No dairy/nightshade veg pasta sauce. Does it exist?

[Devilsmommy]

My little one, 1yr old, has dairy intolerance and also intolerance to nightshade vegetables ( potato, sweet potato, onion, pepper, tomato) he will eat pasta but I can't find a sauce that doesn't contain at least 2 of these ingredients. Anybody know of a sauce I could buy or make that is actually tasty and doesn't contain these vegetables? Know it's a long shot but am hoping someone has come up with their own recipe as I'm a terrible cook so don't really want to try myself and make the baby Ill 😆 thank you in advance

If you aren’t feeling confident, then it’s totally sensible (and not being a pain) to ask your HV if there’s any help available to increase your confidence in cooking for your baby. Even when the baby is thriving on what you’re currently doing.

@Whatisthisshitstorm though sweet potato, mushroom and onion aren't nightshade they definitely cause the same reaction so am worried about using them if they are going to hurt him. He loved sweet potato too so am hoping that if I keep trying his digestion will get better. Thanks for your replies, really helpful

@IncomingTraffic I agree but literally haven't seen my HV since baby was 5mo and when I have had to call them been made to feel like I'm being an annoyance. Never had a good experience with the HV tbh

@CantThinkOfANameAtAll thanks, I really do want to try cook it myself but am definitely a beginner cook 😁

Carbonara? I am fully prepared to be told I'm wrong... but I don't think it's meant to have cream or cheese in it.

I have also seen a Rick Stein in Italy programme that had a dressing made with olive oil and hazelnuts I think! Sounds odd to me but shows there are options available.

That’s really crap.

If the dietary restrictions persist, it’s worth asking your GP or the paediatric allergy team for a referral to a dietician to support you.

Oatly creme fraiche, olive oil, garlic, lemon and grated courgette

@IncomingTraffic he was supposed to be seeing a dietician after the paediatric doctor but the doctor said no point referring as he's thriving

No they are not. They are fungi and are from a completely different branch of the plant kingdom.

Onions are not nightshade veg either, and you mention them in your OP. Onions are in the allium family, along with garlic, chives and leeks.

Look for pumpkin based recipes. You likely won’t be able to buy one because they almost all have a bit of tomato paste on them.

im not in the uk so I can’t recommend local brands, but I do buy nightshade free pasta sauces and other sauces. They don’t sell them in stores though, I have to order them online.

carbonara is my go-to sauce and you can skip the garlic if that is an issue.

one piece of general
advice I got was that thai and Japanese cuisines don’t use much tomato. I make noodles with those types of flavorings often. Tend towards the spicy so I can’t recommend many recipes for a 1 year old. Coconut milk is an excellent base

If you feel able to, ask for the referral anyway. Explain you lack confidence in cooking and the restrictions make you nervous so you need support to ensure he continues to thrive.

Your internet research isn't safe, then. They aren't nightshades.

Just give him pasta with olive oil and lemon, plus any veg that you do think is OK/he hasn't reacted to, roasted and stirred through. Add in a protein (chicken, beef, pork, etc, lentils, beans, pulses) and he's got a perfectly fine meal without messing around with sauces.

@NeverDropYourMooncup yes I've just looked and saw that some things aren't nightshade but he does have reaction to them. Thankfully there are still loads of veg he can eat and thankfully he loves meat so will be trying a good few of the recipes suggested here. Thanks for yours too

Oh wait, I forgot about the parmesan in the carbonara. Skip that.

you can make a delicious pasta sauce with just some olive oil. One of my favorites is to warm it up with some capers or some olives.

Pumpkin and sage is a really good combination.

You could roast the pumpkin in cubes in the oven and then stir chopped sage, roast pumpkin and olive oil through the pasta. Seeds on the top would give it a good crunch.

Thanks @YellowJoggers will definitely give this a go. Must be such a pain for you as I've come to realise onions are in so many things

I was going to say this- with sardines or tuna perhaps.

Tuna mayo (with sweetcorn and peas) would be totally fine in pasta. Easy to make too.

I hav the same problem, so a big shout out for pesto. You can make it with other veg too.

Cheese sauce, mushroom sauce and pepper sauce are good, but youd need to make them from scratch.

Using lemon, green veg and smoked salmon? Or herbs?

You can make a really nice sauce by blending white beans like butter beans or cannelini with fresh herbs, green veg and/or roasted garlic, whatever flavours you like. Add a bit of pasta water to loosen and it becomes really silky and creamy.

The chef Giorgio Locatelli’s daughter had very similar food allergies - it might be worth having a Google to see if any of his recipes might work for you.

The Autoimmune Cookbook (DK series), is really good and has recipes that exclude grains, dairy, eggs, nightshades, refined sugar etc. I got a copy from Amazon but maybe worth seeing if you can get hold of a copy from a library before spending money on it.

Might be worth looking at Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) recipes as well.

I think the more you cook you’ll become
more confident in your cooking.

If nuts aren’t an issue this is also delicious -

https://www.cottercrunch.com/vegan-pasta-recipe-garlic-walnut-sauce/

Broccoli puréed up with some of the cooking water from the pasta makes a nice “creamy” sauce