Baby Food Recipe: Chicken Meatballs

• celery stalk↗½

  chopped into small pieces

• small carrot1

  chopped into small pieces

• boneless skinless chicken↗500g g

  thighs, cut into pieces

• shallots↗a few

  sliced

• butter↗

  for greasing

• cooked rice
• steamed broccoli

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C/180 °C with convection/gas 6. Pulse the celery, carrot, chicken and shallots in a food processor until finely chopped. You may need to scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula a few times.

2. 2

   Form small meatballs. If freezing, spread them on a tray and place in the freezer. After freezing, transfer to a freezer bag and take out as needed. Before cooking, fully thaw them in the refrigerator.

3. 3

   For cooking, place them on a tray lined with greased foil and bake for 10 minutes or until browned and cooked through.

4. 4

   Serve with boiled rice and steamed broccoli.