Recipe Reviews for Green Bean Dog Treats

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Chicken Broth (No Sodium) Cheese & Green Bean Treats

I keep these on hand. Just made a batch and even when I'm mixing the ingredients, our dogs "know" I'm baking for them...they LOVE these.

I substitute chicken (no sodium) bouillon in lieu of the beef and sometimes add yellow squash or add more green beans to the recipe.

They also freeze well too!

Easier prep of homemade dog treats

by petlady

So I made this recipe with 50% fat Cabot Cheddar slices which I minced with a knife, plain nonfat Greek Yogurt for some of the milk, and cooked frozen green beans, blended in a food processor.

It did seem that step 9 omitted rolling out the dough the first time before cutting the shapes out, and it doesn't specify what thickness, so I winged it. I started cutting using a small round (I have small dogs), then realized that, besides being time-consuming, it was really unnecessary unless one cares about how they look. Certainly my dogs don't, but if this will be a gift...

Anyway, I used a sharp knife, and just cut the rolled dough into pieces my desired size, about 1/2" square. This also meant I didn't have to re-roll the remaining dough after cutting, and then cut again, so saved a lot of time and effort. I also brushed the entire dough with chicken stock I'd boiled down and concentrated before I removed the cut pieces to the cookie sheet, so it was easier to do this step, as well.

I used parchment paper on the cookie sheet, and cooked 15 minutes in a 350 oven. One large sheet made 1/2 the recipe, so I cooled the sheet in between batches. The cookies came out a little soft in the middle, and my dogs LOVE them, but they are pretty food-motivated! I will freeze some and leave a couple days' worth in a ziploc bag in the refrigerator. The only caveat is that some dogs are wheat-intolerant, and this would not be a good recipe for them.

Chef's Comments ~ You're right PetLady, I didn't have enough information in the instructions for this recipe. I've since updated the instructions so hopefully it will be easier for the next dog treat baker. Thank you for pointing that out. :)

Great tips on how to cut out the dog cookies. I've found that a pizza cutter is also a quick way to cut out treats that I don't mind how they look.

Wheat sensitive or allergic dogs will be happy to know that brown rice flour or Garbanzo bean flour is a fantastic alternative to the listed whole wheat flour. Just substitute one for one.

Thanks for your tips, and I'm glad your dogs love the dog treat recipe. :)

Made some changes for dog training treats

When I made this I needed training treats, so they had to be SUPER tasty. I replaced the green beans with bacon, and used super concentrated broth, chicken broth also works great. I had to add a little more cheese also, but overall it's a pretty good treat, thought I defeated the lowfat part.