Description
Homemade dog food in your Instant Pot! Super simple recipe utilizing frozen or fresh meat. Makes approx. 10-16 cups depending on the ingredient quantities you choose below.
Ingredients
1.5–3lbs fresh or frozen boneless chicken -ground or breasts (try with beef, turkey or lamb variations)
5 cups of water (increases dogs hydration/water consumption without compromising protein/nutrient content %) – If you have homemade bone broth, without seasonings, sub 1-2 cups water with the stock!
1–1.5 cups (with 3lb meat, 1.5–2 cups of rice depending on dogs activity level) uncooked long grain rice, organic oats, or a mix of both. (white rice is easiest to digest. Oats and brown rice take more digestion- not ideal if your pup is sick or has food sensitivities).
1.5 cups green beans (we only use the organic frozen OR 1 cup green beans + 1/2 cup carrots (not baby carrots, as they are blanched in bleach water to preserve)
1/2 cup frozen peas, zucchini, kale or spinach
1/4 cup (4 tablespoons) canned pumpkin, squash, or sweet potatoes
1/4 cup blueberries OR 1/8c Blueberries + 1/8 cup cranberries (cranberries help with kidney function- every other batch I add cranberries to)
Optional, not necessary: 1/8 cup plain applesauce or 1/2 medium apple, cored (no sugar, no sugar alternatives)
Instructions
- Place meat in the pot with water
- Add the rest of the ingredients with rice/oats being last. Do not mix
- Make sure the sealing ring is properly placed inside the lid. Close the Instant Pot and turn the vent to sealing
- Set IP to Manual (High Pressure) for 15 minutes (fresh meat) or 23 minutes (frozen).
- Allow a full Natural Pressure Release.
- Using a hand mixer, blend the contents together (this will shred the chicken at the same time)
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 10 days. You can also make a double batch and freeze half. See blog notes. Defrost in the fridge.
Notes
Use fresh or frozen fruits and veggies. Organic + Non-GMO will ensure that no herbicides/pesticides/glyphosates/gmo corn/soy are in the fruits/meats – most dog allergies to chicken are because of the chicken feed and pesticides. Non-organic fruits can be rinsed in distilled vinegar: water to remove pesticides (1:10 ratio)
I store in individual containers- add hot water to warm it up before serving (should be no more than lukewarm). Or a 1-gallon ziplock bag and scoop out a serving into a bowl, mixing with hot water until no more than lukewarm.
Morning: Homemade exclusively. + 1 krill supplement w/glucosamine Evening: Homemade mixed with 1/2 cup air-dried raw “kibble“, a tablespoon of probiotic yogurt, ester-c powder, and 1/2 krill supplement (without glucosamine)
You do not have to mix with raw air-dried “kibble”. For a solid, vet-approved, well-balanced diet mix in a quality bone powder/organ powder to fill ancestral nutrition gaps (or homemade organic bone broth). This is my favorite, well-trusted, non-gmo, organic brand of bone, organ, and colostrum powders (not just for humans) https://amzn.to/3gdRHyI