Baby Puree Recipes

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@BlueDot818 @armfruit‌ and anyone else who is interested.

~Chicken Chili~
1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup veggie stock or water
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp paprika
1/2 cup pureed chicken
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro

(Makes 1 1/2 cups.)

In a saucepan combine beans, stock (or water), cumin, and paprika. Bring to boil. Simmer for 5-8 minutes. Depending on baby's chewing abilities, use a fork to mash some or all of the beans. Stir in chicken. Done.

Store in refrigerator for 3 days, freezer for 1 month. When reheating from the freezer, I have been microwaving for 30 seconds, adding a bit of water, then microwaving a few seconds longer.


~Chicken Noodle Soup~

6 oz chicken, precooked or raw
4 cups chicken broth
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1 stalk celery
Pinch of thyme
1/2 cup dried pasta

(Makes 4 cups)

In a saucepan, combine chicken and broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to low, cover and simmer for 20 mins. Shred your chicken, return to saucepan. Set aside.

In a new saucepan warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add carrots, celery and thyme and sauté for about 10 mins. Add chicken and stock to the veggies and stir.

Boil pasta in a separate pot, add to the soup. Done.

At this point, I spooned the soup (no broth) into the blender and added broth a little at a time to get it to the consistency I wanted. But you could easily just mash things up to get a chunkier soup.

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Sorry this took so long. LO was having a meltdown (that lasted 30 minutes) because I wouldn't let him eat a snickers bar. @-)

I have more recipes to post in a second.

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With the leftover beans from the chili, (I buy the big can) I mixed those with some quinoa and pureed that. Then you freeze it and you can add whatever you want to it. Bananas, chicken, anything.

~Beans and Quinoa~

1/2 cup dry quinoa
1 cup black beans

(Makes 2 cups.)

Cook quinoa according to package. Add beans. Blend to a puree.

I chose to not put the banana or chicken in when I froze it. This way I can mix up what I add to it later.

Store in fridge for 3 days, freezer for 1 month.

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I also have a Baby Thanksgiving recipe if anyone is interested.

Nikkijo1022

These are great!! If this is what your feeding your LO mine is missing out excited to try!

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I'm glad you all are going to try these. I was a bit hesitant with some things (pureed chicken with beans and quinoa) but LO seriously loves them all. He had chili tonight for dinner and ate 3 cubes (I freeze in ice cube trays).

@Nikkijo1022‌ Ha! Thanks, but we like simple stuff around here too. I have my "special" bag in the freezer with recipes like this, then I have my basics bag which has peas, pears, sweet potatoes, apples, etc.

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~Baby's Thanksgiving~

1 small russet potato, peeled and cubed
3 tbsp veggie stock or water
1/2 cup cooked turkey (see below recipe)
1/3 cup fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
1/4 cup apple juice
1/2 cup applesauce or pear puree

(Makes 1 cup turkey potato mixture and 1/2 cup cranberry apple sauce.)

Fill a saucepan three-fourths full of water and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and cook for 10-12 minutes. Drain, puree in blender, adding stock or water until smooth. Add turkey and continue to puree, adding stock or water to make a creamy mixture.

In a saucepan over high heat, mix cranberries and apple juice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook, stirring often until the cranberries bust and the mixture thickens, about 5 minutes. (You can strain this to discard the cranberry skins, but I'd probably just throw it in the blender and puree it. ) In a bowl stir together the cranberry puree and applesauce, adding more applesauce of it tastes too tart.

To serve, spoon some of the cranberry apple sauce on the turkey potato mixture.

Store in fridge separately for up to two days, or freeze separately and store for 1 month.

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~Turkey Puree~

1/2 lb ground turkey
Water

(Makes 1 cup.)

Cook turkey in a skillet with 1/4 cup water. Cook thoroughly. Puree the turkey when it's cooked and cooled down, added water as needed.

Store in fridge for 2 days, freezer for 1 month.