Baby Bolognese
This pasta recipe is a great source of iron and vitamins from all the veggies. When bub is ready for finger foods, save some of the cooked pasta so they can practice holding it (without the sauce!) and feeding themselves.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil (coconut oil or canola is great)
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, diced
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 4 tomatoes, diced
- 1 carrot, diced
- Half head of brocolli, diced (make sure to use the stalks too!)
- 500 g beef mince
- 2 tbs salt-free tomato paste OR you can use 500g of salt-free passata
- 1 tbsp paprika (this is optional - you make and freeze the base recipe and add seasoning later when bub is ready to eat a defrosted pod)
- 250 g pasta of your choice
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot
- Sauté the onions on medium heat
- Add mince and garlic, and brown (if you are going to add seasoning, do so before the meat browns)
- Mix in celery and cook for a few minutes, until celery starts to pale
- Add the tomatoes and tomato paste (or passata), stir until well mixed
- Add carrots and broccoli and bring the sauce to boil
- Once boiling, lower the heat and simmer the sauce for approx 20-30 minutes, until it thickens
- Prepare pasta as per the packet instructions
- Mix pasta with sauce
- Wait for it to cool, then mash or puree to desired consistency and freeze in 75ml portions
- Add cheese, breastmilk or formula, capsicum or dried herbs when serving to change up the flavours