I have to say I’ve got one of those husbands that women only dream of. You send them to the store for one thing and they get that one thing or spot a bargain and bring it home. As was the case when I sent my husband to the supermarket and he spotted a 3 kilo bag of pet mince for $3 and I decided to make homemade dog food in the slow cooker.
Our two 4-legged babies are pretty spoilt and enjoy the dog food shaped in a log but at $7 a roll it’s a little expensive. By the time I added rice and frozen vegetables to this pack of pet mince, I think it would’ve cost me about $5 and I had enough for months. It would be great for big dogs.
I could’ve quite easily cooked this in a pot on the stove top but I love my slow cooker that I can set it in the morning and check it a few hours later. I did inherit 2 slow cookers from my late mother in law which are the perfect size for my family so my big old slow cooker I’ve had for about 20 years was perfect for cooking this in. I’ll keep this slow cooker just for this purpose not that I think it would matter that it was used for human meals.
It’s a great way to use up vegetables that may be a bit on the old side. You could swap rice for pasta and add wholegrains if you wished. I managed to get 2 cups of dog food into a ziplock bag and I got 5 of those bags. A little bit goes a long way with my two dogs. A word of warning though. I’ve since read that a sudden change in your dog’s diet can cause constipation, which it did in our case, so we have gone back to the dog roll and only using a little bit, topping it up with this dog food.
Happy Customers
“Bonnie” the Mini Fox Terrier
“Willy” the Miniature Pinscher
As you can see, we have 2 happy customers. They didn’t leave a crumb.
Homemade Dog Food in the Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- pet mince or other cheap ground meat
- 1 cup rice or pasta
- 2 cups vegetables frozen or fresh
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Put all ingredients into a slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 4 hours or slow for 2 hours.
- Dispense into small serving size bags and freeze until required.
