FoodNetwork.com knows How to Make Delicious Healthy Easy Snack Recipes for Kids! These three recipes are fabulous for kids, especially for after school because they are easy and they can help make them. They include Roasted Turkey and Basil Cream Cheese Pin Wheel Sandwiches, a Quesadilla Bar, and Oatmeal Cookie Smoothies. Happy Snacking, y’all!
Kids Can Make: Roasted Turkey and Basil Cream Cheese Pinwheel Sandwiches – These fun and colorful pinwheels can be made in the morning and kept chilled for an easy lunch or afternoon snack. Let the little kids wash and spin dry the lettuce. Big kids can layer the ingredients and roll up the sandwiches.
- 1 large head romaine lettuce
- 4 ounces whipped cream cheese
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves, loosely packed
- 8 large fresh basil leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Four 10-inch flour tortillas
- 8 slices oven-roasted deli turkey (about 8 ounces)
- 1 whole roasted pepper from a jar, sliced into 1/4-inch strips (about 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- Special equipment: toothpicks
- Pull the largest four romaine leaves from the outside of the bunch and wash and dry carefully, trying not to tear the leaves. Cut the leaves at the base where they were connected to the root; the pieces should be about 9-inches long. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the center rib so the leaves roll up more easily. Set aside.
- Combine the cream cheese, spinach and basil in a food processor and puree until smooth. Season with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper.
- Lay one of the tortillas on a clean work surface and add one of the romaine leaves to fit neatly on top. Place 2 slices of turkey next to each other, covering the lettuce. Spread 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture over the surface of the turkey and line up a quarter of the roasted pepper strips along one edge. Line up 1/4 cup of the shredded carrot just above the peppers. Roll up the wrap tightly starting from the edge with the peppers and carrots, so the wrap holds together with the peppers and carrots in the middle. Place the wrap seam-side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas, vegetables, turkey and cream cheese spread. Cut the wraps into 1-inch pieces, then pierce each segment with a toothpick or skewer from the outside of the tortilla through the seam on the bottom.
- Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/kids-can-make-roasted-turkey-and-basil-cream-cheese-pinwheel-sandwiches.html?oc=linkback
Quesadilla Bar – This self-serve meal lets kids load up open-face quesadillas with their choice of toppings. Little kids can assemble the quesadillas before baking. Big kids can add the seasonings to the beef and help cut up the vegetables for the toppings.
Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie – This all-in-one milk-and-cookies smoothie makes a nice change of pace for a quick breakfast or afternoon snack.
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