Crockpot baby food recipes

Slow Cooker Chicken & Veggies for Baby + A Blogiversary

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Perry’s Plate turns eight years old today! That’s how old my first born is. She was almost the same age as this little guy when I started blogging. . .

Gah. I can’t even believe it’s been that long. This place has changed so much over the years, as well as our nutritional philosophy. I’ve also never known what it is like to run a blog without babies or small children underfoot.

Speaking of babies, did you know the secret to getting a baby to sleep well at night (well, THIS baby) is to feed him dinner, then breastfeed, then right before bed feed him some slow-cooked shredded meat and then breastfeed one more time and then — POW. Out for the night. I kid you not.

Shredded meat happens to be my little guy’s favorite thing to eat. (Along with clementines, sweet potatoes, marinated cucumbers and anything that resembles bread. He also loves sips of La Croix sparkling water and foraging under the kitchen table — *cough* 4th child. )

He loves all of it, but particularly shredded beef with Mexican-type flavors. He’ll fit in nicely here.

I’ve been using my slow cookers a lot lately, and it has made dinner prep SO much easier knowing there’s little to do right before we eat. It’s a lovely feeling — like someone has been cooking for you all day.

It never occurred to me until recently that I could use my 2.5 quart slow cooker to make a pot of food for the baby to eat all week. My little guy is a great eater — when I can keep him from throwing it everywhere. I thought for a while he was being picky, but really, he just likes to play in his food.

He loved this shredded chicken and vegetables I made for him — except the zucchini. Not a fan . . . yet.

Ingredients

2 large carrots, peeled and diced
1 small zucchini, peeled and diced
1 small sweet potato, peeled and diced
5 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 teaspoon no-salt seasoning blend
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup chicken broth
1 Tablespoon of melted ghee or coconut oil

Instructions

Put the carrots, zucchini, and sweet potatoes in a 2 or 3 quart slow cooker. Rub the chicken with the seasoning blend and sea salt. Place the chicken on top of the vegetables.
Pour the chicken broth along the side of the cooker and drizzle the chicken with the ghee.
Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours until the chicken is very tender and pulls apart easily with a fork.
Remove the chicken and vegetables and dice them as small as you need to for your baby to eat.
Serve warm. Store the leftovers chilled in an airtight container.

Notes

Nat's Notes:

1. You can substitute any vegetables that have a similar cooking time, like other root vegetables, squash, or potatoes.
2. I used chicken thighs because they have a higher fat content and are more moist and soft when cooked. Fat = good for babies.

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7 Easy Slow Cooker Baby Food Recipes

Recipes

January 10, 2021

By Jenny Studenroth

Making baby food at home doesn’t have to be scary or intimidating. I’ve been known to whip out my NutriBullet Baby for smoothies, purees, and chunkier toddler options on-the-go. But moms everywhere are also settling into a rhythm of utilizing the slow cooker for those gummy-mouthed meals.

And from baby’s first foods (like sweet potatoes and other single-ingredient mashes), to more complex junior entrees (like baked pasta with veggies), you can do blender meals for your baby or toss a bunch of ingredients in the slow cooker and let the magic happen.

Ahead are 7 easy slow cooker baby food recipes:

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7 Easy Slow Cooker Baby Food Recipes

Carrot & Nutmeg Baby Food

Many first-time parents don't realize that a little spice is nice. Babies are likelier to try (and enjoy!) new foods when they have some flavor variation. Nutmeg is a great choice for little ones; try this sweet and spicy combo in the slow cooker and dump in your blender at the end to smooth into a full-on puree as shown.

Photo & Recipe: Baby Foode
Creamy Chicken Baby Food

Always consult with your doctor before moving baby on from fruits and vegetables to meats and dairy products, but most experts agree that they can start trying meats around seven or eight months. This super-yummy slow cooker chicken recipe for baby is way more appealing than a simply blended meat option!

Photo & Recipe: Dessert for Two
Overnight Apple Oats

This is one of those baby foods so delicious you'll want to try some yourself. Overnight oats in the slow cooker are a healthy breakfast for the whole family. Try this recipe with apples, cinnamon, and ginger as a yummy baby food they'll love any time of day.

Photo & Recipe: Wholesome Baby Food Guide
Simple Squash

Slow cooker butternut squash is a one-ingredient baby food for new eaters and also can be dressed up with butter or other fixings for an adult side dish. Make sure to thoroughly mash for the youngest foodies. You can also add breast milk, formula or water to make it more of a puree!

