Toddler Meals: Herb Crusted Chicken with Creamy Gnocchi

Ingredients

Chicken breast
Garlic
Sage
Gnocchi
Tomato and basil Sauce (recipe can be found here)
Onions
Peppers
Mushrooms
1 Dairylea triangle


How to make the meal

1. Cover chicken breast in dried sage and crushed garlic
2. Wrap in tin foil and place in oven on 180c for 30 minutes. Make sure the the chicken is cooked all the way through.
3. Meanwhile, cook the gnocchi according to packet instructions.
4. For the sauce fry onions, peppers and mushrooms until soft and add the sauce and Dairylea triangle.
5. Once the Dairylea is melted into the sauce mix in with gnocchi.

Toddler Meal Ideas: Gnocchi with Smoked Fish

I see a lot of people asking for meal ideas for their toddlers so thought I would begin to document some of the meals that I give to Charlotte and that she enjoys, first up is Gnocchi in a tomato and basil sauce with smoked fish.

I make a big batch of the tomato sauce and freeze as it's handy to have with pasta, chicken, fish, gnocchi and over potato.

Tomato and Basil Sauce

1 tin of chopped tomatoes
1 red onion
2 cloves of garlic
Huge bunch of fresh basil.

How to make the sauce.

1. Finely dice the red onion and crush garlic. Soften in a small amount of olive oil.
2. Add chopped tomatoes and basil and simmer for 20 minutes.
3. Place in blender and whizz up. When Charlotte was small I did this until it was completely smooth, I now leave it a bit chunkier.

Charlotte loves smoked fish and won't entertain unsmoked. Place fish in some tin foil with a squeeze of lemon juice, wrap up and oven cook until fish flakes apart.

Cook gnocchi according to packet instructions. Serve with a side salad or vegetables.