I would cook and cut up the chicken....make the bechamel, cut carrot buttons and blanch.
Then mix together the chicken and the veggies (carrots and frozen peas) and add just enough of the sauce to moisten but not make too drippy, put it into a pastry round, seal and bake.
Actually a bread "bun" would be better...less fat and more sturdy for in hand eating.

Thanks, lindac. I think I'll give that a test run tomorrow.

About the bun, I've seen some recipes for one-handed eating by new parents using a canned biscuit flatten out and wrapped around the filling. Is that what you are referring to or do you mean to actually use a bun, like a hamburger bun or slider bun?

Congratulations!

If you can make or get Syrian style pita, they're easy to stuff, and unlike the risen kind, they don't leak. :) Wraps are also good if you don't over stuff them. Very easy to put salad in lavash or tortilla. :)

You can also make pies as actual pies--large wonton wrappers, thinly rolled empanada dough, etc., aren't as bready, or you can go luxurious with pastry.

Empanadas, pasties, pirushki, etc.

If they're able to sit, however, rather than having to walk the babies, your turkey tetrazinni ought to be one hand fork edible. Just break up the pasta or substitute penne or something.

I meant like a pasti...or a runza or even an empanada....but with your chicken tetrazinni filling....what's not to like?

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/michigan-pasty-meat-hand-pie.html

Perhaps I should have started off explaining that this is the beginning of my hand pie idea. I've made these and they were good. I've discovered they hold up whether they are frozen cooked or uncooked. However, I want to make different fillings. I've thought about the different casseroles I make and how they might adapt as fillings. lindac's advice to barely moisten the filling makes perfect sense. I also have a ham, broccoli, and swiss cheese casserole that I think will adapt well.

This mushroom, gorgonzola, onion combo looks delicious, but I think DD will need more protein.

plllog, I thought I'd make some regular turkey tetrazinni in addition to the hand-pies. Also on the cook-ahead list is spaghetti sauce (may turn it into a casserole so they don't have to deal with cooking pasta), chicken parmesan casserole (a GW'er recommendation), Mexican lasagna, Italian lasagna, chicken gumbo, and vegetable soup.

lindac, that Michigan pasty is definitely going on the list! That is a total meal in a pastry!

All of this brings back memories of DD being happy as a clam until I sat down to eat. Then she would get fussy. Many a meal was eaten with her in my arms draped with a dish towel while I ate. A hand-held meal would have been so welcomed! (I suspect it was a phase that lasted a few weeks, but as a somewhat nervous first mother, it seemed to last forever!)

During that period, I put the baby in her bed and jiggled it with my foot while I ate. I got so I could jiggle that bassinette in my sleep. With the second child, I could jiggle the baby bed, feed myself and cut up the toddler's food and feed her all at the same time!

I don't remember not being able to eat normally LOL

calzone any good?

Calzones are a great idea, IC!

Lindac, that's impressive.