Homemade Dog Food
This homemade dog food is just 4 wholesome ingredients and easy to make in big batches and freeze so you can offer your pet a healthy, nutritious meal.
Yield: 30 cups
Ingredients
- 6 lbs. meat (such as boneless, skinless chicken breasts or a mix of chicken and ground turkey or ground beef)
- 6 cups rice (brown or white)
- 6 (14 oz.) cans pure pumpkin puree
- 6 medium sweet potatoes
Instructions
- Make the sweet potatoes. Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil for easy clean up. Scrub the sweet potatoes and pierce each one with a fork a few times. Place on baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender. Remove from the oven and once cool enough to handle, remove the skins and mash the sweet potatoes in a large bowl.
- Make the chicken/meat. Bring a very large pot of water to a boil. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 25-30 minutes, until cooked through. Remove the chicken to a cutting board, reserving the water. Chop the chicken into small pieces and add to the bowl with the sweet potato.
- Make the rice. Measure and use the water from cooking the chicken (for extra nutrients) to cook the rice according to package directions. Once cooked, fluff and add the rice to the large bowl.
- Add the pumpkin. Add the canned pumpkin to the bowl and stir very well to get everything evenly mixed.
- Once cooled, divide the homemade dog food into airtight containers. Store in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days and in the freezer for up to 3-4 months.
Notes
Chicken: I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts when I make this food for an easy, affordable and lean protein. You can also use some ground turkey or ground beef if you’d like. You need 6 pounds of meat total, so sometimes I’ll do a combination of 4-5 pounds of chicken and 1-2 pounds of ground meat for the remainder.
Rice: I use and recommend brown rice so that you’re offering your dog the benefit of whole grains. You can use my directions on making perfect brown rice if you’re new to it.
Sweet potatoes: Go for similarly sized sweet potatoes so that they all cook in the same amount of time in the oven. You could also use frozen or canned sweet potatoes, just make sure there isn’t any seasoning added.
Pumpkin: You’ll need 6 regular size (14 oz.) cans or if you can find them, substitute 3 of the large (28 oz.) cans. Make sure it’s pure pumpkin puree, NOT pumpkin pie.
Serving size: You'll need to check with your veterinarian and experiment to see what's a good fit for your dog. For reference, I feed my 70-pound chocolate lab ½ cup of this homemade dog food along with ½ cup of her dry food at breakfast and dinner. My friend serves ¼-1/3 cup of this homemade dog food to her medium sized dogs, along with ¼ cup of dry kibble. See the post above for additional details.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g
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