With these animal-based diet recipes, you will be able to eat a variety of whole, nutrient-dense foods without sacrificing taste or pleasure.
Maybe you just transitioned to an animal-based diet and lifestyle, but find yourself missing your favorite comfort foods – things like pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, french fries, tacos, and loaded bowls. If this sounds like you, you’re in the right place!
In this post, you will find 18 animal-based recipes (and 2 animal-based on-the-go snack ideas) for things like – you guessed it – pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, french fries, tacos, and loaded bowls. All of these meat-based recipes use animal-based ingredients, like beef, pork, chicken, uncured meats, organ meats, animal fats, some low toxicity fruits and vegetables, and (optional) zero carb condiments, herbs, and spices.
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Animal-Based Diet Snack Ideas – On-the-go
Carnivore Crisps
If you love a good crunch, I highly recommend trying out Carnivore Crisps. They offer tons of different meat options, such as organ meats, lamb, different cuts of beef like ribeye, brisket, and top sirloin, and even wild game like elk.
If you’re on the go and don’t have time to cook or if you’re looking for a nutrient-dense shelf stable snack for backpacking trips, airplane rides, or long periods of time away from a fridge, Carnivore Crisps are a great option.
If you end up giving them a go, use my code ASHLEYR for 10% off your entire order.
The Carnivore Bar
Like Carnivore Crisps, The Carnivore Bar is another wonderful (and tasty) shelf stable option.
They offer three bars (all made with dehydrated beef for a nice crunch!):
- beef + tallow
- beef + tallow + sea salt
- beef + tallow + sea salt + raw honey
My personal favorite is the raw honey variation. After trying the honey bar for the first time, I woke up craving another first thing the following morning.
The salted bar isn’t bad, but taste-wise, I would never choose it over the honey bar. If I was looking to stay low carb, however, or was trying to stay away from sugar, I’d choose the salted bar.
I was not a fan of the unsalted bar. I don’t know if there is ever a scenario where I would choose an unsalted variation of something over a salted one.
If you end up giving The Carnivore Bar a try, use my code ASHLEYR for 10% off. If you purchase a subscription and use my code, the discount ends up being 25% off!
Animal-Based Diet Bowl Recipes
Bowls are my go-to meal style. I love the colors, flavors, and variety of foods and nutrients.
Cuban Pork ‘Rice’ Bowls
With crispy kabocha squash instead of rice and bacon instead of beans, these bowls are a spin on the classic. The plantains are fried in bacon fat and the pork shoulder is pressure-cooked in orange juice. Clean and simple without sacrificing taste.
Ingredients:
- Pork shoulder
- Freshly squeezed orange juice
- Bacon
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Kabocha squash
- Plantains
- Lime
- Cilantro
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Loaded Burger Bowls
Ingredients:
For the Tomato-Free Thousand Island Dressing:
- Duck fat
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Lemon
- Apple cider vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Manuka honey (ASHLEYR for 10% off)
- Minced dill pickles or relish
For the Burger Bowls:
- Ground beef
- Bacon
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Raw cheese (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Kabocha squash
- Iceberg lettuce
- Pickles
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Street Gyro Bowls
With slices of rosemary-spiced beef-lamb meatloaf, iceberg lettuce, yellow onions, Roma tomatoes, and a large dollop of Tzatziki Sauce, these Street Gyro Bowls are a cleaner spin on the classic.
Ingredients:
For the Tzatziki Sauce:
- Greek yogurt
- Cucumber
- Minced or pureed garlic (optional)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
For the Street Gyro Bowls:
- Ground beef
- Ground lamb
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter) (optional – for cooking)
- Rosemary
- Iceberg lettuce (optional)
- Yellow onion (optional)
- Roma tomatoes (optional)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Tropical Taco Bowls
Inspired by my favorite ‘Special Diets’ tacos at Picnik Austin, these taco bowls have a savory chicken thigh-bacon base, and are topped with crunchy purple cabbage, onion-free + tomato-free Pineapple Pico De Gallo Salsa, and Onion-Free Guacamole.
Ingredients:
For the Onion-Free Guacamole:
For the Pineapple Pico De Gallo Salsa:
- Fresh pineapple chunks
- Apples
- Lime
- Cilantro
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
For the Tropical Taco Bowls:
- Chicken thighs
- Bacon
- Purple cabbage
Get the recipe here.
Venison Burger Bowls
A wild spin on the classic burger bowl: Ground venison, crispy kabocha squash, crunchy cucumbers, iceberg lettuce, a drizzle of yellow mustard, and a garnish of chives. Tasty and light, yet satisfying.
Ingredients:
- Ground venison
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Kabocha squash
- Iceberg lettuce
- Cucumber
- Yellow mustard
- Chives
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Animal-Based Diet Breakfast Recipes
Waffles and pancakes can be found here, along with a beef organ scramble. This section will help you incorporate more liver and organ meats into your diet.
Banana Chicken Waffles with Honey Drizzle
Simple and easy banana chicken waffles drizzled with honey. Packed with protein, fat, and just a hint of sweetness for a well-rounded flavor.
Ingredients:
- Ground chicken
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Bananas
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Manuka honey (ASHLEYR for 10% off)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Jumbo Banana Beef Liver Pancakes with Fried Bananas, Bacon, and Whipped Cream Drizzle
The most nutrient-dense pancakes you will ever eat, with a drizzle of fresh whipped cream, fried bananas, and crispy pieces of bacon.
