
Spicy BBQ Chicken and Pineapple Lettuce Cups
INGREDIENTS
2 chicken breasts, sliced thin
½ cup pineapple, diced
½ onion, diced
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon pepper
A pinch of chili flake
½ cup Rufus Teauge Honey Sweet BBQ sauce
1 head Boston lettuce
1/4 cup basil, chiffonade
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
DIRECTIONS
Season chicken breast with salt, pepper, and chili flake.
Add to skillet with a touch of oil. Saute for 1 minute.
Add onions. Saute for 5 minutes.
After the onions have been added, add your diced pineapple and BBQ sauce.
Saute the onion, pineapple, and onion all together. Allow them to caramelized and cook down for about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Once finished, start to build your cups. Add your pineapple chicken mixture, top with basil and black sesame seeds. Add more Rufus Teauge BBQ sauce for dipping!
Makes about 14 lettuce cups

Steak, Mushroom and Potato BBQ Stirfry
INGREDIENTS
1 lb beef tenderloin, sliced thin
½ onion, diced
⅓ cup red potatoes, ,sliced thin
½ cup mushrooms, sliced thin
1 garlic clove, minced
½ cup Rufus Teague Touch o' Heat BBQ Sauce
2 tablespoons Rufus Teague Spicy Meat Rub
DIRECTIONS
Season steak with Spicy Meat Rub.
Cook the onions and garlic in a skillet on medium high heat with a tablespoon of oil for about 4-5 minutes.
Add the steak to the skillet. Cook for about 3 minutes.
After the steak has been nicely seared, add your mushrooms. Allow them to cook down for about 5 minutes.
Add your thinly sliced potatoes and your Rufus Teague BBQ sauce. Cook until the potatoes are softened, about 5-7 minutes.
Serve with more BBQ sauce!

Rufus’ Tex Mex Steak Enchiladas
INGREDIENTS
1 lb hanger steak
1 tablespoon Rufus Teague Steak Rub
1 cup corn
4 green onions, diced
1 bunch cilantro
¼ cup red onion, diced
½ cup cheddar cheese
6 medium flour tortillas
1 cup Honey Sweet BBQ sauce
DIRECTIONS
Add Rufus Teague Steak Rub to your hanger steak. Allow to marinate for 15 minutes. Sear on both sides on high temperature for about 4 minutes to get a perfectly medium rare.
Once cooked, allow to rest for 10 minutes. Dice into small squares.
Add BBQ sauce to the bottom of your baking dish.
Start to build your enchiladas. Start with adding BBQ sauce to your tortillas. Add cheese, steak, corn, and green onion. Fold and place into baking dish. Repeat until your dish is full.
Top with shredded cheese and more BBQ sauce.
Bake your enchiladas uncovered for 20 minutes at 325 degrees.
Serve with even more BBQ sauce, red onions and cilantro.

Fully Loaded Baked Potato Waffled Hashbrowns
INGREDIENTS
1 packet frozen hash browns, thawed
8 strips bacon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon cayenne
½ cup mild cheddar cheese
4 tablespoons sour cream
½ cup Rufus Teague Maple Whiskey BBQ sauce
1 teaspoon chopped chives
DIRECTIONS
Cook your bacon in a 385 degree oven for 10 minutes or until it is nice and crispy.
Remove from oven and slice into thin strips.
Add to your hash browns. Add BBQ sauce, cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne, and some chive into hash browns as well.
Warm up your waffle maker. Spray with nonstick spray.
Add about 1/3- 1/2 cup of your potato mixture to the waffle maker. Cook for about 10-15 minutes, until perfectly browned on the edges.
Serve with sour cream, chives, and more BBQ sauce.
Makes 5 waffles

