Broccoli Pesto Sauce

Your little eater will love this recipe! This Broccoli Pesto Sauce is a super quick and delicious way to offer broccoli and other nutritional ingredients like sunflower seeds and olive oil! For little eaters who are just being introduced to pasta (6-8 months), we suggest using mini flower pasta. For more experienced eaters (8-12 months), you can pick something your littles are more comfortable with such as spaghettini or bowtie pasta!

What you’ll need:

• 1 cup of broccoli florets
• 1/4 cup of sunflower seeds (optional)
• 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup of olive oil
• Lemon juice to taste
• 2 cloves of garlic

Instructions: 

1. Add all of the above to your Baby Brezza 1-Step Food Maker Deluxe and press "Steam" for 20 minutes.
2. While the sauce is being steamed, cook your choice of pasta.
3. Then, press "Blend" on your food maker for 1-2 minutes or until the pesto sauce has reached a smooth consistency. Make sure the sunflower seeds are thoroughly blended!
4. Mix the sauce with your cooked pasta and add additional olive oil if required. Top with desired garnish such as olive oil, crushed black pepper, or more parmesan!

TIP: You can freeze leftover pesto sauce for a quick dinner in the future.

Enjoy!

  

Aisha is a Pakistani Canadian mother who found herself looking for ways to keep up with home cooking as a new mom of 3. She started her Instagram @baby.eatts to share simple and nutritious meals that she makes for her experienced eaters Zenya (8 years), and Aydin (6 years), and her new little eater, Amiri (6 months). With her recipes and tips, Aisha hopes to help other moms have a fun, easy, and fulfilling journey with their newest member at the dinner table.