18 Homemade Doggy Christmas Dinner Recipes

On Christmas day, there is nothing nicer than sitting down to a delicious home-cooked meal. Many pet parents want to offer their dog a homemade Christmas dinner, too, but it’s important to know what is safe to feed and what isn’t. Today, we’re sharing 18 of the best homemade dog Christmas dinner ideas to get you started on the right track!

Keep in mind that our dogs cannot eat the same foods that we can. For example, that stuffing you look forward to contains ingredients like onions that will make your dog ill. If you don't know which foods are safe for Fido, be sure to do your research.

You can rest assured that all of the ingredients in the following recipes are not only safe but also nutritious for your pet. We've included some dogs Christmas dinner ideas that use superfoods for your pooch, like sweet potatoes and kale.

If your dog does not normally eat homemade food, DO NOT feed these recipes as a full meal. Instead, uses them as a topper for his kibble or for small snacks throughout the day.

If you're looking for dogs Christmas dinner ideas to add to your regular homemade dog food menu, be sure to check with your vet or a canine nutritionist to ensure that the meal you've chosen will provide your pet with the daily nutrition that his body requires.

These recipes may not be suitable as a dietary staple for every dog. While they are healthy and safe, they may not offer the proper amounts of protein, carbohydrates, calcium, or other vitamins and minerals that your pet's body requires. Only a trained professional will be able to tell you if the recipes you select are right for your pet.

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18 Best Homemade Dogs Christmas Dinner Ideas

1. Turkey and Rice Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground turkey
• 2 cups brown rice
• 16 oz. frozen cauliflower, broccoli, carrot blend
• 6 cups water
• 1 tsp. dried rosemary

Instructions

Add the water, rice, turkey, and rosemary to a large soup pot and stir thoroughly to break up the meat. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce to low heat and simmer for 20 min. Add vegetables and continue cooking for 5 mins. Stir and allow to cool before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

2. Christmas Turkey Casserole

Ingredients

• 3 lb. skinless cooked light meat turkey
• 4 Tbsp. turkey gravy*
• 1 lb. cooked sweet potatoes
• 1 cup cooked oatmeal
• 2 Tbsp. cranberry sauce

Instructions

Combine ingredients for this dog's Christmas dinner ideas well and mix thoroughly. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

*Leave out gravy for dogs with pancreatitis!

3. Christmas Turkey Medallions

Ingredients

• 6 oz. cooked skinless white meat turkey
• ½ cup oatmeal
• ½ cup chopped carrots

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Cover a baking tray with parchment paper. Use a food processor to blend the carrots and turkey together. Add oatmeal and blend again. Roll 1” meatballs and place on the baking tray. Bake for 15 minutes. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

4. Sweet Turkey Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground turkey
• ½ cup peeled, chopped carrots
• 3 peeled, cored, sliced apples
• 1 cup peas
• 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup water

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a cupcake pan. Add the cinnamon and apples to the water in a pan on high heat. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and cover. Simmer until apples are soft. Take apples off the heat and set aside to cool. Add the carrots, peas, and turkey to a food processor and puree.

Spoon the pureed mixture into the greased cupcake tins. Add the apples and apple water to the food processor and puree. Spoon pureed apples on top of the turkey mixture in the cupcake pan. Cook 40 minutes or until cooked through. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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5. Turkey and Green Bean Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 lb. cooked ground turkey or shredded white turkey meat
• 1 cup cooked rice
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• ½ cup chopped green beans
• ¼ cup water

Instructions

Break down the turkey and add to a deep skillet over high heat with the green beans, water, and carrots.Bring to heat then cook this dogs Christmas dinner ideas 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add in the cooked rice. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

6. Turkey and Veggies

Ingredients

• 3 lb. ground turkey
• 1 ½ cup brown rice
• 2 shredded carrots
• ½ cup peas
• 1 shredded zucchini
• 3 cups chopped baby spinach
• 1 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Add 3 cups water to a large saucepan and use it to cook rice according to package directions. Set rice aside once cooked. In a large soup pot, bring your oil to heat over medium heat and brown the turkey.

Once the turkey is cooked, add the remaining ingredients and stir until heated through. Remove from heat. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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7. Slow Cooked Turkey Dinner

Ingredients

• 2 ½ lb. skinless, boneless turkey breast
• 1 can drained, rinsed kidney beans
• 1 cubed sweet potato
• 1 cored, cubed apple
• 2 cups peas
• 2 cups green beans
• 2 sliced carrots
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Add the turkey to the crockpot and only just cover with water. Add the remaining ingredients, except for peas, to the crockpot. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 1/2 hours. Add peas and stir.

