Easiest Way to Cook Tasty Vegan Cottage pie for babies

Vegan Cottage pie for babies. Is vegan cottage pie suitable for babies and toddlers? Babies and young children will probably love this recipe, because it's flavourful yes quite soft for young palates. I would leave out the wine, salt, soy, especially for babies.

Good old family classic cottage pie made vegan friendly and is a perfect family comfort food dish for a chilly day. Plus, it's vegan, gluten & dairy free! Cottage Pie [Vegan] First, make the mashed potatoes. You can have Vegan Cottage pie for babies using 8 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Vegan Cottage pie for babies

1. You need 1/2 cup of green lentils.
2. You need 1 of small carrot.
3. It's 1 of garlic clove.
4. Prepare 1 of small onion.
5. It's Tablespoon of oregano.
6. Prepare of Potatoes.
7. Prepare of Baby milk of choice.
8. You need of Slither of oil.

If you are working with someone else, this makes the beginning part go even faster as someone can work on the mashed potatoes and someone can work on the vegan cottage pie filling. There is a difference though and it has to do with the meat source. Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made with ground lamb while Cottage Pie is made with ground beef. Or in the case of this recipe, a plant-based vegan ground beef substitute.

Vegan Cottage pie for babies instructions

1. Ingredients ✅.
2. Cook carrots, onions and garlic in oil. Chop thinly and cook until soft.
3. Dice potatoes and put on to boil.
4. When onions, carrots & garlic is cooked & soft add lentils with water and oregano. You can also add more herbs here to taste (depending on where you baby is in weaning). Crank the heat so the lentils cook, stirring regularly.
5. Keep stirring lentils and adding water as necessary until they are cooked. And if you need to walk off and look after your baby turn the hob off. Don’t forget and burn the whole thing.... 🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😭.
6. When potatoes are cooked, drain and leave to cool. When they are room temperature blend with baby milk of choice (breast or formula).
7. When lentils are cooked, leave to cool and blend with baby milk of choice. You may also want to add peas for protein..
8. Portion for baby together like a cottage pie, with lentils and potato in each portion. Making as big as your baby would like..
9. Note on storage. For baby food mixed with breast milk this can be kept in the fridge for 3 days from when the milk was pumped and 6 months in the freezer. For formula follow your providers instructions..

This vegan version of a classic cottage pie is pure comfort food. This weeks Recipe of the Week is a wholesome and hearty Rustic Cottage Pie made using TVP mince. Featuring cajun spiced roasted potatoes, this is a great one to make before the weather starts warming again. This pie can easily be made in advance and heated through the next day. Of course I didn't grow up eating a vegan cottage pie - I wouldn't have known what veggie mince was if it slapped me in the face - but honestly this is way better.

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