Our friends from Rachael Ray Nutrish for Cats sent us a fabulous dinner for two package. Like they do over every package that’s delivered to our door, my two dogs Winston and Lilly got very excited over this new surprise. What they didn’t expect was a package for their cat cousins, Boots and Bindy instead of them. Winston and Lilly are huge fans of Rachael Ray Nutrish dog food, and with a little convincing they agreed to share Nutrish with their cat cousins. Just this one time they said.
Boots and Bindy were oh-so appreciative of this grand gesture by Winston and Lilly, and wasted no time at all digging in.
The wet food seems to be their favorite, but some kibbles were enjoyed too.
That Nutrish for Cats is deeeelicious!
Let me try sneaking up on it!
Hey! Where are you going with my Nutrish?
Aunt Angela forgot to bring over some napkins.
Remember when I said that my friends from Rachael Ray Nutrish sent me dinner for two? I wasn’t talking about two cats. They sent dinner for me too! Well, they sent me one of Rachael Ray’s recipes along with a gift card to purchase the ingredients to make it. The recipe was for Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Whole Grain Rice and it was delicious!
I had to alter the recipe slightly based on what was available at my market, but I think Rachael would approve with the final results.
Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Whole Grain Rice
Ingredients:
For the rice:
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup brown whole grain rice
For the sauce:
1 cup chicken stock
About 1/3 cup Tamari or soy sauce (I used soy)
About 3 tablespoons Mirin (rice wine)
About 3 tablespoons dry sherry
About 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
2 thin slices fresh ginger root
1 large clove garlic, crushed
For the chicken:
2 tablespoons high-temperature cooking oil, such as peanut or canola
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Sea salt and coarse black pepper
2 mild frying peppers, such as cubanelle or Anaheim, seeded and cut into thin strips (I used a red bell pepper)
1bunch scallions, cut into 2-inch pieces
Preparation:
In a small pot, bring the stock and butter to low boil. Stir in the rice and cover; reduce the heat to a low simmer and cook according to the package directions.
Place the sauce ingredients in another small pot and bring to a boil. Let reduce by about half, 15 minutes at medium heat, at a low boil.
Add about 2 tablespoons cooking oil to a skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Season the chicken with light salt and pepper to your liking. Cook for 8-9 minutes, turning occasionally; remove. Add the peppers and stir for 2-3 minutes, but let them remain tender-crisp. Add the scallions and toss for 1 minutes more; remove from the heat.
Slice the chicken across the breasts into 1/2 inch thick pieces.
Arrange the rice on plates or in shallow bowls and top with the peppers, scallions and chicken. Drizzle the sauce evenly over the chicken and rice, then serve.
Doesn’t that look fabulous?!
Natural Dry Cat Food
Real chicken or salmon is always the number one ingredient in every bag of Rachael Ray Nutrish® for Cats. There’s no ground corn, wheat or soy. And there’s never any by-products artificial flavors or artificial preservatives. Just wholesome whole grains and veggies plus the vitamins, minerals and taurine your cat needs to be healthy and happy.
Natural Wet Cat Food
Inspired by recipes from Rachael’s kitchen, these delicious recipes are made with simple, natural ingredients like real chicken or fish. There are no grains or anything artificial either — just essential vitamins and minerals for a tasty food your cat will love. Nutrish® for Cats is available where you shop for your family’s groceries.
I feel really good about feeding Nutrish Dog Food to Winston and Lilly, and am so excited to be able to share Nutrish for Cats with Boots and Bindy. Want to switch your dog or cat to Nutrish pet food? Grab one of these money saving Nutrish coupons!
Learn more about Nutrish for Cats on the Nutrish web site.
Want to win a bag of Nutrish® Natural Dry Cat Food for your own cat? Enter to win one via the entry form below! The contest ends on July 30, 2014 at 11:59pm EST, and is open to U.S. residents, ages 18+.
Many thanks to Rachael Ray Nutrish for partnering with us for this blog post.
I have two kitties I’d love to win this for (at the moment, just my two – but I do foster for a rescue). I have a six year old black and white and a 2 year old tortie!
The human food looks pretty delicious!
You took some awesome pictures of your cats for this blog post. They make great ads for this company! I know many cats who would enjoy this.
I would love to win this for my cat! I have used her foods for my dog and he is a HUGE fan so this is an awesome giveaway! And ,loved your recipe above too!
Looks like they love it for sure! I love Rachael Ray so I think it sounds like a great line!!! Your recipe looks good toO!
Yes, I got a chance to learn more about these this summer, they are great for cats.
I had not heard of these meals for cats before. Will definitely be trying these for my kitties when we get back home.
I’d like to win this for my orange and white cat named Pumpkin. Thanks.
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My mom’s cats don’t like any food that has fish in it. Isn’t that odd? I’ll have to recommend Nutrish for them. Since my husband is allergic, we can’t have any cats in the house. 🙁
Your kitties look like they love this! We can’t wait to try this with our cats!