How to Hide Veggies in Pasta for Picky Eaters

 

Picky eaters can give a mother a real hard time. You can find yourself struggling to try and give your little one the nutrition they need on a daily basis. However, there are many ways you can secretly hide veggies as well as other ingredients into their food and ensure they eat a healthy, nutritious, and balanced meal.

 

Because kids love pasta and find it easy to eat and digest, it’s a great way to add vegetables into it without them noticing. Especially when you blend the vegetables and add to the sauce and so they don’t fish out the bits.

 

Here’s a delicious recipe to help you hide veggies in pasta for picky eaters:

 

 

Ingredients:

 

• Your choice of Italiano pasta
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 2 zucchinis
• 2 carrots 
• 1 celery stalk 
• 700 g of tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 1/2 cup chickpeas
• Salt and pepper to taste

 

 

Directions:

 

• Add Italiano pasta to a pot of water over medium heat. Add a pinch of salt and a dash of oil and cook until al dente.
• Chop the onions and garlic, wash and chop the celery, carrots, and zucchini.
• Once they’re ready, you can start getting the pasta cooked while preparing the vegetable pasta sauce.

 

 

• Place a pan over medium heat and add the olive oil.
• Add the chopped onion and cook for 1-2 minutes and then add the chopped garlic for a few seconds.
• After adding the carrots, stir all together and cook for 5-6 minutes.
• Add salt to the zucchini slices and place them into the pan. Then add the pepper, dried basil, and oregano and mix all together.
• Add the celery and tomato sauce and stir all together.
• Once the vegetables are soft, you can add the chickpeas to warm them up for 1-2 minutes.
• After mixing them all together, add all the ingredients into a blender until it becomes creamy and smooth without vegetable pieces.
• Add to Italiano pasta and serve warm.

 

Further reading: Why Italiano Pasta Is Every Mom’s Best Friend