18mo shoves too much food in mouth

What’s the best/appropriate way to pace feed my 18 month old? If I give him a plate of food, he will shove and shove food into his mouth until it’s so full that he has to spit it out because he can’t chew it.

He doesn’t spit it out because he doesn’t like the food, he will continue eating the same food, he just puts so much in his mouth at once!

If I see him shoving a bunch in his mouth, I take away his plate and explain he can have his plate back once he finishes what’s in his mouth. He’ll get frustrated for a moment but then it helps and then I give him his plate back.

I just need tips on how to not get him to take such huge mouthfuls in the first place. I make his food bite size.

Do I just not put a lot of food on his plate to begin? And just give him more as he asks? What do I do? 🥴