Homemade Chicken Jerky

[Ann]

Dr. Becker's Healthy Pets newsletter had another article on the perils of chicken jerky treats from China today, and at the end it included a recipe for making your own chicken jerky at home which I thought was great! Here it is:

You can play it even safer by making your own chicken jerky at home. Buy some boneless chicken breasts, clean them, and slice into long, thin strips – the thinner the better. Place the strips on a greased or non-stick cookie sheet and bake them for at least three hours at 180 degrees. The low temp dries the chicken out slowly and the strips wind up nice and chewy. Let the strips cool, and then store them in plastic bags or another airtight container. You can also freeze them.

Here's a link to the article and her newsletter. You can subscribe for free, and there's some great information here daily.

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/06/08/toxic-chicken-pet-food.aspx

 

[dawns2shelties]

Dr. Becker's Healthy Pets newsletter had another article on the perils of chicken jerky treats from China today, and at the end it included a recipe for making your own chicken jerky at home which I thought was great! Here it is:

You can play it even safer by making your own chicken jerky at home. Buy some boneless chicken breasts, clean them, and slice into long, thin strips – the thinner the better. Place the strips on a greased or non-stick cookie sheet and bake them for at least three hours at 180 degrees. The low temp dries the chicken out slowly and the strips wind up nice and chewy. Let the strips cool, and then store them in plastic bags or another airtight container. You can also freeze them.

Here's a link to the article and her newsletter. You can subscribe for free, and there's some great information here daily.

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/06/08/toxic-chicken-pet-food.aspx

I have been making chicken jerky for Hartley since he came home. I have been baking them at 200. He loves them and the sweet potatoes chews. I cut both the chicken and sweet potatoes across instead of the length so they are smaller for him.

 

[jomuir]

thanks for the recipe, mine love duck jerky, I'm sure this would be enjoyed. I am seriously considering getting a dehydrator for chicken, beef, and sweet potato jerky.