Canine Concoctions: Gobble Me Up Casserole

For those of you turned off by the thought of purchasing yet another brand of Dog Food in the hopes that it won't be the next addition to the recall list, here is an easy to prepare and budget conscious meal (or three) for your four-legged friend.

Ingredients Needed:

1 lb. Ground Turkey

1 can of Cream of Chicken Soup*

1/3 cup Brown Rice (Regular or Minute/Instant)

1/4 cup chopped, cooked Carrots (Fresh or Frozen, I don't recommend canned.)

1/4 cup cooked Broccoli (Fresh or Frozen, I don't recommend canned.)

Preparation:

In skillet, brown Ground Turkey until thoroughly cooked. Drain off excess grease. (There should be very little excess with Ground Turkey.) As the meat is browning, boil or steam the vegetables together until soft or semi-soft, and boil/cook the rice according to package directions.

Remove skillet from heat when the Turkey is fully cooked. Combine the cooked and chopped/sliced Carrots and Broccoli and the cooked Brown Rice with the Turkey. Add the Cream of Chicken soup straight from the can, do not prepare it per the can instructions. Combine all ingredients, folding soup in with the mixture until all is blended together nicely.

Transfer Turkey, Rice, and Vegetables to a 9-inch by 9-inch glass baking dish (or your preferred non-stick baking pan). Bake in pre-heated 350-degree oven for approximately 20 minutes. Let cool before serving to your anxious Canine*.

Serving size of 3*: based on 105 lb. Husky/Sheppard mix.

Tips:

*CAUTION: Be extremely careful when purchasing cream soups. I strongly suggest reading the labels well to ensure that no mushrooms, onions, onion salts or powders, garlic or garlic salts or powders are included. These items are toxic to your furry friend and should not be served to him/her or used in the cooking process!

For Carrots, I chop them into thin slices prior to cooking, as this speeds the time to soften them.

For Broccoli, I wait until after it has been cooked, then chop it fine before adding to the mixture. This is entirely your preference--I just find that it makes a bit less mess after cooking.