Baby and toddler recipes
🍗 Chicken thigh and apricot baby mash
Tender chicken thigh simmered with dried apricots and sweet potato, then blended to a soft mash. Thigh meat is moister and higher in iron than breast, and apricots add a gentle sweetness.
Makes about 8 ice cube portions
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless thighs (about 150g) Chicken thigh (diced)
- 3 unsulphured Dried apricots (chopped)
- 1 small Sweet potato (peeled and diced)
- a pinch Cinnamon
- 250ml water
Method
- Put everything into a pan, cover and bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 20 to 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink and the sweet potato is very soft.
- Blend to the texture baby needs, adding cooking liquid to loosen.
- Cool to warm before serving.
Serving it to your baby
Blend smooth for first tastes and leave it coarser from 7 months. From 8 to 9 months, offer soft shredded chicken thigh as finger food alongside the mash.
For the rest of the family
Use the same flavours in a whole family tagine, adding onion, garlic, ras el hanout and seasoning for the adult pot.
Storing and reheating
Cool within an hour, then fridge for up to 2 days or freeze in portions for up to 3 months. Defrost overnight in the fridge, reheat until piping hot all the way through, stir well and cool to warm. Never reheat more than once.
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Questions parents ask
Is chicken breast or thigh better for babies?
Both are fine. Thigh is juicier, easier to purée and has a little more iron and zinc than breast.
Why unsulphured apricots?
Some dried apricots are treated with sulphites to keep them orange. Unsulphured versions are darker but have no added preservative.
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