Skyrocket your protein intake and crush your weekly meal prep with this carnivore casserole. With a blend of seasoned eggs, ground beef, and bacon you get all the savory flavors you like with a low-carb, high-protein twist.
I keep this high-protein casserole made in portions in the fridge for easy breakfasts or snacks on busy days. With 30 grams of protein and 6 carbs, it’s a tasty way to fuel up.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 30 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 3
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 453 kcals and 30 grams of protein
- 📋 Main Ingredients: Eggs, ground beef, bacon, and seasonings.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, keto, paleo, and Whole30 approved.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: A hearty, savory blend of seasoned eggs, ground beef, and bacon to amp up your fuel in the mornings.
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Benefits Of Eating High Protein Meals
As a coach, I try to get all of my clients to eat a minimum of 100 grams of protein per day and ideally 1g/lb of body weight.
Packing in protein helps boost the immune system, keep people full (so that they don’t overeat), and stabilize energy. Though you don't need to rock carnivore recipes all of the time, learning more about the benefits of a high protein diet, as well as how to increase your daily protein intake can be a game-changer.
I know most moms struggle with amping up protein, specifically because everyone gets sick of eating chicken non-stop. That is why I created the Strong and Sweet Protein Guide, which brings you protein-packed dessert-like recipes moms love. Of course, grabbing the Protein Playbook for easy meal plans is a smart choice too.
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- A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Benefits Of Eating High Protein Meals
- What Is The Carnivore Diet?
- 💭 Perks Of The Recipe
- Ingredients and Substitutions
- Toppings and Variations
- How To Make A Carnivore Casserole
- How to Meal Prep and Store It
- Carnivore Casserole FAQs
- More High Protein Low Carb Recipes
- Dairy-Free Carnivore Casserole
What Is The Carnivore Diet?
The carnivore diet is a diet based on eating only animal proteins and fats. This casserole fits most of the requirements for the carnivore diet as it uses mostly animal-based ingredients, but uses coconut milk in place of whole-fat milk or cream to keep it dairy-free.
💭 Perks Of The Recipe
Make ahead meal: This carnivore casserole can be made in advance and stored in the fridge or freezer for busy days.
Protein-packed: With 30 grams of protein, the casserole is also dairy-free, low-carb, gluten-free, grain-free, and Whole30 approved.
Versatile: Even if you’re not following the carnivore diet, this breakfast casserole is a wicked option. You can stretch it further and add in veggies or cheese and make it exactly what you need it to be.
Ingredients and Substitutions
The seasoning on your ground beef will alter the taste of your casserole so keep that in mind.
Seasoned beef: I use slow cooker ground beef more often than not for this casserole recipe, which I make about once a week for tacos, pasta or beef and egg scramble. Any cooked ground beef you have on hand will work.
Coconut milk: Used to replace the heavy cream that’s traditionally used in a carnivore beef casserole so that it remains dairy-free. However, it's totally optional. if you use it, you want the full-fact coconut milk from a can so it has a rich flavor. Learn more about choosing the best coconut milk for your recipes.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Toppings and Variations
Though technically a carnivore breakfast idea, this casserole is really just a protein-packed egg bake. Which means, you can make it into literally anything. Below are a few ways to vary the recipe that I use all the time (since I’m not following a full carnivore diet)
Protein: I add chicken to the dish if I have some leftovers. A friend of mine loves to add cooked salmon. This dish also works with a blend of ground venison and beef for the base.
Cream cheese or cheese: If you’re not dairy-free, whisking in softened cream cheese to the base or topping the casserole with shredded cheddar cheese or even feta cheese is delicious.
Vegetables: Add a pop of color to the dish by mixing in chopped asparagus or bell peppers.
Serving it: Adding on sliced avocados, salsa, or kimchi are my go-to ways to serve the casserole. Sprinkling on some chopped green onions is a great way to jazz it up, too for presentation.
How To Make A Carnivore Casserole
Step 1: In a large bowl, scramble together the eggs and seasonings.
Step 2: Add in the remaining ingredients and mix until combined.
Step 3: Portion it into a greased 8x8 baking pan and bake until cooked through.
Step 4: Let it cool out of the oven for 5-10 minutes befofe serving.
How to Meal Prep and Store It
This casserole is amazing both made in advance as well as with leftovers- like these low carb protein pancakes.
Meal prep it: You can make the carnivore casserole, assemble it, and then pop it into the fridge (covered) for a solid 24 hours before you need it. When you need it, let it come to room temperature first before baking it.
Likewise, you can bake the casserole fully ahead of time and reheat it as well. To do this, bake it for only 15 minutes so that it doesn’t fully cook. Let it cool before wrapping the dish in plastic wrap and storing it in the fridge.
If you know you’ll be reheating all of the casserole, undercook it for 5 minutes so that it doesn’t dry out when reheating.
Storing it: You can store the grain-free casserole in full or individually in slices. In the fridge, it will last 2-3 days. In the freezer, it will last up to 3 months.
If storing it in the freezer, separate any slices between layers of parchment paper so that you can grab and reheat them individually.
If possible, let it thaw and come to room temperature overnight in the fridge, and then reheat it at 300F until warmed through.
Carnivore Casserole FAQs
Carnivore casseroles are typically made of meats like beef, chicken, or sausage, along with eggs or egg whites, and cream or cheese.
You can make carnivore casserole dairy-free by using bone broth or coconut milk in place of cream, depending on how strict you are to the diet.
You can keep carnivore casserole from becoming rubbery by making sure not to overbake it in the oven. Overcooked eggs are what create the rubbery texture in casseroles.
More High Protein Low Carb Recipes
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Dairy-Free Carnivore Casserole
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Cooked ground beef or taco meat
- 4 Eggs
- ⅓ cup Coconut milk
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ cup Chopped cooked bacon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F
- In a large bowl, scramble the eggs and seasonings.
- Add in the coconut milk and whisk until mostly smooth before you combine ground beef and half the bacon.
- Pour the egg meat mixture into a greased 8x8 baking pan and sprinkle the remaining bacon on top.
- Bake for 21 minutes, remove from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes before serving it.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Anonymous says
This was so delicious! I've been trying to get my protein into my diet and this checked all the boxes.
Tmb says
You can’t call this carnivore if you’re using coconut milk. Also, some coconut milk is quite high in carb, so you need to be careful using it. At best, this is Keto, not carnivore, due to all the non animal based ingredients used.
Shelby Stover says
It depends on how stricly you follow a carnivore diet. There's a whole section about how it's used to replace traditional cream if you can't have dairy. But not to worry, I added a note in case people were confused that they can use broth instead.