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Tostada Quick Snap Snack

  1. Grill on low
  2. Brush oil on each tortilla
  3. Place them oil side down on the warm grill
  4. Cook until warm and light grill marks
  5. Flip and add cheese
  6. Sprinkle with Latin Heat
  7. Once the cheese melts, remove from the grill
  8. Plate and let your guests top them with what they want
  9. They can be rolled or eaten like a tostada or taco
  10. One hand on your drink, one hand on your food
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Cream Cheese Pile-Up

Cream Cheese Pile-Up

It doesn't get easier with this snack recipe for something sweet and spicy over whipped cream cheese. Gobble them up with chips, pita pieces, veggie sticks or fingers (if you won't like them someone else will).

  • 1 tub of whipped cream cheese
  • 1 bag of tortilla chips or ruffles (or other sturdy chip or cracker)
  • 1 jar of Sauce Goddess Sweet & Spicy sauce or Roasted Jalapeno Relish
  1. Open tub of cream cheese
  2. Run a warm or wet knife around the outside (makes the cream cheese removal easier)
  3. Flip the tub of cheese on a plate or bowl
  4. Pour half the relish or sauce over the cheese (save the second half for pouring over the cheese after the delicious top has been eaten)
  5. Serve with chips

Crazy easy but super tasty.

Prep Time: 2 minutes
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Smoked Fish Spread with Sweet Heat

This appetizer is delicious made with Salmon (grilled leftover or smoked), whitefish or any smoked fish you can find. Perfect with crackers. it’s rich so a little seems to satisfy plenty.

Smoked Fish Spread with Sweet Heat
  1. Place cream cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce and Sweet Heat in a bowl.
  2. Stir to combine.
  3. Add fish.
  4. Stir to combine.
  5. Taste to adjust seasoning to your liking.
  6. Serve with crackers and enjoy.

If you want it spicier you can also add hot sauce when creating the cream cheese mixture.

Prep Time: 5 minutes ; Yield: 2 cups
Serving Size: 1 tsp
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Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

This recipe is really great for parties. It’s a mild combination of sweet shrimp and smoked slightly salty bacon. The thin Sweet & Tangy marinade is a nice compliment.

Bacon Wrapped Shrimp
  1. Soak toothpicks in water while you are prepping.
  2. Partially cook bacon until no longer raw. It should still be flexible enough to be wrapped around the shrimp.
  3. Remove bacon from pan while warm.
  4. Cut bacon in half to create 2 wide, short strips.
  5. Wrap a strip of bacon around each shrimp and attach soaked toothpick to hold bacon in place.
  6. Preheat the grill on medium.
  7. Pour sauce into deep bowl that is wide enough to dunk the shrimp. I like to use a glass two cup measuring cup. Seems to be just the right size.
  8. Dunk each shrimp in sauce and place on the grill.
  9. Cook 5 minutes.
  10. Dunk again and flip to cook the other side.
  11. Repeat the process until the shrimp is cooked and the bacon and sauce are a nice caramelized color.

This recipe is also great with our award winning Sweet & Spicy sauce.

Prep Time: 10 minutes - Cook Time: 20 minutes ; Yield: 6 servings
Serving Size: 2
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Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos

This is much more fun (and sinful) than low cal ranch dipping sauce with raw peppers. It’s perfect for meals on the grill or tantalizing appetizer. It takes a bit more time but so worth it!

  • 8 whole jalapeno peppers (or mild mini bells)
  • 8 strips uncooked bacon, thin
  • ¼ cup Sauce Goddess Sticky Sweet or Sweet & Spicy sauce
  • 8 x ½ inch pieces of Monterey Jack or other good melting cheese
  • 16 toothpicks
  1. Soak the toothpicks in water so they won’t burn on the grill.
    Prepare Peppers
  1. Half cut lid of pepper by carefully slicing across halfway thru the pepper at the top just below the stem.
  2. Cut a side slit by carefully slicing down the length of the pepper 2/3 of the way down.
  3. "Manage the Heat:" Some of the seeds and ribs have to be removed to make room for the cheese but not all of them. If you want it good 'n spicy you can leave some in. If you use the milder mini peppers no seeds need to be removed.
  4. To remove seeds and rib open the pepper gently by pressing the end toward the stem. Using a small paring knife carefully cut the ribs where they meet the side of the pepper. Use the knife and pull at them. They should come out with slight resistance.
    Put It All Together
  1. Now that the pepper has some space, place one slice of cheese inside.
  2. Wrap uncooked bacon around pepper taking care to place the largest end of the bacon over the top slit and roll the bacon around to the tip then back to the top.
  3. Use 2 toothpicks to seal the pepper closed and hold the cheese inside while it melts by pushing them completely through in an X configuration.
  4. Grill over low/medium heat until the bacon is cooked.
  5. Baste with Sauce Goddess BBQ sauce of choice and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
  6. Put a little extra BBQ sauce in a bowl if you want some dipping sauce.
Prep Time: 1 hour - Cook Time: 20 minutes ; Yield: 4
Serving Size: 2
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Sweet BBQ Peanut Butter Dip

