Shepherd's pie for kids
A great dinner for starting on solids
10
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Once your baby is comfortable eating red meat, around 6 months, you can begin preparing meals for your baby from the main meal. Meals need to be bland and the right texture for your baby, but flavours can be 'revved' up at the end of cooking for the rest of the family, as indicated in this recipe TIP Babies and toddlers shouldn't have salt added to their foods. Adults and older children can season their serving at the table.
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Ingredients
500g Quality Mark beef mince
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lean
1 Tbsp oil
400g canned chopped tomatoes
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1 stalk celery
finely chopped
6 button mushrooms
sliced
1 carrots
peeled and finely chopped
1 courgette
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finely chopped
4 large Agria potatoes
peeled and quartered
Method
To Make Lamb
Preparation for Age Groups
1
Pre-heat oven to 180°C.
2
Brown mince in the oil in a hot pan, breaking the mince up into small pieces with the back of a spoon.
3
Stir in canned tomatoes, ½ cup of water and all the vegetables except the potatoes.
4
Cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
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5
Boil the potatoes in a pot of unsalted water until tender. Drain and mash.
6
Spoon mince and vegetable mixture into a pie dish and top with mashed potato. Use a fork to rough up the top of the mashed potatoes.
7
Bake at 180°C for 15 minutes or until top is golden.
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8
Serve with steamed green vegetables in a texture suitable for your baby/toddler.
Nutrition Information per Serving (169.4g)
Shepherd's pie is a family favourite and a perfect meal option for babies (pureed or chopped) providing iron-rich meat for brain development and nutritious vegetables, getting their palate used to new flavours and textures.
Energy
626kJ (149 kcal)
Protein
13.5g
Total Fat
4.8g
Saturated Fat
1.6g
Carbs
12.1g
Dietary Fibre
g
Sodium
240mg
Iron
2.4mg
Zinc
2.5mg
Vitamin B12
1.4µg
