Warm and tasy homemade lamb casserole is just what baby needs during these cold winter days! There is nothing more satisfying then a tasty casserole to warm your baby from the inside leaving them feeling satisfied and full of wholesome goodness. Thomas loves my lamb casserole, I make his with more lumps in now but you can blend your casserole into a fine consistency for younger babies. I find that with a casserole you can throw a lot of different vegetables and potatoes together with lentils or pearl barley to make a really healthy and nutritious meal. I give Thomas a slice of wholemeal bread to dip into his lamb casserole, or make it into a “Butty” as Thomas likes to say 
I have been giving Thomas my homemade baby food lamb casserole for around a year now, he has never got bored of the flavours! When making Thomas lamb casserole I make a large pan full and fill several small freezable containers with the casserole and freeze a batch of the lamb casserole, which is really handy!
Ingredients:
- Onion
- Carrots
- Garlic
- Sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- Peas
- White potatoes
- Sweet potatoes
- Pearl barley
- Lamb chunks
Method:
Put a jug of cold water in a large pan, place the lamp pieces into the pan and heat on full, placing the onion and garlic into the water. While the water is heating peal the sprouts, peel and cut the carrots and place into the pan, along with the cauliflower broccoli and peas. At this point I place a small vegetable stock cube into the pan, to add more flavour. You dont have to add a stock cube, when Thomas was younger I did not add any stock but you can get baby stock cubes from the supermarket which contain less salt. Peel and chop the white and sweet potatoes and place into the pan along with a cup full of pearl barley. Once the casserole is bubbling, bring the heat down, sitir and place the lid over the pan. Make sure you keep your eye on the water level in the pan, if it looks like it is getting a little low just put some more water in.
When the potatoes and vegetables are soft, check the meat is cooked, I usually do this by cutting a few of the lamb chunks in half and testing them. Now you are ready to blend to your desired consistency, I use a hand blender just to blend the meat and veg a little. You can now place the casserole into containers and allow to cool before placing in the freezer.
As you can see my lamb casserole homemade baby food recipe is just as excuse to get lots and lots of vegetables and goodness into Thomas’s tummy in a lovely warm tasty way. I hope your little ones enjoy this heart-warming dish xx
