Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs
This easy Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs is a homemade dog food recipe that you can feel good about serving to your fur baby! Try my easy homemade food for dogs and let your dog enjoy a healthy homemade meal!
If you're looking for more homemade dog food recipes, check out Waffle Recipe for Dogs, Beef Liver Dinner Recipe for Dogs, How to Cook Rice For Dogs, or Turkey Dog Food Recipe.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs
- Ready In: 30 minutes
- Makes: 10 servings (depending on the size of your dog)
- Main Ingredients: ground chicken, sweet potato, carrots, bell peppers
- Flavor Profile: turkey and sweet potato
- Dietary Info: gluten free, dairy free, eggless, no seed oils
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: easy homemade chicken dog food
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Homemade Dog Food Recipe: Your dog will love this homemade dog food recipe! If you are new to making homemade dog food for your fur baby, this is a simple recipe to start with. Plus, your pup will go nuts for it!
- Dogs Love It: Dogs love eating homemade dog food! If you want to provide your dog with healthier and tastier meals, then this easy homemade food for dogs is the way to go!
- Treat Meal: This is a fun treat meal or if your dog is having a difficult time eating, then making them homemade food can help spark their appetite as well.
- Healthy & Nutritious: This easy homemade food for dogs is healthy and nutritious! So much better than processed kibble, your dog will love this homemade fresh dog food recipe.
Cooking homemade dog food is simple and easy. This Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs is made with dog friendly ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! This Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs is a wonderful place to start if you are new to fresh dog food!
This is one of John John's favorite meals that we make for him all the time! With lean protein from ground chicken, dog safe veggies, and sweet potatoes (which are his favorite) this meal is a winner every time! We add a little bone broth into this when reheating along with beef liver and supplements and he has a fully complete meal. He also loves Salmon Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Slow Cooker Beef Dog Food, and Sunday Brunch for Dogs.
Ingredients
- Ground Chicken: I use organic ground chicken, but any ground meat that your dog likes will work. Organic beef, turkey, or lamb are all fine too. Check out How to Cook Ground Turkey For Dogs too!
- Coconut Oil: I use organic coconut oil when cooking the ground chicken, but extra virgin olive oil is also safe for dogs and works too!
- Carrots: One of John John's favorite veggies, most all dogs love carrots!
- Bell Peppers: You can give your dog any color bell peppers, but John John loves the red as it's a sweeter flavor!
- Sweet Potatoes: John John's favorite carb is organic sweet potatoes. Check out How to Cook Sweet Potatoes for Dogs for a guide on sweet potatoes. But, if you are looking for chicken and rice dinner, you can add in rice too!
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs
- Serving Size – This makes about 10 meals for John John, about a week's worth of food. If you have a larger dog you can double or triple this recipe for a big batch. If you have a smaller dog, you can half it as you shouldn't keep food for more than 5 days in the fridge. Use my chart How Much Homemade Food Should I Feed My Dog? for reference on how much to feed. You can adjust ingredient amounts based on your dog's needs.
- You can use any ground meat that you like, ground beef, ground turkey or ground lamb also work. Use what's best for your dog!
- Add in extra dog safe fruits or veggies like blueberries, apples, strawberries, green beans and more. Feel free to mix it up with your dog's favorites.
- If you want to make this homemade food even softer for your dog, feel free to add in a little liquid when reheating such as dog safe bone broth or even water.
- If you are looking for a chicken and rice recipe, you can just leave out the sweet potato and cook rice instead for the carb. You can use Jasmin rice, brown rice or wild rice, they are all dog safe.
- Whenever prepping your dogs recipe, be sure to cook ingredients separately from yours if you are using garlic or onion as these can be toxic to dogs and you could end up with a sick dog, which we don't want!
- Store extra food in the refrigerator for up to a week. If you make more food than your dog will eat in a week, then you can freeze it.
How to Make Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs
- In a large skillet, put over medium/high heat. Melt the coconut oil and then add in the ground chicken. Break it up with a spatula and continue to cook until it’s fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Peel the sweet potato and slice into ¼-inch thick slices. Add the sweet potatoes to a medium pot, and fill with water. Put over high heat and boil for about 15 minutes, until they are soft when poked with a fork.
- Slice the bell peppers into small pieces, making sure to remove all seeds. Slice the carrot into thins slices. Place into a bowl and set aside.
- Once the sweet potatoes are almost done, add in the carrots and peppers and continue to boil for 2 to 3 minutes until they are soft and tender as well. Remove vegetables from the heat.
- Chop the veggies and sweet potatoes into small pieces, making sure to cut smaller if you have a smaller dog.
