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: Cheats 3 cheese sauce with pasta and chicken

Ingredients

Chicken breast

Onions

Peppers 

Mushrooms

Garlic

Basil

Pasta

For the cheese sauce

4 Dairylea triangles

Tbsp Philadelphia

Tsp Parmesan

Splash of milk

Pinch of mustard powder

 

How to make the pasta dish

 

1.  Dice chicken breast and chop vegetables. Cook in a little olive oil and season with garlic and basil. 

2. Cook pasta according to packet instructions. 

3. Place the cheese, milk and mustard powder in a saucepan on a low heat and stir until melted. You may need to add a bit more milk to loosen the sauce up.

4. Mix all ingredients together and serve. 

This would be good with all kinds of vegetables. For a variation use this recipe with tuna or smoked haddock.

Toddler Meal Ideas: Omelette Pizza

Today's recipe is a quick and easy dinner or tea time meal which can be packed with veggies and your toddler won't notice.

Ingredients

2 eggs
Splash of milk
Vegetables - I used chestnut mushrooms, onion and peppers
Herbs - I used basil and oregano
Sprinkle of cheese

How to make your omelette

1. Beat eggs and milk together.
2. Chop vegetables up small and soften in a little olive oil with the herbs.
3. Turn heat to lowest setting and add the egg
4. Preheat grill.
5. Once the omelette is almost cooked sprinkle a little cheese on top and place under the grill to finish cooking.

You can serve this on it's own, with a salad or with wedges. It is also really great served cold the next day.

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.