Homemade Dog Food Recipe: A Nutritious Meal for Your Pup
Elevate your dog’s mealtime with this Homemade Dog Food Recipe: A Nutritious Meal for Your Pup. This wholesome recipe combines fresh chicken, beef, turkey, and an array of colorful vegetables to deliver a balanced diet packed with essential nutrients. Whether you’re meal prepping for the week or treating your furry friend to something special, this easy-to-make homemade dog food is perfect for every occasion. Plus, it allows you to customize ingredients based on your dog’s preferences while ensuring their health and happiness.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 40 servings 1x
- Category: Dog Food
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Pet Nutrition
Ingredients
Scale
- 11 lbs chicken
- 5 lbs ground beef
- 4 lbs ground turkey
- 1.2 lbs purple sweet potatoes
- 1 lb sweet potatoes
- 1.9 lbs carrots
- 1.8 lbs yellow squash
- 12 oz green beans
- 12 oz purple cabbage
- 14.5 oz beets
- 1 apple
- 35 soft boiled quail eggs with shells included
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 cup cranberries
- 2 cups quinoa
- 1 can pumpkin puree
- Curly parsley
- Ground flaxseed
- Pumpkin seeds
- Nutritional yeast
- Eggshell powder
- Turmeric
- Ground pepper
- Pre/probiotics
- Mushroom powder
- Bladder support powder
- Kelp powder
- Apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Wash and chop vegetables into small pieces.
- Soft boil the quail eggs with shells on for added calcium.
- Cook the quinoa according to package instructions until fluffy.
- In a large pot, cook chicken, ground beef, and ground turkey until fully cooked through. Lightly cook lamb heart and duck gizzards until just done.
- Bake or steam salmon until cooked through. Steam or lightly cook sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, green beans, cabbage, and beets until tender.
- Chop the apple into small pieces after removing seeds.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all cooked meats (including fish), organ meats, vegetables, quinoa, blueberries, cranberries, pumpkin puree, and parsley.
- Sprinkle in ground flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, nutritional yeast, turmeric, and black pepper. Add quail eggs with shells included and mix well to combine everything.
- Stir in pre/probiotics along with mushroom powder, bladder support powder, kelp powder, and apple cider vinegar.
- Portion into meal-sized containers for easy storage; refrigerate or freeze as needed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (240g)
- Calories: 305
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg