Looking to introduce chicken as part of your baby led weaning journey? Discover 16 of our favourite baby led weaning chicken recipes from simple ways to prepare chicken to delicious meals the whole family can enjoy!
We hope you enjoy this collection of baby led weaning chicken recipes! And if you have any more ideas, leave them in the comments below!
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What is the best type of chicken to serve your baby?
When it comes to offering chicken to your baby, you can go for succulent whiter breast meat or the darker, juicer thigh. Although thigh meat does have a higher fat content, this shouldn’t be something that should concern you – as long as you’re not offering it for every meal, every day.
Thigh meat tends to be juicier and more tender and I love using it in my slow cooker recipes as it seems to fall apart – making it much easier for baby to eat.
However, when it comes to making recipes such as these homemade baby led weaning chicken nuggets, I prefer to use breast as it means the nuggets are more grab-able!
How to cook chicken for baby led weaning?
There are lots of ways of cooking chicken for baby led weaning. You can poach, grill, fry or pop it in the slow cooker to fall apart.
The baby led weaning chicken recipes below will give you lots of ideas on how to cook chicken for baby. led weaning.
How to serve chicken baby led weaning?
Depending on the meal you’re making, it’s best just to pop the chicken you’ve cooked onto baby’s tray so they can self feed at their own pace. If baby is getting a little older, you may want to try serving it in a baby led weaning bowl or on a baby led weaning plate.
How to cut chicken for baby led weaning?
Slice chicken into finger sized pieces – big enough for baby to grasp with their first, with half sticking out the top of their hand.
16 Baby Led Weaning Chicken Recipes
Discover our 15 favourite baby led weaning chicken recipes, all collated in this article for easy access, so you too can feed your baby delicious and nutritious baby led weaning meals using chicken!
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Chicken and Butternut Squash Lasagna
This savoury pasta dish that's full of vegetables will be something your baby will love! Cut it up into bite sized pieces and this chicken and butternut squash lasagna will be a favourite!
This Air Fryer Roasted Chicken Legs recipe uses a salt-free herb mix & sea salt (optional to include it) that gives baby a bit of flavour in an easy to grip package. Not ready to give kiddo the drumstick leg? No worries, rip the meat off the bone while it’s still warm.
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20-Minute Poached Chicken Breasts (low-fat + juicy!)
You only need 20 minutes and a handful of ingredients for perfectly cooked, super juicy and tender poached chicken breasts which are the perfect way to introduce chicken to your baby!
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Chicken Avocado Poppers | Haute & Healthy Living
These Chicken Avocado Poppers are a fun way to incorporate some extra protein, iron and healthy fats into meal and snack times. Easy for small hands to hold and freezer-friendly too!
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Mini Chicken Avocado Quesadillas
These mini chicken avocado quesadillas are not only super easy to make, they also make the perfect delicious and healthier bite-sized meal for little ones! Serve as is or pair along with your favourite dip!
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Easy Crockpot Shredded Chicken
Shredded chicken is a great way to serve chicken to babies who are just starting to get to grips with eating meat. Shredded chicken can be used to make wraps, sandwiches, tacos and casseroles!
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Mini Chicken Patties
These Mini Chicken Patties are the ideal chicken recipe for little hands. Filled with healthy ingredients!
Delicious baby led weaning puff pastry pies using chicken, leek and spinach.
Baby Curry Recipe
A fragrant, delicious and healthy baby curry recipe that's perfect for the whole family. Batch make this superb recipe so you always have a healthy meal on hand for your baby led weaning baby!
Baby Led Weaning Chicken Nuggets
A simple way to make homemade baby led weaning chicken nuggets - a tasty dinner time treat for your baby!
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Chicken Ratatouille
This is my go to for a filling lunch when at home with baby using only 3 ingredients.
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Fruity Chicken Balls
These fruity chicken balls are perfect for baby-led weaning. These chicken balls are a great little finger food to have at home or to pop into a lunch box when going out and about.
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Baby Chicken Casserole
This wholesome chicken casserole recipe makes a delicious dinner for the whole family and is suitable for babies too!
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Chicken and Sweet Potato Meatballs – Toddler Friendly Recipes
Delicious sweet potato and chicken meatballs that are full of nutrients and super yummy to boot! This recipe is super simple to make and can build your freezer stash of yummy BLW snacks!
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3-Ingredient Chicken and Spinach Balls
Chicken and spinach balls that you can either steam, pan fry, roast in the oven! They come out nice and soft and so easy to pick up! A great source of iron for your weaning baby!
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Chicken-Carrot Mash 6 month old recipe
Chicken and carrot mash is a quick and nutritious recipe for babies. Try filling preloaded spoons with this delicious mixture of carrot and chicken so baby can feed themselves!
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