Photo & Recipe: Foodie with Family
Veggie-Rich Mac & Cheese

One of life's greatest pleasures is macaroni and cheese -- am I wrong? There are endless slow cooker varieties out there, but this is a simple and healthier option for Baby's first mac than anything you'd find in a box or the ones packed with tons of cream and no nutrients. Once your little foodie is ready to try tender pastas, give this recipe a go. And make sure to leave out an extra bowl -- because you know you're going to want some.

Photo & Recipe: So Very Blessed
Slow Cooker Strawberry Applesauce

And speaking of baby food you'll probably end up eating, strawberry-applesauce doesn't sound half bad to this mama. It's pretty amazing how two fruits and a little bit of water can produce such a tasty (and pretty!) baby food for your tiniest taste tester.

Photo & Recipe: The Magical Slow Cooker
Purple Sweet Potato & Apple

Adding in attractive colors is a fun way to mix it up at meal time, and get little ones engaged. For two full servings of homemade baby food, I added even-sized chunks of half of an organic purple sweet potato and a whole honey crisp apple with three tablespoons of water to my NutriBullet Baby and blended into a puree. If you prefer the slow cooker route, use the same ratio (but double the recipe) for five hours. Yum, yum!

Photo: Jenny Studenroth, Our Life in Rose Gold

Children's meals in a multicooker cooking recipes

Children are the most precious thing we have! And we always try to give them the best. Including food.

True, what is proper baby food, people understand differently. Many believe that children should be fed more cakes, pastries, ice cream and chips and drink soda. Well, these dishes can, of course, be called children's. But still, they should not form the basis of the nutrition of our children.

Many delicious and healthy children's meals can be prepared in the slow cooker. Their recipes can be found in this section of the site. These are first courses and second courses, appetizers and desserts, drinks and healthy sweets.

Your children will definitely be happy with children's dishes cooked in a slow cooker according to these recipes! After all, our miracle saucepan allows you to create real culinary masterpieces. Your child does not like to eat cottage cheese? He will surely like the cottage cheese casserole baked in a slow cooker. Does the kid turn up his nose from the traditional morning porridge? Treat him to a delicious and healthy fruit-rice pudding. And all these delicious treats are easy and simple to prepare in a slow cooker.

Feed your children tasty and healthy food! A slow cooker, recipes for children's dishes for which you will find below, will be your great helper.

Posted on May 21, 2022 - 20:44 by Elena

Rice porridge with raisins in a slow cooker is a delicious and healthy breakfast for the whole family. In porridge, you can add not only raisins, but also other dried fruits: dried apricots, prunes, apples, pumpkin.

Posted on May 21, 2022 - 19:52 by Elena

Milk rice porridge is one of the best dishes in a slow cooker. Here it turns out especially tasty, as in a Russian stove.

Posted on June 26, 2020 - 10:20 by AnnI

Steamed meat soufflé in a slow cooker is a healthy, dietary product. If for some reason you must adhere to proper nutrition or prepare a dish for the baby, then do not add hot seasonings and spices to the minced meat. You can use chicken or lean ground beef to make a meat soufflé, or you can make a ground beef mix. Soufflé is tender, tasty, healthy.

Posted on June 4, 2020 - 10:47 by Marina

Today I would like to invite you to cook with me a delicious and appetizing dish - chicken fillet with vegetables in a slow cooker. From vegetables, I used: broccoli, sweet peppers, corn and onions with carrots. Due to the large number of vegetables, it turns out to be very healthy and quite light, which means it can be served at the table for dinner.

Posted May 25, 2020 - 03:06 PM by Nina

Hello! Today I will share a recipe for making a delicious cottage cheese casserole with poppy seeds in a slow cooker. Learn how to make a casserole fluffy and tender. Gee can be served with butter and sugar, or with honey.

Posted on March 6, 2020 - 10:42 by Marina

The best way to make cooking easier is to use a variety of kitchen gadgets. Today I would like to invite you to cook with me a hearty and tasty homemade dish - buckwheat with cabbage and chicken in a slow cooker. Suitable for lunch or dinner for adults, children and the elderly.

Posted on January 2, 2020 - 18:57 by Elena

Buckwheat with rice is a rather unusual combination that our housewives rarely use. And in vain! These cereals are perfectly combined with each other, they are cooked for the same time. Milk porridge "Druzhba" made from buckwheat and rice has a delicate and harmonious taste, and the slow cooker allows you to make the cooking process easy and fast.

