20 fish recipes the kids will eat

Making homemade salmon fish cakes is really easy with spuds, lemon, and parsley. Delicious served with salad, ketchup and chips.

Get the recipe: Potato and salmon fish cakes

These bites look just like chicken nuggets but they’re filled with nutrient-rich fish fillets instead. Serve with a flavoursome dip and watch them fly off the plate.
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These cod and pea bites are great finger food at parties, but you can also make them for dinner with chips or wedges and peas. Haddock fillet works just as well.

Get the recipe: Cod and pea bites

A firm family favourite, and we can see why. Flakes of tuna, juicy
sweetcorn and a crunchy cheese top provide flavour and texture by the
load! Ideal when you have a big crowd to feed and an empty fridge as it
can be made almost entirely from cupboard ingredients.

Get the recipe: Tuna pasta bake

goodtoknow user Abi loves this healthy pea and salmon
tagliatelle. ‘This recipe was lovely. Just make sure you don’t make the
sauce too runny. My family loved it.’

Get the recipe: Salmon and pea tagliatelle

Do your kids love a mild curry? These chunky pieces of fish, coated in a rich and creamy tandoori sauce, are delicious and perfect with rice or naan for a filling and healthy dinner.

Get the recipe: Tandoori fish bites

Kids will love Rachel Allen’s pink salmon fish fingers with the homemade
tomato dip. Haddock and cod also work well – serve with chips, spuds or
peas.

Get the recipe: Rachel Allen’s salmon fish fingers

Try the Hairy Bikers’ macaroni cheese with a twist. The soft and sweet crayfish gives the pasta an added savoury burst and the kids will love finding them hidden amongst their pasta.

Get the recipe: Crayfish macaroni cheese

Who doesn’t love a good pancake? Fun to make, and even more fun to eat, these smoky fish parcels are a great recipe to get the kids to help make. Why not ask them to weigh out all the pancake ingredients? They’ll love eating it even more if they’ve helped!

Get the recipe: Smoky fish pancake parcels

Mix haddock with other white fish fillets and lemon and capers to make
these tasty fish burgers. Delicious with crusty bread, tartare sauce and
salad – who said burgers had to be made with meat?

Get the recipe: Fast fish burgers

You’ll need to do a bit of prep to make these Mini fish pie faces but it’s a fun way to get the kids to eat fish. Buy ready-made chilled mash for a speedier dinner.

Get the recipe: Mini fish pie faces

Kids will love the delicious cheesy topping in this creamy cod rarebit with Edam recipe, great with mash and peas. You can also use haddock instead of cod.

Get the recipe: Creamy cod rarebit with Edam

The kids will love Annabel Karmel’s salmon fishcakes, made with ketchup,
mayo and mash, and coated in Shredded Wheat and Parmesan. Just follow
our easy video recipe.

Get the recipe: Annabel Karmel’s salmon fishcakes

Coley, pollock and lemon sole all work equally well in these fish tacos if your kids prefer white fish. With a delicious, fruit, sweet and sour salsa, these make these tacos a fun and colourful build-it-yourself supper.

Get the recipe: Fish taco

Instead of takeaway fish and chips, buy pollock or any white fish and make these easy, homemade fish fingers. You could even use some ready made chips to make a delicious dinner when time is short.

Get the recipe: Home-baked fish fingers and chips

Everyone loves pizza, especially kids, and this tuna and tomato classic calzone recipe couldn’t be easier – this recipe even teaches you how to make your own dough!

Get the recipe: Tuna and tomato calzone

Celeb chef Gordon Ramsay’s baked Lemon sole fish goujons are even tastier with his recipe for homemade tomato salsa with avocado, lime, red onion and coriander.

Get the recipe: Gordon Ramsay’s lemon sole fish goujons