Baby and toddler recipes

🌯 Shawarma-spiced chicken and chickpea traybake

Name: Shawarma-spiced chicken and chickpea traybake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: about 3 baby portions plus 2 adult
Ingredients: 4 boneless thighs Chicken thigh; 1 x 400g tin Chickpeas; 1 Red pepper; 1 Red onion; 1 tsp Cumin; ½ tsp Paprika; ¼ tsp Cinnamon; 1 clove Garlic; ½ Lemon; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 4 tbsp Greek yoghurt; to serve Pitta bread

Chicken thighs, chickpeas and peppers roasted with mild shawarma-style spices and served with a cooling yoghurt sauce. One tray, minimal washing up.

From 10 monthsPrep 10 minCook 35 minContains: Milk, Gluten

Makes about 3 baby portions plus 2 adult

Ingredients

4 boneless thighs Chicken thigh (skin removed)
1 x 400g tin Chickpeas (drained)
1 Red pepper (sliced)
1 Red onion (wedges)
1 tsp Cumin
½ tsp Paprika
¼ tsp Cinnamon
1 clove Garlic
½ Lemon (juice)
1 tbsp Olive oil
4 tbsp Greek yoghurt
to serve Pitta bread

Method

Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan).
Toss the chicken in the oil, spices, garlic and lemon.
Spread on a tray with the chickpeas, pepper and onion.
Roast for 30 to 35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
Slice the chicken into strips and mash the chickpeas for baby.

Serving it to your baby

At 10 months, serve the chicken in strips and soft pepper with squashed chickpeas. Offer with a yoghurt dip.

For the rest of the family

Season the adult portions with salt, chilli and pickles in warm pitta.

Storing and reheating

Cool quickly and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days. Reheat until steaming hot throughout, then cool before serving. Never reheat more than once.

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Questions parents ask

Are chickpeas a choking risk?

Whole chickpeas are round and firm, so squash them flat or mash them for babies.

Can babies eat roasted chicken?

Yes, as long as it is cooked through and soft. Thigh meat stays juicier than breast.

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