Meat and Vegetables with Rice
Meat and vegetables with rice is a complete baby purée combining tender beef, potatoes, carrots and baby rice into one silky meal. The Thermomix steams the vegetables and beef on multiple levels while the rice cooks below, preserving vitamins and minerals. Ideal for weaning, it delivers balanced nutrition in a single bowl with minimal washing up.
About this recipe
Meat and vegetables with rice Thermomix TM7 is the kind of complete baby meal every parent wants in their repertoire: beef, potatoes and carrots steamed to fork-softness, then blended with baby rice and a dash of olive oil into a smooth, spoonable purée. If you have been searching for healthy baby food recipes made in an all-in-one kitchen machine, this one solves the biggest weaning challenge — combining iron-rich beef with vitamin-packed vegetables in a texture babies actually enjoy. The TM7 steams the carrots and potatoes on multiple levels while their aroma infuses the beef, so nothing cooks in water and valuable nutrients stay in the food rather than down the drain. Because everything finishes in one mixing bowl, you can decide the consistency yourself: velvety smooth for beginners or slightly chunkier for older babies exploring textures. It is also a smart quick weeknight dinner solution for tired parents, since leftovers freeze beautifully in small portions. One session in the TM7 fills several jars, giving you a ready stock of homemade baby meals for the week ahead.
Preparation tips
- Cut the carrots and potatoes into evenly sized pieces before steaming so the beef and vegetables finish cooking at the same moment and everything blends into an equally smooth purée.
- For younger babies, add a splash of the steaming liquid from the mixing bowl when blending; it carries the flavour of the beef and carrots and thins the purée to a gentle first-weaning consistency.
- Portion the cooled purée into small freezer pots or ice cube trays so you can defrost exactly what your baby eats; the beef, carrot and rice combination keeps well and mixes easily with fruit purées for variety.
Recipe variations
- Vegetarian version: replace the beef with steamed lentils or white beans and keep the potatoes, carrots, baby rice and olive oil; the purée stays just as creamy and protein-rich for growing babies.
- Seasonal version: swap half the carrots for steamed pumpkin or parsnip in autumn; both vegetables pair beautifully with the baby rice and give the purée a naturally sweeter taste babies love.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Steaming the carrots and beef on stacked levels keeps vitamins and minerals in the food rather than lost in cooking water. [Multi-Function]
- The TM7 weighs the baby rice and olive oil directly in the bowl, so every portion is consistent and nothing is wasted. [Built-in Scale]
- Gentle heating keeps the water at a steady simmer below the Varoma, protecting the delicate potato texture from overcooking. [Safety]
- The Thermomix mixes the steamed beef and vegetables into a silky purée, adjustable from smooth to chunky for every weaning stage. [Multi-Function]
- Grating a little extra carrot for a quicker-cooking variation takes seconds, saving you minutes of hand prep. [Time Savings]
Ingredients
- potatoes
- carrots
- beef
- water
- baby rice
- olive oil