Recipes

BBQ Baby Back Ribs with Baked Potatoes and Zucchini

Base serves 2 with leftovers — slide to scale the ingredients.

Serves: 4 Time: 2 hours (mostly hands-off) Flavor: smoky, savory, comforting Type: Easy hands-off meal

Ingredients

Ribs

  • Baby back ribs (buy when on sale at ButcherBox)
  • Dry rub of choice
  • BBQ sauce
  • Foil

Baked Potatoes

  • Russet potatoes
  • Avocado oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Butter (for serving)
  • Sour cream (for serving)
  • Cheese (for serving)
  • Green onions (for serving)

Zucchini

  • Zucchini, sliced into coins
  • Avocado oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions

Ribs

  1. Prep and bake ribs
  • Apply dry rub to baby back ribs
  • Place bone side down on foil-lined and covered cookie sheet
  • Bake at 300°F for 2 hours
  1. Finish with BBQ sauce
  • Brush ribs with BBQ sauce
  • Broil for around 5 minutes

Baked Potatoes

  1. Prep potatoes
  • Poke russet potatoes with fork
  • Rub with avocado oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder
  1. Bake
  • One hour after starting ribs, place potatoes in toaster oven
  • Bake at 375°F for 1 hour
  1. Serve
  • Top with butter, sour cream, cheese, and green onions
  • No need to salt if eating the skin

Zucchini

  1. Prep and airfry
  • Slice zucchini into coins
  • Toss with avocado oil, salt, and pepper
  • Airfry for 20-25 minutes (start 20-25 min before ready to eat)
  • Stir halfway through

Timing Notes

  • Start ribs at 0:00 (300°F oven)
  • Start potatoes at 1:00 (375°F toaster oven)
  • Start zucchini at 1:35-1:40 (airfryer)
  • Everything finishes around 2:00