Dogs are referred as one of the best friends of humans. They will do everything for us, and it is our responsibility to give them every single drop of love from the depth of our heart. Feeding them is one of the best ways to show our love towards them but giving them waste food is not a good choice. They also deserve a healthy and tasty food. Here, we are providing 11 recipes of tasty and healthy food for dogs.
1. Leftover trail mix
Let us combine some leftovers to make tasty and healthy dishes for dogs. It is easy and quick.
It includes:
- Pieces of meat, if seasoned then make sure to rinse off any flavoring
- Potatoes
- Vegetables; (except Onions)
- Fruits; (except grapes or raisins)
How to make:
Cut all ingredients into half inch thick pieces and spray them lightly with the cooking spray. Now, place them in a food dehydrator, if you do not have any food dehydrator then put them into a 200 degree preheated oven, until they dried.
A healthy, tasty and easy dish for dog is ready within few minutes. Now, present this to your dog and express your boundless love to them.
2. Frozen peanut butter yogurt dog treats
Yogurt is the basic and tasty part of our life. Not only the Humans, but animals also like yogurt. Let’s make a quick snack from yogurt for the dogs.
It includes:
- Vanilla Yogurt (32 ounces)
- A cup of peanut butter
How to make:
First of all, melt the peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl. Combine this melted peanut butter with the vanilla yogurt. Now, pour this tasty mixture of vanilla and peanut butter into a cupcake papers.
Place it in the freezer, until it got cool and hard. After that, present this tasty cake to your dogs, and let them enjoy the meal. I am sure they will like it too.
3. Tasty Dog Biscuits
This dish will lead them to the crunchy and tasty world of biscuits.
It includes:
- Regular wheat flour 2 ½ cups, use oat flour or any other substitution if your dog is sensitive to wheat.
- Salt
- An egg
- 1 teaspoon of beef or chicken bouillon granules
- Half cup of hot water
- Bacon or chicken broth, eggs, oats, liver powder, wheat, shredded cheese and bacon bits.
How to make:
Preheat the oven up to 350 degrees. Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water and add remaining ingredients. Knead the dough until it forms a ball, it takes approximately 3 minutes. Roll dough to make it half inch thick.
You can cut into slices or other shapes, which you may like. Dogs like bones, so you may cut them into bone shapes. Place these pieces on cookie sheet and cook for 30 minutes.
4. Pumpkin Balls
Pumpkin is not only tasty but also filled with fibers, vitamins and iron.
It includes:
- Half cup canned pumpkin
- Molasses (4 tablespoon)
- Water (4 tablespoon)
- Vegetable oil (2 tablespoon)
- Whole wheat flour (2 cups)
- Baking Soda (1/4 tablespoon)
- Baking powder (1/4 tablespoon)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix pumpkin, molasses, vegetable oil and water together, in a bowl. Add the wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon to the mixture and stir the mixture until the dough will softens.
Wet your hands a bit and make balls from the dough. Set the balls on a cookie sheet and flatten with the fork. Bake them approximately 5 minutes until the dough is hardened.
5.Apple Crunch Pup cakes
Yummy! This time let’s make a fruity and healthy dish for the dogs.
It includes:
- Water (23/4 cups)
- Unsweetened Apple sauce (1/4 cup)
- Honey (2 tablespoon)
- Vanilla Extract (1/8 tablespoon)
- A medium sized egg
- Whole wheat flour (4 cups)
- Unsweetened dried apple chips (1 cup)
- Baking Powder (1 tablespoon)
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the water, apple sauce, honey, egg and vanilla together in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients with it and mix it until well blended.
Now pour this mixture slightly to the lightly greased muffin pans. Put the mixture in the oven and bake it up to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Your dog will be undoubtedly happy about this yummy cake.
6. Peanut Butter Cookies
Everybody likes peanut butter, even dogs too. Here is the recipe of peanut butter Cookies.
It includes:
- White or wheat flour, if your dog has wheat allergies then other substitute also used. (2 cups)
- Rolled oats (1 cup)
- Smooth peanut butter (1/3 cup)
- Honey (1 tablespoon)
- Fish oil (half tablespoon)
- Water ( one and half cup)
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Mix the flour and oats together in a large mixing bowl and blend it along with one cup of water, until it turns into a smooth paste. Add peanut butter, honey and the fish oil and mix it until it will well blended. Add the water slowly to make it thick and doughy.
Roll the dough onto the cooking surface to create a 1/4 inch thick sheet. Now cut the sheet into cookie shapes and bake the cookies for 40 minutes.
7. Chicken Jerky
Chicken is a good source of protein; it will help in the development of your dog’s muscles. Its chewy structure also makes the dog occupied for a while.
It includes:
- 2 to 4 chicken breasts
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 200 degree Fahrenheit. Remove the excess fat from the chicken. Slice the chicken breast into 1/8 inch thick strips using the paring knife. Set these strips on a baking sheet and bake it for 2 hours.
Before removing it from oven, check the chicken, it should be dry and hard, not soft and chewy. Before serving, allow the chicken to cool completely. Store this jerky in an air tight container in the fridge for up to two weeks.
8. Fruit and vegetable strips
If you want a cheaper alternative, then these strips are best. You can also serve this as a training reward.
It includes:
- Sweet Potato (1 small)
- Medium banana
- Minced carrots (1 cup)
- Unsweetened organic applesauce (half cup)
- Whole wheat flour or white flour (2 cups)
- Rolled oats (1 cup)
- Water (1/3 cups)
How to make:
Cook the sweet potatoes in the microwave for 8 to 10 minutes, until the insides are soft. Set them aside and allow them to cool. Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Mash the banana and sweet potato with a hand masher until smooth. Add carrots, flour and oats in it.
Add the applesauce and water while mixing it. The ingredients will form dough. Roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut it into strips and bake for 25 minutes.
9. Beef and Vegetable Balls
It is a meaty treat for dogs. It has the aroma that all dogs love and they are always happy to be treated with this dish. So, the dog will eagerly wait for this treat and besides, it is really a healthy and tasty dish for dogs.
It includes:
- Organic beef and vegetable baby food (2 to 6 ounces)
- Whole wheat flour or white flour (1 cup)
- Dry milk (2 cups)
- Water (1 cup)
How to make:
Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and after mixing it well, drop the mixture onto a baking sheet in large spoonfuls. Bake it for approximately 12 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before giving it to your dog.
10. Chicken Casserole
As its name describes, this dish contains chicken. This proves a healthy meal for the dogs and is considered as very tasty dish for them.
It includes:
- Chicken breast (4)
- Chopped green beans ( half cup)
- Chopped carrots (half cup)
- Chopped broccoli (half cup)
- Rolled oats (half cup)
- Low salt chicken broth (4 cups)
How to make:
Remove the excess fat from the chicken breasts and cut them into small nickel-sized chunks. Cook them in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink.
Add the other ingredients and heat until the carrots are tender for about 15 minutes. Allow to cool before serving. You can store the leftover portions of the casserole in the fridge up to 5 days.
11. Doggie Chili
A healthy and active dog requires a large amount of protein to build their muscles. This is a great variant as this dish contains protein which makes your dog healthy.
It includes:
- Chicken breasts (4)
- Drained Kidney beans (1 cup)
- Drained black beans (1 cup)
- Diced carrots (1 cup)
- Tomato paste (half cup)
- Chicken broth (4 cups)
How to make:@
Remove the excess fat from the chicken breast and diced them into nickel-sized pieces. Cook the chicken breast in a skillet over medium heat until no longer pink.
Add other ingredients and heat it for approximately 10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool and then serve to your dogs. You can store the leftover in the fridge for up to five days.
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