Healthy Dog Food - chicken

Method

• Pour water into a large pot and turn the heat to high.
• Add the meat (if using hamburger, use a potato masher to break the meat into smaller pieces) and vegetables and bring to a boil.
• Add rice.
• Stir well and bring back to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Once a full rolling boil is reached, decrease heat to medium and continue to stir occasionally until rice eyes start to form, generally about 10 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and put a tight-fitting lid on the pot.
• Let that sit without removing the lid for at least 15 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the lid and stir the mixture again to incorporate all of the ingredients together.
• The rice seems to settle on the bottom and needs to be mixed in so there is a good balance and distribution of all the ingredients.
• BE CAREFULTHE RICE STAYS VERY HOT!
• At this point, you can just transfer the mixture from the cooking pot into portion/serving sizes.
• You can use sealable freezer bags or a container large enough to hold it all.
• It just depends on how much your pet will eat in a week.
• Note: I have a Lock-n-Lock container that holds most of the food and what doesnt fit in there, I put in a gallon size bag.
• My girl eats 4 cups of food a day.
• If you need smaller portions that would not be used in a week, be sure and place them in the freezer.
• If you have the time, you can transfer the rice onto cookie sheets and let it air dry and cool for a while before placing it into the storage containers.
• Be careful not to let it sit out too long though so bacteria doesnt start to grow.
• I buy boneless chicken and cook it in my pressure cooker, then use a food processor to grind it up before putting it in the cooking pot.
• I have also found that processing raw chicken in a food processor works well too.
• I get it to the consistency I want and then add the chicken to the water and bring it to a boil.
• Since the chicken does not have a lot of fat in it, I usually use chicken and some hamburger for a combination dinner.
• I use more chicken than hamburger, probably 2 pounds chicken and 1 pound of hamburger.
• Other cuts of meat can be used as well.
• Just keep the amounts the same.
• I also add more vegetables too.
• Sweet potatoes are very healthy and a lot of dogs love them.