Christmas day recipes for weaning babies

If you are just beginning to wean your baby, or have just introduced solids to your baby’s diet, these Christmas day recipes from Boots will mean your baby doesn’t have to miss out on festive food.

Mushroom & Lentil Winter Warmer

Ingredients:
50g mushrooms – sliced
½ tsp olive oil
¼ onion – chopped
50g lentils (cooked as per instructions, rinsed and drained)
227g canned, chopped tomatoes
125 ml stock made from Boots Baby Organic Vegetable / Chicken Stock Cubes

Method:
Heat oil in a saucepan
Sauté onion for three minutes
Add the lentils, stir then add the tomatoes and stock
Boil for about 10 minutes
Stir in the mushrooms
Cover and simmer for 15 minutes
Blend to desired consistency
Makes two servings
Baby Christmas Dinner

Ingredients:
150g minced turkey
½ tsp olive oil
¼ onion – diced
1 small carrot – diced
1 small potato – peeled & diced
½ stick celery – thinly sliced
¼ small swede – peeled & diced
1 tbsp frozen peas
250ml stock made from Boots Baby Organic Chicken Stock Cubes

Method:
Brown the turkey. Drain off any liquid and put to one side
Sauté onion in oil
Add carrot, potato, celery and swede, sweat for about 10 minutes
Add stock and peas
Simmer until vegetables are tender
Blend to desired texture
Makes approximately two – three servings

Cottage Pie

Ingredients:
150g minced beef
½ tsp olive oil
¼ onion – diced
1 small carrot – peeled and diced
227g can chopped tomatoes
125ml stock made from Boots Baby Organic Beef Stock Cubes
1 large potato – boiled and mashed with milk

Method:
Brown beef and onion in olive oil for about six minutes
Add carrot, tomatoes and stock
Simmer for about 20 minutes
Blend to required texture
Place in dish or ramekins, top with mashed potato
If desired, brown in oven
Makes approximately two – three servings