Spaghetti

This is a recipe that I recently made for Andrew because I wanted to start introducing chunkier foods to him to get him ready to eat cut up adult food. Andrew has been eating most of the grain snacks that are out there on the market –so it’s time he works on eating some more adult foods! I saw spaghetti on the shelf at the store, so I thought I could easily make that for him and get a lot more yield for the money! There is a cheat version and more wholesome version!

Cheat Spaghetti

Ingredients:

1 box Ditalini Pasta
1 ½ Large Can on Del Monte Traditional Pasta Sauce
Boiled or Purified Water

Directions:

Boil the pasta until it is past al dente and is soft and squishy. Drain pasta, rinse and put into a blender, pour sauce over pasta and stir with a long spoon. Add 4 ounces of water to start and use the mix button or a lower speed on the blender so that the pasta becomes mixed, but still has small bits of pasta left. You can puree the mixture smooth if you have a child who still likes food smooth, but if your baby is ready for chunkier foods, leave the chunks in! You may have to add more water to create the consistency that you want.

This recipe cost me about $4 to make four trays of cubes and some left over to serve for dinner that night. I would call this meal and steal compared to what it would cost in the jar!

More Homemade Version

Ingredients:

1 box Ditalini Pasta
3-4 Cans of Tomato Sauce
Diced, Cooked Green pepper
Diced, Cooked Carrots
Basic herbs – parsley, basil – things that your baby has already tried
Basic Spices – Onion or Garlic Powder – things your baby has already tried

Directions:

Follow the same instructions as above, but you may want to add some other veggies into your sauce other than the ones listed above to give more flavor. This recipe includes just the basics for sauce. If you have a family recipe for pasta sauce you can make that and tone down the spices and herbs a little so it’s not too intense for your little one! Puree just the same as the above recipe and your baby will be eating spaghetti with you in no time!