Pasta is such a quick meal it’s no wonder parents are always looking for pasta recipes for babies. This creamy avocado sauce is perfect!

This baby pasta recipe ticks a lot of boxes

• It’s quick and easy
• It’s dairy and egg-free (it can be gluten-free if you mix with gluten-free pasta)
• It’s a handy way of offering your baby nuts
• You can make it from store cupboard (freezer) ingredients. Perfect when you’ve run out of fresh food
• The whole family can enjoy it too
• It’s nutritious and colourful

It’s suitable for the whole family

When you’ve taken out a portion for your baby, add some salt for the adults or older children

It’s not just good with pasta!

You can also eat this:

• As a spread on toast, rice cakes or bagels
• As a puree from a spoon
• As a dip for breadsticks, cucumber sticks or fingers of toast

What you’ll need

An avocado (frozen is fine), three tablespoons ground almonds, juice of half a lemon, a clove of garlic and a handful of basil.

What to do

Blitz everything together!

How to store this sauce?

This doesn’t freeze. You can keep in the fridge but it will brown so it’s best to eat straight away.

Creamy Avocado Sauce-the perfect pasta recipe for babies

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You'll knock up this pasta sauce in a matter of minutes. It takes longer to boil the pasta!

Ingredients

• One avocado (frozen is fine)
• 3 tablespoons of ground almonds
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon of frozen garlic or 1/2 clove of garlic
• Handful of basil (or some frozen basil)

Instructions

1. Blitz everything together!