Recipes Everyday Cooking Family-Friendly Recipes Kid-Friendly 10 Kid-Friendly Meals You Can Make in a Muffin Pan By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Instagram Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on March 25, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: lutzflcat Maybe it's the built-in portion control or maybe it's the adorability of big people food scaled down to kid size. Either way, these muffin pan meals seem to please eaters of all ages. Bonus: Leftovers make great grab-and-go lunches the next day. Try these recipes for 10 kid-friendly recipes you can make in a muffin pan for all your little muffins at home. 01 of 10 Spaghetti and Meatballs Muffin Bites View Recipe SHORECOOK Tip: To help these spaghetti and meatball "nests" hold together better, add one or two beaten eggs along with the Parmesan cheese to the cooled spaghetti before arranging them in the muffin pan to bake. 02 of 10 Turkey Veggie Meatloaf Cups View Recipe Jennifer Baker "Very flavorful and moist. Pretty kid friendly too, and a good way to get some extra veggies in." — CC<3's2bake 03 of 10 Meatloaf Cupcakes View Recipe Moppel "My girls didn't want me to make meatloaf until I found this recipe." — Danielle Baird 04 of 10 Easy Mac and Cheese Muffins View Recipe Jenny Anhold "My kids absolutely loved it! It was one of the few meals where they actually asked for seconds!" — Jennie 05 of 10 Pot Pie Cupcakes View Recipe Molly "They're so easy that I kept feeling like I must have done something wrong until I tried them and they were great! Easy, cheap, and my husband is obsessed with them.'" — Genevieve 06 of 10 Corn Dog Muffins View Recipe lachiquis "These are a great crowd and kid pleaser. I made them in my mini muffin pan and they were just the perfect mix of hot dog and breading. My pickiest eater said they were 'fabulous!'" — Foodymom 07 of 10 Easy Pepperoni Pizza Muffins View Recipe lutzflcat To keep these mini pizzas from being too "bready" several reviewers split the biscuit into halves instead of using a whole biscuit for each pizza. 08 of 10 Barbecue Beef Cups View Recipe Caroline C "This was the perfect kid-friendly busy night meal. Even quicker if you make the meat mixture ahead of time." — Nina7Nevada 09 of 10 Lasagna Cupcakes View Recipe lutzflcat The recipe says to cut the wonton wrappers into circles, but you can also leave them as squares for a more rustic look (plus less work for you). 10 of 10 Bacon & Egg Biscuit Cups View Recipe Diana71 "I was a tiny bit skeptical about this recipe because I'm not a terrible fan of refrigerated biscuits unless for biscuits and gravy. However, I was so pleasantly surprised! These were perfectly tasty, and I made them for my sister and brother-in-law and their family while visiting. So tasty, so easy to make, and the little kids could have a complete breakfast in one little muffin." — Diana71 Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit