Easy baby pasta sauce
Make a simple and nutritious pasta sauce for your little one with this Easy Baby Pasta Sauce. Combine ripe tomatoes, gently cooked vegetables like carrots and bell peppers, and a touch of olive oil.
- Suitable from
- Stage 3 (9-12m)
- Total time
- 25min
- Makes
- 12servings
- Iron
- 0.1mg
Easy/Medium to prepare
undefined min prep
adjustable below
per serving
Common allergens
None
Ingredients
- Onions1 red, roughly cut
- Red bell pepper1 de-seeded and chopped
- Tomatoes12 medium, quartered
- Spices, oregano1 tbsp
- Garlic3, peeled
- Basil1 tbsp
- Olive oil1 tbsp
- Carrots3, grated
- Green summer squash (zucchini)1 large, roughly sliced
- Spices, oregano1 tbsp
Steps
Set the oven to 180 (fan assisted). Place the tomatoes, red pepper, courgette and red onion in a deep baking tray. Sprinkle over the herbs and add the tablespoon of olive oil and mix well. Cook for around 20 minutes.
Meanwhile heat the remaining olive oil in a pan and gently fry the carrots on a medium heat for 5-6 minutes then set aside.
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth-ish
Stir into cooked pasta (fusilli works best as the sauce clings so well to it).
Any leftover can be frozen (try freezing in ice cube trays for perfect baby-sized portions).
Nutrition
Per serving, calculated from USDA data for the ingredients above.
- Calories
- 5kcal
- Protein
- 0.1g
- Fat
- 0.2g
- Carbs
- 0.8g
- Carbs60%
- Protein10%
- Fat30%
Ingredient health benefits
General associations for these ingredients, not claims about this recipe.
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Nutrition Facts
Estimated · 12 servings per recipe
Amount per serving
Calories
5
% Daily Value*
Estimated from USDA ingredient data. %DV uses the adult 2,000-calorie reference — children’s needs differ.