Chicken and Quinoa Homemade Dog Food

bowl of homemade dog food with chicken and quinoa

5 from 2 votes

Chicken and Quinoa Homemade Dog Food

Make food for your dog at home - it's easier than you'd think and much healthier for them than processed kibble. This recipe is made with chicken, quinoa, sweet potatoes, and broccoli.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Course: Dog recipe

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dog food, dog recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 4470kcal

Author: Emily

Ingredients

4 lbs 2,000 g, about 6 individual frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts
¾ cup of dry quinoa 150 g
2 cups sweet potato chunks cooked and frozen (300 g)
2 cups kale or spinach chopped (150 g)
2 cups broccoli in florets (150 g)
⅓ cup oats or wheat germ 50 g
⅓ cup 80 g vitamin mixture from Dogchild (see notes for homemade vitamin mixture)

Instructions

Cook ingredients. Add chicken and quinoa to the Instant Pot or a pressure cooker, cover with water until submerged and cook on high for 32 minutes. If cooking on the stovetop, add quinoa and chicken to a larger pot and cover with water - bring to a boil and simmer until meat is cooked through and very tender - about 45 minutes.
Shred chicken. Once meat is cooked, use a couple forks to shred chicken into very small pieces. Do this carefully as the water will be very hot.
Add vegetables and vitamins. Mix in all other ingredients and let cool. If you still have a lot of water in the pot, reduce on low heat on the stovetop until it's your desired consistency.

Notes

The nutrition information below is for the entire recipe without the added vitamin mixture (this varies depending on which you use, please be sure to use one). My dogs require around 500 calories per meal, so this makes about 9 servings for me. Be sure to review this before deciding what your dog needs.

For homemade vitamin mixture from Dogchild website, linked above: 15g (2 ½ tbsp) of Freeze Dried Beef Liver Ground into Powder, 7.5g (1 tbsp) Ground Turmeric, 15g (2 ½ tbsp) Egg Shell Powder, 7.5g (1 tbsp) Ground Ginger, 4g (~¾ tsp) Salmon Oil, 1.2g (~1 tsp) Dried Kelp, 0.15g (~1 tbsp) Wheat Germ Oil

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