Posted on December 22, 2019 - 15:16 by Marina

Cereals from cereals are considered ideal for the first meal. Today I would like to share with you a recipe for a very tasty, moderately sweet spelt milk porridge cooked in a slow cooker with bright and appetizing pieces of apples and pumpkin. This dish is sure to please both adults and children.

Posted on October 15, 2019 - 12:34 by Elena

There is nothing tastier and healthier than eating milk porridge for breakfast. But simple cereals quickly get bored, even if they are constantly alternated. In this case, I cook porridge "Friendship" from different varieties of cereals. Many people use the millet and rice recipe. But today I propose to cook rice and buckwheat porridge in milk in a slow cooker. It is quite rare and at the same time no less tasty. Such porridge can feed the whole family. Both adults and children will eat it with pleasure.

Posted on October 14, 2019 - 12:51 by Marina

Soft and tender, sweet and very tasty lazy pumpkin dumplings, steamed in a slow cooker - an amazing delicacy that can become a favorite breakfast, afternoon snack or dinner for you and yours. families. Ready hot dumplings can be served sprinkled with powdered sugar, sour cream, whipped cream, pieces of fruit or berry sauce.

Posted on September 28, 2019 - 20:43 by Lyubov Verbitskaya

Charlotte is a French word that means baked apples in dough. Charlotte filling can be anything, but traditionally it is customary to use apples, as they are the most accessible. It is impossible to imagine autumn without apples, but what is better for them? Well, cinnamon, of course! Which will give the charlotte an unusually fabulous aroma, taste and color. So, let's cook a delicious lush charlotte with apples and cinnamon in a slow cooker

Posted on September 27, 2019 - 12:23 by Marina

Today I would like to share with you a recipe for a delicious, appetizing, light, but at the same time hearty soup with healthy seasonal vegetables that not only charge our body with warmth and energy, but also with vitamins that are so necessary in autumn. Cooking in a slow cooker potato soup based on chicken broth with Chinese cabbage, carrots and leeks.

Posted on August 13, 2019 - 12:40 by Marina

My today's recipe that I want to share with you is another sweet preparation. Cooking in a slow cooker original and amazingly delicious gooseberry jam with cinnamon and poppy seeds. For him, you can take both fresh and frozen fruits. The jam according to this recipe turns out to be quite thick, which means it is ideal for serving with pancakes, pancakes or crepes, as well as as a spread on toast and sandwiches. And they can layer a sand cake.

Posted on July 30, 2019 - 12:26 by Marina

The most delicious jam, in my purely personal subjective opinion, is obtained by mixing two or more types of berries or fruits that ripen at the same time. Today's my version of such a sweet preparation is jam from sour, not yet ripe apples, boiled in redcurrant puree. The jam turns out to be amazing - fragrant, fragrant and very tasty.

Posted on June 23, 2019 - 09:33 by Elena Gorodishenina

Hello! I offer a recipe for a very tasty currant compote in a slow cooker. In the summer, you often feel thirsty, and buying soda is not so healthy. I cook healthy compotes from berries.

Today we cook blackcurrant compote in a slow cooker. The taste, color and aroma is very rich. The preparation is very simple and fast.

Posted on June 22, 2019 - 11:16 by Nina

Hello! Today I will tell you how to prepare a hearty and fragrant omelette with broccoli in a slow cooker. This dish is perfect for a morning meal. And the omelette is cooked relatively quickly, so it can be made for a snack.

Posted on May 24, 2019 - 10:14 by Marina

When I want some light and dietary soup, I usually cook the first course based on vegetables and fish. My today's recipe is a very healthy cod fish soup in a slow cooker with pumpkin and vegetables.

Posted on May 21, 2019 - 20:35 by Elena

Today I cooked pumpkin pudding with raisins in a slow cooker - a wonderful dish that can be eaten both as a second course and as a dessert. Yellow, bright as the sun, it will become a real decoration of any table! Preparing a delicacy is quite simple and fast. And what a delicious treat! I advise everyone to try.

Posted on May 13, 2019 - 13:16 by Nina

Hello! Today I propose to make oatmeal charlotte in a slow cooker. Charlotte is often cooked with apples, and oatmeal is no exception. Charlotte with oatmeal and apples is baked in a slow cooker for about an hour. The cake must be removed from the pan and cooled. After that, it can be sprinkled with powdered sugar or lemon zest. It turns out soft, sweet and tasty pastries for tea drinking.

