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🍗 Gourmet Special Occasion All Breeds 🆓 Free Recipe

The Dog's Sunday Roast 🍗

Roast chicken, caramelised parsnip and carrot, sweet potato mash, green beans, and a glossy bone broth gravy. A proper, regal Sunday dinner — made entirely for your dog.

⏱️60 mins
🍽️4 servings
🔥350 kcal/serve
🐾All breeds
The Dog's Sunday Roast — roast chicken with vegetables and bone broth gravy

🥘 Ingredients

  • 600g Boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs
  • 1 medium Parsnip, peeled and cubed
  • 2 large Carrots, peeled and chunked
  • 1 cup Green beans, trimmed
  • 1 large Sweet potato, peeled and cubed
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil (for roasting veg)
  • 2 cups Unsalted bone broth (chicken or beef)
  • 1 tbsp Arrowroot powder (to thicken gravy)
  • 1 tsp Dried rosemary (optional — dog-safe)
  • 1 tbsp Fish oil (to finish)
  • ¼ tsp Eggshell calcium powder (per serving — critical for Ca:P balance)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1

Roast the Vegetables

Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F). Toss parsnip and carrot chunks in olive oil and spread on a baking tray in a single layer. Roast for 30–35 minutes, turning halfway, until golden and caramelised at the edges. The slight caramelisation brings out natural sweetness — dogs go absolutely wild for it.

2

Roast the Chicken

Place chicken in a baking dish with ½ cup of bone broth. Sprinkle with a tiny pinch of dried rosemary if using. Roast in the same oven for 25–30 minutes until fully cooked with no pink remaining. Rest for 5 minutes then shred into bite-sized pieces with two forks.

3

Mash the Sweet Potato

While everything roasts, boil sweet potato cubes in plain unsalted water for 15 minutes until fork-tender. Drain well and mash with a splash of bone broth until smooth and creamy. No butter, no salt, no milk — the bone broth adds richness and depth on its own.

4

Steam the Green Beans

Steam or lightly boil green beans for 4–5 minutes until tender but still with a little bite. You want them cooked through but not mushy — texture matters even for dogs!

5

Make the Bone Broth Gravy

Heat the remaining 1.5 cups of bone broth in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mix arrowroot powder with 2 tablespoons of cold water to form a smooth slurry, then whisk into the warm broth. Stir continuously for 2–3 minutes until it thickens to a beautiful glossy gravy. Remove from heat.

6

Plate Up & Serve

Spoon a generous mound of sweet potato mash into your dog's bowl. Top with shredded roast chicken, roasted parsnip and carrot, and green beans. Ladle the bone broth gravy over the top, then finish with a drizzle of fish oil. Let it cool completely to room temperature before serving. Watch them lose their mind.

🍖 The Star of the Show: Bone Broth Gravy

The bone broth gravy is what elevates this from a meal into an experience. Here's why it's so good for your dog:

  • Collagen & glycine — supports joints, gut lining, and skin
  • Natural electrolytes — potassium, magnesium, phosphorus
  • Gut-healing — helps dogs with sensitive stomachs and leaky gut
  • Irresistible aroma — even picky eaters can't resist a bone broth gravy

Make a big batch of bone broth and freeze in ice cube trays — then you always have some ready for Sunday.

🎨 The Plating Guide

Yes, we're teaching you how to plate food for your dog. You're welcome.

🟠

Base Layer

Sweet potato mash — spread across the bowl like a canvas

🍗

The Star

Shredded roast chicken — piled generously in the centre

🥕

The Colour

Roasted parsnip & carrot — arranged around the chicken

💚

The Greens

Green beans — a neat little bundle on the side

The Gravy

Bone broth gravy — ladle it over everything generously

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The Finish

Fish oil drizzle — one tablespoon over the top to finish

⚠️ What NOT to Include

  • No gravy granules, Bisto, or store-bought stock — contain onion powder and salt
  • No onions or leeks — toxic to dogs
  • No garlic — toxic even in small amounts
  • No salt or pepper
  • No chicken skin — too high in fat, can trigger pancreatitis
  • No cooked bones — splintering hazard
  • No nutmeg or stuffing — both toxic to dogs

📊 Nutrition Per Serving

350
Calories
34g
Protein
30g
Carbs
9g
Fat
5g
Fiber
Low
Sodium

🐾 Serving Size Guide

Adjust portions to your dog's daily calorie needs:

  • Small dogs (under 10kg): ½ cup
  • Medium dogs (10–25kg): 1–1.5 cups
  • Large dogs (over 25kg): 2–3 cups

✅ Great For

  • Weekend or birthday treat
  • Picky eaters
  • Senior dogs (easy to chew)
  • Dogs with joint issues (bone broth)
  • Post-illness appetite boost

⏳ Storage

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Freeze individual portions for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the fridge — never microwave with the gravy as it can get too hot unevenly.

💡 Pro Tip

Make a double batch of the bone broth gravy and freeze in ice cube trays. Each cube can be popped onto your dog's regular food as a daily topper — incredible for appetite and hydration.

⚖️ Nutritional Balance Note

This is a special occasion recipe — best served 1–2 times per week, not as your dog's sole daily meal.

Meat-based meals are naturally high in phosphorus but very low in calcium. Long-term feeding without calcium supplementation causes an imbalanced Ca:P ratio, which can weaken bones over time.

Always add ¼ tsp eggshell calcium powder per serving when feeding this recipe regularly. You can make it yourself by baking clean eggshells at 200°C for 10 minutes, then grinding to a fine powder.

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