Homemade Cat Food with Chicken that turned our Finicky Felines into Ravenous Land Sharks... We still use some dry cat food, but it is the same stuff that our cats stuck their noses up at and picked at for the last couple of years. I think you'll find this homemade food is much cheaper than even basic dry kibble!

Below is an ingredient list and supply list:

(I've included Amazon affiliate links to some of them, especially the ingredients and equipment I ordered from Amazon myself! And, full disclosure, I would get a small commission if you were to purchase a product through any of the links.)

To ensure you have what you need on hand, here is the basic ingredients:
Bonein chicken quarters (legs, thighs, etc. You need dark meat. Bonein is less expensive and more nutritious when you cook it down. The drawback: picking the bones out of the cooled cooked chicken.) 10 pounds
White Rice for this cat food recipe I used 2.5 cups. Some people use oatmeal, and this is optional, but my cats LOVE white rice.
Pumpkin I used roasted pumpkin (homegrown), but canned pumpkin puree will also work. DO NOT use pumpkin pie filling cats shouldn't eat sugar. With 14 lbs of turkey, I use about 68 cups. This is really good for cat digestion and urinary tracts.
Ground Flax Seed for this cat food recipe I used 2 cups. This is for protein, fiber, and healthy fats that cats need, and it thickens the food right up it looks a bit soupy at first. Make sure it is finely ground. Brown or golden flax seed meal will work. Whole flaxseed: https://amzn.to/3Sugr9t Ground flaxseed: https://amzn.to/48FE844

Here is a list of some of the equipment I use in this video along with links to them on Amazon:

16 qt stock pot: https://amzn.to/495mBlA
24 qt stock pot: https://amzn.to/3HOieQB
Mesh Strainer: https://amzn.to/3U9hlJs

Do not use salted or seasoned anything in your cat's food too much salt really damages their kidneys, and common human seasonings like garlic and onion actually destroy their red blood cells. Yikes! It's a short ingredient list. We filmed this real time, but sped up the part where my daughter and I pull the chicken that is by far the most labor intensive part... but don't try and skip it with boneless meat. Our feline friends need the high fat dark meat, and their bodies get additional nutrition from the other goodies that are extracted from the bones during the extended cooking process.
Let me know how it goes! Our 9 kitties give it 2 paws up with a Meow for extra points!