My First Spaghetti Bolognese

This tasty recipe will help encourage your baby to enjoy eating red meat.

For children ages: 9-12 months

Ingredients

Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a saucepan and sauté the garlic and onion for 2 minutes. Add the grated carrot and sauté for 2 minutes more. Pour in the remaining oil and sauté the mushrooms for about 3 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, sauté the ground beef in dry frying pan until browned, then add to the vegetables together with the tomatoes, stock, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, and bay leaf. Cover the saucepan and simmer for about 15 minutes; remove bay leaf.
3. Cook the spaghetti according to package instructions, but do not add salt.

4. Puree the cooked meat using a handheld electric blender for a smoother texture. Chop up the spaghetti into short lengths and stir into the Bolognese sauce.