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Buddy's and Bubba's Homemade Dog Food

SUBMITTED BY: BKBISHOP

"This is a healthy addition to, or replacement for, your dog's daily meals that he will happily devour."
PREP TIME  45 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr 30 Min
READY IN  2 Hrs 15 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 chicken leg quarters
  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2/3 cup rolled oats
  • 1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 2 cups frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
  • 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 carrots, shredded
  • 1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place the chicken leg quarters in a large pot, and fill with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 40 minutes. Remove the legs and allow to cool. Strain and return the cooking liquid to the pot. Once the legs have cooled. remove and discard the skin and bones; chop the meat, and set aside.
  2. Stir the brown rice into the reserved chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, 45 to 50 minutes. Drain off any excess liquid, and add the rice to the bowl with the chicken.
  3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add the ground beef. Cook and stir until the beef is crumbly and no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Pour off any excess grease, and place the beef into the bowl. Stir in the oats, spinach, broccoli, kidney beans, carrots, garlic, cottage cheese, and olive oil. Store the dog food in resealable containers in the freezer. Thaw the daily portions overnight in the refrigerator.

FOOTNOTES

  • Cook's Note
  • Note, dogs love the flavor of garlic, but too much will make them anemic. Use it sparingly or not at all.
  • For variety, try adding one of the following: 1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup pumpkin in place of the carrots cooked, cracked wheat in place of either the rice or oats steamed and finely chopped celery or cauliflower steamed peas shredded cheese mild, cooked fish scrambled eggs fish oil in place of olive oil
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2008 by Joe G.
This was my first attempt at making dog food at home. It is a raving success. "Buster," our 7... MORE


 
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Living In: Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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Nutritional Information
Buddy's and Bubba's Homemade Dog Food

Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 432

  • Total Fat: 22.1g
  • Cholesterol: 72mg
  • Sodium: 331mg
  • Total Carbs: 29.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 6.1g
  • Protein: 28.8g

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