20121102 Chicken Casserole

After the success of the finger food dinner last time, I am giving it another go again. This time, it is a simple casserole. As I got some baby organic stock cubes from UK last time, it saved me the trouble of making the chicken stock from scratch. I wish they sell such baby stock cubes in The Netherlands too as it has made my life SO MUCH easier! But I guess there is not much of a market here as most Dutch parents I know prefer to buy the baby dinner jars instead of making baby food themselves. Anyways, you can also add 1 diced celery stock to the casserole to enrich the flavor. I think this is a great dish to introduce onion to your baby's diet. This recipe makes enough for a parent and a hungry baby.

INGREDIENTS
1 chicken filet, diced
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 small potatoes, peeled and diced
1 medium carrot, peeled and diced
300ml baby chicken stock

METHOD
1. Heat the oven to 180 degree C.
2. Heat some olive oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until fragrant and soft. Add the chicken cubes and cook for another 5 minutes. Throw the diced vegetables into the pan and fry for another 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Transfer everything into a medium casserole dish and pour in the stock. Cover the dish and cook in the oven for 45 minutes.

20121101 Fish with Broccoli and Potato

I was a bit lazy so I didn't make anything fancy or difficult today. The beauty of this dish is - my baby can simply feed herself the whole dish without any help (my 9 month old is a big fan of finger food and has mastered chewing pretty well)! Oh it is the PERFECT dish after a work day, so I don't have to gulp down my dinner while feeding a hungry baby. This recipe makes enough for 2 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups broccoli florets
1 medium potato, diced
120g white fish filet, cut into large chunks
1 tsp flour
grated cheese

METHOD
1. Heat the oven to 150 degree C.
2. Dab the white fish chunks dry and sprinkle them with about 1 tsp of flour. Heat a little olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the chunks - about 4-5 minutes per side, flip occasionally.
3. In the meantime, steam the broccoli florets and potato (I use Philips Blender/Steamer) for about 15 minutes.
4. In a small casserole dish, mix the fish chunks and vegetables together. Sprinkle with some grated cheese and cook in the oven for about 5 minutes. Cool and then serve.