Easy to digest and nutrient dense, your four-legged friends will fall in love with these homemade dog treats. No waffle iron? Make pancakes (pupcakes?) instead!
When we adopted our rescue puppy, Daisy, I received several requests for dog treat recipes. Until now, there was just one recipe for our four-legged friends on the site, the Homemade Dog Treats I used to make for our Springer Spaniel, Angus.
One special friend expedited the process of getting new dog-friendly recipes on the site when she thoughtfully sent two recipes she and her daughters make for their pup. Both recipes came with high marks from their dog, with the following chicken & rice treat scoring ever so slightly higher marks.
When the girls appeared at my door to lend me their adorable dog bone waffle iron, I clearly needed to get to work. Note that while the dog bone waffle iron is fun and not too pricey, you can absolutely make the treats in a skillet as small pancakes.
In the simple recipe, cooked rice, chicken, an egg, parsley, and brown rice flour are puréed and then cooked. The following photos illustrate the simple process.
In the recipe notes, I’ve also included helpful tips (gleaned from my trial and error, now that I’ve made the treats for Daisy several times!) for making perfectly-shaped bones with ease when using the waffle iron. Of course, I’m absolutely sure your dog will not care what they look like. If Daisy and our other canine recipe testers are any indication, they will be gobbled up in a nanosecond!
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Chicken & Rice Dog Treats
Ingredients
- ½ cup (70g/2.5oz) diced cooked chicken breast
- ½ cup (70g/2.5oz) cooked brown, white, or wild rice
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons (17g) brown rice flour
Instructions
- Preheat the dog bone waffle iron. Alternatively, you may cook the treats as small pancakes in a skillet on the stovetop.
- In a mini food processor, combine the chicken and rice. Process until the pieces are uniformly very small. Add the parsley, and pulse until the mixture is like a course sand. Add the egg, and process to form a wet purée. Add the rice flour and pulse to combine. At this point, if needed, you can add a touch more rice flour or a trickle of water until the mixture is a soft, slightly sticky dough. (I typically need to add 2-3 teaspoons of water. If you have leftover chicken broth on hand, feel free to use that.)
- Lightly spray the cooking surface of the dog treat maker or skillet with non-aerosol cooking oil. Heat the skillet, if using, over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of dough to the preheated treat maker and close the lid; or add the dough to the skillet, spreading into an even layer.
- Cook the treats for about 7 minutes total, using tongs or a fork to gently pry from the mold, or a spatula when cooking on the stovetop, to flip once the bottoms are lightly golden. When cooked through and golden on both sides, remove to a plate to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Storage: Once cooled, store in an airtight container or zip-top bag in the refrigerator for up to a week. The bones freeze well too and can be given to your dog straight from the freezer.
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