Pesto Chicken Balls​

Pesto Chicken Balls

12 + months
Recipe
Prep: 5 mins
Cooking: 25 mins

Try this easy pesto chicken ball recipe – a yummy meal for you and your little one.

Ingredients

  • ½ chicken breast, cubed​
  • ¼ cup cooked chickpeas​
  • 2 tbsp onions, diced​
  • ¼ cup Gerber® Rice with Carrot & Pumpkin Baby Cereal​
  • 1 tbsp pesto​

Utensils

This recipe should only be fed to seated, supervised children who are accustomed to solid foods​

Step by step

  • Preheat oven to 350℉​

  • Add all the ingredients in a food processor, and process until it forms a rough paste. Using 1 tablespoon scoops, form into balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.​

  • Remove the baking sheet from the fridge, and discard the plastic wrap. Bake for 25 minutes on the middle rack.​

  • Chop into bite sized pieces before serving.​

Tip

Leftover cooked pesto chicken balls can be frozen for up to three months​