Turkey Meatball Dog Treats
These Turkey Meatball Dog Treats can be traded in place of your pet’s dry food meal. Do you know what is in most dog food and dog treats? A lot of the ingredients is unpronounceable and unrecognizable. Fresh meat – chicken or turkey, and occasionally beef without added salts and preservatives, vegetables, and rice make a fantastic replacement to your pet’s commercial dog food. I ran this homemade turkey sweet potato dog treat by my vet and he found this combination to be an acceptable replacement.
If your four legged friend is more your family member than pet you may be looking for a dry dog food alternative and this may be the one! This particular tasty treat can be made year round or it can be made with Thanksgiving leftovers. Be sure to use meat that is not heavily seasoned. Also use sweet potatoes before you add marshmallows and any other unhealthy ingredients.
My dogs absolutely love this dish, and I feel good giving it to them because I know there are no dyes, additives, or chemicals.
Ingredients for Turkey Meatballs for Dogs Recipe:
- 1 lb Shredded or Ground Turkey
- 1 Egg
- 1 Sweet Potato
- 1 Cup Gluten Free Quick Cook Oats
- 1 ½ tsp. Cinnamon
- 2 tsp. Honey
- 2 Tbsp. Fresh or dried Parsley
How to Make Turkey Meatball Dog Treats:
Poke 4 or 5 holes in sweet potato, Place sweet potato in oven preheated to 400°, bake for 35-40 minutes until soft. Or you can microwave for 8-10 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool.
Pull skin from sweet potato and scoop inside into a large bowl.
In a blender, chopper, or food processor combine parsley and egg, run until parsley is well chopped. Add to sweet potato in bowl.
Add turkey, oats, cinnamon, honey and parsley.
Mix with your hands until well combined.
Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Roll turkey mixture into balls, slightly smaller than a golf ball.
Place in oven that has been preheated to 350°. Cook for 15-20 minutes.
Allow to cool, store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
Turkey Meatball Dog Treats
Ingredients
- 1 lb Shredded or Ground Turkey
- 1 Egg
- 1 Sweet Potato
- 1 Cup Gluten Free Quick Cook Oats
- 1 ½ tsp. Cinnamon
- 2 tsp. Honey
- 2 Tbsp. Fresh or dried Parsley
Instructions
- Poke 4 or 5 holes in sweet potato, Place sweet potato in oven preheated to 400°, bake for 35-40 minutes until soft. Or you can microwave for 8-10 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool.
- Pull skin from sweet potato and scoop inside into a large bowl.
- In a blender, chopper, or food processor combine parsley and egg, run until parsley is well chopped. Add to sweet potato in bowl.
- Mix with your hands until well combined.
- Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Roll turkey mixture into balls, slightly smaller than a golf ball.
- Place in oven that has been preheated to 350°. Cook for 15-20 minutes.
- Allow to cool, store in an airtight container in refrigerator.
We hope that your dog enjoys these easy Meatball Dog Treats!
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I’ll have to share with my son- I have a grand Beagle Pup who would love these!
Thank you Erinn! I hope he enjoys these. :)
My dog would love these, I’m going to make them as a Thanksgiving treat for him :) Your doggie is too cute!
Thank you for stopping by Brynn! :)
My dog would love these! Thanks for sharing! I hate buying the commercial dog treats because of all the chemicals, but most of the time I don’t have the time or cooking skills to make homemade!
I hope your dog enjoys these, Emma! :)
Garlic? I thought garlic is bad for dogs.
I’m sorry Alicia, it isn’t in the ingredients part of this recipe but somehow made it into the instructions. I’ll remove it. Thanks for letting me know.
I noticed that.I just didn’t want anyone putting it in :)
Great recipe. I am definitely making this for Thanksgiving. I am afraid of buying commercial pet treats after my friend’s dog getting sick from eating Chinese chicken jerky.
Thanks for stopping by Asha! I hope your dog enjoys them. :)
I made these for my Mr.Digglesworth “Diggles” 1st birthday pawty, and they were a hit. The dogs were going crazy over them. I had to make another batch. Diggles want eat his dog food unless I cut up a meatball to add to it.
That’s great to hear Lekesia! I’m glad Diggles enjoyed them and had a good birthday pawty. :)
Made these for my 2grandpups. They love them, not to mention my daughter hides their pills in them!
Great, Terri! Glad it works well for the pups. :)
Do you use raw ground turkey for this?
Thank you so much for posting this recipe! My dog loves them and with all the food and treat recalls, it’s nice to be able to make treats that are good for him. :-)
These sound really good. How long will they keep in the fridge?
Thanks
Love these treats. Easy to make and you get a lot out of one patch. They are a big hit at the training classes I help teach.
Happy to hear it! Thanks for stopping by. :)
I think I could even try these with my cats without the cinnamon. I think they’d love them.
Hi. Can cats eat these? How many meatballs does it make? How long does it take to make this recipe?
Hi. I’m wondering how many meatballs does this make and how long does it take to make this recipe? Please respond soon. I’m thinking about making these for thanksgiving and it’s only a couple weeks away. Thanks!
Hello Cat, these would be a great dog treat for Thanksgiving! As far as time goes…for the sweet potatoes “bake for 35-40 minutes until soft. Or you can microwave for 8-10 minutes.” Then when you add the sweet potatoes to the ground turkey mixture “Place in oven that has been preheated to 350°. Cook for 15-20 minutes.” These is no really set amount that it makes, it all depends on the size of meatballs you make. We hope your dog loves them! :)
Thank you!
Hello. How many meatballs does this make and how long does it take to make this recipe? Thanks.
So easy! Bonus, DOGS LOVE THEM!!!