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Hidden veg pasta sauce for toddlers
Try our healthy toddler meal recipes that won’t take forever to prepare and are great for young children...
- Difficulty: Easy
- Vegetarian
- Freezable
Preparation
- Total time
- 1 Hr 15 Mins
- Preparation time
- 20 Mins
- Cooking time
- 55 Mins
1 leek (chopped roughly)
2 courgettes (chopped into chunks)
1 red pepper (or yellow pepper, coarsely chopped)
8 mushrooms, chopped
1 aubergine (small, chopped into chunks)
garlic (1x clove), crushed
800g tomatoes (2x tins), chopped
oregano (a pinch), dried
pepper (to taste)
sugar (optional)
1 tbsp olive oil (or butter)
In a little olive oil or butter, add all the vegetables and garlic and soften gently for about 10 minutes
Add the tins of tomatoes and sprinkle on the herbs, pepper and sugar
Stir to combine, then cover and simmer for about 30-45 minutes
Once all the vegetables are completely soft, transfer the mixture to a blender – or use a handheld blender – and blitz it until moderately smooth
Spoon into ice cube trays or small pots and freeze
The recipe makes a large volume of sauce – but you’ll get through it as it’s very versatile
You will need
Blender or hand blender
Variations
Use any vegetables you have
Reviews
Polly L(45)
★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.I try not to use hidden veg too much, as I want DD to get a taste for actual veg - but sometimes when I'm really fretting about her veg intake, I'll resort to this 'cause I know she'll eat it. Great with pasta, meatballs, on homemade pizza, stirred into mince, etc...
Reviewed on 21/04/20
