Homemade Kibble Natural Dog Food Recipe

A good, crunchy meal without any of the mystery ingredients so prevalent in commercial dog food. This homemade natural kibble dog food is great to take with you when you're travelling, too. 

Ingredients:

• A little oil such as olive or vegetable oil, for greasing
• About 250g cooked meat (top tip; make this on Mondays, using leftovers from Sunday's roast chicken, lamb or beef)
• About 125g cooked vegetables, such as carrots, butternut squash or sweet potatoes
• 2 tsp ground flaxseeds (optional)
• About 100g buckwheat flour or brown rice flour, plus a little more for dusting

Other additions:

• Add a few tablespoons of rolled oats if you like
• Throw in some chicken livers
• A sprinkle of eggshell powder

This homemade kibble natural dog food recipe makes 1 large jar.

Cooking Tip:

Once baked in the oven, finish it off with a few hours in a dehydrator, to make sure it is absolutely bone dry, which prolongs its keeping qualities. (Optional)

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 140 degrees C, Fan 120 degrees C, Gas 1. Lightly grease a couple of baking trays.
2. Blitz together the meat and vegetables in a food processor, along with flaxseeds if using, until smooth. Add the flour a few tablespoons at a time, just until you have a fairly stiff dough.
3. Turn out the dough onto a sheet of baking parchment lightly dusted with flour, knead into a flattish ball and roll out until 5mm / 1/4in thick. Cut to the same size as your baking tray and turn onto your prepared sheet, peeling off the parchment. Score the dough into bite-sized squares with a knife, cutting all the way through. Roll out any scraps of dough to make more kibble too.
4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn off the heat and leave the kibble in the cooling oven for a few hours to dry out. You want to make sure it's absolutely dried out or it will go mouldy within a few days. It will keep in an airtight container for a week, or you can freeze it for up to 4 months. 

Recipe by Debora Robertson

Book credit: Dogs' Dinners available on Amazon

A wonderful recipe book all about the healthy, happy way to feed your dog.