![]() ![]() Hey – it’s a few more minutes he and I can spend out running, or just cuddling on the couch. They’re basically just simple drop biscuits you plop onto a baking sheet – as easy as easy gets! I’m pretty much 100% certain that Finn loves these treats just as much in a plain-old round shape, as he would if I’d spent loads of extra time making them into bones or hearts. But it all just seems like a lot of fuss simply to make people happy. I see so many darling recipes for homemade dog treats that have been lovingly shaped into things like hearts or doggy bones. To avoid upsetting your pup’s tummy, it’s best to keep things simple. Similarly, if you’re using leftover chicken meat from a recipe (rather than using up a rotisserie chicken), and the meat is heavily sauced or deeply flavored from cooking spices or marinades, you should probably skip that, as well. I actually don’t recommend including the skin at all, if the chicken has been roasted with a lot of spices or salt that’s still clinging to it. And go easy on including too much fat, particularly the fatty skin. ![]() When you’re chopping or shredding leftover chicken, be careful that you don’t include any bones. And Finn is a happy, happy boy! Chicken You Don’t Want to Use When I have enough chicken, I can whip up a batch of these homemade dog treats. I measure it out and keep it in labeled zipper bags in the freezer. So, instead of preparing chicken just to make this dog treat recipe (now, that really would be a pampered pooch!), I stockpile leftover bits of chicken any time we have some from our own (human) meals. It often adds up to more than a cup of chicken I wouldn’t otherwise use! These homemade dog treats are the perfect way to put those extra little bits to great use! I’m so happy to feel like not one bit of the animal went to waste – that I used all I could. But, when I’m working with a rotisserie chicken, I really hate not using up every morsel of the bird – including the little bits of meat stuck to the bones, and the cartilage and connective tissue that most people don’t eat. What makes these dog treats totally THK-terrific, though, is the make-ahead, ready-and-waiting-when-you-are tip on how these treats help you use up chicken that would otherwise go to waste: Stockpile (and Freeze) Your Bits of Leftover ChickenĪs I mentioned in our post for Frozen Dog Treats, here at THK, we have a lot of recipes that start with a rotisserie chicken (such a simple shortcut!). They’re like home-style chicken and biscuits, in a pup-friendly, treat form! And you know he’s my favorite running buddy.Īs though I have a whole bunch of extra time on my hands for that little indulgence, right?!?īut actually, I do! These dog treats take just moments to mix together, and with only four ingredients (because we’re not counting that freebie water!), they’re a total breeze! He sleeps cuddled next to me, under the covers, every night. He’s got a doggy door so he can head out to sun himself on the deck whenever he pleases. Our Finny is a seriously pampered pooch with a pretty (ahem …) doggone good life. ![]()
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