One Pot Wonders For Babies & Toddlers

The recipe One Pot Wonders For Babies & Toddlers can be made in about 45 minutes. This recipe makes 4 servings with 741 calories, 42g of protein, and 25g of fat each. For $2.89 per serving, this recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1820 people were glad they tried this recipe. It works well as a main course. It is brought to you by Simple Bites. A mixture of beef stock, celery, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. With a spoonacular score of 97%, this dish is super. Similar recipes include One Pot Wonders: Lamb With Sweet Pears And Leeks, Little Carrot & Coconut Wonders, and Knife Skills for Toddlers.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

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Cooking instruction summary:

Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil.Meanwhile, chop onion, celery and carrot into small cubes, about ¼ inch in size and set aside.In a separate pot, heat olive oil on medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Remove from pot and drain on plate covered with a paper towel. Turn down heat to medium.Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, or until onions are transparent. Add ground beef back to the pot along with tomato paste and stock and simmer for 10-15 minutes.When water comes to a boil in large stock pot, add and cook stelini pasta (or other small pasta such as orzo or acini de pepe) according to package instructions. Once tender, drain pasta in colander.Add cooked pasta to sauce mixture and mix thoroughly. Mix in parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil, if desired.Cook the pasta in large pot of boiling water according to package instructions, about 8-9 minutes. Drain and set aside in large bowl.Begin making the cheese sauce by melting butter over medium-low heat in a saucepan. Once completely melted, add the flour little by little and mix with a whisk to prevent lumps. Cook flour and butter mixture for about 3 minutes, but do not let brown. Remove from heat and slowly add milk; mix with whisk until well combined. Return to medium-low heat and cook for about 5 minutes until the sauce is thick and coats the back of a spoon. Add nutmeg and pumpkin. Remove from heat and add grated cheese; stir until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth.In a large bowl, pour cheese sauce over cooked pasta. Mix sauce and pasta until well combined. The mixture may appear a bit soupy but the pasta will absorb more of the cheese sauce as it sits. Once cooled, chop slightly in food processor for small babies or keep whole for toddlers.

 

Step by step:

1. Bring a large stock pot of water to a boil.Meanwhile, chop onion, celery and carrot into small cubes, about ¼ inch in size and set aside.In a separate pot, heat olive oil on medium-high heat.

2. Add ground beef and cook until browned.

3. Remove from pot and drain on plate covered with a paper towel. Turn down heat to medium.

4. Add onions, celery, carrots and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes, or until onions are transparent.

5. Add ground beef back to the pot along with tomato paste and stock and simmer for 10-15 minutes.When water comes to a boil in large stock pot, add and cook stelini pasta (or other small pasta such as orzo or acini de pepe) according to package instructions. Once tender, drain pasta in colander.

6. Add cooked pasta to sauce mixture and mix thoroughly.

7. Mix in parmesan cheese and chopped fresh basil, if desired.Cook the pasta in large pot of boiling water according to package instructions, about 8-9 minutes.

8. Drain and set aside in large bowl.Begin making the cheese sauce by melting butter over medium-low heat in a saucepan. Once completely melted, add the flour little by little and mix with a whisk to prevent lumps. Cook flour and butter mixture for about 3 minutes, but do not let brown.

9. Remove from heat and slowly add milk; mix with whisk until well combined. Return to medium-low heat and cook for about 5 minutes until the sauce is thick and coats the back of a spoon.

10. Add nutmeg and pumpkin.

11. Remove from heat and add grated cheese; stir until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth.In a large bowl, pour cheese sauce over cooked pasta.

12. Mix sauce and pasta until well combined. The mixture may appear a bit soupy but the pasta will absorb more of the cheese sauce as it sits. Once cooled, chop slightly in food processor for small babies or keep whole for toddlers.

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