Pulled Chicken BBQ Double Decker Tacos
INGREDIENTS
For poaching the chicken:
2 whole large boneless skinless chicken breasts
5 peppercorns
2 bay leaves
½ cup Rufus Teague Touch o' Heat BBQ Sauce
1 cup water
2 teaspoons salt
For assembling the tacos:
More Rufus Teague BBQ Sauce
Re-fried beans
Your favorite shredded cheese
Hard shell and soft shell tacos
Pickled pepperoncinis
Red Cabbage
DIRECTIONS
Combine water with BBQ sauce in a medium sized pot. Add bay leaves, salt and peppercorns. Turn the pot onto low and let the water come to a low simmer.
Add your chicken breast to the BBQ/water mixture. Cover with lid.
Allow the chicken to poach in the liquid for about 20 minutes, or until tender and cooked through.
Remove chicken from pot. Start to shred and add more bbq sauce to the chicken.
Once the chicken is shredded, start to assemble your double decker tacos.
First, start with your soft taco. Heat it up slightly, but keep it pliable.
Then, spread on your warmed refried beans and sprinkle some shredded cheese.
Then, center your hard shell taco in the middle of the soft taco. Bring up the sides of the soft taco.
Start filling the double decker taco with the chicken, more sauce, and your favorite toppings!

Cheddar Stuffed Meatballs with BBQ Beer Sauce
INGREDIENTS
For the meatballs:
1 lb ground sirloin
1/2 lb ground pork
1/2 lb ground veal
1 green onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup whole milk
1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons Rufus Teague Meat Rub
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 large block sharp cheddar cheese
For BBQ Beer Sauce:
1 8 oz can beer
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup Rufus Teague Maple Whiskey BBQ Sauce
1 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Add panko to milk. Set aside.
Mix the tree types of meat together. Add Rufus Teague Meat Rub, salt, pepper, green onion, and garlic to the meat.
Strain the panko. Add to meatball mixture. Mix thoroughly.
Allow to set in fridge for 15-30 minutes.
While the mixture is setting up, dice your cheese into 1/2 inch cubes.
Form your meatballs into a round, push in the cube of cheese into the center, and close up tightly.
Allow to set up for another 15 minutes.
While the meatballs are setting up, heat up about 3 cups of canola oil. 375 degrees is ideal.
Fry meatballs in the oil for about 5-7 minutes.
While the meatballs are frying up, get started on your sauce.
Heat up your sauce pot and reduce your beer by half. Add your bay leaf and Rufus Teague BBQ Sauce. Cook down on high heat for about 10 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Remove bay leaf.
Take the meatballs out of the oil and serve immediately with your sauce.

BBQ Hawaiian Pizza
INGREDIENTS1 pre-cooked pizza
½ cup thick cut ham, diced
2/3 cup Rufus Teague Blazin' Hot BBQ sauce
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
DIRECTIONS

Top with cheese, diced ham, and pineapple.

Remove from the oven. Top with cilantro and more Parmesan cheese.


Sticky Whiskey Maple Wings
INGREDIENTS
For Frying:
1 1/2 pounds chicken wings
2 cups vegetable/ peanut oil, for frying
1 cup flour
1 Tablespoon Rufus Teague Meat Rub
Whiskey Maple Glaze:
1 cup Rufus Teague Maple Whiskey BBQ sauce
1 Tablespoon maple syrup
¼ c brown sugar
2 Tablespoons water
½ teaspoon black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Heat up your oil in a large pot & allow it to reach 375 degrees. Use a thermometer to guarantee even cooking.
Mix flour with salt and Rufus Teague Meat Rub.
Dredge your wings with flour mixture.
Lightly drop wings into oil and cook for about 15 minutes, or until wings looks nicely browned and crisped. Doing this in batches is recommended so the oil can retain even heat.
While wings are cooking, start to combine the brown sugar, maple syrup, black pepper and Rufus Teague Maple Whiskey BBQ sauce in a medium size pan.
Allow the mixture to reduce significantly, until it has a sticky, but not dry consistency. If reducing too quickly, add some water to thin out.
Add the wings into the reduced BBQ sauce/ brown sugar mixture until fully coated.
Top with black sesame and some chive. Enjoy with blue cheese, ranch, or even more BBQ sauce!

