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Toddler Recipes With Hidden Greens


A set of 25+ candy and savoury toddler recipes with hidden greens… excellent for even the fussiest of eaters! From vegetable nuggets to savoury muffins, tacky fritters to chocolate chip zucchini loaf and extra…

A sign for Toddler Recipes surrounded by colourful fresh vegetables.A sign for Toddler Recipes surrounded by colourful fresh vegetables.

In the case of toddlers who’re fussy eaters, I most undoubtedly have had first-hand expertise and understand how irritating it may be!!

Whether or not it is going from loving a selected meals in the future to hating it the subsequent, or simply downright refusing just about each single meals supplied to them (welcome to my home a few years in the past!)… toddlers can take fussy consuming to a complete new epic stage.

And so, I’ve put collectively a group of toddler recipes with greens hidden inside that my (F.U.S.S.Y!) son really ate and loved when he was youthful.

Savoury Recipes For Fussy Toddlers

Savoury Muffins

This primary ‘one bowl’ savoury muffin recipe takes lower than half an hour and requires no fancy elements, plus you’ll be able to range it with no matter you could have readily available! Serve heat with a bit butter for tempting fussy eaters….

Savoury Muffins Recipe – Tacky Ham & Corn Recipe

A brilliant straightforward savoury muffins recipe made with ham, corn, cheese and chives… excellent for lunch packing containers, as a aspect to a bowl of soup, or on their very own, heat and buttered!

A close up of ham, cheese and corn savoury muffins.A close up of ham, cheese and corn savoury muffins.

Rooster Rissoles

Use hen mince filled with hidden veggies and cheese to make these wholesome and attractive hen rissoles. Such a cheap recipe to have readily available for easy meals, they’re at all times standard with fussy toddlers in addition to the older children!

Rooster Rissoles Recipe

For a fast and straightforward mid-week household meal, these tasty hen rissoles are a ‘should make’ – have them on the desk in simply 20 minutes!

Golden chicken rissoles on a plate with salad in the background.Golden chicken rissoles on a plate with salad in the background.

Wholesome Candy Potato & Zucchini Nuggets

Excellent for little fingers to understand and dip into sauce or mayo, these veggie smuggling nuggets are crispy little treats, and go down a ‘deal with’! Preserve a stash within the freezer to please the fussiest eater…

Veggie Nuggets Recipe

These 4 ingredient Wholesome Candy Potato & Zucchini Veggie Nuggets are excellent for toddlers and youngsters! Fast, straightforward and yum!

A plate of panko crumbed vegetable nuggets.A plate of panko crumbed vegetable nuggets.

Tacky Macaroni & Vegetable Frittata Bake

Tacky macaroni and vegetable frittata bake is the best midweek dinner and is beloved by all of the household, together with the marginally ‘choosy’ little ones! Filled with kid-friendly elements of eggs, ham, cheese, pasta and an assortment of veggies too!

Macaroni & Vegetable Frittata Bake Recipe

A easy Macaroni & Vegetable Frittata Bake made with capsicum, carrots, corn, peas and ham. Excellent for youths and toddlers, or as a straightforward midweek dinner. 

A slice of frittata with vegetables and macaroni.A slice of frittata with vegetables and macaroni.

Corn & Zucchini Fritters

Tacky corn and zucchini fritters are made utilizing six finances pleasant elements, then panfried till golden and crispy on the skin. So helpful to maintain just a few within the freezer for fast and straightforward toddler meals!

Corn And Zucchini Fritters Recipe

These tacky corn and zucchini fritters are a cheap, fast and straightforward meal. They make a preferred and versatile breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner!

A stack of crispy panfried corn and zucchini fritters.A stack of crispy panfried corn and zucchini fritters.

Wholesome Candy Potato, Zucchini & Bacon Slice

A bit cheese and bacon in a savoury slice at all times provides to the style issue, and candy potato is sort of too yummy to be classed as a vegetable, proper? Nicely, that is why this slice appeals to each little (and massive) children – attempt it!

Wholesome Candy Potato, Zucchini & Bacon Slice Recipe

A wholesome Zucchini and Candy Potato Slice recipe that the entire household will love! This vegetable-packed slice is ideal for a easy lunch or a light-weight midweek dinner.

A serve of sweet potato slice topped with a spoonful of relish, on a black plate, with some slice on a forkA serve of sweet potato slice topped with a spoonful of relish, on a black plate, with some slice on a fork

Ham, Cheese & Zucchini Muffins

Zucchini muffins filled with ham and cheese make the excellent different to a sandwich, a yummy chunk to dip in soup, or a filling afternoon savoury snack for little ones. Have a batch of those muffins prepared in lower than half-hour!

