Balanced Chicken Recipe Using Frozen Peas and Carrots for Dogs

Balanced Chicken Recipe Using Frozen Peas and Carrots for Dogs

If you’re asking, can dogs eat frozen peas and carrots? They absolutely can — when included in a properly balanced formula.

This recipe uses frozen peas and carrots for dogs as part of a structured, meat-forward base batch built around chicken, organ meat, and oily fish.

This is a balanced base batch, not a fixed feeding amount. You must portion according to your dog’s calorie requirement. Homemade food should always be fed by calories, not bowl size.

Recipe Nutrition Facts

Final Macro Breakdown (Calorie %):

• Protein: ~45%

• Fat: ~41%

• Carbohydrates: ~18%

High-Level Structure:

• Animal-based ingredients: ~63.8%

• Plant-based ingredients: ~36.2%

• Added fat + salt: Minimal (intrinsic fat only)

This is a meat-forward, moderate-fat recipe with structured legume inclusion and strategic vegetable support.

Further Animal Breakdown:

Within the 63.8% animal portion-

• Muscle meat (chicken thigh): 53.0%

• Oily fish (sardines): 7.9%

• Organ (beef liver): 2.9%

Percentage Breakdown (by weight):

• Animal ingredients: 63.8%

• Vegetables (frozen peas and carrots + pumpkin): 17.2%

• Grain/legume (chickpeas): 19.0%

Complete Ingredient List

Whole Food Ingredients:

• Chicken thigh

• Sardines (canned in water)

• Beef liver (or freeze-dried beef liver)

• Frozen peas & carrots

• Pumpkin puree

• Cooked chickpeas

Supplements Needed to Balance:

• Dr. Bill’s Canine Ultimate Fitness & Health

• Eggshell Calcium

• Kelp Powder

Cooking Instructions

Ingredients:

• 2721g chicken thigh, ground or chopped fine (6 lbs)

• 407g sardines, canned in water (4 cans, do not drain water)

• 150g fresh beef liver, ground or chopped fine (or 38g freeze-dried beef liver)

• 235g carrots + 235g peas (1 16oz bag of frozen mixed peas & carrots)

• 413g pumpkin puree (1 can)

• 975g cooked chickpeas (4 cans, drained)

• 10 scoops eggshell calcium (19g)

• 1 tsp kelp powder

Instructions:

1. Cook chicken and beef liver together in crock pot on high until cooked through. Stir often, don’t add extra water.

2. Once the meat is fully cooked, turn off the crockpot. Remove the crock insert to begin cooling the meat.

3. Add in the sardines, pumpkin, and chickpeas. These ingredients are canned and therefore already cooked. Stir the mixture to combine.

4. Add in the eggshell calcium and kelp powder, and stir the mixture well to combine.

5. Add the bag of frozen peas and carrots. Stir well into the hot mixture. They will gently steam as the mixture cools down. They don't need to be cooked.

6. If needed, pulse the final mixture in a food processor to your dog's desired texture.

Important: This Is a Portion, Not a Feeding Amount

This batch contains approximately 6044.9 kcal total, or about 118 calories per 100 grams.

You must feed according to your dog’s required daily calories.

How to Calculate Feeding Amount

Use the dog calorie calculator below to determine your dog's daily calorie requirements.

To determine how many grams of this recipe to feed:

Dog’s required calories ÷ 1.18 = grams per day

Example: If your dog needs 950 kcal/day:

950 ÷ 1.18 = 805 g per day

Why This Framing Matters

Frozen peas and carrots for dogs are safe — but safety is not the same as balance.

Feed by calories, not bowl volume. Recipes must be scalable. Precision prevents chronic overfeeding.

Cooking once and portioning precisely allows you to:

• Maintain nutritional integrity

• Prevent overfeeding or underfeeding

• Scale efficiently