Kita Roberts is the recipe developer, photographer, and content creator behind the meat-filled, down-home, and savory recipes at GirlCarnivore.com. For over a decade she has produced eye-catching and all-original food, beverage, and travel content; sharing her passion for cooking over a fire, fine-craft cocktails, and the stories behind our food. She reaches more than a million followers each month with GirlCarnivore, which she launched in 2013. A long-time fan of Head Country sauces, seasonings, and marinade, Kita partnered with Head Country for the first time in 2018. Since then, she has created grilling and BBQ recipes ranging from snacks and sides to major-league main dishes—all meat-centric, of course, and all showcasing how Head Country brings people together.
An authority on all things meat, Kita aims to show that cooking isn’t a high-brow science and can be tackled by anyone who’s willing to get a little dirty. She inspires home cooks to make, and share, restaurant-quality experiences anywhere while helping them understand and appreciate our foodways.
When she’s not in the kitchen, Kita is the road, traveling from one adventure to the next; exploring global cuisine in over 15 countries, teaching photography workshops, gleaning education from agricultural boards and national farming organizations, and partnering with tourism boards to highlight various destinations and worldwide events.
Kita is also a member of the North American Travel Journalist Associate, Society for American Travel Writers, and International Food Wine Travel Writers Association, and has been featured on sites like Matador, Food Wine Travel Magazine, and the Travel Channel.
Jump to the Recipes: GirlCarnivore for Head Country
Quick and Easy Steak Tacos
Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
Tailgating Pull-Apart BBQ Chicken Bread
Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Smoked Bacon Wrapped BBQ Fatty
Bourbon and Bacon Blue Cheese Burger
Grilled Stuffed Peppers with BBQ Pulled Pork
BBQ Glazed Smoked Brussels Sprouts
Leftover Smoked Turkey Sandwiches
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Chimichurri
Quick and Easy Steak Tacos
What it is: Some serious tacos with some serious beef. Chuck steak makes for the perfect hearty filling for street-style steak tacos. All it takes is a simple marinade and a quick sear on a smoking hot grill before you’re slicing the beef to fill your tortillas with all your favorite toppings.
What Kita says: “I decided it was time to make steak tacos as good as those I had experienced abroad. Or at least, good enough until I could get back to the adventuring. These did not disappoint, actually, they got better with every bite and the “cheap” cut was the perfect choice for recreating the salty, spicy, citrus flavors I was craving.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Head Country All-Purpose Marinade
FULL recipe: Quick and Easy Steak Tacos
Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
What it is: Your new go-to pot roast recipe, made quick and easy in the Instant Pot or your pressure cooker so you aren’t spending all day in the kitchen. Folks looking for a keto pot roast are going to love this dish, too.
What Kita says: “For any slow cooker, or pressure cooker roast beef where you are looking to shred the meat, you want a hearty cut. The chuck is a go-to for me, with a deep flavor and it has a decent amount of fat marbled into the beef that will render as it cooks, and becomes easily shreddable and tender when cooked in the Instant Pot. If you can’t find a chuck, you can substitute it with a sirloin roast, top blade, or rump roast for this recipe.
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Head Country All-Purpose Marinade
FULL recipe: Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
Tailgating Pull-Apart BBQ Chicken Bread
What it is: Crazy fun—and not just because there’s no way to dig in and not get a little BBQ sauce and cheese on your fingers. The pull-apart chicken bread is perfect for a pre-game tailgate or to serve coffee-table style for your next game party.
What Kita says: “I am always looking for the next recipe to make for a big crowd. Something fun, fast, and loaded with flavor. I am all for manning the grill all day long, but sometimes, you just need a recipe in the back pocket that can work for a make-ahead toss on the grill pre-game party. Gather the right group of friends, and make this. Because you need an excuse to toss this recipe down in front of them and make them think you are a total BBQ genius.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Chipotle BBQ Sauce, Original Championship Seasoning
FULL recipe: Tailgating Pull-Apart BBQ Chicken Bread
Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos
What it is: Taco night couldn’t be easier. Succulent pulled chicken is paired with a zesty broth, fire roasted tomatoes, spicy chipotle BBQ sauce, and a bit of punch from freshly squeezed lime juice in these tacos, which are ready in just 20 minutes with your Instant Pot.
