Get ready to serve up a nutritious and scrumptious meal for your furry friend! This homemade dog food recipe combines lean ground turkey, whole-wheat pasta, quinoa, colorful veggies, and juicy apples, making it the perfect combination of taste and nutrition. Watch your pup enjoy every bite of this mouthwatering and healthy meal!
Complexity: ★★☆☆☆
Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins
Cool Time: 30 mins Total Time: 1 hr
Makes: 5968 calories of food which was good for 5 days for my 50lb dog | See our 'how much to feed' guide to determine how many days of food this will provide for your dog.
Ingredients
4lbs of ground turkey, 93% lean (link)
1lb of chicken liver (link)
384 grams of uncooked quinoa
323 grams of green bell pepper, diced
230 grams of frozen broccoli
340 grams of frozen cauliflower
345 grams of apple, diced with skin
50 grams of high oleic safflower oil
24 grams of fish oil (link)
41 grams of Balance IT Canine Plus supplement (link)
Tools
Food scale
1 instapot
Instructions
Turn on the Instant Pot to the "Sauté" function and add the safflower oil and ground turkey. Cook for 5-7 minutes, breaking up the turkey with a spoon until it is no longer pink.
Add the whole-wheat pasta, quinoa, and 3 cups of water to the Instant Pot. Stir to combine.
Close the lid of the Instant Pot and set the valve to the "Sealing" position. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
Once the cooking time is up, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then carefully release any remaining pressure manually.
Open the lid and add the cooked frozen broccoli, cauliflower, diced apple, and diced bell pepper. Stir well to combine.
Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
Once cool, add fish oil and Balance IT Plus supplement to the mixture, stirring well to ensure even distribution.
Portion the mixture into daily serving sizes according to your dog's size and calorie needs, and store in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer.
Serve today's portion of food to your dog, watching them savor their delicious and nutritious meal!
Tips and Notes
If you don't want to make this much food, you can halve the recipe because the turkey comes in a 2-pack
This recipe provides 5 days of food for my 50lb dog, but please see the 'how much to feed' guide to determine the appropriate amount for your own dog.
If you don't have Nordic oil, you can substitute with another omega-3 supplement, such as fish oil.
Put in the frozen veggies while everything is hot to speed up cooling time.