[carlo3b]

My dear Beth, here is someting for the youngest on the guest list.. :)

TEENIE TOT TURKIE DINNER

This recipe is best for babies, 10 months and older.

• 1 to 2 ounces homecooked turkey meat (white or dark), or browned ground (cooked)
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup enriched, white uncooked rice
• 1 carrot peeled and diced or grated
• 1/4 cup peas
• 1 small dab of butter


1) Heat water and butter in small saucepan over medium heat.
2) Add rice, turkey, peas, and carrots to hot water.
3) Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
4) Stir and let rest 5 minutes, covered. Cool before serving.
 

For 8-12 month-olds:

1) Heat water and butter in microwave at 100 percent for 2 minutes in a 4-cup bowl.
2) Add rice and carrots to hot water. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for 3 minutes.
3) Stir and let rest 10 minutes, covered. Stir and cook, uncovered, 3 minutes more at 100 percent. (Rice should be almost tender. If it looks dry, add a tablespoon of water. )
4) Add ground turkey and distribute evenly throughout rice. Cover and cook at 100 percent for 2 minutes more.
Let rest, covered, 5 minutes, until cool enough to eat and to allow for complete cooking of rice.

Variations:
Add peas or chopped green beans, fresh or frozen, at the same time turkey is added. Allow an additional 1 to 2 minutes resting time to cook vegetables before serving.
TEST IT, before serving it to baby, by eating a small sample.. it's delicious.. LOL
Yield: 3 cups
Serving Size: 1-1/2 cups

 

[sunshine state]

Thanks you so much for the recipes and the 11 Commandments! By any chance do you have an apple - walnut stuffing recipe? It also contains leeks. I misplaced my recipe a few years and have been unsuccessful in duplicating it.