Ingredients:
- Raw beef liver
- Bacon
- Heavy cream (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Bananas
- Manuka honey (ASHLEYR for 10% off)
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
One Pan Beef Organ Scramble
Ingredients:
- Force of Nature Ancestral Blend
- Bacon
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Kabocha squash
- Lemon
- Cilantro
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Beef Liver Pancakes with Strawberry Glaze
The most nutrient-dense pancakes you will ever eat – with a lightly sweet, mostly tart, somewhat tangy kick!
Ingredients:
For the Beef Liver Pancakes:
- Raw beef liver
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Manuka honey (optional)
For the Strawberry Glaze:
- Fresh strawberries
- Fresh lemon juice
Get the recipe here.
Blueberry Beef Liver Waffles with Honey Butter
The most nutrient-dense waffles you will ever eat! With a hint of sweetness from the blueberries and the Honey Butter, this is a decadent treat or snack.
Ingredients:
- Raw beef liver
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Blueberries
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Sausage Egg Hashbrown Breakfast Cups
Shredded kabocha squash patties fried to a golden brown crisp + breakfast sausage topped with an egg and garnished with chives. These breakfast cups are a hearty and satisfying grab-and-go snack.
Ingredients:
- Ground pork
- Kabocha squash
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sage (optional)
- Nutmeg (optional)
- Rosemary (optional)
- Thyme (optional)
- Chives (optional)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Animal-Based Diet Soup & Salad Recipes
I don’t know about you, but I miss a good salad. Sometimes I do eat iceberg lettuce. Other times I make my Cobb ‘Salad’ with Duck Fat Ranch Dressing and no greens.
Cobb ‘Salad’ with Duck Fat Ranch Dressing
This ‘salad’ is full of good fat and has a creamy texture from the soft-boiled eggs and Duck Fat Ranch Dressing. The chicken-bacon combo gives this dish a hearty, fulfilling, and salty kick.
Ingredients:
For the Duck Fat Ranch Dressing:
- Duck fat
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Lemon
- Apple cider vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Fresh parsley
- Fresh dill
For the Cobb:
Get the recipe here.
Simple Oxtail Soup
With slightly charred tops, fall-off-the-bone-meat, and extra ghee to make the broth buttery, the oxtail soup base is nearly perfect. Top with crunchy purple sweet potatoes and a dash of coarse salt and cilantro to taste for a hearty meal your gut will love.
Ingredients:
For Perfect Instant Pot Oxtails:
- Beef oxtails
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Water
For Crispy Sauteed Purple Sweet Potatoes:
- Purple sweet potatoes
- Cilantro
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Animal-Based Diet Sandwich & Tacos Recipes
Tacos, tacos, tacos. Read my About Me, and you’ll understand why I jump for joy around tacos.
Chicken Bacon Tacos
These tacos are light and flavorful! The Carnivore Tortillas are light, bendy, faintly crispy, and hold all the fixings together well, and the Honey Mustard – tangy and just the right amount of sweet – is a perfect complement to the fatty chicken thigh-bacon base.
Ingredients:
For the Honey Mustard:
- Duck fat
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Lemon
- Apple cider vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Manuka honey (ASHLEYR for 10% off) (optional)
- Yellow mustard
For the Carnivore Tortillas:
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Pork rinds
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Water
For the Chicken Bacon Tacos:
- Chicken thighs
- Bacon
- Grass-fed ghee
- Avocados
- Cabbage
- Cilantro
- Lime juice
Get the recipe here.
Pulled Pork Sandwich on Carnivore Bread
This lightly sweet but mostly savory sandwich includes tender pulled pork (cooked in freshly squeezed apple juice), Honey Mustard Slaw, and red onions on Carnivore Sandwich Bread.
Ingredients:
For the Carnivore Sandwich Bread:
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Raw ground pork
- Pork rinds
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
For the Honey Mustard:
- Duck fat
- Eggs (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Lemon
- Apple cider vinegar
- Dijon mustard
- Yellow mustard
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
- Manuka honey (ASHLEYR for 10% off) (optional)
For the Pulled Pork Sandwiches:
- Pork shoulder
- Freshly squeezed apple juice
- ACV
- Coleslaw
- Red onion (optional)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
Get the recipe here.
Animal-Based Diet Snack Recipes
I don’t find myself snacking much these days, but maybe snacking is your thing.
Loaded Cheeseburger Fries
Loaded with grass-fed beef, sugar-free bacon, and raw cheese + garnished with relish, iceberg lettuce, chives, and a drizzle of yellow mustard + served on a bed of Crispy Oven-Baked Kabocha Squash Fries, these Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Fries are amazingly delicious, hearty, and filling.
Ingredients:
For the Crispy Oven-Baked Kabocha Squash Fries:
- Kabocha squash
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)
For the Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Fries:
- Ground beef
- Bacon
- Grass-fed ghee (or butter)
- Raw cheese (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Iceberg lettuce
- Relish
- Chives
- Yellow mustard
Get the recipe here.
Onion-Free Guacamole
Just like the hearty, tangy, and salty guacamole you know and love, but with cucumber instead of onion!
Ingredients:
Get the recipe here.
Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Raw Cheese
Ingredients:
- Bacon
- Raw cheese (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
- Pitted dates