Batch cooking recipes for babies and toddlers

45 batch cooking recipes for babies and toddlers from 6 months to 3 years, sorted by age.

First tastes · 6–8 months

• Butternut squash purée6–8 months · Purée · 35 min
• Roast pumpkin purée6–8 months · Purée · 35 min

New textures · 8–10 months

• Baby dal8–10 months · Mash · 23 min
• Baked oat and apple fingers8–10 months · Finger food · 23 min
• Baby ratatouille8–10 months · Mash · 28 min

Self-feeding · 10–12 months

• Little vegetable fritters10–12 months · Finger food · 18 min
• Broccoli and cheese bites10–12 months · Finger food · 25 min
• Lentil and vegetable mini muffins10–12 months · Finger food · 25 min
• Lentil bolognese with pasta10–12 months · Finger food · 30 min
• Soft beef and vegetable pieces10–12 months · Finger food · 88 min
• Soft minestrone10–12 months · Finger food · 31 min
• Thick lentil soup with bread to dunk10–12 months · Finger food · 30 min

Family food · 12–18 months

• Family lentil pasta12–18 months · Family meal · 35 min
• Salmon and sweet potato fishcakes12–18 months · Family meal · 40 min
• Chicken and vegetable stew12–18 months · Family meal · 55 min
• Family cottage pie12–18 months · Family meal · 65 min
• Tomato and lentil soup with bread12–18 months · Family meal · 45 min
• Family spaghetti bolognese12–18 months · Family meal · 50 min
• Mild family chicken curry12–18 months · Family meal · 45 min
• Vegetable lasagne12–18 months · Family meal · 70 min
• Shepherd's pie12–18 months · Family meal · 60 min
• Slow pulled pork with apple12–18 months · Family meal · 190 min
• Family dal with rice12–18 months · Family meal · 38 min
• Chickpea and apricot tagine with couscous12–18 months · Family meal · 40 min
• Vegetable soup with croutons12–18 months · Family meal · 40 min
• Turkey and vegetable meatloaf12–18 months · Family meal · 55 min
• Spanish bean and pepper stew12–18 months · Family meal · 33 min
• Chicken and leek pie12–18 months · Family meal · 55 min
• Mild moussaka12–18 months · Family meal · 90 min
• Ratatouille with chickpeas12–18 months · Family meal · 47 min
• Bean and vegetable soup12–18 months · Family meal · 45 min

Toddler meals · 18–24 months

• Cheesy broccoli pasta bake18–24 months · Family meal · 40 min
• Mild bean chilli with rice18–24 months · Family meal · 35 min
• Soft oat and raisin cookies18–24 months · Finger food · 23 min
• Lentil and pasta soup18–24 months · Family meal · 38 min
• Cauliflower and chickpea curry18–24 months · Family meal · 35 min
• Baked porridge fingers18–24 months · Finger food · 30 min
• Tomato soup with cheese toastie18–24 months · Family meal · 33 min
• Alphabet vegetable soup18–24 months · Family meal · 38 min
• Turkey and vegetable bolognese18–24 months · Family meal · 40 min

Little cook · 2–3 years

• Mild vegetable curry with naan2–3 years · Family meal · 40 min
• Nut-free granola2–3 years · Finger food · 31 min
• Roasted carrot houmous2–3 years · Mash · 31 min
• Mild lentil curry2–3 years · Family meal · 38 min
• Black bean soup2–3 years · Family meal · 33 min

Topics

• Finger food
• Freezer-friendly
• Vegetarian
• Iron-rich
• Breakfast
• Snacks
• Lunchbox
• No-cook
• Quick