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How to Turn Leftover Turkey Into Tasty Meatballs for Dogs [Recipe]

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How to Turn Leftover Turkey Into Tasty Meatballs for Dogs [Recipe]

Bonding with Your Dog
By Kiki Kane

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This homemade dog meatball recipe is a great way to use up leftover turkey and veggies from your holiday table. Of course, you can make it using ground turkey any time of year. Turkey is a healthy lean protein source for dogs, though turkey bones are not safe for them to eat. That’s why this recipe avoids the potential dangers of splintering bones and is much safer than simply handing your dog scraps from the pan.

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Not only is the turkey good for your dog, but the fresh veggies in these meatballs add fiber and vitamins your dog might not be getting from his same-old kibble meal.

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Homemade Turkey Meatballs for Dogs

Serve these hearty little meatballs to your dog as a special treat. You can also add to a meal; just cut back on the kibble a little to adjust for added calories. These meatballs last for about five days in the fridge or freeze beautifully.

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 24 pieces 1x
  • Category: Meal Mix-in
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb of leftover turkey, with bones and skin removed
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp plain low-fat yogurt
  • 1 cup mixed veggies (we used carrot, peas, and green beans)
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º

Pop leftover turkey into the bowl of your food processor and pulse a couple time to break up the meat.

Add the rolled oats and pulse until well-combined and no large pieces appear.

Add the egg and yogurt and pulse until the mixture just starts holding together.

Transfer mixture to a large bowl.

Add your veggies and parsley and mix with your hands until incorporated.

Roll into 1” balls and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes or until just becoming golden around the edges.

Notes

Too much sodium isn’t good for your dog. Removing the turkey skin helps remove the salt and seasonings from baking. 

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Tasting Notes

Our resident doggy taste tester, Bea, approves of this meaty treat!

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Thanksgiving recipes are coming along! These are meatballs you can make with leftover turkey and veg. Bea says YUM

A post shared by Kiki’s Canine Kitchen (@_bakingwithbea_) on Nov 2, 2018 at 3:51pm PDT

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Kiki Kane

Kiki Kane is a canine chef, professional blogger, and lifelong animal lover owned by a Frenchie-Boston mix named Bea Pickles and a geriatric kitty named Mogwai. As a dog chef and member of Rover's Dog People Panel, she creates original dog-friendly recipes for the web series Kiki's Canine Kitchen.

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