Baby Pasta For Toddlers

This is a follow-up recipe after the vegetable stock is done. As said, I usually reserve half of the stock to cook pasta (or noodles) and I will enrich it with fish, minced meat, herbs, cheese and quality olive oil. The cooking time is under 10 minutes or even 5, if you use quick-cooking alphabet pasta!  

Baby  Pasta For Toddlers

Ingredients for 1:

Pasta suited for toddlers - 4 tbsp

Vegetable stock with veggies preferred - 1 & 1/2 cup

Pinch of dried herbs (oregano, basil)

Grated Parmesan cheese - 1/2 tbsp

Quality extra virgin olive oil - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat up the vegetables and stock in a small pot and add the pasta, together with your choice of fish or minced meat. 

2. Cook according to the pasta instructions - usually around 5 mins or until it's cooked to your preferred texture. Stir regularly to prevent burning and add a bit more stock if you prefer it more wet. 

3. Add dried herbs, cheese, pinch of pink salt and serve with a drizzle of olive oil - it makes a difference to the taste! 

*Tips: 

- Play with different pasta shapes and sizes that are suitable for toddlers - it adds variety and fun. 

- For vegetarians, you can omit the cheese and include more veggies such as pumpkin, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, lentils and sweet potato that will make a great pasta sauce when mashed.  

- You can also add tomato sauce (2 tbsp) or pesto (1 tsp) to create different sauces to this basic recipe. Enjoy! 

Recipe courtesy of Carlyn Law, Eattodraw.com

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Not just for kids, this seme cicoria pasta is great for minestrone soups to add texture and bulk. I also like alphabet pasta for my boy because they cook so quickly. Happy cooking! #eattodraw