Homemade Chicken and Vegetable Sausages
From 6 months · 8 sausages · 40 min
Ingredients
What you'll need
- Chicken Breast
- Carrot
- Bell pepper
- Broccoli
- Garlic
Method
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How to prepare each food
Chicken Breast
See the full guide for Chicken Breast
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.
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.
Broccoli
Steam, roast or boil broccoli until a fork slides through it easily, and serve it warm. A whole soft floret gives a handy stalk to hold while the bushy top is easy to gum. The florets should be fork-soft, not crisp. You can also mash or purée cooked broccoli.
Whole soft floret with a stalk to hold, or mashed/puréed.
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.
Putting it together
Homemade blended chicken-and-vegetable sausages, poached and then browned in a pan.
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- AAP - Starting Solid Foods (around 6 months)
- NHS - What to feed your baby from around 6 months
- AAP - Choking prevention guidance for infants and toddlers
- CDC - Foods that are choking hazards for infants and toddlers
- USDA FoodData Central - Carrot (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Bell pepper (nutrient data)
- USDA FoodData Central - Broccoli (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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