Ham & Zucchini Muffins Recipe

Our zucchini muffins with ham and cheese are a scrumptious savoury snack or lunch field deal with… plus they’re 100% kid-approved and tremendous straightforward to make!

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Selfmade Sausage Rolls

What’s to not love? These crispy selfmade sausage rolls with hidden carrot and zucchini are fast & straightforward, freezer pleasant, toddler pleasant, and beloved by all! Make a bulk batch to freeze and have readily available for time poor days, and fussy mouths….

Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls Recipe

These straightforward puff pastry sausage rolls are such a household favorite! Freezer-friendly and tremendous fast – that is certain to turn out to be your go-to sausage roll recipe.

Crispy pork sausage rolls cooling on a wire rack.Crispy pork sausage rolls cooling on a wire rack.

Candy Potato & Tuna Patties

Candy potato and tuna patties could also be small in measurement, however they pack a significant flavour punch! I am an enormous fan of getting a batch of those within the freezer prepared for fast and straightforward midweek dinners, or a wholesome snack for littlies.

Tuna Patties Recipe

Wholesome and attractive tuna patties made with mashed candy potato, canned tuna, eggs and breadcrumbs. A nutritious and budget-friendly snack or household mid-week dinner!

A fork with a mashed sweet potato and tuna cake on it.A fork with a mashed sweet potato and tuna cake on it.

Tacky Vegetable & Quinoa Bake

You should use no matter veggies you could have readily available for this easy wholesome bake, simply preserve them small or finely grated to move fussy lips…..It is all pulled along with a creamy, tacky sauce which makes it completely scrumptious!

Quinoa Bake with Greens Recipe

Creamy, tacky and scrumptious, this wholesome quinoa bake is pure consolation meals! Vegetarian and kid-friendly, it makes the proper weeknight dinner, aspect dish or lunch.

A spoonful of quinoa bake with vegetables.A spoonful of quinoa bake with vegetables.

Beef & Spinach Cottage Pie

This basic recipe is a assured winner with the youngsters! Loaded with hidden veggies and a creamy mash on prime, the flavour of cottage pie makes it excellent for toddlers and youngsters (even the choosy ones like it!) – simply add sauce on the aspect!

Beef & Spinach Cottage Pie with Tacky Mash Recipe

A household favorite Beef & Spinach Cottage Pie with tacky mashed potato! Have this easy veggie-packed dinner on the desk in 35 minutes!

Rooster & Vegetable Sausage Rolls

Made with hen mince and veggies, these little beauties are leaner than sausage rolls made with conventional beef or pork variations. So helpful to have within the freezer, simply seize some out and reheat everytime you want a light-weight lunch or dinner for little ones!

Rooster Sausage Rolls Recipe

Rooster Sausage Rolls are a scrumptious variation on a much-loved snack. The addition of hen and greens within the filling makes these a more healthy model of the basic recipe too!

zoomed in image of three chicken sausage rolls on a blue and white platezoomed in image of three chicken sausage rolls on a blue and white plate

Wholesome Vegetable & Rooster Nuggets

In case you are on the lookout for a more healthy different to takeaway nuggets and a straightforward approach to smuggle some extra veggies into your children’ meals, then these oven baked vegetable hen nuggets are undoubtedly for you!  

Veggie Rooster Nuggets Recipe

These selfmade veggie hen nuggets are crispy, crunchy and utterly scrumptious! That includes a juicy hen mince and vegetable filling and coated in panko breadcrumbs, they’re oven baked to crispy perfection and make a wholesome addition to any dinner.

A bowl of healthy vegetable chicken nuggets.A bowl of healthy vegetable chicken nuggets.

Tacky Quinoa, Candy Potato & Zucchini Fritters

An excellent little fritter combining yummy mashed candy potato, grated zucchini and quinoa, all wrapped up along with cheese and panko crumbs. Able to dish up in half an hour, this can be a nice finances pleasant meal with a great deal of ‘smuggled’ veggies!

Tacky Quinoa, Candy Potato & Zucchini Fritters Recipe

Deliciously wholesome and tacky Candy Potato Fritters made with quinoa and zucchini and are able to eat in simply 35 minutes! Serve with bitter cream and candy chilli sauce for a vegetarian meal the entire household will love.

Quinoa sweet potato fritters on white plate with forkQuinoa sweet potato fritters on white plate with fork

Vegetarian Sausage Rolls

I child you not, these tremendous wholesome sausage rolls, filled with mushrooms, grated carrot and candy potato in addition to protein packed lentils (no meat!), merely need to be tried to be believed!! I can GUARANTEE they may move the style take a look at together with your little ones!

