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Chicken noodles recipe

This warm and tasty meal is quick to prepare, and a great way to introduce noodles to your baby. It can be enjoyed by the rest of the family too, simply serve as it is instead of blending or mashing.

Age: 7 to 9 months

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Portions: 4 (approx)

Ingredients

  • ¼ small onion, peeled (20g)
  • ¼ medium carrot, peeled (30g)
  • 125g chicken breast
  • 235ml boiling water
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 45g tinned sweetcorn
  • 60g egg noodles (dried)

Method

  1. Slice the onion and carrots. Dice the chicken.

  2. Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the chicken and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until starting to brown.

  3. Add the onion, carrots and sweetcorn – cook for 3 to 4 minutes.

  4. Information:

    Use frozen sweetcorn instead of tinned if preferred. Remember fresh, frozen, tinned, dried and juiced fruit and vegetables all count towards your 5 A Day.

  5. Add the water, simmer for 5 minutes

  6. Finally, break the noodles up a little and add to the pan. Simmer for a further 5 to 10 minutes until the chicken, vegetables and noodles are cooked. Add a little water during cooking if needed.

  7. Mash or blend until smooth (with soft lumps). Put quarter of the noodles in a bowl, and allow to cool a little before serving with a spoon or fork.