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55 Carnivore Diet Recipes for Meat Lovers

55 recipes

I started experimenting with carnivore-style eating when I hit a weight loss plateau on keto. Cutting out everything except animal products for a few weeks helped me identify which foods were stalling me, and I ended up keeping a lot of these recipes in regular rotation.
Whether you’re strict carnivore (beef, salt, water) or more of a ketovore who includes dairy and seasonings, these recipes work for both. Most are naturally zero-carb. I’ve included notes on what to omit for strict carnivore and what you can add back if you’re more relaxed about it.

0.8g NET CARBS
fluffy scrambled eggs in a skillet covered with dried dill
Breakfast Smoked Salmon Breakfast Scramble 4 min
1g NET CARBS
a leaning stack of breakfast quesadillas filled with oozing cheese
Breakfast Breakfast Quesadillas 8 min
2.2g NET CARBS
a wooden spoon holding shrimp with tails on
Dinner Garlic Butter Shrimp 15 min
0.9g NET CARBS
frothy shake with roasted marshmallows stuck in and a straw
Dessert Zero Carb Milkshake 2 min
0.3g NET CARBS
a pile of gummy worms on top of each other
Dessert Keto Gummy Worms 65 min
0g NET CARBS
crispy bacon on an air fryer basket
Breakfast Air Fryer Bacon 9 min
0.9g NET CARBS
a dinner main course of pork roast on a platter with greens
Dinner Pork Loin Roast 85 min
0.1g NET CARBS
dipping a tortilla chip into queso
Condiments & Dressings Keto Nacho Cheese Sauce 10 min
0.3g NET CARBS
crispy wings on parchment paper served with celery sticks and julienned bell pepper
Appetizers Keto Salt and Vinegar Wings 45 min
0g NET CARBS
juicy crispy bacon on a tray
Breakfast Bacon in the Oven 18 min
1.2g NET CARBS
a group of roasted chicken legs on a plate with parsley and crispy garlic bits
Dinner Air Fryer Chicken Legs 25 min
0.7g NET CARBS
crispy chicken on a white platter
Dinner Crispy Smoked Chicken Wings 125 min
1.1g NET CARBS
a fork cut into the yolk of an egg cup
Breakfast Keto Egg Cups 15 min
1.3g NET CARBS
keto salmon on a plate next to cauliflower rice and green vegetables
Dinner Air Fryer Salmon 15 min
0g NET CARBS
smoked beef back ribs on a baking tray sprinkled with parsley
Dinner Carnivore Smoked Beef Ribs 365 min
0g NET CARBS
juicy fall off the bone short ribs in a white bowl with thyme leaves on top
Dinner Easy Keto Carnivore Braised Short Ribs 130 min
1.3g NET CARBS
juicy grilled salmon on a dinner plate with asparagus
Dinner Easy Grilled Salmon 10 min
0g NET CARBS
side angle view of cooker pork ribs on a white plater with herbs near
Dinner Slow Cooker Pork Ribs 370 min
0g NET CARBS
a raw tomahawk steak right after seasoning from salt
Dinner Grilled Dry Aged Tomahawk Steak 35 min
0g NET CARBS
shredded chicken in a white bowl next to an instant pot
Dinner Keto Instant Pot Shredded Chicken 35 min
0g NET CARBS
creamy grass fed butter on a butter knife
Condiments & Dressings Easy Homemade Grass-Fed Butter Using a Mason Jar 20 min
0g NET CARBS
jars of chicken bone broth
Condiments & Dressings Chicken Bone Broth 1445 min
0g NET CARBS
sliced steak
Dinner Sous Vide Steak 125 min
0.3g NET CARBS
bacon wrapped shrimp with side of sriracha mayo
Dinner Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Sriracha Mayo 27 min

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