Vegetarian Sausage Rolls Recipe

Filled with veggies and lentils, these vegetarian sausage rolls are nutritious and ideal for simple lunches, snacks and lunch packing containers. Able to eat in 45 minutes!

Vegetable sausage rolls in a bowl.Vegetable sausage rolls in a bowl.

Straightforward Zucchini Slice

A basic slice, that is excellent for utilizing up these zucchinis that preserve multiplying within the backyard, or are handed over by others which can be merely drowning in them. Only one bowl and 10 minutes to prep – the cheese and bacon makes it completely yummy!

Zucchini Slice Recipe

Our fast and straightforward Zucchini Slice recipe takes simply 10 minutes to arrange and is a basic household favorite. This freezer-friendly recipe is ideal for lunch packing containers or a straightforward household dinner.

A half-eaten piece of zucchini impossible pie on a blue and white plate.A half-eaten piece of zucchini impossible pie on a blue and white plate.

Vegetable Fritters

Not solely are veggie fritters tremendous fast and straightforward to arrange, they’re additionally nice enjoyable for little fingers to experiment with. Delicate and moist inside a crunchy outer, these yummy fritters are an enormous winner with fussy toddlers.

Vegetable Fritters Recipe

Fast and straightforward Vegetable Fritters (veggie patties) made with zucchini, carrot and corn and cooked till golden and crunchy on the skin.

A stack of golden vegetable fritters with sour cream on top.A stack of golden vegetable fritters with sour cream on top.

Wholesome Candy Potato Quinoa Bites

Quinoa bites are excellent for little fingers to dip and eat. Utilizing mashed candy potato, quinoa and cheese (and a sprinkle of sesame seeds!), they’re oven baked (no oil) and freezer pleasant – wholesome and easy, yay, that is a winner!

Wholesome Candy Potato Quinoa Bites Recipe

These 3 ingredient wholesome Candy Potato Quinoa Bites take simply 10 minutes to arrange and are oven-baked to perfection – able to eat in simply 40 minutes!

Little round orange sweet potato patties.Little round orange sweet potato patties.

Creamy Tuna Pasta Bake

Packed stuffed with flavours, this finances pleasant pasta dish is at all times successful! With loads of cheese and pasta to attraction to probably the most fussy toddlers, it is a tremendous wholesome dish to have on excessive rotation!

Tuna Pasta Bake Recipe

My basic creamy Tuna Pasta Bake is a household favorite! It is a budget-friendly midweek dinner that is packed stuffed with greens and may be made forward of time and frozen. 

My classic creamy Tuna Pasta Casserole is a family favourite! It's a budget-friendly midweek dinner that's packed full of vegetables and can be made ahead of time and frozen. My classic creamy Tuna Pasta Casserole is a family favourite! It's a budget-friendly midweek dinner that's packed full of vegetables and can be made ahead of time and frozen. 

Wholesome Carrot & Zucchini Slice

Here is a variation on the basic zucchini slice. You actually cannot go mistaken with this one, add some shaved ham, possibly some corn too. Nice for these lunch packing containers or a light-weight, no-fuss dinner!

Zucchini & Carrot Slice Recipe

This wholesome Zucchini & Carrot Slice is an easy and attractive midweek meal, with leftovers excellent for lunchboxes! Or make forward of time and freeze for a fast and straightforward meal on the run.

Savoury slice served on a white plate with some on a fork.Savoury slice served on a white plate with some on a fork.

Oven Baked Tacky Mashed Potato Desserts

I do not suppose there could be many toddlers that might flip up their noses at these selfmade potato truffles – they’re completely thumbs up! Add some ham and corn too for those who like, and serve with a dollop of bitter cream and candy chilli sauce!

Oven Baked Tacky Mashed Potato Desserts Recipe

These mashed potato truffles are tacky, coated in panko bread crumbs, and cooked till golden and crispy on the skin and smooth on the within. They’re excellent for a light-weight meal or aspect utilizing leftover mashed potatoes.

A piece of mashed potato cake coasted in panko crumbs on a gold fork.A piece of mashed potato cake coasted in panko crumbs on a gold fork.

Wholesome Veggie & Turkey Meatballs

There’s simply one thing about finger-food that makes it a straightforward favorite with children. And when it is also one thing you could dip right into a sauce, you then undoubtedly have a winner! Excellent to have some within the freezer too – you’ll be able to take out simply what number of you want.

Wholesome Turkey Meatballs Recipe

Wholesome Turkey Meatballs are flavourful, veggie-packed bites, oven-baked to perfection. Freezer-friendly, low carb and wholesome too!

