Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach
If your dog isn’t feeling well and they have tummy troubles, try this simple homemade Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach. This three ingredient recipe will have them feeling better in no time!
If you love making food for your dog as much as I do, be sure to check out some of John John’s favorite recipes like Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Mini Blueberry Cheesecakes for Dogs, Chicken and Pumpkin Dinner for Dogs, or Sunday Brunch for Dogs.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach
- Ready In: 35 minutes
- Makes: 10 servings (depending on the size of your dog)
- Main Ingredients: rice, chicken, pumpkin puree
- Flavor Profile: bland meal for dogs
- Dietary Info: gluten free, dairy free, eggless, no seed oils
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: chicken and rice food for when your dog doesn't feel well
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- 3 Ingredients: When your dog isn't feeling well, minimal ingredient meals are best. This will ensure that their GI system isn't getting overloaded and has really simple food to digest. All you need to make this Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach is organic chicken breasts, pumpkin puree, and white rice.
- Easy: This dog food recipe for upset stomach is so easy! It's quick and simple to make and your dog will love it.
- Chicken and Rice Dog Food: This is also a great chicken and rice dog food recipe to build upon for homemade dog food. You can use it as a base and add in dog safe veggies and fruits for daily feeding. Add in some veggies like carrots, bell pepper, or cabbage, sprinkle with a little hemp seeds, chia seeds or nutritional yeast and your dog has a much more balanced meal.
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You will love this chicken and rice dog food as it includes minimal healthy ingredients that will make your dog feel better! This simple chicken and rice dog food recipe only has three ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen: organic chicken, rice, and pumpkin.
If your dog is having any kind of GI upset or diarrhea, then feeding them homemade dog food for diarrhea such as this simple meal with chicken, white rice, and pumpkin will help. The white rice is low in fiber and easy to digest. The chicken gives them lean protein. And pumpkin can add bulk to their stool, which can help with diarrhea.
If you want to learn more about cooking homemade dog food, be sure to check out our course How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple). In this course, you'll learn how to safely cook homemade dog food, which supplements to use, and more!
Ingredients
- Chicken: I use organic chicken breasts. Chicken breasts are lean pieces of chicken compared to thighs or drumsticks. Lean meat is best for dogs in general, and it's also easier to digest when they are having GI upset.
- Rice: I use organic Jasmin rice, learn exactly How to Cook Rice For Dogs when making this recipe.
- Pumpkin: Our favorite organic pumpkin is Nummy Tum Tum.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach
- Use a plain Jasmin rice, this is going to be easiest on your dog's stomach. Skip the brown rice and wild rice here.
- Use boneless skinless chicken breasts, stay away from dark meat and chicken skin. Both dark meat and chicken skin have more fat, which is not ideal for dogs when their stomach is upset. Lean meat will be easiest to digest while still providing protien.
- If your dog doesn't do well with chicken, you can use their preferred protein along with the rice and pumpkin. You could use our How to Cook Ground Turkey For Dogs for a turkey protein option!
- You can use this as a base meal and add in veggies, fruits, supplements and other ingredients like How to Make Beef Liver for Dogs to make it a complete meal.
- Even if your dog feels better, you can feed this to them as long as you add in fruits, veggies, and organ meats like How to Cook Turkey Giblets for Dogs.
- If your dog is not a fan of rice, make them Dog Friendly Sweet Potato Fries in place of rice, they will love these and it will also be an easy carb on their tummy.
- 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. If you have a smaller dog, you can half it as you shouldn't keep food for more than a week in the fridge.
How to Make a Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach
- Cook the rice per the instructions.
- In a medium pot, fill three-quarters with water and add the chicken. Bring to a boil and boil chicken until done, about 15 minutes, or until internal temperature is 165°F.
- Chop the chicken into small cubes.
- Prepare your dog’s food by adding rice, chicken, and a little pumpkin and mix it up.
How to Add To This Meal
While this is not a complete meal, it is great for a bland meal for your dog while they aren't feeling well. But, this has good bones and you can add ingredients into this meal as your dog feels better.
You can add dog safe veggies like carrots, broccoli, peas, green beans, bell peppers, butternut squash, or How to Cook Sweet Potatoes for Dogs to make this meal more complete. Check out some of our other homemade dog food recipes like Beef Liver Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Salmon Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Dog Burger Bowl (Homemade Beef Dog Food), Dog Friendly Sweet Potato Fries, Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs, or Turkey Dog Food Recipe.
Recipe FAQ's
Steaming or boiling meat is a healthier way to preserve nutrients. Boiling chicken is a great way to cook chicken for dogs. Gently cooked food is best for dogs for digestion and boiling chicken will cook it at a lower temperature than if you bake it.
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.
Start small if you haven’t been feeding your dog pumpkin. Start with 1 teaspoon per 10 pounds of dog. Aim for about 1 teaspoon for small dogs, 1 tablespoon for medium dogs, and 2 tablespoons for large dogs.
This homemade dog food for diarrhea is great for when your dog's tummy is upset. But, it’s not healthy to only feed your dog this. Just like you need fruits, veggies, and variety in your diet, so does your dog! Reserve this meal for when your dog isn’t feeling well or even for special occasions. Or, use it as a base meal and add in veggies, fruits, and other nutrient rich dog safe foods.
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Dog Food Recipe for Upset Stomach
Equipment
- Small Pot
- 3-Quart Pot
Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmin rice
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Cook the rice per the instructions.
- In a medium pot, fill three-quarters with water and add the chicken. Bring to a boil and boil chicken until done, about 15 minutes, or until internal temperature is 165°F.
- Chop the chicken into small cubes.
- Prepare your dogs food by adding rice, chicken, and a little pumpkin and mix it up.
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Notes
- Use a plain Jasmin rice, this is going to be easiest on your dog's stomach. Skip the brown rice and wild rice here.
- Use boneless skinless chicken breasts, stay away from dark meat and chicken skin. Both dark meat and chicken skin have more fat, which is not ideal for dogs when their stomach is upset. Lean meat will be easiest to digest while still providing protien.
- If your dog doesn't do well with chicken, you can use their preferred protein along with the rice and pumpkin.
- You can use this as a base meal and add in veggies, fruits, supplements and other ingredients like How to Make Beef Liver for Dogs to make it a complete meal.
- Even if your dog feels better, you can feed this to them as long as you add in fruits, veggies, and organ meats like How to Cook Turkey Giblets for Dogs.
- If your dog is not a fan of rice, make them Dog Friendly Sweet Potato Fries in place of rice, they will love these and it will also be an easy carb on their tummy.
- 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. If you have a smaller dog, you can half it as you shouldn't keep food for more than a week in the fridge.
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