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Budget Friendly Homemade Dog Food

This budget friendly homemade dog food recipe combines simple ingredients like ground turkey, rice, carrots, and pumpkin to make an easy meal for busy pet parents.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dog food
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground turkey lean and unseasoned
  • 1 cup brown rice cooked
  • 1 cup carrots cooked and chopped
  • 1 cup green beans cooked and chopped
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree plain and unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup water

Equipment

  • 1 | Large skillet For cooking the ground turkey thoroughly.1 | Cutting board For preparing the vegetables.1 | Chef's knife For chopping the carrots into small pieces.1 | Mixing bowl For combining the cooked ingredients.

Method
 

  1. Cook the ground turkey in a large skillet over medium heat until thoroughly cooked. Do not add salt, onion, garlic, or seasonings.
  2. Prepare the rice according to the package directions until tender.
  3. Cook the carrots and green beans until soft and easy for your dog to eat.
  4. Add the cooked turkey, rice, carrots, green beans, and pumpkin puree to a large mixing bowl.
  5. Add the water and gently stir until all the ingredients are evenly combined.
  6. Allow the mixture to cool completely before portioning and serving.
Recipe Notes
  1. Use plain, unseasoned ingredients and avoid onion, garlic, excessive salt, seasoning blends, and cooked bones.
  2. This recipe is best used as an occasional homemade meal or topper unless it has been properly formulated to meet your dog's nutritional requirements. Homemade diets can become nutritionally incomplete when fed regularly without appropriate vitamin and mineral supplementation.