonus: Kids will love crushing tortilla chips to add to the soup in the last few minutes of cooking.

Here's a streamlined side dish that involves only five ingredients: baby carrots, butter, ginger, honey, and salt.

We know: "microwaved beans" doesn't quite have the same ring to it as "baked beans" does. But bacon, chopped onions, ketchup, and molasses make for a winning dish kids can definitely make and enjoy.

Granola is a breeze to make. Let your kids choose their mix-ins, from shredded coconut and sesame seeds to sliced almonds and dried fruit.

The quintessential weekend breakfast, pancakes are easy and fun to make, and this recipe calls for ingredients you probably already have on hand.

Kids and adults alike will be amazed at the surprise ingredient in this pudding: avocados. When paired with cocoa powder, honey, and vanilla, they result in a deliciously smooth and rich treat.

This recipe is so simple that kids can do most of the work themselves—just be sure to read the recipe carefully before starting and have all the tools and ingredients ready. Once you start, the steps move quickly.

What's brown and white and delicious all over? Chocolate cookies with secret marshmallow centers (they're inspired by mugs of hot chocolate topped with marshmallows!).