Description
Stuck getting your picky eaters to eat anything? Simply hide it in a delicious, creamy and healthy baby bechamel sauce! This versatile freezer stash staple can easily be made allergy safe for those allergic to gluten and dairy and it is packed with hidden veggies! Quick and easy, this sauce comes together in minutes and can be poured over almost anything to entice your little ones into enjoying mealtimes again!
Ingredients
Instructions
Makes about 1 1/2 cups of sauce
- I usually double or triple this recipe to make a big batch to freeze for easy peasy meals for the month!
- In a heavy bottomed sauce pan on medium heat melt the butter. Once melted add in the flour and mix until a thick paste forms. Cook for a minute or so until the paste is bubbling. Continue to mix as it cooks, but do not let it brown!
- Slowly add in a little bit of milk and whisk vigorously until fully combined with the paste. Continue adding in the milk a little bit at a time and vigorously whisking until all the milk has been added.
- While continuously stirring, cook for a couple of minutes until thickened. Add in your cheese and mix until well combined. If you find that your sauce is too thick add more milk until the desired consistency is reached.
- Add in your parsnip puree and finely diced cauliflower. ( I throw my fresh cauliflower florets into a food processor or blender and blitz until very finely diced, or simply use frozen unseasoned riced cauliflower).
- Whisk until fully combined and adjust milk or cheese to reach the desired consistency.
- Once cooked let cool completely and pour into freezer trays or ice cube trays to add to your freezer stash and enjoy easy peasy meals anytime of the week!
Notes
For younger babies, preferably use low sodium cheese like Swiss or mozzarella cheese.
I always have a bag of finely blitzed cauliflower and broccoli in my freezer and add them to everything from scrambled eggs to just sprinkling some green “sprinkles” over finely chopped steak and rice.
This sauce will keep in the freezer for about 3 months. For more quick and easy hidden veggie baby and toddler sauce ideas that will make them eat anything, take a look at my 4 favorite simple freezer friendly sauce recipes.