What Kita says: “This is one of those incredibly easy meals. As the case with most instant pot recipes, dinner is on the table in 30 minutes with time to set the placemats and silverware out to spare. The broth is filled with savory flavors and the hint of spice really melds deliciously with the tender chicken making them some of the best chicken tacos or even a great base for a twist on chicken tortillas soup.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Chipotle BBQ Sauce
FULL recipe: Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Tacos
Smoked Bacon Wrapped BBQ Fatty
What it is: There’s not much that makes people more curious than the words bacon weave. Take that and wrap it around a mac and cheese-stuffed pork roll and it’s a return to childlike excitement.
What Kita says: “Creating the savory basket of bacon to wrap your stuffing is actually pretty easy. It seems like a craft project but don’t let that throw you off. Let yourself get transported back to art class. Once you have mastered the bacon weave, you can put your signature spin on this fatty in a thousand different ways, by seasoning the sausage or stuffing with anything you can dream up.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Apple Habanero BBQ Sauce, Original Championship Seasoning
FULL recipe: Smoked Bacon Wrapped BBQ Fatty
Bourbon and Bacon Blue Cheese Burger
What it is: This burger stacks bourbon against bacon, blue cheese, our Sweet & Spicy seasoning, and our Hot & Spicy Bar-B-Q sauce for a towering bite of sweet, savory, and smoke.
What Kita says: “This is a gentleman’s burger. Smooth, sweet, with just a bit of bite. The flavors of bourbon onions, blue cheese, bacon and the perfect all-beef patty join forces with bourbon blended with hot and spicy barbecue sauce. It all makes this bourbon-and-blue burger a black-tie affair.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Hot & Spicy BBQ Sauce, Sweet & Spicy Championship Seasoning
FULL recipe: Bourbon and Bacon Blue Cheese Burger
Grilled Stuffed Peppers with BBQ Pulled Pork
What it is: Southwest flavors combine with smoke and spice in this festive preparation of stuffed peppers—and they’re ready in about an hour. Use fresh ingredients and oak chips in your grill or smoker to take this dish to the next level.
What Kita says: “I smoked a huge pork shoulder for a party last weekend and had a hefty portion left over for a variety of things. Not wanting an ounce to go to waste, but craving a healthy weeknight meal after a weekend of backyard barbecue gluttony, I decided to create a Tex-Mex inspired stuffed pepper with the pulled pork. I threw in some of my Head Country Bar-B-Que sauce for a fast weeknight meal.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Apple Habanero
FULL recipe: Grilled Stuffed Peppers with BBQ Pulled Pork
BBQ Glazed Smoked Brussels Sprouts
What it is: Add zest to your line-up of side dishes with these sweet-and-savory glazed Brussels sprouts on the grill and watch everyone come back for seconds.
What Kita says: “This bacon-loaded Brussels recipe will convert any skeptics and make bigger fans out of those who already love these mini-powerhouses of flavor.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Apple Habanero sauce, Original Championship Seasoning
FULL recipe: BBQ Glazed Smoked Brussels Sprouts
Leftover Smoked Turkey Sandwiches
What it is: A chance to get creative with leftovers and serve your biggest fans these hoagie-style leftover smoked turkey sandwiches. Make them ahead of time and be the hero of the campsite or tailgating party.
What Kita says: “These sandwiches are the perfect take on portable food and are a great recipe to use up leftover smoked turkey during the holidays. Whether you are setting up a weekend campsite, tailgating at your favorite asphalt jungle, or kicking it in your own backyard, these hoagie-style sandwiches are crowd-pleasing goodness every time.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Original sauce
FULL recipe: Leftover Smoked Turkey Sandwiches
Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Chimichurri
What it is: Barbecue shrimp is simple and perfectly summer. Perfect as a side dish to a masterfully grilled steak or tacos, or as a stand-alone alongside a grilled salad, this grilled shrimp skewers recipe is an essential summer dish—and one we can’t get enough of.
What Kita says: “Once I got over my fear of the shrimp drying out, sticking, and overcooking on the grill, I’ve become a master of popping shrimp on the grill a few times a month as a low-calorie satiating dinner plan. Because shrimp is such a mild protein they pick up the flavors of the marinade quickly. A 10 to 20-minute marinade gets the job done and makes this meal one of our favorite quick grilled shrimp recipes.”
Head Country sauce, seasoning, or marinade used: Sugar Free sauce
FULL recipe: Grilled Shrimp Skewers with Chimichurri
