Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree: Baby Food Friday

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So I said I wouldn’t do it.ย  There was no way I was going to puree meat for my baby.ย  I just didn’t think I was going to be able to handle it because just the thought of it was totally gross.

However, J isn’t a huge fan of meat purees and I have no idea how they get them that smooth so in an effort to get him to eat more meat I decided to make my own chicken puree.

This delicious Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree is easy to make and is a complete meal for baby!

I’ve made several other fruit and vegetable purees but not a meat puree. One of his favorites is the Fruit and Vegetable Puree.ย  He is also a fan of apple and sweet potato puree with cinnamon.ย  Another fun one to make is the Tropical Puree.

I knew I needed some vegetables in with the chicken as well as a liquid and possibly something else in order to make it work.ย  Since I was going with the meat I figured I might as well make it a whole meal in one.ย  So my very first meat puree ended up being Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree.

I steamed the carrots on the stove and while that was going on I blended cooked chicken along with some chicken broth.ย  Then I added in the steamed carrots and baby rice.

How do you steam carrots on the stove?

To steam carrots first wash, peel, and cut them into pieces.ย ย  Heat a small to medium sized saucepan with 2-3 inches of water in it over medium high heat.ย ย  Place a steamer on top of the pot and place the carrots inside.ย ย  Steam until they are soft.ย ย  Check the water level because you may need to add more water to the pan before they are finished cooking.

You can totally go with regular cooked rice but since I happen to have a container of baby rice I simply poured that into the blender.ย  Then I seasoned it with sage and pureed it.

It only takes a handful of ingredients to make Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree for baby: Baby Food Fridays

J did not like the texture of it at first.ย ย  It was pretty thick and lumpy.ย  I ended up adding in additional chicken broth and some applesauce to help with thinning it out.ย  After doing that he was a total fan.

I like that I can simply give him several ounces of this puree and he gets meat, vegetables, grains, and fruit all in one serving.ย  The only thing he is missing is dairy and he gets that in his yogurt!

While I don’t think I’ll puree any other types of meat, the chicken wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be and it was worth it since he seems to enjoy it.

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This delicious Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree is easy to make and is a complete meal for baby!

Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree

Make an entire meal in one serving with this Chicken, Rice, and Carrot Puree with spices and applesauce.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8 -10 servings
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. cooked chicken cut into small pieces
  • 3/4 c. chicken broth
  • 1/3 c. rice
  • 2 peeled and steamed carrots cut into pieces
  • 1/4 c. applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary or sage

Instructions

  • Place the chicken and chicken broth in the Baby Bullet or other blender and blend until smooth.
  • Add in the rice, carrots, applesauce, and either rosemary or sage. Blend until desired consistency is reached. Add more liquid if needed.
  • Eat within 3 days or freeze in 2 ounce portions and eat within 2 months.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original recipe

It's Baby Food Friday and this week I have a complete meal! Make your own Chicken, rice, and carrot puree for baby!

4 Comments

  1. Such a negative post.Parent have been making purรฉed chicken for ages in most culture but if you going to criticise food donโ€™t be dramatic as this is a food blog

    Grow up

    1. I’m sorry that you found this negative. I was stating my OPINION that I personally don’t like pureed chicken. However, if you actually read the post you would see that I did indeed puree the chicken and feed it to my son. I also don’t go around posting rude things before reading the entire post. Also, if you don’t like my blog and free content don’t visit it! Thanks!

    2. I didn’t find this post negative at all. HezziD just stating her opinion. Good grief, if you’re going to consider this a negative post, you need to do some soul searching as to why that bothers you so. Nice job HezziD getting past the grossness of it. It can look unusual if your not use to it. Hey, prior to kids, I use to be grossed out if anyone drank out of my glass. Oh how we grow and how things change when you have kids. I can careless now

      1. Thank you for this reply! I agree that a lot of things used to bother me but now that I have a child most of that has passed.

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