Healthy Chicken Stew

from The Whole Pet Diet

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 3 hrs

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Servings 20 cups

Ingredients

5 lbs Whole Chicken or turkey (bones, organs, skin and all)
2 cloves chopped fresh garlic
1/2 lb. green peas
1 lb. coarsely chopped carrots
1/2 lb. coarsely chopped sweet potato
1 lb. coarsely chopped zucchini
1 lb. coarsely chopped yellow squash
1/2 lb coarsely chopped green beans
1 lb. coarsely chopped celery
1/4 tsp kelp powder
Dash dried rosemary
6-8 cups springwater

Instructions

Combine all of the ingredients in a 10-quart stock pt (stainless steel, please) with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat as low as possible and simmer for 1 1/2 hours (the carrots should be quite soft at the end of the cooking time). Remove from the heat, let cool, and debone the chicken. With an electric hand mixer or a food processor and working in batchs, blend all the ingredients into a nice puree; the stew should be more soupy for cats. Using plastic containers, make up meal-sized portions. Refrigerate what you'll need for three days and freeze the rest. Be sure to seek your pet's advice on ideal meal sizes.
Serving Size. Amounts will vary depending on age, activity level, current health, weight and season, but here are some guidelines. The average adult cat will eat roughly 1 cup a day.

Notes

Since I only put a large spoonful of this stew in with our cats' kibble, I put a week's worth into a plastic container and keep the rest frozen. This recipe can be altered for dogs by adding 12 oz. of rolled oats and increasing the water to 12 cups. The author does not recommend the grains portion for cats.