Fresh Dog Food Slow Cooker Recipe: Fish & Sweet Potato
Learn how to make complete & balanced JustFoodForDogs fresh pet food at home. This slow cooker recipe is for our Fish & Sweet Potato diet, which is packed with omegas and suitable for all life stages.
Equipment
- 1 Slow cooker
Ingredients
- 4 lbs 10 oz Whitefish deboned (Cod, Pollock, or Haddock)
- 3 lbs 3 oz Sweet Potatoes with skin
- 3 lbs 3 oz Russet Potatoes with skin
- 6 oz Green Beans finely chopped
- 6 oz Broccoli finely chopped
- 4 oz Sunflower Oil
- 2 oz Lemon Juice
- 1½ oz Flaxseed ground
- ½ oz Dried Seaweed (unseasoned nori)
- 2 tbsp Fish & Sweet Potato DIY Nutrient Blend
Instructions
Prep
- Wash all vegetables thoroughly.
- Finely chop or dice all vegetables. Use fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible, but if 1 or 2 items must be frozen, make sure there are no added ingredients such as salt or sugar.
- Make sure to use potatoes without shades of green or signs of aging.
- Cut whitefish into smaller portions.
Cook
- Add white fish, russet potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans, and broccoli to the slow cooker, along with 1½ cups of water.
- Set cooker to medium heat for 3½ hours, occasionally stirring to break up cod.
- Check to see if ingredients are cooking thoroughly (becoming soft to the touch).
- Once all ingredients are cooked, allow food to cool.
Combine with Nutrient Blend
- After it has completely cooled to the touch, place the food in a large mixing bowl and combine all ingredients, including sunflower oil, lemon juice, flaxseed meal and dried seaweed.
- Slowly sprinkle in DIY Nutrient Blend until fully incorporated. Mix thoroughly.
- Portion into individual serving sizes and store in the refrigerator or freezer. This recipe will remain fresh in your refrigerator for up to 3 days and up to one year in the freezer.
Notes
As with any dog food recipe, it is essential that it is complete and balanced. This recipe will not meet essential nutritional needs without the DIY Nutrient Blend, which is formulated specifically for each recipe to meet AAFCO recommendations. The blend is compounded from 100% human-grade nutraceuticals regulated by the FDA. As such, pet parents must follow this recipe exactly as written.
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