Pasta is a family staple for good reason – not only is it delicious and pastably one of the easiest and quickest things to make, but it’s also packed with fibre, protein and a host of other nutritional benefits.
But it’s not just for adults, pasta is a fantastic weaning food and a brilliant way to introduce texture to your little one.
It’s such a versatile food, you can add to soups, serve hot or cold, dress up or down however you please – the pastabilities are endless!
These are my top 10 baby pasta recipes that definitely pasta the taste test!
Cheesy Broccoli Pasta
Wondering what to do with those few leftover broccoli florets? Looking for a quick and delicious meal for your baby? You’re in luck! Using one-pot, 4-ingredients, and made in less than 15 minutes, what’s not to love?
Roasted Vegetables with Baby Pasta Shells
This tasty Roasted Vegetables with Baby Pasta Shells recipe is perfect for your little one. Tiny pasta shells with veggies is an ideal way to introduce texture to your baby’s food. You can buy my organic pasta shells here.
Pasta Shells with Tomato & Mascarpone Sauce
This Pasta Shells with Tomato & Mascarpone Sauce recipe is a simple and delicious pasta dish that’s perfect for babies and toddlers. For another perfect pasta dish for little ones, next try this Baby Chicken & Pea Carbonara
Popeye Pasta
This pasta dish contains spinach which is a great source of various vitamins. Mixing tiny pasta shapes into your baby’s food is also a good way to add texture to encourage your baby to eat more lumpy food. Try my organic pasta with this dish! This recipe is from my Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner book.
Pasta Shells with Salmon & Broccoli
A baby’s brain grows rapidly between birth and three years, and most of this growth takes place in the first year, so it’s important to introduce fish such as salmon early on. So, this Pasta Shells with Salmon & Broccoli, is the perfect recipe to get them started! For another fantastic way to introduce fish to your little one, next you could give these Salmon & Sweet Potato Balls a go.
Baby’s First Bolognese Sauce
Babies need iron from 6 months so recipes such as Baby’s First Bolognese Sauce are great options to help up their intake during weaning. For another delicious & iron-rich recipe, next try Beef Casserole for Baby
Pasta with Tomato, Sweet Potato & Cheese
This Pasta with Tomato, Sweet Potato & Cheese recipe has a delicious sauce that is fairly thick and enriched with veggies. It can be mixed with pasta, fish or chicken. For another perfect pasta dish for little ones, next try this recipe for Pasta Shells with Tomato & Mascarpone Sauce
Pasta Stars with Veggie Sauce
Pasta Stars with Veggie Sauce takes only 10 minutes to prepare! A super easy tasty veggie sauce to pour over pasta. For another perfect pasta sauce for little ones, try this recipe for Baby’s First Bolognese Sauce
Three Cheese Sauce
Cheese is one of the richest sources of calcium which helps children’s bones grow up strong. This Three Cheese Sauce is so tasty and great way to get Calcium in! For another tasty pasta recipe perfect for little ones, next try this Baby Chicken & Pea Carbonara
Tomato & Butternut Squash Pasta
Fill up tiny tums with this delicious and creamy Tomato & Butternut Squash Pasta recipe. For another great recipe to try with your little one, next give this Pasta with Tomato, Sweet Potato & Cheese sauce a go, which can be mixed with pasta, fish or chicken! This is an exclusive recipe from Annabel’s 30th Anniversary Edition of her Global Bestselling Cookbook: The Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner. BUY NOW.
