Baby and toddler recipes

🟢 Green pea hummus pasta

Name: Green pea hummus pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2 baby portions plus 1 adult portion
Ingredients: 120g Fusilli; 1/2 tin Chickpeas; 100g frozen Pea; 1 tbsp Tahini; juice of 1/4 Lemon; 1/2 small clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Olive oil; a few leaves Mint; 3 to 4 tbsp Water

A super quick pasta tossed in a bright, homemade hummus made with peas and chickpeas. A speedy vegan lunch with plant iron from chickpeas and vitamin C from peas and lemon.

From 6 monthsPrep 5 minCook 12 minFreezes wellContains: Gluten, Sesame

Makes 2 baby portions plus 1 adult portion

Ingredients

120g Fusilli
1/2 tin Chickpeas (no added salt, drained)
100g frozen Pea
1 tbsp Tahini
juice of 1/4 Lemon
1/2 small clove Garlic
1 tbsp Olive oil
a few leaves Mint
3 to 4 tbsp Water

Method

Cook the fusilli until soft, adding the peas for the last 3 minutes.
Scoop out the peas and blend them with the chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic, oil, mint and water until smooth.
Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce until coated.
Cool before serving.

Serving it to your baby

At 6 months offer large fusilli or penne pieces coated in sauce as finger food, which is easy to grip. From 9 months serve smaller pasta shapes. Leftover sauce makes a great dip for soft veg.

For the rest of the family

Season the grown-ups' portion with salt, chilli and grated parmesan or nutritional yeast.

Storing and reheating

Cool quickly (within an hour), then keep covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. Freeze in small portions for up to 2 months and defrost overnight in the fridge. Reheat until steaming hot all the way through, stir, then let it cool before serving. Never reheat more than once. Freeze the sauce alone; cook pasta fresh.

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Questions parents ask

Can babies eat pasta at 6 months?

Yes. Pasta is wheat, so it introduces gluten. Cook it soft and offer larger shapes that baby can hold.

Is tahini safe for babies?

Yes, tahini is smooth sesame paste and a good way to introduce sesame from around 6 months in small amounts.

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