Game Day BBQ Ribs
with Loaded Potato Wedges, Crispy Buffalo Onion Straws & Blue Cheese Sauce
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
Looking for an excuse to serve up all your favorite gametime snacks for one epic spread? Here, we send you all the fixin’s so you can spend less time planning, shopping, and cooking, and more time around the dinner table (or TV—we won’t judge). You’ll serve up sticky, saucy baby back ribs dusted with Southwest spices, crispy loaded potato wedges, and our easy riff on homemade onion rings. These light-as-air bites of goodness start by slicing an onion into “straws,” then coating them in a Buffalo-spiced tempura batter and frying until crispy. They’re served with a hot-sauce-spiked blue cheese dipping sauce for the perfect finishing touch on one seriously winning meal.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 unit
Onion
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
½ cup
Pepper Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1.5 ounce
Blue Cheese Dressing
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
1 teaspoon
Ancho Chili Powder
1 unit
Jalapeño
¼ ounce
Frank's Seasoning Blend
82 g
Tempura Batter Mix
(Contains: Milk, Wheat, Eggs)
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Lime
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
1 unit
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust racks to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil. • Remove ribs* from package and place on prepared sheet. Top ribs with any remaining sauce from package; sprinkle with chili powder and half the Southwest Spice (you’ll use the rest in the next step). Top with a second sheet of foil; crimp edges of foil to create a packet.
• Wash and dry all produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Toss on a second baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, remaining Southwest Spice, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until browned and crispy, 20-25 minutes. • Add ribs to middle rack and roast until warmed through, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together tempura mix, Frank’s Seasoning, and 1/3 cup water (2/3 cup for 4 servings). TIP: If mixture is too thick, add more water 1 TBSP at a time until it reaches a pancake batter-like consistency. • Halve, peel, and cut onion into ½-inchthick slices; separate into layers. Mince a slice or two until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4). • Stir sliced onion into batter until fully coated. Refrigerate until ready to fry. TIP: This will help achieve a crispier coating on your onion straws!
• Dice tomato. Quarter lime. Mince jalapeño, removing ribs and seeds first for less heat. • In a small bowl, combine tomato, minced onion, a big squeeze of lime juice, and as much jalapeño as you like. Season with salt and pepper. • In a separate small bowl, combine half the sour cream (you’ll use the rest later) with a squeeze of lime juice. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a 1/3- to ½-inch layer of oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot enough that a drop of batter sizzles when added to pan, working in batches, add coated onion in a single layer. TIP: Don’t overcrowd the pan, but it’s OK if some onion pieces stick together. • Cook, flipping once or twice, until golden brown, 2-4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a papertowel-lined plate. Season with salt. Repeat process, adding more oil between batches if necessary.
• Once potatoes are done, sprinkle with pepper jack. Return to oven until cheese melts, 2-3 minutes more. • Meanwhile, in a third small bowl, combine blue cheese dressing with remaining sour cream. Lightly swirl in as much hot sauce as you like.
• Top potato wedges with lime crema and pico de gallo (draining first). • Transfer ribs to a cutting board; top with any extra sauce from foil packet. Cut into individual pieces. • Divide potato wedges and ribs between plates. Serve onion straws on the side with blue cheese sauce for dipping. (TIP: If the onion straws cool down before serving, spread them on a baking sheet and pop into the oven for a few minutes right before you eat.) Serve with any remaining hot sauce if desired.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the tender, flavorful ribs; some found the BBQ sauce too sweet or spicy 🍖.
- Ease of prep: Onion straws were tricky for some; overall meal prep was more time-consuming than expected.
- Suggestions: Consider offering sauce on the side; try air frying the onion straws for easier cooking.
- Portions: Generous servings satisfied most; a few wanted more potatoes or found the meal too heavy.
- Sides: Loaded potato wedges and crispy onion straws were big hits; some suggested adding a veggie side.
Reviews from our home cooks
Amazing combo of flavors. Could not believe how well the onion strings came out. Paired great with side sauce. I think the pepper jack cheese on the potato wedges added a lot of great flavor. A fun game day treat!
It was good! The BBQ sauce wasn't my favorite but good for precooked/prepackaged ribs and the onion crisps were deep fried so a little oily. It was just a heavy meal but we ate it happily. Potato wedges were great!
Very good glaze on the ribs! Loved both sides!! Loaded potato wedges were a combination we would never have tried on our own. Great!
Rib sauce was okay. I like a more BBQ taste. But the onion straws and loaded wedges were to die for. They should be added to more meals because they were so delicious.
I wouldn't do the steaming with the extra spices next time. The sauce with the ribs is superb itself. Also think the long heating (even sealed in foil) dried them out. Loaded potatoes excellent. Onion "straws" not too strawlike but the taste and texture and dip excellent!!!
The ribs came fully cooked and were cooked deliciously, smothered in BBQ sauce, just how I like them. And there were enough for two. They were easy to heat. The rest of the meal took relatively much more work but was also delicious.
We loved the ribs. Hope you offer them again. The barbecue sauce and additional spices complemented the flavor nicely. Also liked the potatoes and onion rings. Dinner was awesome!
Ribs were great. We slow smoked them in a smoker. Did not make the potato wedges as we aren't crazy about them. Instead we usually make your hash brown recipe, roasted longer than HF recommends to get a crispier bite.
Ribs pictured in the ingredients list looked like fresh raw ribs but precooked ribs arrived. They were above average for precooked but was hoping to smoke fresh ribs for game day!
The ribs were very good - meaty without any fat and tender. I didn't make the pico or the lemon crema for the potatoes - just seemed like too much trouble and I liked just the plain roasted potatoes. Onion straws were good, but my batter didn't stay on very well.