BBQ Chicken Sliders with Red Onions and Arugula
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground dark meat chicken
1 cup onion, grated and liquid removed
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped
2 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped
1 tablespoon salt
½ tablespoon black pepper
¾ cup Rufus Teague Honey Sweet BBQ Sauce (+ more for slatherin’)
Toppings:
1 cup fresh arugula
½ cup mayonnaise
8 slices of American Cheese, cut in half
1 red onion, cut into thick rings
1 beefsteak tomato, sliced
1-package mini sweet bread rolls
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all your ingredients together for the chicken patties. Reserve some of the Honey Sweet BBQ sauce for topping sliders.
Take about half a handful of your ground BBQ chicken mixture. Start forming into little patties, about the size of your palm. Remember, you want these to fit onto your mini rolls, so don’t go too big with them!
Once your patties are formed, allow them to cool in the fridge on a plate or sheet pan for about an hour. This way, they will retain their shape much better and not fall apart as easily.
Saute the patties for about 2 minutes on each side.
After they are seared, transfer them into the oven for about 7 minutes with the cheese on top, until they are totally cooked through.
Slather your mini bread rolls with some mayonnaise and your Rufus Teague Honey Sweet BBQ sauce, gently place the chicken patty onto the roll, and top with fresh arugula, tomato and onions.
Makes 16 sliders

Bbq Smoked Sausage Mini Toastadas
INGREDIENTS
1 cup smoked sausage, chopped roughly
1 garlic clove, minced
1 large tomato, diced
1 onion, diced
1 sprig of rosemary
2 bell peppers, diced
12 mini corn tortillas
½ cup Rufus Teague Apple Mash BBQ sauce
½ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
¼ c parsley, chopped
DIRECTIONS
Fry tortillas until nice and crisp.
Start making the filling. Add onions, garlic, smoked sausage, bell pepper, and tomato into pan with a little butter. Cook down until all the veggies are softened and the sausage is slightly browned. Add the Rufus Teague BBQ sauce. If it’s looking too thick, add some water or beef stock to thin out.
While the sausage, veggies, and sauce are coming together, add your rosemary. Make sure that you are not overcooking the vegetables; you still want to have a bit of a snap to your onions and peppers.
Top the toastadas and place in oven for 7 minutes. Half way through the baking process, add the shredded cheese.
Garnish with chopped parsley and serve warm.
Makes 12

BBQ Glazed Salmon
INGREDIENTS
4 salmon filets, about 6 ounces for each person
1 Tablespoon salt
½ Teaspoon black pepper
1 Tablespoon Rufus Teague Fish Rub
1 tablespoon olive oil
BBQ Glaze:
1 cup Rufus Teague Honey Sweet BBQ Sauce
1/3 c brown sugar
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon worshteshire sauce
½ teaspoon chili flake
DIRECTIONS
Heat your skillet with the oil to a high temperature.
Make sure your salmon filets are dried off, with no excess moisture on them whatsoever. Add your Rufus Teague Fish Rub to your filets, as well as salt and pepper.
Place the fish skin side down and allow to cook for about 4 minutes, or until the fish does not stick to the pan.
While the fish is cooking skin side down, add all the ingredients for the glaze in a pot. Allow it to reduce to about ½, until the sauce coats the back of a wooden spoon.
Flip the fish over to the flesh side. Cook on the flesh side for about 2 minutes
Once the fish is fully cooked, remove from skillet and pour glaze over the fish.
Serve with salad, a bed of quinoa, or even on its own!
Serves 4

Bacon wrapped BBQ Jalapeno Chicken Bombs
INGREDIENTS
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
2 jalapenos, seeds and pith removed
½ c cream cheese
¼ c cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon pepper
16 slices uncooked bacon
½ c Rufus Teague Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce
½ t smoked paprika
DIRECTIONS
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Slice your chicken into strips, similar to what you would use for chicken tenders. Set aside.
Mix together cream cheese, jalapenos, cheddar cheese, kosher salt, garlic salt, smoked paprika, BBQ sauce.
Take about a tablespoon of your cream cheese mix, smooth onto the chicken strip, and roll up into a spiral. Repeat for all your strips.
After you have all of your chicken rolls ready, wrap each uncooked popper with a slice or two of bacon. Brush the finished popper with some more Rufus Teague Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce.
Sauté for about 3 minutes on each side. Finish in oven for 15 minutes. For extra crispy bacon, place under broiler for about 2 minutes.
Serve with more Rufus Teague Whiskey Maple BBQ Sauce!