Leek and cheese pasta
- Age: 12–18 months (Family food)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 6 min
- Cook: 15 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta shapes
- 2 leeks, sliced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 100 g cream cheese
- 3 tbsp parmesan, grated
- 4 tbsp peas
Contains: Wheat, Milk
Method
- Soften the leeks in the butter 10 minutes. Cook the pasta; add the peas for the last 3 minutes.
- Stir the cream cheese and parmesan into the leeks with a ladle of pasta water. Toss with the pasta.
- Serve your child's portion; salt the adults'.
Safety: Peas squashed for a young toddler. Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults.
Storage: Fridge 1 day.
Tip: Leeks cooked slowly turn sweet. Cream cheese makes a sauce in a minute.
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