Posted April 19, 2019- 15:19 by Nina

Hello! Today I want to talk about cooking air charlotte with raisins and poppy seeds in a slow cooker. Homemade cakes always turn out fragrant, so why not please your household with a fresh pie? To prepare charlotte, you will need chicken eggs, sugar and flour. If these components are well whipped with a mixer, you get an air base.

Read online Multicooker for kids. 1000 best recipes” – Litres

Introduction

Multicookers appeared in our kitchens not so long ago, but many housewives have already realized how convenient they are. A slow cooker frees up time for a woman and prepares delicious and healthy meals. However, the woman who bought this device is faced with the question of how to adapt familiar and favorite recipes to a new cooking method.

I must say that the slow cooker can cook, fry, bake, stew and steam. Each program is controlled by a built-in microcomputer and allows you to achieve perfect cooking results. The simplest multicookers have 6 modes, complex ones - up to 12. But even in a simple one, you can cook almost everything: from soup to jam.

The multicooker has a non-stick pot, so you can fry or bake in it with a minimum of fat, and the simmer or warm program allows you to save vitamins and other useful substances in food to the maximum.

The multicooker is very easy to clean and has easy to clean surfaces. It also has a condensate collector, designed to ensure that water drops from the inner surface of the lid do not flow onto the table when opened. When the container is full, water can be easily poured out of it. From time to time you need to rinse the steam valve, which is also very easy to remove and install back.

All multicookers have touch control and two groups of programs - fully automatic and automatic controlled, when you need to set one or another program and set the cooking time by pressing a button. At the end of the program, a beep will sound.

The "Buckwheat" or "Grout" mode is used to prepare side dishes from various cereals: millet, rice, pearl barley, buckwheat. It can be both cereals and side dishes. In this mode, the liquid is absorbed into the cereal. When all the liquid is absorbed, the program automatically switches to heating. In the same mode, pre-soaked beans and peas are perfectly prepared.

The “Pilaf” mode has the same principle of operation as “Buckwheat”, but in the last 10 minutes it turns on intensive frying to evaporate all the liquid from the pilaf. From the bottom, it turns out a ruddy crust. Also in this mode, you can cook naval pasta, baked potatoes, etc. And it also turns out excellent roast.

The "Porridge" or "Milk porridge" mode allows you to cook porridges with various additives - milk, fruits, nuts, etc. At the same time, the porridge will not burn for anything. The only thing that happens is if too much milk is poured, it can escape through the steam valve. So that the milk does not run away, you can grease the inside of the pan with butter in a circle a few centimeters below the edge and put a piece of butter on the grits. Secondly, you do not need to take very fatty milk, 2.5% is enough. You can also add water to the milk to further reduce its frothing power.

In the programs "Baking", "Stew" and "Steam", the hostess herself can set the cooking time, as well as control the cooking process. In automatic modes, it is not recommended to open the lid of the multicooker, but in the rest it is not a problem.

The "Extinguishing" mode does not involve boiling over, but a long languishing at a not too high temperature. In this mode, you can stew large pieces of meat so that they melt in your mouth, as well as cook baked milk. The "Stewing" mode can be used for cooking soups, broths (including jelly), cooking assorted vegetables, pickled mushrooms. The principle of operation of the multicooker in this mode is based on the languishing of products at a low temperature (+ 100–105 ° C). The "Extinguishing" mode is also used to warm up previously cooked foods.

You can cook any soup in the multicooker using the “Cooking” or “Soup” programs. Even “Extinguishing” will do, because in this program the liquid also does not boil away. Shchi and, in general, any dishes with cabbage are especially tasty, especially if they have been heated for a long time.

Using the "Bake" mode, you can bake muffins, pies, casseroles, biscuits, as well as fry potatoes, chicken, meatballs. Baking is carried out at a temperature of +180 °C. The default time in this mode is 40 minutes.

The steam cooking mode is very convenient for cooking dietary dishes: steamed fish, steamed vegetables, you can also boil any vegetables and eggs in the basket. You can also heat food in the same basket. It is ideal for children's meals.

