Lentil pasta with broccoli recipe
Your baby will love tucking into this creamy pasta with sauce. Quick to whip up, it's suitable for the whole family too. Freeze the extra 3 portions of sauce for handy future meals.
Age: 10 to 12 months
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Portions: 4
Ingredients
- ½ small onion, peeled (30g)
- 1 small garlic clove, peeled
- 1 broccoli spear (38g)
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 150g canned chopped tomatoes
- pinch dried mixed herbs
- 200ml water
- 2 tbsp dried red lentils (30g)
- 1 tsp full fat cream cheese (1 portion)
- 15g white pasta (1 portion)
- 1 piece baby corn (1 portion 25g)
Method
Chop the garlic and onion. Chop the broccoli floret.
Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and garlic and soften for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the broccoli, tomatoes, mixed herbs, water and lentils and cook uncovered for 10 to 12 minutes. Add a little more water during cooking if needed.
Meanwhile place the pasta in a small pan with cold water, bring to boil and cook for 10 to 12 minutes until pasta is soft.
Whilst the lentils and pasta are cooking, bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, add the baby corn and cook for approx. 5 to 6 minutes until soft. Steam or microwave if preferred.
Once cooked remove ¼ of the broccoli and tomato sauce and stir in the cream cheese.
Mix the cooked pasta with half of the broccoli and lentil sauce. Chop or mince the dish. Serve in a bowl with baby corn on the side as a finger food.
Give your baby the spoon or fork and encourage them to feed themselves. Try leaving a few of pasta pieces whole as a finger food too.
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