Best Recipes For Dog Food [2020 Guide]

You are looking for recipes your dog will love that are super healthy and nutrient-rich. There is no shortage of dog food recipes. We looked through literally hundreds of recipes and separated the wheat from the chaff to give you the absolute cream of the crop in one article. You are a new pet parent of a rambunctious puppy paving the way for a healthy future or you have a senior dog with special needs, these recipes are nutritious, wholesome and dogs love them. There is no better way to ensure that your dog is getting exactly what he/she needs in their diet than making meals for your dog. But for some, the idea of hand-making meals is just another thing we don’t have enough hours in the day for. That’s why when selecting the recipes. We ensured that they were simple enough to make.
Remember to keep any dietary restrictions(like food allergies) in mind and be sure to talk to your vet about the switch to meals and how it could affect your dog.

1.The Old Standard

We call this meal “Old Standard” because it is made up of ingredients brown rice, turkey, and veggies. It is healthy, easy to make, and inexpensive. This is also the perfect meal to make in large batches and then freeze as single servings you can thaw for days and days.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups brown rice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 pounds ground turkey
• 3 cups baby spinach, chopped
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 zucchini, shredded
• 1/2 cup peas, canned or frozen
  Directions:
• In a large saucepan of 3 cups water, cook rice according to package instructions; set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add ground turkey and cook until browned about 3-5 minutes making sure to crumble the turkey as it cooks.
• Stir in spinach, carrots, zucchini, peas, and brown rice until the spinach has wilted and the mixture is heated through about 3-5 minutes. Let cool completely.

2.Scooby’s Stew

These colder nights have us dreaming about soups and stew. Which leads us directly to this doggie style stew.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups brown rice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 pounds ground turkey
• 3 cups baby spinach, chopped
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 zucchini, shredded
• 1/2 cup peas, canned or frozen
  Directions:
• Place ingredients in the slow cooker in the order listed, covering chicken completely with vegetables.
• Cook 5 hours on high or 8 hours on low.
• Remove from slow cooker, shred chicken and stir into rice and veggie mixture until evenly distributed.
• Store covered in the fridge for up to three days or freeze in single-serve portions.
• Mix in some bone broth powder into the stew. It is so healthy and dogs love the taste.

3.Beef & Veggie Crockpot Creation (Recipes For Dog Food 3)

The veggies in this recipe can easily be swapped out with anything your dog prefers.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups brown rice
• 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups chopped butternut squash
• 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 1/2 cup peas, frozen or canned
  Directions:
• Stir in ground beef, brown rice, kidney beans, butternut squash, carrots, peas and 4 cups water into a 6-qt slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 5-6 hours or high heat for 2-3 hours, stirring as needed.
• Let cool completely.

4.Meatballs (Recipes For Dog Food 4)

We loved discovering recipes that felt close to actual human meals, or that were presented in an interesting and fun away. Beyond the meatball styling, this recipe is great for its use of pumpkin and oat bran.

Ingredients:

• 10 lbs ground beef. (lean)
• 3 slices of bread, cubed small
• 2 cups of oat bran
• 4 eggs
• 3 cans pumpkin puree
• Some salt
• 4 carrots, boiled/steamed and mashed
• Flour
• Leaves of 4 kale stalk chopped finely
  Directions:
• Put all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix them all together and form them into any size of balls you would like.
• Dredge the balls lightly in the flour, shaking off any excess.
• Put them in a 400-degree oven until done. Bake time will depend on the size of your balls; usually mine only take about 25 minutes.

5.Spinach And Salmon Scramble

Fish oils are excellent for pups and surprisingly it was tough to find many recipes that incorporated fish in their ingredient list. That’s why we were pumped to find this Spanish and salmon recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 can skinless, boneless salmon(3 ounces), drained
• 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 2 eggs
  Directions:
• In a small nonstick skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the spinach and salmon and cook until heated through.
• Add the eggs and stir continuously until cooked through about 2 minutes.
• Let cool slightly and serve in a dog bowl.

6.Chicken Casserole

Pet foods are less likely to lose nutrients through cooking methods. Since the food is cooked in small batches. They are cooked in less heat and water and so they also lose lesser nutrients during the cooking process. We nabbed this chicken casserole as a personal favorite.

Ingredients:

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup chopped vegetables(carrots, green beans potatoes, broccoli)
• Oil for frying
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
  Directions:
• Start by chopping the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces and saute them in oil until cooked.
• Add the chicken broth, rolled oats, and chopped vegetables in the pan and simmer from 10 to 15 minutes.

Best Recipes For Dog Food – CONCLUSION

Dog Food recipes straight from dog-loving owners around the web. We hope you have found a few that speak to you and your pup. That you are excited to get in the kitchen and start cooking. Together we can make mealtime a lot more pleasurable for our favorite furry friends.

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