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Try these delicious recipe ideas below. It's time to start playing with your food again so use these as inspiration for your own creations! Have a great recipe? Send it to us and we will share it here!

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Classic Shepherd's Pie with Rick's Rub™ Original

1/17/2022

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​When it's cold and dreary, or you're just trying to clear out some fridge space, make the ultimate comfort food: Shepherd's Pie!







INGREDIENTS:
1lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 celery ribs, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 mushrooms, diced
3-4 cloves garlic, diced
​1 tbsp Rick's Rub™ Original
1 can condensed mushroom soup 
2-3 large potatoes
butter
milk

METHOD:
  1. In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté ground beef until just a bit of pink left. Drain fat, then add onions to skillet to sauté until transparent. Add carrots, celery, yellow bell pepper, mushrooms and Rick's Rub™ Original seasoning to skillet and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, being careful not to burn. 
  2. Turn heat on skillet to medium low and add can of condensed mushroom soup and 1/2 can of water. Stir to combine and allow to simmer.
  3. In a large sauce pot, prepare the mashed potato topping by boiling potatoes until fork-tender. Once cooked, drain water and mash potatoes with butter and milk until desired consistency.
  4. Preheat oven to 375F.
  5. In an oven safe casserole dish, transfer beef filling and spread evenly. Carefully layer mashed potatoes on top of beef mixture and spread evenly to 1/2 inch from the edge of the dish. This gap will help keep the filling from overflowing onto the potatoes.
  6. Once the potato is spread evenly, place a few small pats of butter on top of the potatoes to help brown in the oven. Chef's Tip: sprinkle shredded parmesan cheese over potatoes for added texture and flavour!
  7. Place casserole dish in the center of the oven and bake until potatoes have browned slightly.

Serve hot and enjoy with a side salad.

Makes great leftovers, too!

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MASHED POTATO CROQUETTES WITH RICK'S REAL FOODS™ CRISPY COATERS

9/6/2021

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Reinvent leftover mashed potatoes with Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters! Instead of reheating those boring potatoes, form into balls and coat with our Gluten Free crumb!






INGREDIENTS:
Leftover mashed potatoes, cold
Favourite fillings, such as chives, bacon bits, cheese, fresh herbs
Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters, any flavour

METHOD:
  1. In a medium sized bowl, mix cold mashed potatoes and fillings until combined
  2. Form potato mixture into walnut sized balls
  3. Roll each potato ball in Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters until evenly coated
  4. Bake or air fry until golden brown on the outside and soft and warm on the inside, about 10-15 mins at 375F

Chefs Tip: customize the fillings and coating flavour to match your meal. For example, add chopped basil and sundried tomato to the potato mixture and coat with Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Coarse ft. Rick's Rub™ Tuscan

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CRISPY COATERS SALMON

7/29/2021

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Coat delicious BC salmon with Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Fine with Rick's Rub™ Seafood for a crunchy, crispy meal the whole family will love!









INGREDIENTS:
2-4 pieces of fresh, wild caught BC salmon, approx. 750g in total
1 pouch Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Fine ft. Rick's Rub™ Seafood
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METHOD:
  1. Preheat oven to 400C. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In the provided plastic bag or in a shallow bowl, cover the salmon pieces with the Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Fine ft. Rick's Rub™ Seafood. If necessary, gently pat the coating into the fish to ensure full coverage.
  3. Bake the fish in the oven until crispy, golden, and the fish is opaque and flaky, approximately 10-15 minutes.

Serve with steamed vegetables and Rick's Rub™ Heat Spiced Sweet Potatoes. 

Serves 2-4


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CRISPY COATERS TUSCAN HEALTHY CHICKEN NUGGETS

4/20/2021

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The kids want chicken nuggets but you don't want to feed them something so unhealthy!

Get the kids to help in the kitchen by making their own chicken nuggets with chunks of lean chicken breast coated in Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Coarse ft. Rick's Rub™ Tuscan!


INGREDIENTS:
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1 lb chicken breasts, cut into 2" chunks
1 pouch Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Coarse ft. Rick's Rub™ Tuscan

METHOD:
  1. Preheat oven to 400F or air fryer to 390F
  2. In a bag, toss chicken breast pieces together with the contents of 1 pouch of Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Coarse ft. Rick's Rub™ Tuscan until coated
  3. On a parchment lined baking sheet, bake coated chicken in the oven for 4 mins, or until cooked through and golden brown. *If air frying, put coated chicken in the air fryer basket and air fry for 4-5 mins, or until cooked through and golden brown*

Serve with steamed vegetables and Rick's Rub™ seasoned French fries for a healthy, delicious meal for the whole family

Serves 2-4
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Crispy Coaters Fish Tacos

4/7/2021

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​Tacos are fun for the whole family! Fish tacos made with Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Fine Ft. Rick's Rub™ Seafood make a quick, crispy, healthy meal the kids will be asking for!



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INGREDIENTS:
4 cod loins
1 60g pouch of Rick's Real Foods™ Crispy Coaters Fine Ft. Rick's Rub™ Seafood
Corn tortillas
Favourite fillings:
coleslaw
avocado
salsa
Rick's Rub™ Heat dip to drizzle
cilantro

METHOD:
  1. Preheat oven or air fryer to 400F
  2. In one of the bags provided in the Crispy Coaters box, empty 1 60g pouch of Crispy Coaters into the bag and place cod loins into the Crispy Coaters. Shake the bag to coat the fish with the Crispy Coaters.
  3. Remove the fish from the bag and place on a parchment lined baking sheet for the oven or in the air fryer basket. Cook for 4-6 mins or until fish is opaque, depending on the size of the fish.
  4. Gently separate the cod into bite-sized pieces and assemble tacos to your taste.

