COOKING PESTO PASTA WITH TINY HANDS

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At the age of two, my firstborn became fascinated with the process of preparing and cooking food. I only wish he extended the same enthusiasm when it came to consuming food. Feeding a picky-eater is frustrating; time and energy consuming.

One evening, after agreeing to finish his dinner as long as I let him cook it himself, I let him experience cooking for the very first time. Of course it had to be his favorite: Chicken Pesto Pasta; but since he didn’t have the patience to wait for the chicken to defrost, we went ahead and cooked pasta with pesto sauce.

 

INGREDIENTS:
Olive Oil
Garlic
Tomatoes
McCormick Pesto Sauce Mix
Pasta
First, cook the pasta.
First, cook the pasta.
Wash the tomatoes, peel the garlic and chop them up. I handled the slicing part; he washed, peeled and nibbled on tomatoes & garlic.
Wash the tomatoes, peel the garlic and chop them up. I handled the slicing part; he washed, peeled and nibbled on tomatoes & garlic.
Saute garlic in olive oil, over medium heat. The garlic got burned a little since he had trouble moving the turner.
Saute garlic in olive oil, over medium heat. The garlic came out a little burnt since he had trouble moving the turner.
Add tomatoes.
Add tomatoes.
Add McCormick’s Pesto mix and water
Add McCormick’s Pesto mix and water.
Mix and let it simmer.
Mix, simmer for a few minutes and you’re done.
Mix sauce with pasta.
Mix sauce with pasta.
Sprinkle in some Parmesan cheese. He really enjoyed this part.
Sprinkle in some Parmesan cheese (he really enjoyed the sprinkling part).

Cooking with a toddler is not tedious as long as you prepare everything beforehand. Keep the items needed within your toddler’s reach to avoid things from tipping over. The stove has to be right for your toddler’s height to avoid accidents and ALWAYS be a step ahead of your little one.

 

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