Mixed Baby Food Dinners
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 20 min.
Preparation
Healthy, because
Even smarter
Making your own baby food is surprisingly easy, and yields a healthier product than store-bought varieties. This kind is packed with protein and essential nutrients.
To save time, you can use a food processor to dice these ingredients instead of doing so by hand.
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
8
- For the turkey, rice, carrot and broccoli
- 1 cup turkey breasts (diced)
- ½ head Broccoli (broken into florets)
- 1 medium, floury potato (peeled and diced)
- 1 large carrot (peeled and roughly grated)
- ½ cup cooked white rice
- For the chicken and veg curry
- 1 cup Chicken breasts (diced)
- 1 medium, floury potato (peeled and diced)
- 1 tsp green Curry paste
- ½ Tbsp butter
- 1 cup baby Spinach
- For the salmon and broccoli pasta
- ½ cup Orzo
- ½ Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup skinless Salmon fillet (pin-boned and diced)
- 1 Broccoli (broken into florets)
Preparation steps
1.
For the turkey, rice, carrot and broccoli:
2.
Combine the turkey, broccoli, and potato in a saucepan and add enough water to just cover. Cook over a moderate heat until boiling and then cover and reduce to a gentle simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Add the cooked rice and carrot and mash well with a potato masher. Serve lukewarm or chill until needed.
3.
For the chicken and veg curry:
4.
Combine the chicken, potato, curry paste, and butter in a saucepan. Add enough water to cover and cook over a moderate heat until boiling. Reduce to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes until the potato is tender. Add the baby spinach, cook until wilted, and then mash with a potato masher. Serve lukewarm or chill until needed.
5.
For the salmon and broccoli pasta:
6.
Combine the orzo and olive oil in a saucepan and add enough water to cover. Cook over a moderate heat until boiling and then reduce to a simmer and cook until tender, 7 - 8 minutes. Drain and put to one side. Put the salmon and broccoli into a pan with enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for 8 - 10 minutes until the broccoli is tender. Remove from the heat, drain and mash well. Add the rice, mash again briefly to incorporate. Serve lukewarm or chill until needed.
