Soups For A Happy Baby

All these recipes can be made in larger quantities and put in the freezer in little freezer bags or pots

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Little Ones Leek & Courgette Soup

• 300g courgettes sliced
• 150g leeks chopped
• 2 pototoes sliced and peeled
• 1 onion sliced and peeled
• 2 large tomatoes skinned deseeded and chopped
• 900ml vegetable stock (homemade)

• heat a llittle oil in a saucepan and add the courgettes, leeks, potatoes and onions, fry slowly for 5 minutes
• Add the tomatoes and stock
• Bring to the boil then simmer for 25 minutes
• Puree to a smooth, thick texture adding a liitle extra liquid where needed

Mighty Minestrone

• 1 small onion diced
• 1 small clove garlic
• 2 sticks celery
• 2 carots peeled and diced
• 1 potato peeled and diced
• 200g tomatoes (skinned and deseeded)
• 1 courgette diced
• 75g green beans
• 1 pint chicken stock or vegetable stock (homemade)
• 1 small can haricot beans
• handful peas
• 25g small pasta shapes

• heat a little oil in a pan, add the onion and garlic and fry slowly for 5 minutes,
• add the celery and root vegetables and cook slowly for a further 5 minutes
• add the remaining vegetables, apart from the peas and the stock, bring to the boil
• cover and simmer for 25 minutes
• add the haricot beans, peas and pasta shapes and cook for another 10 minutes

Little Rascals Vegetable Soup

• 1 small onion chopped
• 2 carrots chopped
• 1 medium leek chopped
• 1 medium potato diced
• 1/2 swede diced
• 900ml chicken or vegetable stock (homemade)

• heat a little oil in a saucepan and add the onion, sweat for 5 minutes
• add the vegetables and cook for 5 minutes
• add stock, boil and then simmer for 40 minutes or until swede is tender

Tatty-Leeky Soup

• 450g leeks and 450g potatoes sliced
• 1 onion sliced
• 1 litre vegetable stock (homemade)

• heat a knob of butter in a saucepan. Add the vegetables and sweat for 5 minutes
• add the stock, bring to the boil then simmer for 25 minutes
• puree adding a little full fat milk if needed to improve the consistency

Lickety Split Lentil Soup

• 1 onion chopped
• 2 carrots sliced
• 1 clove of garlic
• 200g red lentils
• 1 litre homemade vegetable stock

• heat a little oil in a saucepan add the vegetables and sweat for 5 minutes before adding the lentils and stock
• boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes
• puree in a blender or push through a sieve

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