Dog Food

 My sweet dog has decided she doesn't like her store bought food anymore.  In all honesty, this has been going on for a few months now.  I decided to make her dog food.  It's so much healthier for her and I know what's in it.  This recipe can easily be double, tripled or quadrupled.  I have a small dog so, I only make one batch at a time.  You can also freeze part of it and refrigerate a few days worth.  My 8 pound dog gets 1/2 cup per day.  She also gets snacks throughout the day and I keep dry food in her bowl, in case she gets hungry (she rarely eats it).  It may not look pretty, but she loves it.

DOG FOOD:

(makes around 12 cups)

Ingredients:

*1 pound ground turkey, chicken, or lean beef

*1/3 cup chicken liver, cut into small pieces

*1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cooked (I steam mine)

*3 medium carrots, peeled and cooked (I steam mine)

*1 large egg

*1 (15 ounce) can French cut green beans (or frozen)

*1 (15 ounce) can peas or spinach (or frozen)

*3 cups cooked white rice

*1/4 teaspoon turmeric  

*dash of pepper

Directions:

~Mash or cut into small pieces (or mash) one medium cooked sweet potatoes and 3 medium cooked carrots in a large bowl.

~Stir in 1 large egg while mixture is still hot.

~Drain 1 (16 ounce) can French cut green beans and 1 (16 ounce) can peas.

~Stir into potato and carrot mixture.

~Stir in 3 cups of cooked white rice (while still hot).

~Stir in 1/4 teaspoon turmeric and a dash of pepper.

~In a large skillet drizzle a little olive oil when pan it hot.

~Add in 1 pound ground turkey, chicken, or lean ground beef and 1/3 cup of chopped chicken livers and cook until done.

~Stir into veggie and rice mixture.

~Allow to cool and then measure into bags (for my small dog it's 1/2 cup per bag) and seal.

~Refrigerate or freeze (mixture is good in the refrigerator for 1 week and good in the freezer for at least 3 months.