Name: Weaning recipe: Pea pesto with pasta shapes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 50g frozen peas -; 20g pine nuts , toasted -; 20g parmesan , grated, plus extra for sprinkling on adult portion -; around 8 basil leaves -; 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil -; cooked pasta shapes, to serve -

Ingredients for - Weaning recipe: Pea pesto with pasta shapes

1. 50g frozen peas

2. 20g pine nuts , toasted

3. 20g parmesan , grated, plus extra for sprinkling on adult portion

4. around 8 basil leaves

5. 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

6. cooked pasta shapes, to serve

How to cook deliciously - Weaning recipe: Pea pesto with pasta shapes

1 . Stage

Tip the peas into a food processor, along with the pine nuts, Parmesan, basil and olive oil. Blitz until smooth. You may need to use a spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times. It should be a really smooth consistency with no chunks of pine nut for babies.

2 . Stage

Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions, then stir through a little pesto. Babies should need about one teaspoon for a serving.

3 . Stage

Cover and keep the remaining pesto in the fridge for up to 3 days.