- You can mix in the ground chicken and veggies together or keep them separate. I keep them separate so I can measure exactly how much protein, veggies, and carbs are in each meal. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
- To serve: Add chicken, potatoes, and veggies to a bowl and warm in microwave if desired. Use my chart How Much Homemade Food Should I Feed My Dog? for reference on how much to feed.
How to Serve
We always add Beef Liver for Dogs on top of this for a complete meal. If you're unsure how much homemade food to feed your dog, check out the post How Much Homemade Dog Food Should I Feed My Dog?. Or, you can also download our course How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple)!
Warm this up for your dog in the microwave, always test it with your finger to be sure it's not too hot. This will stay fresh for up to 7 days in an airtight container in the fridge. You can also meal prep and portion out your dog's amount of food and freeze for easy meals.
Recipe FAQ's
Yes, sweet potatoes are safe for dogs so long as the skin is removed and they are fully cooked. Do not let dogs eat raw potatoes or skin as it may cause digestive issues and upset stomach. Check out How to Cook Sweet Potatoes for Dogs.
Yes, carrots – raw or cooked – are a great vegetable to give to dogs! Just be sure to cut carrots into small pieces so it’s easy for dogs to eat.
Yes, bell peppers are a great vegetable for dogs! You can feed them any color of bell pepper.
Yes! I used organic ground chicken as it’s less expensive than chicken breasts. But you can use chicken breasts or even check out How to Cook a Whole Chicken for Dog Food and use that! You could also use organic ground beef as well. And, check out How to Make Beef Liver for Dogs, which is really good addition to this meal (or any meal!).
While plain chicken and rice is fine for dogs for dinner for a meal or two or especially if they have an upset stomach, it's not a complete meal and not good for them to eat only that. If you want to build on chicken and rice for dogs, you can add in healthy dog safe veggies, fruits, and organ meat to make it a complete meal.
This all depends on your dog’s size, current weight, and activity level. Always check with your vet to make sure you are feeding your dog the appropriate amount of food for their size and age.
But a general rule is you should be feeding your dog 2% to 5% of their body weight in fresh food. And small dogs weighing about 20 pounds or less can even get up to 10%! I have an entire article dedicated to How Much Homemade Dog Food Should I Feed My Dog? with a formula you can use for your dog's weight. And check out our course, How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple)!
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Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs
Equipment
- 3-Quart Pot
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 2 bell peppers (any color)
- 1 large carrot
- 1 ½ tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
Instructions
- In a large skillet, put over medium/high heat. Melt the coconut oil and then add in the ground chicken. Break it up with a spatula and continue to cook until it’s fully cooked, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Peel the sweet potato and slice into ¼-inch thick slices. Add the sweet potatoes to a medium pot, and fill with water. Put over high heat and boil for about 15 minutes, until they are soft when poked with a fork.
- Slice the bell peppers into small pieces, making sure to remove all seeds. Slice the carrot into thins slices. Place into a bowl and set aside.
- Once the sweet potatoes are almost done, add in the carrots and peppers and continue to boil for 2 to 3 minutes until they are soft and tender as well. Remove vegetables from the heat.
- Chop the veggies and sweet potatoes into small pieces, making sure to cut smaller if you have a smaller dog.
- You can mix in the ground chicken and veggies together or keep them separate. I keep them separate so I can measure exactly how much protein, veggies, and carbs are in each meal.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
- To serve: Add chicken, potatoes, and veggies to a bowl and warm in microwave if desired. Use my chart How Much Homemade Food Should I Feed My Dog? for reference on how much to feed.
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Notes
- Serving Size – This makes about 10 meals for John John, about a week's worth of food. If you have a larger dog you can double or triple this recipe for a big batch. If you have a smaller dog, you can half it as you shouldn't keep food for more than 5 days in the fridge. Use my chart How Much Homemade Food Should I Feed My Dog? for reference on how much to feed. You can adjust ingredient amounts based on your dog's needs.
- You can use any ground meat that you like, ground beef, ground turkey or ground lamb also work. Use what's best for your dog!
- Add in extra dog safe fruits or veggies like blueberries, apples, strawberries, green beans and more. Feel free to mix it up with your dog's favorites.
- If you want to make this homemade food even softer for your dog, feel free to add in a little liquid when reheating such as dog safe bone broth or even water.
- Whenever prepping your dogs recipe, be sure to cook ingredients separately from yours if you are using garlic or onion as these can be toxic to dogs and you could end up with a sick dog, which we don't want!
- If you are looking for a chicken and rice recipe, you can just leave out the sweet potato and cook rice instead for the carb. You can use Jasmin rice, brown rice or wild rice, they are all dog safe.
- Store extra food in the refrigerator for up to a week. If you make more food than your dog will eat in a week, then you can freeze it.
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John John loves this and we make this meal all the time!
My dog loves this easy to make healthy meal!❤️🐶