Weaning Recipes — lunch

This super soup is full of iron so a superb dinner for a growing baby! I've also pushed this recipe to friends who are breastfeeding and pregnant too. My mother-in-law was a little intimidated by the “toxic looking colour” but was surprised how good it tasted! I’ll take that as a win. You can freeze this soup in small cartons to serve at a later date and also mix it with some pasta to use as a pasta sauce. I came across this recipe on Instagram by ‘babyledfeeding.com’ and absolutely love it! I have slightly adapted it – mainly to...

I didn’t make these until Emily came along – and now every time I make them, I think I’m never buying ready-made supermarket chicken goujons again as they are so tasty! Must try and stick to that plan! You can also freeze them uncooked so handy if you want to get organised. Prep time: 30 mins Cooking time: 20 mins   Ingredients 500g chicken breast (or fish fillets) 4 tbsp plain flour 2 eggs, beaten 300g breadcrumbs / about 4 slices of bread olive oil   Method Preheat oven to 190'C Cut uncooked chicken breasts into strips   Toast a piece...

This was so much easier to make than I expected! This sauce can make a few recipes – with pasta one evening and then served on bread with salmon the next. Ingredients 50g Pine nuts – cut very finely 50g bunch of basil, leaves only 1 garlic clove, chopped 35g finely grated parmesan cheese or other mature cheeses Roughly 100ml of extra virgin olive oil A good squeeze of lemon juice Pepper to taste Method Preheat the oven to 180c. Lightly toast the nuts for 5 minutes (keep your eye on them as they can easily burn). Add the nuts...

"Babies + soup?? I don't think so!"  I hear you cry! Yes it can be messy but make it thick and give them bread to dip in it and it could become a staple lunchtime meal. Plus it's really healthy so feels good to get all that veg down them!  You may like to consider using one of our Long Sleeved Weaning Bibs though!  Prep time: 15 mins Cooking time: 30-45 mins N.B. be prepared to freeze some of this soup, it'll feed a couple of adults and children approximately two times over.  Ingredients Splash of oil or knob of unsalted...

  These are a great idea to bake if you have a bag of spinach left over and need to think of more creative ways to use it up! These muffins are fab as you can stick them in the freezer and just get them out one at a time. I like to warm them in the microwave for a few mins and the cheese will go gooey again! Prep time: 20 mins (getting into cases takes 5 mins) Cooking time: 20 mins   Ingredients 300g self-raising flour ½ tsp of mustard powder ½ tsp paprika  75g butter 185g grated...