Turn breakfast favorites into easy dinners with these go-to breakfast for dinner ideas to share with the kids. From pancakes and egg bakes to breakfast pizza and more, each idea is easy to make and can be made ahead of time!
Whenever I don’t know what to make for dinner, I make breakfast. Somehow, it just seems easier to me! These are my go-to recipes for breakfast for dinner ideas to share with the kids.
Below are our favorite pancakes, both to make in a pan, on the stovetop, or in a sheet pan in the oven. Plus there are egg recipes, breakfast pizza rolls (which are so fun and easy to make ahead and reheat), and more. I hope these recipes help you simplify your dinner efforts!
(You may also like my one pan dinners for family meals and my easy weeknight family dinners, too.)
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Favorite Chocolate Chip Pancakes
This toddler breakfast idea is delicious right after making it, or you can let the pancakes cool and store in the fridge or freezer to warm for future easy meals.
With a seriously fluffy texture, an easy one-bowl method, and the option to make them on the stovetop or baked in the oven, these Chocolate Chip Pancakes are a favorite breakfast to share with the kids.
Favorite Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Easy Breakfast Burritos
These are easy to cut in half and serve to a toddler, or serve the elements chopped up or deconstructed if that is easy for your child to eat.
With just 4 simple ingredients, these easy Breakfast Burritos can be made ahead and reheated, or made in minutes and served right away. They’re a protein-packed breakfast to share with the kids.
Easy Breakfast Burritos
Easy Sheet Pan Eggs
Cooking eggs this way—which is similar to a frittata but cooks in less time—is an easy way to make them ahead of time and reheat them when you need them. Or enjoy as soon as they are done!
Baking a whole tray of eggs on a sheet pan to use for a holiday brunch, inside breakfast sandwiches, or just as a hands-off way to make breakfast is a total game changer. Here’s my go-to method.
Easy Sheet Pan Eggs
Spinach Eggs
With a heaping pile of spinach and a super simple method, you can make these bright green Spinach Eggs in less than 10 minutes to share with the kids.
Packed with spinach (and iron!), these bright green eggs are fun and delicious. You can serve them as you would scrambled eggs, or use in a breakfast burrito or egg sandwich.
Favorite Spinach Eggs (Green Eggs Recipe)
Mini Egg Muffins
These Mini Egg Muffins with cheese and veggies are a go-to for quick and easy toddler meal on busy days.
These tender Egg Muffins are packed with protein and vitamins—and can be made ahead of time! Add any veggie you like, whether carrots, butternut squash, broccoli, or spinach.
Mini Egg Muffins with Cheese and Veggies
Apple Sheet Pan Pancakes
I love the ease of throwing a batch of pancake batter onto a baking pan and cooking the whole thing up at once—to reduce the amount of time I need to stand in front of the stove flipping them one at a time. Sheet pan pancakes are both convenient and versatile, and this recipe has whole grains and delicious apple flavor.
With a super simple method that allows you to bake an entire batch of pancakes at once, these Sheet Pan Pancakes are a breakfast win.
Apple Sheet Pan Panackes
Yogurt Pancakes
I’m a big fan of making all kinds of pancakes and adding in nutritious ingredients to change things up. And since we usually have yogurt in the house, adding some to a batch of pancakes is easy and super yummy.
With just a few ingredients and the option to make these on the stove top or in the oven as a sheet pan pancakes, these Yogurt Pancakes are versatile and so yummy!
Favorite Yogurt Pancakes
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
These are a great way to fuel up, they are easy to stir together, and they work with just about any diced fruit your family likes.
With the most delicious fluffy texture and protein from Greek yogurt, these Greek Yogurt Pancakes are a breakfast win. You can add any fruit you like to the batter, too!
Fluffy Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Applesauce Pancakes
The applesauce in this recipe adds a lovely sweet undertone, and you can use either buckwheat flour or whole wheat flour, according to what you prefer. The batter simply needs to be stirred together and it spreads nicely on the skillet.
These fluffy Applesauce Pancakes are easy to mix up, taste sweet and comforting, and the leftovers store nicely in the fridge or freezer. We like them topped with a little maple syrup, peanut butter, or additional applesauce.
Fluffy Applesauce Pancakes
Breakfast Pizza Rolls
It’s basically a rolled up breakfast pizza that gets baked in a muffin tin—so fun! Plus, the recipe needs just a handful of basic ingredients and turns into the most fun spiral rolls.
Combine two favorite recipe ideas into one with this easy Breakfast Pizza Rolls recipe. This is the most fun mash-up of pizza rolls and breakfast pizza, in the most fun (and easy to make ahead) format!
Breakfast Pizza Rolls
Easy Zucchini Slice
This is such a fun way to use zucchini since it slices into bars that are easy to hold and dip.
Transform basic ingredients—including a pile of zucchini—into this protein-packed Zucchini Slice to share with the kids. It’s an easy breakfast or lunch that stores well and is easy to make ahead. (See the Notes for options to up the flavor as desired.)
Easy Zucchini Slice (to Share with the Kids)
Broccoli Egg Bake
This egg recipe can be made whenever you have time and warmed up briefly to serve. You may also enjoy it at room temperature. It’s delish dipped into sour cream, guacamole, salsa, pizza sauce, or even ketchup.
Transform just a few simple ingredients—including a pile of broccoli—into this protein-packed Egg Bake to share with the kids. It’s an easy breakfast or lunch that stores well and is simple to make ahead.
Easy Egg Bake (with Broccoli)
How to Store
Each recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or frozen in the freezer longer. Check each individual recipe using the teal buttons for more details.
Best Tips for Success
- Add a side of fruit like sliced strawberries, apples, pears, or melon or applesauce to round out the meal.
- Add dipping sauces or dips as the kids like to increase the flavor as desired.
- Add breakfast sides to the meal such as bacon, sausage, toddler muffin recipes, scrambled eggs, or toddler smoothies if desired.
- Remember that kids appetites vary widely, and it’s hard to predict how hungry they might be. Which is to say: They may not be picky; it might be that they aren’t as hungry as we think!