​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!

Chef Rick






 
INGREDIENTS:
1 Tbs Rick’s Rub Asian seasoning
1 lb beef sirloin tips, 1 ½” cubes
Bamboo skewers, soaked for 30 mins
 
METHOD:

1. Preheat grill to medium high heat
2. Toss or rub beef cubes with Rick’s Rub Asian seasoning, until evenly coated
3. Skewer meat onto soaked bamboo skewers and grill about 3 mins per side or until internal temperature reaches 130F. Transfer skewers to a platter and allow to rest for 5 mins

 
Serve immediately with your favourite dipping sauce for added flavor
Serves 4 to 5

Chef Rick
 
For this easy Spicy Beef Kebab recipe, use Sirloin for a delicious flavor
 




INGREDIENTS:
10 bamboo skewers, soaked between 1-24 hours
2 lbs sirloin steak, cubed
2 Tbs Rick’s Rub Heat seasoning
Yellow peppers
Red peppers
Red onion
Button mushrooms
 
METHOD:

1. Place cubed sirloin steak in a bowl with 2 Tbs Rick’s Rub Heat seasoning. Toss to coat
2. Cut vegetables into 1” pieces
3. Place cubed steak and vegetables alternately on the skewers
4. Place finished skewers on preheated, greased grill. Cook for 8-10 mins or until desired doneness. Allow to rest for 5 mins before serving.

 
Serve with your favourite Caesar salad
Serves 4

Try this easy taco recipe without adding extra fillers into your meal.




 
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, minced
1 tsp Rick’s Rub Moroccan seasoning
¼ tsp Rick’s Rub Heat seasoning
 
METHOD:

1. In a frying pan, sauté onions until translucent. Crumble ground beef into pan and cook
2. Add Rick’s Rub Moroccan and Rick’s Rub Heat seasoning. Mix together and adjust to taste

 
Serve in hard or soft taco shells with shredded lettuce, tomato, shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, and other taco accompaniments.
Serves 2

Get the classic roast beef flavour and beautiful gravy without the fuss of mixing spices. Serve this to your guests next Sunday!
 




INGREDIENTS:
2lb oven roast beef
2 tsp Rick’s Rub Original seasoning
 
METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 450F to oven-sear the roast
2. Rub 2 tsp Rick’s Rub Original seasoning over whole roast, making sure to cover evenly
3. Place roast in roasting pan into preheated oven for 10 mins
4. Reduce heat to 275F and cook to desired doneness: 1 ¾ - 2 ¼ hours for medium rare and 2 to 2 ½ hours for medium to well done. Remove from the oven when 5F below finished temperature
5. Cover and let stand for at least 15 mins. Carve into thin slices

 
Serve with roasted potatoes, gravy, and steamed carrots
Serves 4

Chef Rick
 
For this easy steak dinner, use New York Strip steak. It is a boneless cut from the short loin, known for its tenderness. Your local butcher can assist you with this choice cut of meat.
 


INGREDIENTS:
2 10-11oz New York Strip steaks
2 tsp Rick’s Rub Original seasoning
1 tsp cooking oil

METHOD:

1. Heat skillet over medium heat. Add cooking oil when pan is hot
2. Rub each steak with 1 tsp of Rick’s Rub Original seasoning and allow to stand for 10 mins
3. Once oil is hot, place steaks in skillet and allow to cook about 4 mins per side, until internal temperature reaches 130F and the meat is a deep golden brown
4. Remove steaks from skillet and put on platter under tented foil.  Let sit in 250F oven for 10 mins

 
Serve with roasted russet potatoes and Caesar salad
Serves 2

Chef Rick
 

For this easy glazed meatloaf recipe, ask your butcher for ground sirloin. It is a cut of meat from the upper part of the loin, just in front of the round




 
INGREDIENTS:
2lbs ground sirloin
2 Tbs Rick’s Rub Original seasoning
1 onion, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 green pepper, chopped
2-3 mushrooms, chopped
½ bunch parsley, chopped (optional)
1 egg
1 packet Rick's Real Foods Crispy Coaters ft. Rick's Rub Original
¼ cup tomato ketchup
 
METHOD:

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease 9x5 loaf pan or muffin cups
2. Mix all ingredients, except ketchup, in a bowl until combined. Shape into a loaf and place into prepared pan. Spread ketchup over top of meatloaf
3. Bake in the preheated oven for approximately 1 ½ hours or until internal temperature reaches 170F

 
Serve with mashed potatoes and steamed or roasted vegetables
Serves 4