A batch of healthy turkey meatballs in a white serving dish.A batch of healthy turkey meatballs in a white serving dish.

Wholesome Zucchini Fritters

Tremendous fast, finances pleasant and wholesome – that is what us Mums’ want, proper? Oh, did I point out that they style good too! Golden crispy on the skin, and deliciously smooth inside – excellent for final minute dinners as properly.

Wholesome Zucchini Fritters Recipe

Fast & straightforward 4 ingredient zucchini fritters which can be tacky, wholesome and completely scrumptious! The right snack or lunchbox recipe.

Six vegetable fritters in a stack with sour cream on top.Six vegetable fritters in a stack with sour cream on top.

Rice & Vegetable Slice

A yummy savoury bake that is excellent for smuggling just a few further greens into your little ones meals. By grating the veggies on this slice they’re nearly not possible to detect, and very best for toddlers experimenting with consuming meals on their very own.

Rice & Vegetable Slice Recipe

Wholesome, tacky vegetable slice made with zucchini, carrot, tomatoes, ham, rice and eggs.

A vegetable egg and ham slice cut into pieces with cherry tomatoes on top.A vegetable egg and ham slice cut into pieces with cherry tomatoes on top.

Tacky Corn Fritters

Cheese + corn = yumm! A easy snack or meal completely made with pantry staples. These fritters are fast and straightforward to whip up – attempt serving with some ham or crispy bacon, avocado, cherry tomatoes – no matter takes your whim!

Tacky Corn Fritters Recipe

Deliciously tacky corn fritters that take just some minutes to arrange… the proper wholesome snack or lunchbox recipe!

A fork with a piece of corn fritter with a stack of fritters in the background topped with sour cream.A fork with a piece of corn fritter with a stack of fritters in the background topped with sour cream.

Spinach, Tomato & Bacon Frittata

A easy protein stuffed meal that may be a straightforward weeknight dinner, a light-weight lunch, or perhaps a wholesome weekend breakfast for all of the household, together with toddlers! No fuss, no problem, fast and kid-friendly = a winner in my family!

Spinach, Tomato & Bacon Frittata Recipe

A creamy and tacky Spinach, Tomato & Bacon Frittata that takes simply 10 minutes to arrange and half-hour to prepare dinner.

A white baking dish filled with an egg mixture, tomatoes, spinach and cheese.A white baking dish filled with an egg mixture, tomatoes, spinach and cheese.

Candy Recipes For Fussy Toddlers

Who would suspect there’s veggies hidden in these candy treats?! They style so scrumptious and ideal for popping in kindy or day care lunch packing containers.

Apple, Zucchini and Carrot Bread

This yummy loaf loaded with finely grated apple, zucchini and carrot will go down properly with probably the most discerning ‘non fruit & veggie eaters’…. It is tremendous moist and candy, but filled with loads of goodness!

Apple, Carrot, Zucchini Bread Recipe

A easy (and nut-free) Apple, Carrot, Zucchini Bread that’s moist and scrumptious. Excellent for lunch packing containers or a day tea deal with!

Slices of a sweet baked bread with carrot, zucchini and apple grated through.Slices of a sweet baked bread with carrot, zucchini and apple grated through.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

It is simple to disguise zucchini in so many dishes, even in candy recipes. The grated zucchini retains this loaf tremendous moist, and properly, the chocolate chips simply make it yummy, do not they?!

Moist Zucchini Bread with Chocolate Chips Recipe

Zucchini bread with chocolate chips, made out of scratch. This ultra-moist loaf is wholesome, really easy to make and loaded with scrumptious chocolate chips! A complete crowd-pleaser, it requires solely 10 minutes of prep-time and is ideal for afternoon snacking or packing into lunchboxes.

Slices of Zucchini bread with chocolate chips.Slices of Zucchini bread with chocolate chips.

Carrot Cake Muffins

One bowl, 10 minutes to prep, 20 to bake – and voila! Wholesome muffins to fulfill probably the most fussy toddler….and the ‘large’ ones too! These muffins are simply as moist as the standard carrot cake, with coconut oil and almond milk besides!

Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe

Wholesome Carrot Cake Muffins made with carrots, apples, bananas and almond milk… they style similar to your favorite carrot cake recipe, however deliciously mild and wholesome!

Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins made with carrots, apples, bananas and almond milk... they taste just like your favourite carrot cake recipe, but deliciously light and healthy!Healthy Carrot Cake Muffins made with carrots, apples, bananas and almond milk... they taste just like your favourite carrot cake recipe, but deliciously light and healthy!

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