Baby Meatballs

I am always always looking for beef recipes because Little Joy has slightly low iron (she is still within normal range, just the low end of normal range). This caught my eye because it was SO easy. This recipe came from "Super Baby Food" but I added the spices on my own...Little Joy loves her some flavor packed foods!

Ingredients:

• One part beef
• One part mashed potatoes or raw rolled oats (I used mashed potatoes because I did not have any rolled oats on hand)
• Pinch of garlic
• Pinch of pepper
• Two pinches basil leaves

Steps:

1. Preheatoven to 350 degrees
2. Mix well raw beef with all other ingredients
3. Form into one inch balls
4. Place on ungreased cooking sheet
5. *Bake at 350 degrees for at least 20 minutes or until cooked completely (you could use a meat thermometer but I do not have one so I just sliced into the middle of the biggest one and when it was cooked colored I pulled them; mine took more like 40 minutes)
6. Drain all fat
7. Allow to cool completely

*You can also cook in a pan

Yield: Depends on the amounts you use in your "parts" above

Storage: In the fridge for 24 hours, frozen up to a month

Serve: Serve as a finger food along with some other veggies. Also, be sure to avoid cutting this into any size similar to the windpipe (that is true for any food). Can also be spoon fed if yours are not firm enough like mine were :)

Timing: I would wait until 10 months or later. Be sure your baby demonstrates the ability to chew and grind and be sure to watch your baby closely when they eat it.

Miscellaneous: Mine were too soft so I think I had too much potato and not enough meat; but thats ok!! Add your "parts" slowly to avoid this.

Difficulty: 1 out of 5; super quick and easy!

Epicutie Rating: Somewhat Yummy --See right side of page for descriptions

I think when Little Joy tried this she was expecting Turkey Loaf so she took about four in her hand and crammed them in her mouth!! She sorta looked at me like "whaaat??", took and break and then pressed on. She ate about one and a half meatballs. She liked them but not LOVED them.

I recommend this...its an easy way to get some beef in the diet!

Step 2: Beef, herb and potato mixture. As you can see I have too much potato but it still worked.

Step 3: Formed into balls, ready to cook

Step 6: All the fat drained and cooling

Serving as finger food

Epicutie confused by this new thing

Well it's not so bad!

Yeah...I like it!