Sautéed Chicken with Vegetables
From 6 months · 1 serving · 20 min
Ingredients
What you'll need
- Chicken
- Bell pepper
- Carrot
- Garlic
- Olive oil
Method
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How to prepare each food
Chicken
Cook chicken fully, then purée smooth or finely shred and moisten with breast milk, formula, broth, or a vegetable purée so it isn't dry. Pairing it with a vitamin-C food can help the body use its iron. As an iron-rich first food, it's a good early option.
Smooth purée, or fine moist shreds.
Bell pepper
Raw bell pepper is firm and the skin is tough, so cook it until very soft for the first months. Roast or steam strips until a fork slides through with no resistance, then peel off the skin. Serve warm as finger-length pieces a hand can hold, or blend into a smooth purée. Remove the seeds and white core.
Soft-cooked finger-length strips, or smooth purée. Skin peeled off, seeds and core removed.
Raw bell pepper is firm and the skin can be tough, so it can be a choking risk in firm pieces. Cook it soft, or peel and finely chop or grate it, until your child chews well. Always remove the seeds and white core.
Carrot
Cook carrots until very soft, so a fork slides through with no resistance. Steam, boil, or roast, then serve as a smooth purée or a soft mash. For self-feeding, offer soft-cooked finger-length batons. Raw carrot belongs only as fine shreds. Skip added salt.
Soft-cooked finger-length batons (about thumb-width) for grasping, or smooth purée/mash. Raw carrot only as fine shreds. Press-test every piece: it should squish easily between two fingers.
Raw carrot is one of the top choking hazards for young children: it is hard, firm, and breaks into round, airway-sized pieces. Always cook it until soft enough to squish between two fingers, or grate it finely. Avoid raw carrot coins, rounds, sticks, and chunks until around age 4, when chewing is reliable.
Garlic
Garlic adds depth to early meals without any salt. Finely mince or mash a small amount and cook it soft into purees, mashed vegetables, beans, or sauces. It is a seasoning rather than a finger food, so a little stirred through a dish is all a baby needs. Skip raw garlic and whole cloves at this stage.
Finely minced or mashed and cooked soft into a dish; not a standalone piece.
Olive oil
Stir a small drizzle of olive oil into a smooth purée or soft mash to add calories and richness. Use it as a cooking fat for vegetables or grains, or fold a little into the finished food just before serving.
No cutting needed. Mix a small amount evenly through the food.
Putting it together
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with green and red bell pepper and carrot.
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Chat with Lumi in the appSources8
- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- USDA FoodData Central - Chicken (nutrient data)
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Bell pepper (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Carrot (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Olive oil (nutrient data)
General informational content, not medical advice. Always consult your pediatrician about introducing new foods, especially if your baby has any medical conditions or family history of allergies.
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