It happens that water gets into the multicooker, which is in working condition. This is quite dangerous, since it is an electrical device. In this case, you must immediately unplug it from the outlet, without touching either the multicooker or the wet surface on which it stands. You can even completely de-energize the kitchen, and then turn off the appliance. Then the multicooker must be dried. From it, de-energized, you need to lay out the products, wipe it, and then turn it over and shake it so that the water flows out. Then the multicooker must be put in a warm place so that it dries out. In summer you can put it in the sun, and in winter - to the battery. During drying, the multicooker needs to be shaken from time to time so that the water inside spreads in a thin layer and evaporates faster.

Different multicooker models may have different names for functions (somewhere, for example, “Steaming”, and somewhere “Steamer”), in addition, there may be additional functions like “Beans” or “Multi-cook”, in which all cooking parameters can be set manually. Each multicooker comes with a collection of recipes adapted specifically for its model, with the “correct” function names. In the general collection of recipes, it is impossible to take into account all these nuances, therefore, the most common modes are used, which are available in almost any slow cooker.

These features of the multicooker allow you to actively use it in the preparation of children's meals, and from the very first, with complementary foods. Cooking does not require oil or other fat, vegetables can be steamed, soups and main dishes can be stewed. All this is very useful for babies who have not yet fully formed the work of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, all cooked meals can be kept warm for a long time or, on the contrary, can be cooked in a delayed time, so that the child does not have to be fed a reheated product.

Nutritional basics and recipes for children up to one year old

From birth until about 5 months old, the baby is fed with mother's milk. If he is not lucky, then he has to feed him with infant formula. From 5 months (this figure is very arbitrary, since there are a variety of opinions), they begin to give the child juices, then juices with pulp, then they introduce fruit and vegetable purees.

The volume of juices and fruit puree per day is measured in milliliters and is determined by multiplying the child's age in months by 10: at 4 months x 10 = 40 ml, at 5 months x 10 = 50 ml, etc.

Complementary foods can be introduced at 4-4.5-5 months. Start with vegetable purees, consisting of one vegetable (Brussels sprouts, zucchini), gradually leading to the fact that one feeding will be completely replaced by it. On the first day, give half a teaspoon and bring to the full volume of feeding within a week. Puree is given before milk, not after. In the second week, the child gets used to this puree, that is, he cannot be introduced to a new vegetable. So the introduction of various complementary foods stretches for a long time.

An underweight child is given porridge as the first food, while an overweight or constipated child is given vegetables.

Cabbage should not be given as a complementary vegetable. Children often digest it very poorly. They develop bloating, anxiety, impaired stool. Therefore, up to a year, it is better not to give white cabbage, green cucumbers, beans at all. It is better to soak carrots, potatoes, zucchini in water first (half an hour is enough), and then boil. Be sure to include parsley root in your food.

First, mashed potatoes are made from one vegetable, then the composition can be varied: parsley root, carrot, one potato, a piece of zucchini. All this is boiled, kneaded, vegetable oil is added (up to 1 teaspoon per full serving). Just like cereals, vegetable puree should be introduced starting with 1 tablespoon. When the child is accustomed to this puree, new vegetables are gradually added during cooking, for example, a piece of beetroot, if the baby suffers from constipation.

Porridges in Russia are traditionally considered a second food dish, that is, they are introduced after vegetable puree. Now they are the first to give cereals that do not contain vegetable protein gluten (it can cause damage to small intestine cells in young children - celiac disease and allergic reactions, since babies of a few months old have a deficiency of the peptidase enzyme that breaks down gluten). At first, they recommend rice, buckwheat, then oatmeal.

Rice porridge is considered hypoallergenic, but is not recommended for children with stool retention. Corn porridge is rich in starch and iron, but is poorly digested and takes a very long time to cook. Doctors recommend giving corn, barley and millet porridge to the baby only from the 9-10th month. Semolina porridge contains little fiber, salts and minerals and also often causes allergies. In addition, it binds calcium and phosphorus and thus provokes rickets. This may be important for children born in winter. Therefore, up to a year it is better to do without semolina and mixtures containing it.

When preparing porridge, you need to keep in mind a few points:

- homemade porridge should be liquid so that it pours from a spoon;

- the dish must be of a homogeneous consistency, without lumps;

- you need to patiently, carefully feed the baby from a spoon, then he will quickly learn to swallow solid food. You can't force feed your baby!

