Toddler Food - Creamy Pastina

Like a lot of parents, I have a picky eater on my hands. I am constantly looking for new recipes that seek to introduce my little GirlKitty #1 to new flavors. I found this recipe from Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis. Apparently her own little wee one enjoys this recipe also. I adapted it, however, to fit better to my own tot's liking. If you want to original recipe, go here.

Creamy Pastina

1/2 bag mini pasta (the kind you find in the Mexican aisle for 50 cents) or orzo pasta (about 1 cup)
frozen peas
olive oil
1 carrot
1 small onion
1 cup water or chicken stock
4 oz cream cheese
1 tbsp butter
dried dill and pepper to taste

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Make sure you reserve some of the cooking liquid to thin out your sauce later.

2. In a frying pan saute finely chopped carrot and onion with the olive oil. After a couple minutes add the water or chicken stock and continue to simmer until the vegetables are soft.

3. When vegetables are cooked through add the cream cheese, broken into chunks, and stir until melted.

4. Add peas, butter, dill and pepper. Make sure the peas are sufficiently warmed and the butter is melted. Serve warm or chilled.