Making homemade dog food can be a great way to add variety to your pet’s diet while providing them with a healthy meal that doesn’t contain any harmful chemical preservatives or mystery ingredients. But with so many recipes available on the internet, it can be difficult to know which ones are good choices.
We’ve created a list of the best meals that you can create for your dog to help take some of the work out of it. For each entry, we’ll give you a list of the ingredients along with the steps to prepare it. All of these recipes are easy and make great substitutes for your dog’s dry kibble once or twice per week.
The 4 Homemade Dog Food Recipes
1. Easy Homemade Dog Food Recipe
Rosemary & Turkey Homemade Dog Food
Equipment
- Dutch oven or large saucepan
- Airtight container
Ingredients Â
- 6 cups water
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 2 cups brown rice
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 8 oz. frozen broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower blend
InstructionsÂ
- In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, mix the water, turkey, rice, and rosemary until the turkey breaks up evenly.
- Bring mixture to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes
- Add the frozen vegetables and cook for an additional 5 minutes
- Remove from heat and cool
- Store in the refrigerator
Notes
2. The Farmer’s Dog Homemade Dog Food
The Farmer’s Dog Homemade Dog Food is a fantastic recipe that gives your dog the taste of beef. One batch makes 5 pounds of food and it is easy to scale up as needed.
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3. The College Housewife’s Homemade Dog Food Recipe by the college housewife
The College Housewife’s Homemade Dog Food is another high-quality dog food based on turkey. This recipe adds in several vegetables and even an option to add omega-3 fats, which help produce a shiny coat and reduce inflammation.
4. Raw Homemade Dog Food Recipe by running to the kitchen
The Raw Homemade Dog Food is the only recipe on this list intended to be raw when you serve it. It can make a great treat if your dog enjoys it and a single batch makes enough for plenty of servings.
Summary
These high-quality recipes are great alternatives to your pet’s regular dog food, and we’ve included different recipes for different kinds of dogs. We feel most dogs will enjoy our first pick, the Allrecipes Homemade dog food. It has turkey for protein, brown rice for fiber, and plenty of vegetables for healthy vitamins and minerals. The Farmer’s Dog and College Housewife’s recipes are also very good and will provide your dog with helpful omega-3 fatty acids, which will help reduce inflammation and help create a shiny coat. The Dog Quality recipe is perfect for senior dogs, and the raw recipe is great for a dog that likes to return to the wild. Lastly, the raw food recipe is a great option if you want to give that diet a try.
We hope you have enjoyed reading over these recipes and found a few you would like to try. If we have helped make your dog’s dinner more interesting. Please share these top homemade dog food recipe ideas on Facebook and Twitter.
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