Pea pesto pasta
- Age: 18–24 months (Toddler meals)
- Texture: Family meal
- Prep: 6 min
- Cook: 12 min
- Makes: 2 adults and 2 children
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta shapes
- 150 g peas
- a handful basil
- 2 tbsp parmesan, grated
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 squeeze lemon
Contains: Wheat, Milk
Method
- Cook the pasta; cook the peas 3 minutes.
- Blend the peas, basil, parmesan, oil and lemon to a pesto. Toss with the pasta.
- Serve your child's portion; salt the adults'.
Safety: Serve your child's portion first, then salt the rest for the adults. Under three, the daily limit is about 2 g of salt in total.
Storage: Pesto keeps 2 days in the fridge.
Tip: Pesto with no nuts and a vegetable hidden in plain sight.
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