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Simple Homemade Cat Food With Ground Turkey

A simple homemade cat food recipe made with cooked ground turkey and a few plain ingredients. It can be served as an occasional meal or topper alongside your cat’s complete and balanced food.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Cat Food
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground turkey plain lean, and unseasoned
  • 1/4 cup cooked pumpkin plain and unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup cooked white rice plain
  • 1/2 cup warm water

Equipment

  • 1 | Cutting board For preparing the ingredients.1 | Skillet For thoroughly cooking the ground turkey.1 | Mixing bowl For combining the cooked ingredients.1 | Mixing spoon For stirring the ingredients together.

Method
 

  1. Heat a skillet over medium heat and add the ground turkey.
  2. Cook the turkey thoroughly, breaking it into small pieces as it cooks. Do not add salt, onion, garlic, or seasonings.
  3. Drain any excess fat and allow the turkey to cool slightly.
  4. Add the cooked turkey, pumpkin, and rice to a mixing bowl.
  5. Add the warm water and gently mix until everything is evenly combined.
  6. Allow the food to cool completely before serving.
Recipe Notes
  1. Use plain ground turkey without added seasoning. Avoid onion, garlic, salt, spices, and other ingredients that can be harmful to cats.
  2. This recipe should be considered an occasional homemade meal or topper unless it has been properly formulated to meet a cat's complete nutritional requirements. A simple combination of meat and other ingredients is not automatically a complete long term feline diet.