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Create a tasty and nutritious meal for your little one with Pea Pesto Pasta Shapes. This toddler-friendly dish features pasta shapes coated in a vibrant pea pesto.
Ingredients
- Green peas50 g
- Pine nuts20 g, toasted
- Parmasan cheese20 g, grated
- Basil8 leaves
- Olive oil3 tbsp
- Pasta4 ounces
Common allergens (USDA)
Recommended after 12 months old
Steps
- 1. Tip the peas into a food processor, along with the pine nuts, Parmesan, basil and olive oil. Blitz until smooth. You may need to use a spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times. It should be a really smooth consistency with no chunks of pine nut for babies.
- 2. Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions, then stir through a little pesto. Babies should need about one teaspoon for a serving.
- 3. Cover and keep the remaining pesto in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Key Nutrition
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
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Pea pesto with pasta shapes
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Complexity
Easy medium
Total Time
15 min
Serving Number
3
Age Suggestion: Baby-led Weaning (age-agnostic if not choking hazards)
main dishes,
vegetables,
allergen intro (milk),
allergen intro (treenuts),
allergen intro (wheat),
soft and chewable,
finger foods (blw),
toddler foods
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