Who doesn’t love pasta? There are so many delicious varieties to choose from, not to mention the many sauces, toppings and extras that can be added in to make a dish that you can call your own! 
Check out some of these easy pasta recipes for kids to make on their own. Younger children will need assistance, but experienced, older kids teens can try it on their own.
Easy Macaroni And Cheese
Eight ounces of elbow macaroni
One cup of milk
One pound of velvetta
1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
Cook macaroni as normal. In a separate post, heat the milk and add small pieces of the velvetta. Stir until the cheese melts. Stir in the parmesean cheese. Add to the pasta and mix well.
Red, White And Green
Eight-Ten ounces of pasta (rotini works well)
One small red onion; finely diced
Two cloves of peeled garlic; minced
One tablespoon of olive oil
One pint of grape tomatoes; halved
Half teaspoon of black pepper
Three cups coarsely chopped spinach leaves
Half cup pf parmesean cheese
One cup of diced mozzerella cheese
Cook pasta as normal. In a large saute pan over moderate heat, cook the onion and garlic in the oil until the onion is tender, about five minutes. Add the tomatoes, pepper and continue to cook until the tomatoes are warmed, about three minutes. Stir in spinach and heat until it starts to wilt, about two minutes. Add to pasta. Sprinkle in the mozzerella and parmesean cheeses.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Ten ounces fettuccini pasta
1/2 cup of butter
Three-Four cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 large onion, diced
Two tablepoons of flour
One cup of heavy cream
One egg yolk
Cook pasta as normal. In a large pot melt the butter and add the garlic and onion. Cook on low for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until softened. Whisk in flour a tablespoon at a time. Pour 1/4 cup of the heavy cream into a small bowl. Add egg yolk and beat together; set aside. Pour the remaining 3/4 cup of heavy cream into the pan and increase the heat to medium-high. As the cream starts to boil, mix rapidly using a whisk. Slowly add the cream/egg mix. Continue whisking until well blended. Add 1 cup of the parmesean cheese and continue to mix the cream. Pour in the remaining Parmesan and the parsley, mix until smooth and remove from stove. Serve over cooked pasta.
Pasta is great when you’re looking for cheap meals that are tasty also. For more ideas, take a look at Semi Homemade Cooking With Kids.
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I didn’t knew pasta were good for kids. I’d always believed pasta had too much wheat, so it was like a super compact bread.
I guess it also matters how much pasta do you eat
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WOW! Great recipes for kids…my daughter loves pasta–she could eat it all day. I would love them to be a little more healthy by using whole wheat pasta and low fat or low cal cheese and ingredients. Thanks for the info!
My kids love pasta but unfortunately as a family do not like garlic. Any suggestions for replacing garlic with some other spicy?
My daughter has stopped liking mac & cheese. But she’s only 3 and is going through those phases of loving something for TOO long and then suddenly never touching it again. Thankfully she likes colors AND tomatoes, so your Red, White And Green recipe really tickled her fancy (although we had to get sneaky with the peppers, and dice them finely). Awesome recipes here.
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These are great! I’m sure my kids would love them. Since they like pasta so much, I use it to sneak some extra fiber into their diets by using pasta with fiber added. They don’t know the difference but their digestive systems do.
I’m always looking for simple recipes that the kids will love, thanks a lot for sharing these. Our little guys love pasta too, can’t wait to try these out (just bought a few boxes the other day)!
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Pasta has two advantages, if you ask me: it’s cheap and easy to make, while tasting extremely well. Can’t beat that pizza
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I feel hungry for some reason
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Love garlic but Velveeta?
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