Most dog owners know that it’s not always a good idea to feed your dog scraps from the table, or “people food”. For starters it gets dogs into the bad habit of begging for food at the dinner table. More importantly, processed foods are not healthy of your pet and can lead to obesity.
When preparing a recipe for your family would you ever consider including your dog? I certainly wouldn’t.
The Honest Kitchen, a family owned company that makes healthy, dehydrated pet foods, has a delicious Bail Quiche recipe that’s suitable for humans AND dogs, alike.
The Basil Quiche recipe comes from The Honest Kitchen’s recipe book Made out of Love. This recipe provides humans and dogs with one of the best sources of Vitamin D and contains the highest amounts of lutein and zeazanthin when compared to 35 fruits and vegetables.
Basil Quiche
This dish was a huge hit with the office pups who were lucky enough to try it. You may substitute light cream for the kefir for a tastier human version.
Ingredients
1 frozen pie crust
3 cups plain kefir
1 tbsp fresh basil (chopped)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
½ cup shredded fresh spinach
4 free range eggs, lightly beaten
¼ tsp salt
A few grinds of black pepper
1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese
¼ cup of ground or diced beef or chicken, finely chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 400° F.
2. Warm the basil and kefir in a small saucepan over low heat for about 10 minutes and set aside.
3. Heat the oil gently in a medium skillet.
4. Add in the spinach and cook until it until it just begins to stick to the pan, and then turn off the heat.
5. Whisk together the warmed kefir, eggs, salt, pepper and cheese.
6. Add all these to the spinach, stirring gently so that everything is thoroughly combined.
7. Sprinkle the meat onto the bottom of the pie crust and cover with the whisked mixture.
8. Bake on the bottom rack for 15 minutes.
9. Transfer the dish to the middle rack of your oven, turn down the heat and bake for another 30 minutes at 350°F (or until it feels firm on top).
This recipe is quite rich and should be served in moderation. Eggs are a cooling, Yin tonic. They are also one of the best sources of vitamin D and contain the highest amounts of lutein and zeazanthin when compared to 35 fruits and vegetables. These caroteinoids can help to reduce the occurrence of cataracts and other eye disorders.
This recipe is compliments of The Honest Kitchen. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet. I think this would be perfect for an Easter brunch or a Sunday morning breakfast.
My dog would LOVE this too. :-)!
Kimberly
*I was not compesated for this post. I posted this for the benefit and enjoyment of my site readers. This recipe was shared compliments of The Honest Kitchen. Any opinions expressed are my own.