Baby Recipes：Jacket potato and chilli veg

Mixed beans and vegetables cooked with a little bit of spice, served with jacket potato, is a simple yet interesting dinner for your baby. You could even make it for the whole family to enjoy together.

Age: 10 to 12 months
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Portions: 4

Ingredients

• ¼ small onion, peeled
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1 small wedge aubergine
• 1 small wedge courgette
• 1 small wedge red pepper, deseeded
• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• ¼ tsp (or pinch) mild chilli powder
• ½ tbsp plain flour
• ½ tsp tomato purée
• 50g canned chopped tomatoes
• 100g (approx 6 tbsp) mixed beans, no added sugar or salt, drained
• Pinch dried mixed herbs
• 25g frozen sweetcorn
• 100ml water
• 1 small baking potato (⅓ to serve)

Method

1. Chop the onion, garlic, aubergine, courgette and pepper.
2. Heat oil in pan, then add the onions and garlic and cook until softened (1 minute). Add remaining vegetables and cook for a further 5 minutes.
3. Add the chilli powder and plain flour and mix well. Cook for 1 minute, then add the tomato purée, chopped tomatoes, beans, herbs and sweetcorn.
4. Cover and simmer on a low heat until thickened and the vegetables cooked (10 to 15 minutes). Add a little more water if the mixture starts to stick to the pan.
5. Prick the potato a few times with a fork, place on a plate and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Turn over and microwave for a further 5 minutes until soft. Carefully cut open once cooled a little.
6. Chop or mince ¼ of the cooked chilli and potato together. Serve in a bowl with a spoon for you baby to feed themself.