Bowled Over
Barbara Hanly on helping you to cook up a delicious dog’s dinner.
Barbara Hanly, a passionate doggie wellness expert, founded Soopa with a mission to bring delicious, plant-based treats to our furry friends. This month, Barbara shares a new and exclusive recipe with Absolutely readers, which you can create at home as a delicious treat for your dog with some wonderful health benefits.
Butternut Squash & Red Lentil Pie
“This delicious veggie pie is the perfect plant-based meal for dogs who love their veggies. Made with seasonal butternut squash and plant fibre-rich red lentils, this recipe is sure to get your dog’s tails wagging. I’ve handpicked ingredients that are tasty and good for your dog. Thyme can support healthy digestion, carrots are low in calories, and high in beta-carotene and fibre, red lentils are grain-free, so easily digestible, while butternut squash is bursting full of essential vitamins and nutrients, including vitamins A, C and D with a rich natural flavour that dogs LOVE.”
Ingredients
• 4 x medium-sized potatoes
• 2 x carrots peeled and chopped
• 1/4 butternut squash peeled and chopped
• 1/3 cup red lentils
• 1 1/2 cups of water
• 1 x dessert spoon of nutritional yeast
• 2 x teaspoons of coconut oil
• 1 x teaspoon of fresh/dried thyme
• A pinch of salt
Method
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. You will need a small casserole dish for this recipe.
- Add the peeled, chopped potato to a saucepan, simmer until cooked, and drain.
- Add one dessert spoon of coconut oil to the cooked potato and mash, then set aside.
- Melt one dessert spoon of coconut oil in a saucepan and add the carrots and butternut squash, cooking on medium heat, stirring continuously for five minutes.
- Add the red lentils and the water with a pinch of salt and bring to a boil, then transfer the ingredients to a small casserole dish and cook in the oven for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the veggies and lentils are cooked thoroughly, remove them from the oven. Add the thyme and nutritional yeast and allow to cool.
- Pipe or smooth the mashed potato on top and serve.
- This delicious dish can be stored in a fridge for up to three days or frozen. Feed within two months. Remember to always introduce new ingredients into your dog’s diet slowly.
