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Baby Meatballs for a 6-Month-Old or Older

Baby Meatballs for a 6-Month-Old or Older

Course Baby Food, Main Course
Cuisine + Season All Year
Servings 12 -14 meatballs

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound(s) ground beef or other ground meat
  • 1/2 white or yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 apple or pear, grated

Instructions
 

  • Combine all the ingredients and form meatballs approximately the size of a golf ball.
  • Cook at 400° for 20 minutes.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Give your baby a whole meatball and allow her to suck and gum off little bits.

Notes

These freeze well for easy meals on the go. For variations on this flexible recipe, try mashing a roasted beet or cooked carrot in place of the apple or pear, or add an egg yolk to the mixture.
Photography by Jo Ann Santangelo
Keyword apple, beef, onions, pear

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