DOLCE DIET LIFESTYLE:
3 (Droolworthy) Slow Cooker Dog Food Recipes
by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD
We love our furballs as if they were our own children, and take care of them as such (just ask Zoey Dolce!). Below are some homemade dog food recipes your dogs will drool over! These recipes avoid all the unnecessary additives and preservatives that tend to be found in a lot of manufactured, dried dog foods.
K-9 Kidney Bean & Carrot Bits
Ingredients
• 2 ½ pounds ground beef
• 1 ½ cups brown rice
• 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 ½ cups butternut squash, chopped
• 1 ½ cups carrots, chopped
• ½ cup peas
Directions
1. Stir in ground beef, brown rice, kidney beans, butternut squash, carrots, peas and 4 cups water into a 6 quart slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 2-3 hours, stirring as needed.
3. Let cool completely.
Meatier Mix
Ingredients
• 3 lbs. ground chicken
• 2 cups brown rice
• 8 oz. green beans
• 8 oz. carrots, chopped
• 8 oz. peas
• 2/3 cups water
Directions
1. Add all ingredients to slow cooker and set on low for 5-6 hours.
2. Mash with potato masher
Man’s Best Friend
Ingredients
• 4 chicken breasts
• ½ cup of green beans, chopped
• ½ cup of carrots, chopped
• ½ cup of broccoli, chopped
• ½ cup rolled oats
• ½ apple, peeled and chopped (optional)
• 4 cups of water
Directions
1. Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and set on low for 6-8 hours.
2. Mash with potato masher
