Thanksgiving turkey dinner for your dog can be a fun and easy project. It’s always sad when your furry friend wants to share in the big meal, but can’t because the human version isn’t good for us pups. My recipe is not only tasty, but it is safe for your dog to eat, and easy to make! Heavens, if I can make it, so can you!
You can use any fruits or veggies you would like in your turkey creation. I decided to use sweet potatoes, apple, peas, radishes, and a carrot. First I mixed a pound of lean ground turkey with an egg and about a cup of oats. The consistency needs to be the same as meatballs because you are making a meatball, or several depending on the size you would like. The oats bind the meat and eggs and will give your finished turkey more of a turkey skin look.
Next you need to make the feathers, feet, eyes, and wattle. I had my mom help cut these items out of the veggies so I didn’t hurt myself. Since the goal is to have this look like a turkey, choose pretty colors. I used sweet potato for the feathers, and then a couple radish slices for small feathers in front of the big ones, the apple for the wattle, peas for the eyes, and carrots to make the feet.
All these veggies are then stuck into the meatball to create the look of a turkey. The “bird” is placed into a well greased pan to be baked.
As always, before baking, make sure and taste what you are making. Why wait an hour for it to bake if it doesn’t taste good. My taste buds say skip the baking and chow down, but I know that would not be the right thing to do.
Now it is time to let the little fellow bake for about an hour. The veggies are baking with him, and will get some of the turkey flavor because of that. The waiting if a real killer!
Once the turkey dinner for your dog is out of the oven, let it cool, and then serve. It can be served on a fancy plate, or in your dog’s bowl. I used the rest of the sweet potato to make some chips to use as a garnish. Simply slice and bake in the oven while the turkey is baking.
Turkey dinner for your dog works fine in a dog bowl as well, and the chips can be added as a garnish in the bowl too.
Now for the highlight of cooking, the real tasting time! Sorry folks, I couldn’t help myself. I had to just grab the turkey and gobble it up! Thanksgiving is almost here, so grab my recipe and make sure you have the ingredients to make your own turkey dinner for dogs!
Watch out for any cat burglars in the area. I had an incident with cat bro Bert taking off with a sweet potato chip and eating it. They are not something cats should eat much of, but he eats toilet paper, off the roll, so this has to be better than that for his health!
In case your pup wants some pumpkin pie for desert, Emma has a recipe for a tasty dog friendly one from years ago. Stop by her post to grab that recipe!
Bone Appetit!
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Are we invited to dinner? That is “both” of us (the cat and the hu-mom?) … we will wear our masks!
The cat will like the food, you may find it a bit bland 🙂
That is so fantastic.
You could make a turkey for your new pup, she would love it!
You are quite the Master Chef and ya done good on the yum, even Bert approved!
He wanted the turkey, but settled for sweet potatoes.
oh that is an artpiece!!! we love it… and we think you Bert is related to us hahahahaha
He would be the ideal cat for you two!
OMD, YUMMY! Now that looks delish, and I wish I could lick it off the computer screen. My human and I might have to try this. Thank you for the idea and the demo. XOXO, Sparkle
I made three total from the 1 pound of turkey. Super easy, and very tasty.
You did a great job with Thanksgiving dinner. I think mom helped a little too. So precious.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches to all the pups and my best to your mom. ♥
Thank you, Mom helps when I need to cut something as dogs and knives don’t mix well.
Guess what my Alex is having for Thanksgiving! That looks so good. I will also bake the pie for him. Thanks for the recipe!
Oh boy, he will have a wonderful meal and both items are super simple to make! Have fun with it.
It’s just beautiful and I bet it’s SuperYummy! You are an awesome cook, Bailie!
Thank you. Anything with meat is good, and I added the veggies to make Mom happy 😉
What a cute recipe! We cook similar things, but without the fancy presentation
For everyday, the presentation is a blob in our bowls, but for a special occasion, it is fun to make something look and taste special.
Gobble Gobble!!! Great YUM!!!!
That is right and I gobbled my turkey right up.
Not every dog gets a meal like this! Wow!
We get ground turkey with our meals in our rotation, but not made up as a turkey.
Wow Bailey, you outdid yourself!! What a pawsome looking Thanksgiving feast!!
The turkey came out cute, but not so cute that I couldn’t eat it!
That turkey dinner of yours would have Bessie the Basset at my house drool and begin’ for seconds and thirds! Tummy tickles.
Bessie is in luck because with my one pound of meat, I made three of them!
What lucky pooches to get their freshly prepared turkey meal!
Holidays are special, so we usually get something special to celebrate along side the humans.
Nice turkey, it looks like a winner. And a cat that eats toilet paper, now i’ve heard everything.
Cat bro Bert eats anything that isn’t nailed down. We don’t know what makes him so weird, but we have to keep the bathroom doors closed or he eats the paper and gets sick.
How creative is that!!? Luke would definitely love that with all his favorite veggies in there with the turkey.
You can add more veggies or different ones, the main thing is the meat part.
OMD!!! That is scent-sational! It would be a hit for every dog and cat on Thanksgiving
It is easy, fun, and pretty healthy. Poor Pierre couldn’t have one, though. Hope he continues to feel better.
That meal looks as adorable as the cook! Nice job.
Thank you. It was super yummy in my hound tummy.
Wow, my Mozart would have loved this. Sadly, he’s gone to Dog Heaven and I’m still broken-hearted (guess I will always be). But I’ll keep this in mind for (or if I ever would) when I’m ready to love another fur baby. Thank you, and happy Thanksgiving!
Losing a pup is such a hard thing. Mom still mourns her lost furry ones. Happy Thanksgiving.