Homemade cat food
Chicken Liver Iron-Boost Mince
A rich, iron-packed liver mince served as a small topper for cats that need tempting to eat or a little extra oomph in their bowl.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 20 min
- Makes
- 4 small toppers
🧺 Ingredients
- 80 g fresh chicken liver, rinsed
- 120 g plain chicken breast, skin and bone removed
- 1 tbsp unsalted chicken broth (no onion or garlic)
- A pinch of finely chopped parsley (optional)
👩🍳 Method
- Rinse the liver and trim any tough connective tissue, then cut it and the chicken breast into small pieces.
- Poach the chicken and liver gently in unsalted water until fully cooked through with no pink remaining, then drain and cool.
- Mince or finely chop the cooled meat and liver together into a soft, uniform texture.
- Loosen with a little unsalted broth to a spoonable consistency and stir through the parsley if using.
- Serve a small spoonful over your cat's usual food and refrigerate the rest.
Nutrition: Chicken liver delivers a concentrated hit of iron, vitamin A and B vitamins that can help tempt a picky or recovering cat back to the bowl, while lean chicken breast keeps the overall mince light and easy to digest.
📝 Notes
Liver is extremely rich in vitamin A and iron, so it must be fed sparingly — treat this as an occasional topper making up no more than 5–10% of daily calories, never a daily staple, as too much vitamin A can harm bones over time. Store in the fridge for up to 2 days.
⚕️ Before you cook for your cat
- Homemade food must be balanced. Cats need taurine, and deficiency causes heart and eye disease.
- Treat recipes are supplements to a complete diet, not a replacement for it.
- Check any new ingredient against the toxic-foods list, and ask your vet before switching diets.