Chicken, Mango and Broccoli Penne

This delicious dinner is meant for both you and your baby. Prepared with tender chicken pieces, flavorful and perfectly cooked broccoli and delicious penne pasta this is sure a winner winner. I have used organic wheat penne pasta in this recipe from whole foods. I love whole wheat pasta because it adds a bite to the dish. When you are preparing it for yourself, add some olive oil, salt and pepper, butter, garlic, heavy cream, parmesan cheese, nutmeg and red pepper flakes.

 

For the baby’s dinner, simply add some frozen mango pieces with mild cheddar cheese. Believe me creamy and delicious doesn’t get any better than this. Perfect weeknight dinner for the entire family ready in just 30 minutes. You can make a puree or serve it as it is to your baby as finger food. I have used pressure cooker to cook everything together quickly, you can also cook it in a skillet but make sure to cook everything very well.

Ingredients:

• Chicken Breast – about ½ cup, cut into cubes
• Mango – 1 cup (I used frozen chunks)
• Broccoli –1 cup, thick stems removed, cut in medium pieces, washed
• Water – ½ cup
• Mild Cheddar Cheese – ½ cup, shredded/ grated
• Penne Pasta – about ¼ cup, uncooked

Directions:

• Take a small pot (or pressure cooker), add all the ingredients in it.
• Cover and cook till everything is well cooked and tender. For cooker, 3-4 whistles over medium heat usually cooks everything.
• Once it cools down completely, transfer everything in the blender (Nutri Bullet) cup and make a smooth puree. Or serve to your baby as finger food.
• This puree can be kept in the fridge for 1-2 days. 

 Try these Baby Food purees as well:

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• Pear Banana Oatmeal
• Carrot Puree/ Carrot Avocado Puree
• Rice Pudding with Apple and Banana
• Apple Puree/ Apple Mango Carrot Puree
• Triple Berry (Blueberry, Raspberry, Strawberry), Banana and Oatmeal Puree
• Green Power: Green Beans Puree/ French Beans and Pear Puree with Yogurt
• 5 Minute Purees – Blueberry Avocado Banana Puree and Cherry Mango Banana Puree
• Breakfast Purees – Pear Oats Plums Blueberries and Pear Oats Apricots Mangoes
• Chole Chawal (Chickpea curry with Rice)
• Sweet Potato, Kidney Beans, Purple Carrots and Green Apple
• Chicken and Barley Puree with Sweet Potato or Butternut Squash
• Avocado Purees – Avocado Cherry Banana Puree and Avocado Orange Banana Puree
• Butternut Squash, Strawberry and Golden Beet Puree
• Sweet Banana – Banana Avocado Pineapple Puree with Yogurt and Banana Golden Beet Mango Puree
• Khichri (Lentils and Rice with Garden Veggies Puree)
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Zucchini Carrot and Cilantro
• Kiwi, Carrot, Butternut Squash and Mango Puree
• Diary of Finger Foods
• Carrot, Apple and Ginger Puree
• Plum Apple Avocado Puree
• Red Lentils Puree with Turnip, Zucchini, Sweet Potatoes and aromatic Cloves
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Carrot, Yellow Squash, Apple and Oregano
• Green Beans and Asparagus Puree
• Green Beans, Green Apple and Avocado Puree
• Pear, Turnip, Collard Greens, Purple Carrot with aromatic Star Anise
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Carrot, Tomato, Pear and Mint
• Blueberry Strawberry Peas Avocado Puree
• Turnip Pear Broccoli Yellow Squash
• Sweet Potato, Mango and Avocado Puree
• Kiwi, Green Beans, Peas, Strawberry and Blueberry Puree
• Kiwi, Green Apple and Banana Puree
• Butternut Squash and Kiwi Puree
• Apple Blueberry Puree
• Beef, Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes with Garlic Puree
• Plum Puree
• Turnip Pear Broccoli Yellow Squash
• Plum, Blackberry Puree with Yogurt
• Mangsho Bhat (Chicken Rice with Potato and Tomato)
• Pot Roast
• Plum Cherry Mango Puree
• Apple Mango Kiwi Banana Puree with a dash of Vanilla Extract
• Diary of Finger Foods - 2
• Collard Greens, Pineapple and Apple Puree
• Mango Banana Coconut Cream (with Yogurt) Puree
• Beef Pasta with Spinach, Tomato and Carrot
• Zucchini Pear Mango Purée
• Carrot Peach and Cherry Puree
• Mangoes Cherries Peach Acorn Squash and Mint Puree
• Carrot, Peach, Butternut Squash puree with Clove
• Beef Beetroot Yellow Squash Puree
• Collard Greens, Yellow Squash and Sweet Potato Puree
• Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Butternut Squash and Mango Puree
• Chicken, Yellow Squash, Apple with Nutmeg
• Ginger Beef with Veggies
• Cheesy Chicken Pasta with Golden Beets, Acorn Squash, Peas and fresh Parsley