Eddy's Favorite Bolognese Sauce

I made this for Eddy starting at 8 months and it is a hit! But, he eats anything so I guess it doesn't matter...lol. Here is the recipe from The Healthy Baby Meal Planner by Annabel Karmel.

My First Bolognese Sauce

1 tbs. olive oil (I use Pam spray)
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 medium carrot, peeled and grated (I use baby carrots, about 8 or 9, and slice them thin)
1/2 celery stalk, finely chopped
1/4 lb lean ground beef
3 medium tomatoes, skinned and chopped (I use Hunts Diced, no salt added--1 cup)
1/2 tsp. tomato paste
2/3 c. unsalted chicken broth
3 tbs. tiny pasta shapes (I use DaVinci Pasta Stars)

 Heat the oil, and saute the onion, garlic, carrott and celery for 5 minutes. Add the ground beef and saute until brown, stirring occasionally. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile cook the pasta shapes following the box instructions. Transfer sauce to blender and puree to whatever consistency desired. Drain pasta, mix with sauce.

Ingredients

Saute onions, garlic, carrots, and celery (forgot to buy...still tasted yummy)

Add beef and cook until brown.

Add tomatoes, paste, and broth..bring to a boil.

After 15 minutes, I take off heat and let cool a little bit before I puree it.

I love this thing! I have used it to puree all of E's food.

I only poured half of the mixture in. E likes his food a little bit chunkier.

Looks a little gross....lol.....but it's really tasty!

My sister uses these for her kids, so I use them too!

I use about 2 tbs. stars for his dinner.

I added 3 tbs. bolognese sauce. He ate the whole thing!!

After dinner, we have desert aka fruit. He had bananas tonight!