Baby and toddler recipes

🍝 Salmon and broccoli creamy pasta

Name: Salmon and broccoli creamy pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: about 4 baby portions
Ingredients: 100g small shapes Pasta; 1 small fillet (about 100g) Salmon; 4 florets Broccoli; 2 tbsp Cream cheese; a little zest Lemon; 2 tbsp Cow's milk

Soft pasta with flaked salmon and broccoli in a quick cream cheese and lemon sauce. Ready in 15 minutes and full of protein and omega-3 fats.

From 7 monthsPrep 5 minCook 15 minFreezes wellContains: Gluten, Fish, Milk

Makes about 4 baby portions

Ingredients

100g small shapes Pasta
1 small fillet (about 100g) Salmon (skin and bones removed)
4 florets Broccoli
2 tbsp Cream cheese (full-fat, pasteurised)
a little zest Lemon
2 tbsp Cow's milk (whole)

Method

Cook the pasta until very soft, adding the broccoli for the last 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, steam or poach the salmon for 8 to 10 minutes until it flakes, then flake and check for bones.
Drain the pasta and broccoli, keeping a little cooking water.
Stir in the cream cheese, milk and lemon zest until creamy, loosening with pasta water.
Fold through the salmon.

Serving it to your baby

At 7 months, chop or blend to a soft, lumpy texture. From 9 months, serve the pasta and broccoli as finger food with flakes of salmon.

For the rest of the family

Add black pepper, more lemon, parmesan and a pinch of salt to the adult share.

Storing and reheating

Cool quickly and keep covered in the fridge for up to 1 day, or freeze for up to 2 months (only if the fish was not previously frozen). Defrost in the fridge, reheat until piping hot throughout, then cool before serving. Never reheat more than once.

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Questions parents ask

Can babies eat cream cheese?

Yes. Full-fat pasteurised cream cheese is fine from 6 months.

Is broccoli good for babies?

Yes. Broccoli gives vitamin C, which helps babies absorb iron from food.

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