Chicken Baby Puree Recipe
Let’s talk meat for babies. I love how the new guidelines say babies can eat just about anything once they reach 8 months of age. For our family starting food at 4 months is pretty standard. I found it pretty interesting all the debates of babies eating so young. Being from the Caribbean, I just about ignored all the chatter on this topic. I went with what has always been done in my family which is to start introducing foods around 4 months. Fast forward to the 6 month mark and Baby E has been enjoying a wonder variety of fruits, veggies and meats. This chicken baby puree is was the first meat dish I introduced to him. Let’s just say he loved it and now that we are approaching the 9 month mark, his palette has expanded so much more.
If you are just starting out with meats, this is a great recipe to start with. By the time you introduce chicken puree, your baby will hopefully already be a fan of several fruits, starchy veggies and greens. You can feed this puree as a stand alone or pair it with one of their favorite fruits or veggies. Baby E loves chicken and apples or chicken and carrots. I’ll share a recipe for those soon. For now enjoy this starter baby chicken puree.
- 1/2 lb chicken breast, cubed
- 8 oz vegetable or chicken stock*
- 1/4 onion, small dice
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- Place chicken, onion, parsley in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil then lower heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Once chicken has partially cool then place in blender or food process then puree to desired consistency.
- * Substitute vegetable stock with 8 oz of chicken stock or a combination of 4 oz chicken stock/4 oz water.
- Puree for 6 month old should be very creamy. Leave thicker as your baby adjusts to eating solids.
Pairing
- Pureed apples
- Pureed pears
- Pureed green beans
- Puréed sweet potatoes
The possibilities are endless so once your baby has enjoyed several individual fruits or veggies, feel free to experiment with different combinations.
Storage
Store in 2-4 oz containers. Stores well in fridge for 2-3 days and in freezer up to 2 months.
7 Comments
charlotte
January 22, 2016 at 3:01 PMI’m so giving this a try. Neriah was and continues to be a picky eater. Micah pretty much eats everything! im jus now introducing her to meats! I’m sure this will be a hit!
M J
January 22, 2016 at 3:33 PMHey Charlotte. Let me know how she likes it. E likes this one a lot. He’s not big on beef so I need to get creative with it for him. Good luck. Oh and Zoe has morphed into a picky eater these days. I’m working on her though. Pray for me.
Noraini
May 23, 2017 at 9:52 PMcan you please show me the way to make a puree for children 1 year
Allison
August 5, 2019 at 7:11 AMI just popped on to let you know that my infant LOVED this recipe. Thank you so much for posting! It was his first time trying chicken. He would give me a look of trepidation then when the flavor kicked in, a huge smile. Loving this web site 🙂
M J
August 9, 2019 at 11:50 AMThank you Allison. I’m so glad he enjoyed. I am more than I need to add to the site. The baby food adventures were really fun for us.
Eirene
October 12, 2020 at 9:45 PMDo you purée the liquid with the chicken, or do you drain all the elements and just purée the chicken on its own?
M J
October 27, 2020 at 5:01 PMPuree the chicken separately. You can use the liquid in parts.