Chicken Jerky for Dogs
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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7-8 slices
ingredients
- 1 cooked boneless chicken breast
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 200°F.
- Slice the chicken into thin strips. You should end up with about 7 or 8 slices.
- Place chicken slices on a baking sheet and bake for 2 to 2 1/2 hours to remove moisture (cooking time will depend on thickness of chicken and whether chicken is refrigerated or warm from oven. I baked raw chicken until no longer pink then allowed it to cool enough to be handled before slicing into strips).
- Allow to cool.
Questions & Replies
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Are the jerky very hard? Some of the store bought ones are on the softer side and those are the ones my dogs prefer. I have 2 tiny maltese baby girls whom are very small. If anyone has any other recipes I’d certainly appreciate it. I myself am vegetarian and tried to give them the dried fruits and vegetables but they only love fresh. Thanks so much Nurse Pam ??
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Reviews
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I have made the chicken jerky in a dehydrator, and it's the best way to go, imo. Use raw chicken breasts for this. I have a six-tray dehydrator and can dry 7 pounds of chicken breasts at a time. The trick is to partially freeze the chicken breasts so that you can slice them about 1/4-inch slices. Drying time is 8-10 hours depending on how thick the slices are. We call this 'chicken crack' at my house, as the dogs go wild for it. Since there are no preservatives (which is healthier), I keep my jerky in a big zip-lock bag in the freezer and just take out what I'll be giving them that day.
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Update: 04/03/2008 My babies really love these. Dreamer has updated the recipe and it is truly a winner. Original Comments: I made these for PAC Spring 2008. While I had some problems with the recipe as written the end result was a hit with my fur babies. The chicken was boiled, cooled for easier slicing and placed in the oven first at 170 degrees as my oven won't go below that. They were baked for 30 minutes and barely warm. The temp was bumped up to 250 degrees F and they were baked for 1 1/2 hours, turning ever 30 minutes. Finally, the oven was turned off and the jerky was allowed to continue drying as the oven cooled down. I really enjoyed making these for my babies and they really enjoy eating them.
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Great for sure, However in an effort to speed up the entire process I buy my chicken already very thin sliced from my local supermarket, all of them here my area do it for no charge. So I can buy 50 / 100 pounds in 5 10 and 15 pound bags. then cook it for a few minutes on high, or low broil, Then put it in my dehydrators and get it all done in a weekend for the farmers markets and other event i sell my Stinky Pete's K-9 products at...All natural and organic cookie balls, Frozen home made treats during the hot summer shows sell awesome.. have a great day everyone.. Stinky Pete.....
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