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Dairy-Free Kid-Friendly Dinners & Entrees

Making food for kids is often both tricky and simple at the same time; while kids have very specific tastes and preferences, they often crave simplicity when it comes to mealtimes. These dairy-free recipes have been both kid and kitchen-tested; your kids will love them and so will you as they often use fewer ingredients and require less preparation than most dishes.
Artichoke Heart Pizza
This dairy-free pizza recipe combines a quick molasses barbecue sauce with onions, garlic, and artichoke hearts, for a delicious, vegan, lactose-free pizza that everyone can enjoy!
Baked Dairy-Free Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
Looking for a dairy-free recipe for Baked Buttermilk Chicken Tenders? This dairy free kids recipe is great for kid dinners, lunches and snacks! Look here for a nondairy Chicken Tender recipe your lactose-free kids are sure to enjoy!
Baked Dairy-Free Macaroni & Cheese
Looking for a dairy-free recipe for macaroni and cheese? Here you'll find a dressed-up cheese-free recipe sophisticated enough even for adult tastes. This dish has all the presentation and pizazz of a restaurant meal without all the saturated fat and cholesterol of traditional cheese bakes.
Cheesy Pizza
Looking for a dairy-free cheesy pizza recipe? This non-dairy, egg-free pizza recipe uses a wheat crust and dairy-free cheese sauce for a meal of delightful textures and flavors. Vegans and persons with lactose-intolerance or casein-intolerance rejoice-- this recipe is for you!
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Dairy-free but love recipes like creamy mashed potatoes? This dairy free Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe is comfort for for the vegan or lactose-free! Great for kids, family dinners, holidays like Thanksgiving or for non-dairy meals during the work-week, this recipe for mashed potatoes is easy and inexpensive to prepare but so delicious.
Dairy-Free Cheese & Beef Hotpockets
Homemade dairy-free Cheese & Beef hotpockets, at last! This dairy free recipe is fun, tasty and great for lactose-free kids. Prepared with a nondairy cheesy sauce and a soft dough, these are perfect for dinners or lunches for your lactose-intolerant little ones.
Easy Baked Homemade Ravioli
Looking for a baked ravioli recipe that's dairy free? This lactose free ravioli recipe uses non-dairy ricotta cheese, dairy-free pesto and spinach to stuff wonton wrappers for an easy homemade ravioli recipe that's great for both kids and adults!
Easy Lasagna (Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Vegan)
This dairy-free lasagna recipe is easy to make, vegan and so good! Prepared with no-boil lasagna noodles, dairy-free ricotta cheese, pasta sauce and a non-dairy cheese sauce, this dairy free easy lasagna recipe is great for dairy free kids and adults alike as a quick and easy weekday meal.
Fish Sticks
Fish Sticks recipes are easy to make and even tastier than our favorite frozen varieties! This dairy free fish stick recipe is a great dinner, lunch or snack recipe for lactose-free kids and adults alike, baked with a healthy dairy-free panko breading and scented with thyme. Try this dairy free recipe for your kids or for yourself; these little sea-sticks are sure to make you smile!
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Looking for dairy-free recipes that your kids will love? This dairy-free Toasted Grilled Cheese recipe is creamy, cheesy and healthier than the traditional sandwich. For a tasty, healthy sandwich recipe that your kids will love, try this dairy-free favorite!
Macaroni & Cheese
Whether your child is lactose-intolerant or eats a dairy-free diet for other reasons, this dairy-free macaroni and cheese recipe will put a smile on your little one's face!
Lasagna Primavera
This dairy free lasagna recipe is vegan and easy to make! Filled with spinach, dairy-free cheese sauce, non-dairy ricotta cheese and a vegan white sauce, this dairy-free lasagna primavera recipe is great for weeknight dinners and the leftovers make great lunches.
Pasta with Mushrooms and Cream Sauce
This dairy-free recipe combines comforting pasta with a dairy free creamy white sauce and mushrooms for a lactose-free, vegan entree that is sure to satisfy any diet and palate.
Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce
This dairy-free pasta with tomato cream sauce recipe combines a lactose-free tomato cream sauce with sauteed chicken and pasta for an easy, savory and satisfying meal that is perfect for dairy free kids and adults.
Pesto and Pasta
Looking for a Pesto and Pasta Recipe for the dairy free diet? This dairy free recipe is a delcious vegan take on a simple classic Italian meal, combining a savory, simple, dairy-free pesto sauce with silky linguini noodles for a no-cheese, non-dairy meal for dairy-free kids and adults alike!
Shells and Cheeese
Dairy-Free Shells & Cheese Recipe. This lactose-free shells and cheese recipe is a dairy-free delight for those with lactose intolerance or milk allergies.
Skillet Pizzas
These yeast-free pizzas are incredibly quick and easy to make and incredibly delicious, too! For a fast lunch or dinnertime entree or appetizer, try this dairy-free Skillet Pizza Recipe!
Tuna Casserole
This tuna casserole recipe takes this classic to new dairy-free heights! This delicious dairy-free tuna casserole replaces the traditional cream-of-mushroom soup with a sauce made with a dried mushroom sauce, soy and vegetables for a lactose free casserole recipe that is perfect for dairy free kids and adults! Try this dairy free recipe for tuna noodle casserole for nostalgia and taste!
Vegan Cheesy Risotto
Vegan Cheesy Risotto Recipe. This vegan cheesy risotto recipe is the tastiest cheese-less cheese risotto recipe, suitable for dairy-free, vegans, and cheese lovers alike.
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