Where's best place to find ';kid friendly'; dinner recipes?

Most recipes are contain what I would call ';unusual'; items when it comes to convincing my son to eat it (i.e. orzo, pine nuts, spinach, etc.) - where's a 'meat %26amp; potatoes' kind of recipe? With Ketchup if my son could choose :)Where's best place to find ';kid friendly'; dinner recipes?
this site has a lot of cute and QUICK things that I have tried before. http://kids.cdkitchen.com/





The kraft site has some easy kid ones





http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/YourKids/Ki鈥?/a>





This site has a bit more variety on kid meals





http://www.myrecipes.com/recipes/kid-fri鈥?/a>Where's best place to find ';kid friendly'; dinner recipes?
Your imagination! no one knows your son better than you do! Make meat loaf, make the mashed potatos into mountains...Make Shepard's pie ( meat,veg and potatoe) and tell him it is an English dish. When my kids were about 6 or 7 years old, I began telling them that: '; Well when you grow up, you will like a lot of different things. That is part of being a grown up. I like foods from ALL over the world, and so will you.'; ( Yes, its brainwashing, but it also gives your son permission to know his palette will change as he gets older, and YOU the ';cool'; role model, already like foods from all over the world.'; As far as recipes , try www.foodnetwork.com. Take out any ';weird'; ingredients, and try: Chinese chicken chow mein, middle eastern meat kabobs with vegetables, South American Beef Stew....Let your son ';feel'; like he is experiencing the world while you gently integrate him into more ';exotic'; flavors. ( all the recipes I mentioned, are basically meat, veg and noodles)
There are a couple sites listed below. The 1st is for kids with specific needs.


The 2nd gives you healthy menus and recipes for all kids.


Enjoy
Take a look at your good, old-fashioned, Betty Crocker cookbook! If you don't have one on hand, go to the TasteofHome website for some great, down to earth, recipes.
I like this site very much, for my hungry little ones:


http://www.kidapprovedmeals.com/
you could look around at campbells.com or kraft.com. Almost all of those recipes use regular items and most of them taste pretty good.
May not be what your looking for...but I think would be 'kid-friendly'.


Pat in Indiana.








CHILLI DOG CASSEROLE





1 pkg. (8) hot dog buns


1 pkg. (8) hot dogs (use more if you like)


1 can Chilli (15 oz. without beans, use more if you want)


1 small onion (chopped)


2 cups shredded cheese


mustard








DIRECTIONS: Pre-heat oven 350 degrees


In a 9'; x 13'; baking pan, break up hot dog buns (bite size) and spread in pan.


Cut up hot dogs (about 1/2'; size) spread over buns.


Spoon/spred chilli over hot dog/buns.


Sprinkle onions over all.


Squirt mustard over entire mixture (don't spread...just make a few lines both ways across mixture)


Cover with shredded cheese.


Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly.


(Hint: If using extra hot dogs %26amp; chilli, don't add extra buns.)








';Corny Beanie Weenies.';


(from a country preacher in Mississippi鈥ife %26amp; 2 teenage sons)





Mix one can of good baked beans


We use a good sized can of beans (14-16 ounces, I think) and


get a kind that we like (maybe with brown sugar, onion, and bacon).


There are several kinds of good baked beans.





and a package of Oscar Meier Weiners (all sliced up).





with a can of whole kernel corn (drained)





Any way, heat up these three ingredients, and serve with brown bread


(maybe toasted ?) and a glass of milk.





It doesn't get any easier than this, and is suprisingly good!





P.S鈥?.Might put ingredients in a casserole dish and top with corn muffin mix.





(This is another recipe I鈥檝e not tried yet.)


EASY BEEF STROGANOFF





Ingredients:


3/4 lb lean ground beef


1 jar Heinz HomeStyle Savory Beef Gravy (12 oz Jar)


1 can mushrooms, drained (7 oz can)


1/2 cup sour cream


4-6 cups hot cooked noodles


salt %26amp; pepper, to taste





Instructions:


In a medium skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until browned and thoroughly cooked. Carefully drain liquids and return to stovetop. Stir in Gravy and mushrooms, and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, until thoroughly combined. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve immediately over hot noodles. Preparation Time: 1-15 minutes. Cook Time: 25+ minutes











POT ROAST


Your choice of beef or pork(to fit crock-pot)


1 pkg. dry Ranch dressing mix


1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix


1 pkg. dry Brown Gravy mix


1 cup water


Put beef in pot.


Mix together all the dry mixes鈥?then add water 鈥our over meat and cover %26amp; cook on high 4-6 hours.


Until meat is tender.


The first time I made it I didn鈥檛 have the Italian Dressing mix鈥?so I added a pkg. of Onion Soup Mix鈥?I have to say I liked that better.


If you use more water you might want to add more Brown Gravy mix鈥?to make a thicker sauce. Was gonna add


potatoes and carrots鈥ut never got around to it.








Poor Man鈥檚 Swiss Steak


(can be doubled. Etc.)





Mix: 1 lb. hamburger


1 cup cornflakes


salt %26amp; pepper to taste


small amount dices onion


Spread in a square baking pan.


Pour: 1 can mushroom soup


1 can water


(combine together, first)


Pour over meat mixture.


Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.