Make a simple and nutritious pasta sauce for your little one with this Easy Baby Pasta Sauce. Combine ripe tomatoes, gently cooked vegetables like carrots and bell peppers, and a touch of olive oil.
Ingredients
Onions
1 red, roughly cut
Red bell pepper
1 de-seeded and chopped
Tomatoes
12 medium, quartered
Spices, oregano
1 tbsp
Garlic
3, peeled
Basil
1 tbsp
Olive oil
1 tbsp
Carrots
3, grated
Green summer squash (zucchini)
1 large, roughly sliced
Spices, oregano
1 tbsp
Steps
1.
Set the oven to 180 (fan assisted). Place the tomatoes, red pepper, courgette and red onion in a deep baking tray. Sprinkle over the herbs and add the tablespoon of olive oil and mix well. Cook for around 20 minutes.
2.
Meanwhile heat the remaining olive oil in a pan and gently fry the carrots on a medium heat for 5-6 minutes then set aside.
3.
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth-ish
4.
Stir into cooked pasta (fusilli works best as the sauce clings so well to it).
5.
Any leftover can be frozen (try freezing in ice cube trays for perfect baby-sized portions).
Easy baby pasta sauce
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Complexity
Easy Medium
Time
25
Min
Servings
12
Dressings and sauces
Vegetables
Toddler foods
Family foods
Stage 3 (9-12m)
Finger foods (BLW)
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