Hy-Vee Recipes and Ideas

Here's a fun pizza children of any age can help create, whether it's shaping dough, spreading sauce, sprinkling cheese, or adding toppings.

They love spaghetti and they love tacos, so why not combine them? The kids can help cook and drain the pasta and fill their own tacos.

After his older brother stirred his interest in cooking, 15-year-old Hunter started learning from online videos. Whenever he has a free moment, he searches for a new recipe or cooking techniques to try. His playful take on pizza is a new fave dessert. 

Have your kids help measure, mix, and stir the ingredients; press the mixture onto sprayed foil; sprinkle jimmies; and cut into servings.

When kids aren't interested in trying a certain food, sneak it into dishes you know they'll love! This recipe sneaks fruit and vegetables into meatballs.

When Garrett, 14, saw her Sundae Salad, she couldn’t hold back a big smile. “It’s beautiful,” she says. Easy to prepare, it mimics an ice cream sundae using a cherry tomato and sprinkles of shredded carrot and crumbled bacon on top.

This one is fun—mix up a loaf of bread in a plastic bag! Your kids will love shaking and squeezing the mixture as they create the dough.

Tayler has taken a number of classes at her local Hy-Vee and is excited to try new recipes. Her delicious version of grilled cheese includes turkey—the secret ingredient, she says.

12-year-old Mia has taken cooking classes at Hy-Vee for six years. During that time, she’s progressed from small desserts to entrées.