Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs
This Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs uses a mix of ground turkey and ground beef with dog friendly veggies like carrots, celery, and red pepper for a delicious a healthy meatloaf your pup will love!
If you love cooking for your dog as much as I do, be sure to check out some of John John’s other favorite recipes like Chicken Dinner Recipe for Dogs, Sunday Brunch for Dogs, How to Cook Turkey Giblets for Dogs, Mini Peanut Butter Oat Dog Treats, or Peanut Butter Honey Granola for Dogs.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs
- Ready In: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Makes: 10 servings (depending on your dog's size)
- Main Ingredients: ground turkey, ground beef, carrots, egg
- Flavor Profile: turkey, beef, and veggies
- Dietary Info: no seed oils
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: easy one bowl dog meal
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- 10 Minutes: This dog meatloaf takes 10 minutes to prep, then just let it bake!
- Quick and Easy: This recipe is quick and easy to make. If you cook homemade food for your dog often, you'll love how easy this recipe is.
- One Pan Meal: This homemade dog food is an easy one pan meal for your dog. Cooking for your dog should be easy, and with this meatloaf it has everything so you can just scoop and reheat. Other one pan dog meals that John John loves are Slow Cooker Beef Dog Food, Turkey Dog Food Recipe, or Dog Burger Bowl (Homemade Beef Dog Food).
- Better Than Kibble: Give your dog the best fresh food with this easy turkey dog food recipe!
If you make homemade dog food, then you know sometimes you can run out of meat, or veggies, or carbs… and then it seems like you’re always making something instead of just warming food! But, with this Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs recipe, it has everything inside including turkey, beef, carrots, celery, red pepper, and oats. So, it’s a full meal for your dog!
If I am adding anything to this meal, I do like to add in our Dog Friendly Sweet Potato Fries as a side, as John John just really loves them. And, we alway add Beef Liver for Dogs as a food topper to all of John John's meals for the addition of organ meat.
Ingredients
- Ground Turkey: I use organic ground turkey. Lean meats are very good for your dog and ground turkey is a great choice for daily feeding. Also, check out How to Cook Ground Turkey For Dogs for meal prepping.
- Ground Beef: I use organic grassfed ground beef, the same exact beef we buy for us!
- Eggs: I use organic eggs to hold the meatloaf together.
- Oats: I use organic rolled oats which also help bind the meatloaf together.
- Bell Pepper: I use organic red bell pepper because the red is John John's favorite. You can use any color.
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Baker's Tips
- I use a 1-pound loaf pan, but you could also form this into a log and bake on a roasting rack too!
- You can use all one kind of meat or even substitute ground chicken or ground lamb too.
- Feel free to use other dog safe veggies that your pup likes instead, it's totally fine to switch it up!
- I like to use parchment paper as it allows the meatloaf to come out very easily. But, if you don’t have parchment paper then you can grease the pan well with coconut oil.
- Make sure to store extra meatloaf in an airtight container in the fridge, it will last for 5 days in the fridge.
How to Make Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 1-pound loaf pan with parchment paper, letting it fold over the sides for easier removal. Grab a cutting board and the veggies.
- Grate the carrots using a large box grater and dice the bell pepper and celery.
- Add the ground turkey, ground beef and eggs into a large mixing bowl and mix together.
- Add the veggies and oats into the beef and eggs and stir to combine completely.
- Transfer to the prepared loaf pan and press in evenly.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the meatloaf internal temperature is 165°F.
How to Serve
Once the meatloaf is cooked, it's ready to serve. You can serve this on its own as meal to your dog. You can also add a side of sweet potatoes, rice, or even more vegetables, depending on your dog's needs.
If you want to learn how to make meals, like this, into a complete meal for your dog, check out our course How to Cook Homemade Dog Food (Vet-Approved, Balanced and Simple).
Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs FAQ's
If your dog eats ground chicken or ground lamb, those would be easy to substitute for the beef or turkey. You can also use all beef or all turkey. I like to use a mix as John John’s main protein is turkey and we usually add in beef liver as well. So, when he gets this recipe, we sometimes skip the beef liver and just allow him to indulge in some ground beef instead.
The same way you’d store meatloaf for you! Be sure to keep extra meatloaf in an airtight container in the fridge.
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.
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Homemade Turkey Meatloaf for Dogs
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- 1-pound Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 1 stalk celery (diced)
- 1 red pepper (diced)
- 1 large carrot (finely grated)
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 pound grassfed ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup rolled oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 1-pound loaf pan with parchment paper, letting it fold over the sides for easier removal.
- Grate the carrots using a large box grater and dice the bell pepper and celery.
- Add the ground turkey, ground beef and eggs into a large mixing bowl and mix together.
- Add the veggies and oats into the beef and eggs and stir to combine completely.
- Transfer to the prepared loaf pan and press in evenly.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the meatloaf internal temperature is 165°F.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Notes
- I use a 1-pound loaf pan, but you could also form this into a log and bake on a roasting rack too!
- You can use all one kind of meat or even substitute ground chicken or ground lamb too.
- Feel free to use other dog safe veggies that your pup likes instead, it's totally fine to switch it up!
- I like to use parchment paper as it allows the meatloaf to come out very easily. But, if you don’t have parchment paper then you can grease the pan well with coconut oil.
- Make sure to store extra meatloaf in an airtight container in the fridge.
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