This pasta is perfect for introducing veggies to your little one. Or if you are simply just trying to figure out how to get veggies to taste yummy, then this recipe is for you! Broccoli can be a tough one for kiddos to want to eat, but we know how nutritious it is for their diets. And yes, there are times when my toddler will willingly eat the roasted broccoli I make for her, and there are times she will not. In those times, I call on this pasta sauce to save the day. The best part of this recipe is there are only 5 ingredients that go into this sauce, three of them being salt, pepper and water! It’s so tasty that my husband and I eat it as our lunch or dinner too.
How To
Start your pasta, cook your broccoli and blend the ingredients.
Mix the sauce in with the pasta.
Creamy Broccoli Pasta for Littles
Course: Dinner, For Toddlers, Healthy, Recipes, Summer4
servings5
minutes15
minutesIngredients
2 cups cooked broccoli
1/4 cup whole milk yogurt
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 lb or half box of pasta of your choice
Directions
- Start by cooking your pasta and broccoli. Start a large pot of salted water (I put a couple big pinches of salt into the water, this is not the teaspoon of salt I have up in the recipe for the sauce!) over high heat to bring to a boil. Before you put your pasta in, drop your broccoli into the water and let it cook for 4 minutes, until it’s bright green and soft.
- Take the broccoli out to set aside and let cool. Now put your pasta in and let cook to your desired doneness.
- Once the broccoli has cooled, put the broccoli, yogurt, water*, salt and pepper into a blender, food processor or baby food maker and blend until everything is combined. I don’t like an extremely smooth texture; I prefer bits of the broccoli to be visible and chunky. However, you can blend as much or as little as you want!
- Drain and plate the pasta in a bowl or in whatever you are serving it in. Then add in however much sauce you want and mix into the pasta.
- Serve! You can top with parmesan cheese if you like. You can store this in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Enjoy!
Notes
- Water: for the 1/4 cup of water, I love to add in the pasta water from the pot of pasta. However, plain water works fine too!
