Tailgating Recipes

The best dips, portable snacks, game day grilling recipes, and more—here's everything you need to kick off your pre-game festivities.
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100 Top Tailgating Dips and Appetizers

Score big points with your fellow football fans by sharing these crowd-plea...
Score big points with your fellow football fans by sharing these crowd-pleasing tailgating recipes on game day. These easy tailgating recipes mix and match easily so that you can create the perfect game day menu. From breakfast sandwiches to hearty dips to one-bite salad wedges, these fun football foods offer something for everyone. While some recipes require a plate and a fork, there are tons of tailgating finger foods, like Touchdown Pinwheels and Baby Ballpark Dogs, to keep it super simple. Pick your favorites and get started!
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How to Make 5-Layer Buffalo Chicken Dip 

This dip offers the complete buffalo chicken experience all in one dish and...
This dip offers the complete buffalo chicken experience all in one dish and combines layers of different ingredients and flavors along with a unique scratch-made carrot-ranch dressing. Get the Recipe: Layered Buffalo Chicken Dip
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Game Day Favorites

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Spinach and Artichoke Dip

This warm, creamy, cheesy dip appears frequently at staff gatherings. Peopl...
This warm, creamy, cheesy dip appears frequently at staff gatherings. People make it time and again because it's tasty and a snap to prepare. It can be assembled up to two days ahead, and baked just before serving.   Get the Recipe: Spinach-and-Artichoke Dip
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Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches

A classic creamy cheese sauce makes this sandwich super rich, while a horse...
A classic creamy cheese sauce makes this sandwich super rich, while a horseradish sauce adds a kick. Make this sandwich the centerpiece of your table and serve along with beer and fries for a crowd-pleasing meal.  Get the Recipe: Roast Beef and Cheddar Sandwich with Horseradish Sauce 
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Crunchy Roast Beef Quesadilla Wraps

Meet the tasty, more sophisticated version of a crunch wrap supreme. These ...
Meet the tasty, more sophisticated version of a crunch wrap supreme. These wraps are crispy, chewy, and flavorful thanks to layers of tortilla, cheese, beef, and crushed tortilla chips.  Get the Recipe: Crunchy Roast Beef Quesadilla Wraps
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Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball

Skip the prep that buffalo wings require and get all of the flavor you crav...
Skip the prep that buffalo wings require and get all of the flavor you crave with a buffalo cheese ball. Prepared Buffalo wing sauce makes it easy to make and the blue cheese gives each bite an addictive richness in this great game-day appetizer.  Get the Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball

Wings for the Win

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Go Next-Level with Red Pepper Miso Wings 

These sticky, yet crispy chicken wings take full advantage of red pepper je...
These sticky, yet crispy chicken wings take full advantage of red pepper jelly for some intensely good flavor. The result is a hot, sweet, savory sauce with a vibrant color.  Get the Recipe: Red Pepper Miso Wings

Game Day Drinks 

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Raspberry Beer Cocktails

Learn how to make this festive and refreshing Raspberry Beer Cocktail for y...
Learn how to make this festive and refreshing Raspberry Beer Cocktail for your next summer gathering that your guests will love. Fresh raspberries, lemon, and lime slices garnish the mixture of cool beer, crisp raspberry lemonade, and vodka. Get the Recipe: Raspberry Beer Cocktail
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Must-Make Blood Orange Mimosas

We love the color blood oranges give this classic brunch cocktail. A dash o...
We love the color blood oranges give this classic brunch cocktail. A dash of bitters adds depth. Look for orange bitters--such as Fee Brothers or Stirrings--at liquor stores or specialty grocers. ­The sugar cube dissolves as you sip, balancing the bitters and giving off bubbles for a festive touch. Juice the oranges and keep chilled up to a day ahead. Get the Recipe: Blood Orange Mimosas Get the Recipe: Tropical Mimosas Watermelon Margaritas Strawberry Margarita Jell-O Shots
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Harissa Bloody Marys

Kick off your festivities with this fun take on the classic brunch beverage...
Kick off your festivities with this fun take on the classic brunch beverage. Molly likes to boost her version with harissa, a traditional Tunisian chile paste with a spicy, pleasantly bitter edge. "I just love those flavors," she explains, "and they're not common around Grand Forks, North Dakota. I really like being able to introduce a new ingredient like harissa to my community through a more familiar thing like a Bloody Mary." Look for harissa in cans, jars, or tubes on the international foods aisle or with the specialty sauces. If you can't find it, substitute a few dashes of hot sauce. Garnish as desired with celery stalks, lime wedges, and pickles. You can combine everything except the club soda a day ahead; give it a good stir before serving, and top off with club soda at the last minute.
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Perfect Peach Sangria

Peaches put a Southern twist on this classic sparkling cocktail. Make the s...
Peaches put a Southern twist on this classic sparkling cocktail. Make the sangria the day before to allow the flavors to blend. Garnish with fresh mint. Get the Recipe: Carolina Peach Sangria

Chili Recipes

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How to Make Instant Pot Beef and Bean Chili

Using the flavor concentrating magic of the Instant Pot, we reach next-day ...
Using the flavor concentrating magic of the Instant Pot, we reach next-day level of delicious chili deliciousness in under an hour with this bold and meaty Beef and Bean Chili. Although optional, simmering beef bones in the chili makes it extra rich and we’d highly recommend trying it. If you ask your butcher for some spare beef bones when you go to pick up stew meat, they will likely be more than happy to help you out. We like to serve such a robustly savory chili with bright toppers like sour cream, fresh cilantro, fresh jalapeño, and a sprinkle of sharp cheddar, but feel free to dress your bowl up however you like. Finely chopped onion and some avocado wedges would also be welcome here.  Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Beef and Bean Chili
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Texas-Style Chili with Brisket

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Texas chili is purely beef-driven: no beans allowed. This version boasts sm...
Texas chili is purely beef-driven: no beans allowed. This version boasts smoky, complex, deep flavor from a mix of dried chiles and chili powders.

Tailgating Desserts

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SEC Sheet Cake

Football fans will love this SEC-inspired sheet cake. Serves: 1 little leag...
Football fans will love this SEC-inspired sheet cake. Serves: 1 little league football team or 4 SEC Linemen.
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Football Cake Pops

Score points with football fans with these game-winning cake pops. Learn ho...
Score points with football fans with these game-winning cake pops. Learn how to make these easy treats in time for game day!    Get the Recipe: Football Cake Pops