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Annie with Nutrish Bag

Rachael Ray’s Dinner for You and Your Cat

Our friends from Rachael Ray’s Nutrish for Cats sent us a Dinner for Two package. Right away, Annie was interested in finding out what was inside the brown paper bag.

Both Annie and I were happy to find not only Nutrish for Cats but also two great recipes straight from Rachael Ray’s kitchen for Paul and me too.  We chose to prepare the Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Whole Grain Rice for our dinner and selected the Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe with an appetizer of Ocean Fish & Chicken Catch-iatore for Annie, Eddie and Mercy.

Nutrish dinner for you and your cat

Both our meal and the cats meal are made with simple wholesome ingredients.  Rachael Ray’s Nutrish for Cats foods are made with real meat like chicken or fish and the high quality protein is always the first ingredient. There are no artificial flavors or preservatives and no meat by-products.

Since Rachael Ray Nutrish launched in 2008, proceeds from sales have raised more than $6 million for Rachael’s Rescue, which helps animals in need.  Your cats will love the  taste and you will love the good work Nutrish is doing to help rescue animals.

If you would like to try Nutrish for Cats pounce on the link to get a $2.00 off coupon for the Natural Dry Cat Food and a Buy 2, Get 1 Free coupon for the Natural Wet Cat Food.

Click here:  Rachael Ray Nutrish for Cats Coupons.

Nutrish Coupon imageDinner Preparation Time

Dinner time preparations began, and I gathered our serving dish, cutlery, dishes and the cats’ dishes too.

Nutrish Dinner Table Setting

Cook and Cats in the Kitchen

When I began to cook the sauce, it smelled wonderful!  It wasn’t long until not only were Annie, Eddie and Mercy supervising my cooking, but Paul came into the kitchen and said something smells great!

Annie was super interested in the chicken preparation.

Annie waiting for her dinner

Mercy kept moving a little closer too.

Mercy waiting for dinner

But it was Eddie that was first to pounce when dinner was served.

Eddie eating Nutrish Dinner

It didn’t take Mercy long to join Eddie at the dish.

Eddie and MErcy eating Nutrish

After all three cats were full and happy it was time for their after dinner entertainment.  Annie was the first to play with the Cosmic Cat Big Ol Catnip Sack that our friends from Nutrish sent in the gift bag while Eddie and Mercy attacked the paper bag.

Annie with Nutrish cat nip

Then it was our turn to enjoy the Teriyaki Chicken with  Brown Whole Grain  Rice we prepared for our dinner.  The recipe is delicious and I am sharing it with you here.

From the Kitchen of Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray's Teriyaki Chicken

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
  • 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.
  • 1 bunch 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.

The Nutrish for Cats Giveaway

One member of The Tiniest Tiger community will win a  Nutrish Prize Package that will include a bag of new Nutrish for Cats and a sampling of Nutrish for Cats wet food. This giveaway is open to residents of the USA due to the prize containing food.  Sorry about that.

To Enter:

Enter your information in the contest widget so we know where to ship your prize if you win. Tell us in a comment below if you were cooking for you and your cat would you prefer to cook the salmon or chicken recipe.

The comment below this post is important. If your name is drawn and you didn’t leave a comment, another winner will be chosen.

This contest will end on July 27, 2014.  Void where prohibited by law.

This post is sponsored by Rachael Ray Nutrish. All thoughts and opinions are our own. As always, thank you for reading and supporting our sponsors.

 

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Melanie Comello says

    I would most definitely cook salmon, I love it and so does my cat Hammerhead 😉

  12. Barbara Fox says

    I’d cook chicken. I can’t stand salmon so I pretend my cat doesn’t like it either 🙂

  13. Annabellainla says

    I would cook chicken for us since I’m unfamiliar with the taste of salmon
    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  17. Sherry Henry Eckman says

    I would do salmon because my cats gravitate toward that taste the best!

  21. Jill Myrick says

    I would cook chicken as both of my cats will eat chicken but only one of them will eat salmon.

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  24. Krysta says

    What a nice treat all the way around, thank you for posting such delish giveaways! My cats are fish fanatics and everytime I have salmon or tuna I’d better share or risk loosing my entire plate by cats underfoot.

  28. AnnaZed says

    I think chicken, Leonardo loves that.
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    {in the contest I am Margot Core on the automated entry form}

  29. sandy weinstein says

    i would use salmon, even though more expensive, i feel cats like salmon better. i cook salmon for my dogs. you should never give raw salmon to your pets.

  31. Mags Germann says

    All of us LOVE natural food.. and we LOVE SALMON…it is what keeps up healthy.. 🙂

  32. Barbara McIntosh says

    I would cook salmon because my cats love it and, also, because I never eat chicken.

  34. fatmeatloaf1 says

    I’d cook salmon. i HATE salmon, but i’d sacrifice because my cats love it and they mean everything to me. 🙂

  36. Alyson Amsterdam says

    We love chicken and seafood – so do the kitties, so they would be very happy if we cooked either for them! Since salmon is a special treat for them, I’d cook salmon, I think.

  37. Connie Marie says

    I would probably cook the chicken recipe even though Salmon is my favorite.

  40. Fisher and Jobi says

    In honor of my former pet fish, cats and I do not eat fish, but we do love chicken. I will pass the recipe on to Catdad, as I am banned from cooking.

  44. Milene Mittelhauser says

    I would have to go for the chicken. Fish makes Enzo’s tummy upset.

  52. Sheree Harrell says

    Definitely the chicken. I have 4 cats and none of them like salmon, they are more into tuna. The teriyaki chicken sounds really really good – it’s like the first recipe I’ve seen when you make the teriyaki yourself instead of just from a bottle. The cats would get the wet food as I’m trying to get them off of dry food.

  54. Cathy Keisha says

    TW loves Teriyaki Chicken so she would cook that. I love salmon. Right now I’m loving the Nutrish salmon kibble but TW says the wet food is too expensive.

  61. alycep says

    I would cook organic chicken so I could control the quality and nutrition better for both us-and I have done this.

  64. Eileen Briesch says

    Sounds good, my cat would like chicken. She eats just about anything, though.

  65. Allison Colony says

    I think I would make chicken, though my cat loves salmon as well! She’s always begging for samples of most any kind of meat that I cook.

  66. Linda Szymoniak says

    Definitely salmon (in fact, I’m trying a new recipe with salmon for my daughter and her boyfriend on Friday, so the cats just may get some.

  70. Cindy Loohoo says

    Chicken wins hands down every time! 🙂 Good giveaway. Thanks! I love RR and TTT! 🙂

  71. Jennifer says

    My kitties and I both love salmon. They love to supervise me when I am cooking, just like Annie and Eddie >^..^<

  76. Scott Dickinson says

    I would cook chicken. I am not a big fan of salmon, but Callie will eat anything.

  78. Raine Dawson says

    I would cook salmon for both (all) of us. Preferably wild salmon and I’d grill it with citrus for myself and plain for the crew.

  81. Shelley Joy P says

    If I was cooking for me and my cat I would cook salmon. We actually just had salmon on the grill tonight for dinner 🙂 Shadow loved it!

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