DIY Eat - Hearty Stew

Stew for Sad Dogs

On days when your dog seems under the weather and in need of some TLC, this warming, heartening stew with its lovely selection of sweet vegetables and fruit will help get his or her tail wagging again.
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Ingredients

1 lb (approx 500 g) turkey meat (e.g. breast or thighs) or
ground turkey
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 or 4 parsnips, peeled and diced
6 large carrots, peeled or scrubbed and diced
1 cup oats
2 sweet eating apples
2 Tbsp runny honey
1 tsp dried (or 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh) herbs, such a
parsley, rosemary, thyme, or turmeric
1 tsp ground flaxseed

Directions

Step 1. Dice or chop the turkey meat, making sure there are no
bones.

Step 2. Heat the oil in a sauce pan, add the meat and brown over a medium heat. If you are using mince then just loosen this slightly and put it in the pan. Add the parsnips, carrots, oats and about 1 1/4 cups of water (enough to cover all the ingredients). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for about 20 minutes.

Step 3. Once the stew has cooked, peel, core and grate the apple and stir it into the stew along with the honey, herbs, and ground flaxseed. Feed to your dog once it is cool enough to eat. If it’s a cold day, you can serve it warm, but not hot. It will keep in the fridge for four days.