This is a delicious option to an ordinary peanut satay sauce. It’s thicker and can be used a dip or a spread.

Sweet BBQ Peanut Butter Dip
  1. Place peanut butter in the microwave for no more than 30 seconds so it's barely thinned out.
  2. Add sauce and stir to combine.
  3. Use as a dip for celery sticks. If you add a bit more Sweet & Tangy sauce it can be used in place of satay sauce for grilled chicken kabobs.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
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Stuff Like Santa

During the holidays we sometimes don’t eat as well as we should, so the Sauce Goddess came up with a couple of tasty treats stuffed into veggie cups. Check them out on the Recipes page or in our latest news flash. Also, we have some great deals on our gift packs but you must order by midnight on December 15 if you want to put them under the tree.

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Sassy Saucy WRAP It Up Buffet Bar

This recipe is designed for that perfect Super Bowl Football Party. All the prep can be done ahead of time and then just set it out and let your guests assemble their very own wrap. These are small size but when they are full, they will fill you up for sure. Lay out all the following ingredients on big cutting board or platter. Give your guests place to assemble.

  • 10-12 " flour tortillas or wraps (for gluten free, use rice flour tortillas found in any store's gluten free section or large iceberg lettuce leaves)
  • whipped cheesy spread (see recipe)
  • rotisserie chicken (sliced in chunks)
  • pastrami slices
  • salami slices
  • dill pickles
  • sliced black olives
  • lettuce
  • bacon chutney (see recipe)
  • avocado
  • sliced tomatoes or sun dried tomatoes
  • spicy mustard dip (see recipe)
  1. Make cheesy spread, bacon chutney and mustard dip ahead of time and store in fridge.
  2. Can cut up all other ingredients and store in fridge.
  3. Can heat tortillas if you prefer but not required.
  4. Put everything out in a buffet layout for people to make their own wraps.

This recipe is mostly prep. Your guests will create the wrap themselves.

Suggest your guests start by slathering the cheesy spread on half the tortilla. Place chicken on the half without the cheese, then add toppings laying things like salami or pastrami slices on the cheesy side. Start by rolling the chicken side because the cheese spread helps "glue" the wrap together and keep the contents from falling out.

Prep Time: 2 hours - Cook Time: 5 minutes ; Yield: 12
Serving Size: variable
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Sweet Heat Deviled Eggs

Sweet Heat Deviled Eggs

Spice up your old deviled egg favorite.

  1. Slice eggs in half carefully.
  2. Remove the yolk and place it into a bowl. Set white halves aside.
  3. Add BBQ Sweet Heat and mayonnaise to eggs yolks.
  4. Stir to mix thoroughly until the filling has a smooth texture.
  5. Lay egg whites on the their sides like cups.
  6. Fill each one with a small amount of Sweet Red Devil sauce.
  7. Top with a small mound of the filling. So it is rounded at the top.
  8. Garnish with more Sweet Red Devil sauce if you like.
Prep Time: 30 minutes ; Yield: 1 dozen
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Bacon Chutney

Bacon Chutney

Use in a sandwich or in place of pizza sauce. Great over cream cheese or goat cheese (as shown here) for a party.

  • 8 strips of cooked bacon, diced
  • 1 minced onion until soft
  • 3/4 cup Sauce Goddess Sweet and Spicy sauce
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • optional- minced spicy chile peppers (jalapeno, habanero, whatever you like)
  1. Place bacon in a fry pan.
  2. Cook until barely done.
  3. Remove excess grease.
  4. Add onions and optional peppers.
  5. Cook until onion are translucent.
  6. Add sauce and water.
  7. Cook for 15 minutes until sauce has reduced.
  8. Sauce will taste like bacon and bacon will have the flavor of the sweet and spicy sauce.

Feel free to use more bacon if you like. You can also use any of our sauces. It's great with all of them.

Prep Time: 20 minutes - Cook Time: 15 minutes
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