Chickpea & Seitan for Adult Cats
41% Protein • 11.5% Fat • 0.12% Magnesium
Calories: 915kcal
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups canned chickpeas/garbanzo beans (335g) 1-1⁄2 cups home-cooked chickpeas (246g), starting with 1⁄2 cup uncooked (108g)
- 1-1/2 cups seitan (175g). Begin with 1⁄2 cup (63g) vital wheat gluten.
- 1/4 cup VegeYeast or nutritional yeast (45g) If using nutritional yeast, see label to achieve 45 grams. You may need more than 1/4 cup.
- 1-1/2 tbsp hemp hearts/hemp meal (15g)
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil (7g)
- 1/4 tsp salt (1g) OR 1-1⁄5 tsp. soy sauce (6.5g)
- 3 tsp Vegecat (12g)
Instructions
- If using dry beans, soak garbanzo beans in water until doubled in size
- Drain. Cover with fresh water and cook until soft.
- Drain cooked beans thoroughly and crush warm beans with a potato masher or fork. Food processors can be used and will also crush cold beans.
- There are a number of ways to make seitan. 1/2 cup of vital wheat gluten needs to be mixed with just under 1/4 cups of water or homemade veggie broth (made without onions or garlic). Add liquid as needed. Dough pieces can be wrapped and steamed or simmered on the stove top for about an hour. There are lots of YouTube videos that will show you the basics of making seitan. It's okay to add extra nutritional yeast for flavor but do not add extra sodium containing ingredients (salt or soy sauce), garlic, onions, or more than a tablespoon of garbanzo or wheat flour to cut 1/2 cup of vital wheat gluten for texture.
- Mix all ingredients together.
Notes
Do NOT add salt or soy sauce when using canned chickpeas.