Enjoy this family-friendly, gluten free meal! If there are leftovers, enjoy for lunch the next day, too!

Serves 3-4

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Rick's Rub™ Tuscan Cheesy Pull Apart Bread

4/6/2021

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This is the ultimate family appetizer or game-day fave! Garlic, cheese, and Rick's Rub™ Tuscan baked in a fresh artisan sourdough loaf...no one can resist this cheesy pull apart bread!








INGREDIENTS:
1 fresh artisan sourdough loaf, or your favourite fresh, crusty bread
1 tbsp Rick's Rub™ Tuscan seasoning
4-6 tbsp butter, melted
2 tsp minced garlic
1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

METHOD:
  1. Preheat oven to 375F
  2. Carefully cut the bread by creating horizontal cuts (without cutting all the way through the bread), the doing the same cuts vertically, creating a checkerboard pattern.
  3. Place the bread on a foil lined baking sheet.
  4. In a microwave safe dish, place the Rick's Rub™ Tuscan seasoning, butter, and garlic and microwave until the butter is melted. Stir to combine.
  5. Brush or spoon the butter mixture into the crevices of the bread. Try to get the mixture in all the crevices for maximum flavour!
  6. Gently stuff the shredded mozzarella into the crevices of the bread.
  7. Wrap the bread in foil.
  8. Bake the bread for 10 mins then uncover and bake for an additional 10 mins or until cheese is bubbly.
  9. Remove bread from oven and allow to cool slightly before digging in! Pull those cheesy bread pieces out of the loaf for a delicious bite!

Serves 4-8

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Rick's Rub™ Heat Spiced Sweet Potato Fries

4/5/2021

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Add some sweet and spicy flavours to your kid-friendly sweet potato fries! Makes a great side dish that the whole family will love.







INGREDIENTS:
2-4 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into wedges
1 tbsp oil
1-2 tsp Rick's Rub™ Heat seasoning, or to taste

METHOD:
  1. ​Preheat your oven or air fryer to 400F
  2. Peel and slice the sweet potatoes into wedges. Be careful with the knife, sweet potatoes are tough to cut through!
  3. Place sweet potato wedges in a large bowl and toss with oil and Rick's Rub™ Heat seasoning, until sweet potato wedges are coated.
  4. Place seasoned sweet potato wedges on a baking sheet or in the air fryer basket and bake for 15-20 mins or until browned. Watch carefully, the natural sugars in the sweet potato will burn if cooked for too long!

Serve hot with a side of Rick's Rub™ Heat Dip!

​Serves 2-4

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Rick's Rub Moroccan Chicken Breast

6/25/2020

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Moroccan Chicken Breast

For an exotic and flavourful main course, use Rick's Rub Moroccan on your bone-in or boneless chicken breasts.







INGREDIENTS:

2-4 bone-in or boneless chicken breasts
1-2 tsp Rick's Rub Moroccan seasoning

METHOD;
  1. Preheat oven to 375F.
  2. Season each chicken breast with 1/2 tsp of Rick's Rub Moroccan, or to taste. Rub the seasoning into the meat for even coverage.
  3. Place chicken in an oven-safe dish and roast in 375F oven for 30-40 mins or until internal temperature reaches 165F. Allow chicken to rest for a juicy entree.
Serve with your favourite side dishes for a delicious meal. 

Pro Tip: If there are leftovers, chop chicken to add to salads, wraps, or sandwiches for lunch!

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Rick's Rub French Fry Seasonings

11/1/2019

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French Fry Seasoning

​Try your favourite Rick's Rub seasoning on your french fries!
INGREDIENTS:
Favourite fresh or frozen french fries
Favourite Rick's Rub seasoning blend: try Moroccan, Original, Heat, Lamb, Asian, and Tuscan

METHOD:
  1. Cook french fries based on manufacturers instructions.
  2. Toss cooked french fries in a large bowl with your favourite Rick's Rub seasoning blend, to taste.
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Rick's Rub Original Zucchini Chips

8/15/2018

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Looking for a new way to use your zucchini? Try these easy zucchini chips seasoned with your favourite Rick's Rub seasoning.


INGREDIENTS:

2 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 Tbs oil
Rick's Rub Original

METHOD:
  1. Preheat oven to 235F.
  2. Place zucchini slices between layers of paper towel and press with baking sheet to squeeze out some of the moisture.
  3. Place parchment on baking sheets and lightly brush oil where the chips will be placed. Place the chips on the parchment and brush with oil. Sprinkle Rick's Rub Original (or your favourite Rick's Rub seasoning) over zucchini chips .
  4. Bake for 1.5-2 hours until golden and crisp. Check the chips periodically to ensure they do not burn. If the chips are still flimsy, remove crisp chips from sheet and return to oven for a few more minutes.
Finish with a sprinkle of coarse salt, if desired. Allow chips to cool and store in an air-tight container. 

Who are we kidding? These chips will be devoured before they reach the container!
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