Baby and Toddler’s Extra-veg Chicken Noodle Soup
By OcadoLife
Published on 13 February 2025
“This Baby and Toddler’s Extra-veg Chicken Noodle Soup is great for encouraging older babies or toddlers to explore textures, as there are lots of lumps and bumps that are still easy to manage,” says nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed, author of bestseller How To Wean Your Baby. “It also helps older toddlers develop cutlery skills by stabbing, scooping and twisting noodles on a fork. For younger babies, the veggies are soft, but you could mash them and chop the noodles. To make this adult friendly, add flavour with any of these: coriander, basil, lime juice, crispy onions, chilli flakes or sliced red chillies.”
This recipe was first listed in OcadoLife as gluten free and can be easily adapted to be gluten free. When selecting products or using the add to trolley functionality please always ensure that the ingredients and products you select to purchase are gluten free.Time and servings
32 minsTotal time
4Servings
10 minsPrep time
22 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 carrot (about 65g), diced
- 1 stick celery, finely diced
- 1 small sweet potato (about 160g), finely diced
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.5 sweet paprika
- 500ml very low-salt (or zero salt) chicken stock (gluten-free if required)
- 2 chicken breasts (about 320g), cut into little bite-sized pieces
- 100ml milk
- 180g rice noodles (check for gluten free)
Method
Step 1
Add the olive or vegetable oil to a large lidded pan with the onion, carrot, celery and sweet potato. Stir in the cumin and sweet paprika and soften for 10 mins.Step 2
Pour in the stock – or swap for water if serving to babies – then add the chicken breast pieces.Step 3
Stir and put the lid on, reduce the heat and simmer gently for 12 mins or until the chicken is cooked; stir in the milk just before serving.Step 4
Meanwhile, soak the rice noodles as per pack instructions; drain and rinse in cold water.Step 5
Divide the noodles between bowls and ladle over the chicken, veg and broth.Step 6
Recipe Tip: *Recipe serves a family of four, based on 2 adults and 2 little ones; appetites will vary. 1 portion of veg is 80g, 1 of 5 a day for an adult; around 40g for a little one. Nutritional info is relevant to an adult portion. For more information on portion size for toddlers, visit nutrition.org.uk