Chicken & Turmeric Golden Bites

🧺 Ingredients

• 150 g cooked skinless chicken breast, finely chopped or minced
• 1 medium egg (to bind)
• 2 tbsp plain oat flour (or porridge oats blitzed fine)
• A very small pinch of ground turmeric (about 1/16 tsp for the whole batch)
• A splash of water if the mix is dry

👩‍🍳 Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C) and line a baking tray with parchment.
2. Blitz or mash the cooked chicken with the egg until it forms a coarse paste.
3. Stir in the oat flour and the tiny pinch of turmeric until evenly combined, adding a little water only if needed to make a soft, mouldable mixture.
4. Roll into small pea-to-marble-sized bites and flatten slightly on the tray so they cook through.
5. Bake for 15–18 minutes until firm and lightly set, then cool completely before offering one or two.

📝 Notes

Turmeric is used here only in a whisper — a single small pinch flavours and colours the whole batch, and it should never be added by the spoonful. Skip the turmeric altogether and check with your vet first if your cat takes any medication or has a bleeding, liver or gallbladder condition, as turmeric can have a mild blood-thinning effect. Store bites in the fridge for up to three days or freeze, and count them as an occasional treat rather than part of the daily ration.