This homemade Basic Chicken Baby Puree is a great addition to your baby’s favorite purees for extra protein and flavor! It’s an incredibly simple recipe that is big on flavor and nutrition!

Medically reviewed and cowritten by Jamie Johnson, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), and Lauren Braaten, Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT).

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“EXCELLENT! I made the recipe exactly as written and they were beyond my expectations. My son loved them! Thank you so much!” -Beekite
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Pureed chicken for your baby? 🤔

I know, I know, I know. Pureed chicken for baby sounds… err.. gross. I get it! I once thought the same thing when I started my baby food journey because my only reference to a chicken puree was a self-stable store-bought chicken puree, which is 💯% not the best (trust me, I tasted them all).

And if I don’t want to eat it, I’m not going to serve it to my baby!

Baby food should be as good, if not better, than our food.

But guys, without bias, this homemade chicken baby food puree is legit! It is filled with gently cooked chicken, earthy parsley, and a deep, rich broth. The key here is to cook the chicken just right — we do not want overcooked chicken. Then, we blend it up with a little extra broth, and you have yourself a creamy puree that tastes like a blended chicken noodle soup.

While some babies love the taste of meat puree, others might find it a bit too intense. And that is totally okay! Feel free to mix it with apple puree, broccoli puree, sweet potato puree, or any other baby food your little one loves.

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Ingredients

Ingredients to make homemade chicken baby food.

Let’s Get Pureeing

Saucepan full of broth, cooked hicken and parsley.
In a medium saucepan, bring the cubed chicken, broth, and parsley to a boil over medium heat. Let simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked.
Blender full of cooked chicken for baby food puree.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken to a blender or food processor.
Blender full of pureed chicken for baby.
Puree until you reach your desired consistency
Gray baby bowl with chicken puree inside with spoon resting next to the bowl.
Serve to your baby plain or add to another puree.

Great Chicken Combination Purees

While this chicken baby food is great by itself, it can be a little intense for some babies. I recommend mixing it into one of your babe’s favorite purees as an introduction to the rich taste of chicken. Here are some great purees to mix with the chicken puree:

Gray baby bowl full of chicken puree for baby food.

Recipe Tips

  • Use a Slotted Spoon: When transferring the chicken from the saucepan to the blender, make sure to use a slotted spoon so you don’t add too much broth into the puree from the start. You only want to add broth if needed while blending. I had to add a 1/4 cup of broth to the blender while I was pureeing this chicken.
  • Reheat Gently: If you are freezing some of this chicken puree, reheat it in 20-second intervals. You don’t want to recook the chicken.
Gray baby bowl full of chicken puree for baby food. The bowl is on a patterned orange and white napkin sitting on my white kitchen counter.

Get the recipe: The Best Basic Chicken Baby Food Puree

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This homemade Basic Chicken Baby Puree is a great addition to your baby's favorite purees for extra protein and flavor! It's an incredibly simple recipe with big flavor and nutrition! It's perfect as a Stage One Baby Food or 6+ months.
Yield: 12 ounces
Prep: 3 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 18 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
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Ingredients 

  • 1 8-ounce boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs, cubed
  • 2 cups chicken or veggie stock, low-sodium or sodium-free
  • 1 tsp dried parsley (optional)

Instructions 

  • Boil: In a medium saucepan, bring the cubed chicken, broth and parsley to a boil over medium heat.
  • Simmer: Turn the heat down to low and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through. Let cool slightly.
  • Transfer: Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken to a blender or food processor, leaving the broth in the saucepan. Reserve the broth
  • Puree: starting on low and working your way up to high-speed, puree the chicken until you reach your desired consistency, adding in broth in 1/4 cup increments if needed. I had to add in just 1/4 cup of broth to get the consistency seen in this photo.
  • Eat: serve to baby plain or added into another puree. 
  • Freeze: store a small portion in the fridge and freeze the rest for another meal. 

Notes

Age: 6 months and up
Yield: roughly 12 ounces 
How to Store Chicken Puree

Refrigerator

You can store this puree in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

Freezer

This puree can be frozen for up to 2 months.
  • Spoon puree into a freezer storage container. Do not overfill. 
  • Place the lid on the storage container or cover with a piece of saran wrap, and label with the date and recipe name. 
  • Place the tray into the freezer and let it freeze completely — preferably overnight. 
  • Pop-out the baby food cubes and place them in a ziplock baggie or stasher bag. Don’t forget to relabel the baggie or stager bag for future reference.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Baby Food

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