This is one of the fastest meals I know, it’s ready in less that 10 minutes. It’s yummy, and your kids will have no clue you’re feeding them spinach and pumpkin!
350g spinach and cheese ravioli (I like Olivieri)
1/3 cup pumpkin puree
2 tbsp jarred basil pesto
1 tbsp parmesan cheese
Add ravioli to pot of boiling water and cook according to package directions (usually about 6 minutes). Drain into colander. Heat pumpkin, pesto and parmesan in pasta pot at medium heat until hot, then return ravioli to the pot and mix gently until evenly coated.
This is a small dinner, it only fed me and the 2 boys with not enough left over for another person. Luckily my husband was working so it was a perfect portion for us. If you have a larger family, you can buy a family-sized pack of ravioli (700g) and double this recipe.
It was a huge hit with Bennett, my 15-month-old. He scorfed down what was on his plate, passed it to me and said “more?”. I had to refill his dish 3 times! Cole ate a decent amount (for Cole) and he said it was good. I was a bit put off by the way the sauce looked (it reminded me a little too much of the diaper I changed earlier), but once I tasted it I quickly forgot about that. It was delicious! I imagine it would be equally yummy with sun-dried tomato pesto sauce, and maybe might look more appealing too? I’ll have to give it a try sometime.
My kids like to whine, especially when it comes to the food they eat, but that doesn’t stop me from trying to make tasty and healthy meals for them. Follow along as I share family-friendly recipes and reviews from my picky family members, who I lovingly call “The Whine Critics.” 