- let the child get used to one dish, only then introduce another into the diet;

- complementary foods can only be introduced to a healthy child;

- it is preferable to start the introduction of porridge with buckwheat porridge;

- it is advisable to give porridge once during the day, ideally if it is in the morning;

- mixed cereals can be given only after making sure that the child is not allergic to each component;

- up to 8 months it is better to cook cereals with water or milk mixtures. It is not recommended to use whole milk, which is poorly digested and can cause allergies;

- for a child of the first year of life, the volume of porridge should be less than the volume of a portion of breast milk (150-170 g).

It is better to boil cereals in water, and immediately before feeding, add 20-30 ml of breast milk or formula (if the baby is fed it) to it. This will improve the taste of the dish and make it more "familiar". At first, porridge should be liquid (5 g of cereal per 100 grams of water), you can gradually make it thicker.

If some allergic conditions have been noted in a child or close relatives, then it is better to feed such a child with porridge cooked on a decoction of apples (dry or fresh), and not on milk.

From the age of 8 months, meat purees are included in the baby's diet. For healthy children, meat purees are given starting from 5 g (1 teaspoon) and gradually increase to 60-80 g by the year. It is better to start with turkey meat, beef, lean pork. In anemic children, mashed meat may be introduced earlier.

At this age, you can give your child soup with meat broth. Use lean meat: veal, chicken fillet. After two weeks of such nutrition, you can also give meat from the soup, turned in a meat grinder. True, you should be careful with the broth: in the current purchased meat, it is not known what additives can be, and when cooked, they mostly remain in the broth. That is, either the first broth after boiling must be drained and the soup boiled in the second water, or meat broths should not be used in the nutrition of children under one year old.

In addition to meat, the child can also be given fish. In structure, it is more tender than meat and therefore easier to digest and assimilate. However, fish is much more likely to be an allergen. If a child has already shown any allergies, one must be very careful with the introduction of fish into the diet. If there is no allergy, then you can start giving this product from 10-11 months, first in the form of mashed potatoes, steam meatballs, then in the form of pieces of boiled fish. In this case, you need to carefully select all the bones. Because of this, sea fish is preferable to river fish. They begin to give fish with half a teaspoon, first once, and then twice a week, and by the year they are brought to 50-70 g per reception.

It should be borne in mind that fish is included in the diet of children after meat, and at first a child should not be given both fish and meat on the same day. Only after a year, fish and meat dishes can be given on the same day, but at different meals.

The first fish in a child's diet should be low-fat varieties: cod, hake, pollock, zander, then you can try moderately fatty fish: sea bass, catfish, carp, herring). Fatty fish varieties (pink salmon, chum salmon, halibut, mackerel, sturgeon) are best included in the menu after three years.

As for seafood, which is now available everywhere, they are highly allergenic, so there is no need to give them to a child under 3 years old.

Vegetable broth for drinking

Ingredients

100 g vegetables,

250 g water.

Preparation

One of these vegetables: carrots, cabbage, turnips, potatoes or zucchini Wash thoroughly, peel, cut into slices, cover with cold water, put in a multicooker bowl and set the “Stew” or “Soup” mode to 1 hour. Then strain through sterile cheesecloth and pour into a sterile bottle.

Vegetable decoction can be given to an infant between feedings as a drink. Usually, such supplementation is required if the child is bottle-fed or breast-fed "by the hour". If the child receives a breast on demand, then mother's milk is enough for him.

Steamed vegetables for complementary foods

Ingredients

Brussels sprouts, courgettes, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower, beets.

Preparation

Wash the vegetables thoroughly under running water and place them in a steamer (steam basket). Pour as much water into the bowl of the multicooker as indicated in the instructions for the steaming mode. Install the steamer with vegetables, close the lid of the multicooker, set the mode to “Steam” or “Steaming” (this is called differently in different models) and time. For small and watery vegetables, 20 minutes is enough, for larger or dense ones - 30 minutes. Boil beets for at least 40 minutes.

Thoroughly mash the boiled vegetable into a puree, add 3-5 ml of vegetable oil (sunflower, olive) per serving, you can pour in a little boiled milk.

Carrot puree

Ingredients

1 carrot,

butter or vegetable oil.

Preparation

Wash the carrots with a brush, peel, cut into slices, put on the multicooker grate, pour 2 cups of water into the bowl (or how much is written in the instructions for the multicooker). Set the "Steam" mode for 10 minutes if the pieces are small, or 20 if the carrots are cut into 2-4 pieces.

Pass warm carrots through a sieve or beat with a mixer, add warmed milk, a little salt (if desired, you can not add salt) and butter or vegetable oil.