Cook this dog's Christmas dinner ideas for 30 mins. Drain liquid off the crockpot contents. Add olive oil and use a hand mixer to blend. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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8. Rich Turkey Mash

Ingredients

• 2 lb. lean ground turkey
• 2 Tbsp. diced turkey liver
• 2 chopped carrots
• 1 cup chopped cauliflower
• 1 cup chopped broccoli
• ½ zucchini sliced
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Steam the carrots, zucchini, broccoli, and cauliflower Combine the turkey liver and turkey in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat until cooked through. Drain the fat. Chop the steamed vegetables and add to the turkey mixture. Add the olive oil and stir well to combine. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

9. Turkey Meatloaf Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 Lb. lean ground turkey
• 1 ½ cup oats
• 1 ½ cups grated carrots and apple mix
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup low-fat cottage cheese

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a large loaf pan. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix together with your hands. Add meat mixture to the loaf pan and bake 40 minutes or until cooked through. Allow cooling before slicing and serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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10. Turkey Christmas Cake

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ lb. white meat turkey
• 1 egg
• 1 cup brown rice
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• ½ cup corn
• ½ cup peas
• 1 apple

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 340° F. Line a cake pan with parchment paper. Add the corn, carrots, and peas to a pan, cover with water, and cook until soft. Peel, core, and chop the apple. Shred the turkey. Cook the rice according to the package directions.

Drain the vegetables and mash. Mash the egg with the shell in a small bowl, then combine with the turkey and apple. Mix. Combine the vegetable mixture with the rice in a clean bowl. Add ½ the turkey mix to the bottom of the cake pan. Top with 2/3 vegetable and rice mixture.

Top with the turkey mix, then add the rest of the vegetable mixture. Bake this dog's Christmas dinner idea for 35 min. or until cooked through. Allow cooling before slicing and serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

11. Eggy Turkey Meatloaf

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground turkey
• ½ cup oats
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup peas
• ½ cup chopped carrots
• 3 hard-boiled eggs

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a loaf pan. Mix together the turkey, peas, and carrots and stir. Add the oats and 2 eggs and stir again. Spoon half the meat mixture into the greased loaf pan.

Line the hardboiled eggs along the center of the meatloaf. Spoon the remaining meat mixture into the pan. Bake 45 min. or until cooked through. Allow cooling before slicing and serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

12. Christmas Turkey Mash

Ingredients

• 3 lb. lean ground turkey
• 1 ½ cups brown rice
• 2 shredded carrots
• ½ cup peas
• 1 zucchini shredded
• 3 cups chopped baby spinach
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Cook the rice according to package instructions. In a large soup pot, bring the olive oil to heat over medium heat. Brown the turkey and crumble as it cooks. Add remaining ingredients including the cooked rice into the cooked turkey and stir. Cook for 5 minutes. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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13. Sweet Potato and Turkey Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground turkey
• 1 lb. oats
• 1 lb. zucchini
• 1 lb. peeled sliced yams
• Plain no-fat yogurt
• 17 cups water

Instructions

Add the water, yams, and turkey to a large pot, bring to a boil over medium-high Lower heat, and cook until yams are cooked through. When the yams are cooked, turn off the heat and add the oats to the pot still sitting on the burner.

Add zucchini on top of the oats. Let the pot sit for 30 min. Mash together the ingredients once cooled slightly. Allow cooling completely before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

14. Turkey Stew Dinner

Ingredients

• 2 large turkey breasts cut into 12 pieces total
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 lb. mixed frozen vegetables
• 2 cups cubed sweet potatoes
• 2 ½ cups water

Instructions

Add all of the ingredients to the slow cooker making sure the chicken is completely covered with the other ingredients. Cook on low heat for 8 hours until cooked through. Turn off heat and shred chicken. Stir everything together until well mixed. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

15. Turkey and Potatoes

Ingredients

• ½ lb. lean ground turkey
• 2 oz. quick cook oats
• 1 egg
• 2 oz. No-fat plain yogurt
• 6 oz. peeled potatoes
• 1 oz. flaxseed
• 7 oz. mixed vegetables

Instructions

Peel and chop the potatoes before adding them to a deep skillet. Add a little water, the turkey, potatoes, and vegetables to the skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and cook for 15 min. Add the oatmeal and egg and stir.

Cook for 2 min. then take off the heat. Add flax seed and yogurt and stir. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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16. Poultry-Free Christmas Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 lb. Low-fat ground beef
• 1 large diced potato
• 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
• ½ cup frozen peas
• 1 diced carrot

Instructions

In a large skillet, cook the meat through. Stir in the coconut oil. Add the carrots and potatoes to the pan and add enough water to cover the veggies. Bring to a boil on high then lower heat to a simmer. Simmer 20 min. Add the peas and stir. Allow cooling before serving a portion appropriate for your dog.

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17. Poultry-Free Beef and Rice Christmas Special

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• 1 cored and shredded apple
• 1 shredded carrot
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook beef until no longer pink. Add the cooked rice to the beef and stir. Cook for 2 mins. Add remaining ingredients and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir while cooking for 5 mins. Allow cooling before serving a portion of this dog's Christmas dinner ideas that are appropriate for your dog.

18. Fishy Christmas Dinner

Ingredients

• 2 lb. tilapia fillets
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 3 hard-boiled eggs
• 3 cups diced mixed vegetables
• 1 can dolphin-safe pink salmon

Instructions

Dice the fish fillets finely and cook in a skillet. While cooking the fish, boil the vegetables in water until softened. Drain the water off the vegetables and mix together all ingredients mashing the egg with the shell. Allow cooling before serving a portion of this dogs Christmas dinner ideas appropriate for your dog.

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