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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Tailgating

Tailgating

Get ready for game day with our collection of tailgating recipes! From classic chili to loaded hot dogs, these dishes will help you fuel up before cheering on your favorite team.

We have plenty of chili recipes to warm you up on a chilly day. If you’re looking for something a little more portable, our chili dog recipe combines two classic tailgating foods into one delicious and easy-to-eat meal. Whether you’re tailgating at the stadium or hosting a watch party at home, these recipes are sure to score big with your guests.

White bowl of beef chili with grated cheese, tortilla chips, and lime wedges on wood
Classic shrimp scampi on a white plate with large pink shrimp in garlic butter sauce, garnished with parsley. A silver fork rests on the side, with a lemon half nearby and golden sauce pooling at the bottom for dipping.

Classic Shrimp Scampi

20 mins

A spicy bacon-wrapped grilled chicken breast on top of a bun and tomato slices with the top half of the bun and some arugula next to it.

Spicy Grilled Chicken Sandwich

6 hrs 30 mins

A skillet bacon cheeseburger with crispy fried onions.

Skillet Bacon Cheeseburger with Crispy Fried Onions

40 mins

Three grilled pork burgers topped with coleslaw and yum yum sauce on a wooden serving tray.

Grilled Pork Burgers

1 hr 15 mins

A white porcelain bowl filled with creamy red potato salad, topped with sliced scallions and a serving spoon resting inside

Creamy Red Potato Salad

1 hr 45 mins

No-bake snowballs on a counter

No-Bake Snowballs

10 mins

Chocolate peanut butter cookies in a stack, the top one broken in half, on a worn white background.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

1 hr

Gingerbread biscuits on a gold-rimmed plate, flanked by two cups of tea and gold Christmas ornaments.

Gingerbread Biscuits

1 hr

Clove cinnamon and chocolate cookies stacked up on a green cupboard with twine and another stack of cookies in front.

Clove, Cinnamon, and Chocolate Cookies

45 mins

Key lime pie bars, cut into squares and garnished with whipped cream, lime zest, slices of lime, and chopped almonds.

Key Lime Pie Bars

3 hrs 30 mins

Double chocolate chunk sourdough cookies garnished with flaky salt, piled on a piece of parchment.

Double Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Cookies

14 hrs

Garlic, chile, and cumin roast chicken on a white platter with a serving fork, beside empty plates and glasses of wine.

Garlic, Chile, and Cumin Roast Chicken

1 hr 45 mins

Pecan tassies in close-up, piled on top of each other.

Pecan Tassies

1 hr 25 mins

Nashville hot chicken sliders, piled up on a plate with sesame seeds and hot sauce.

Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders

40 mins

Dorie Greenspan's quick corn bread with bacon, corn, and green onions in a cast-iron skillet, and cut into squares.

Dorie Greenspan’s Quick Cornbread

40 mins

A baking sheet lined with parchment filled with 10 long, thin crispy cheese sticks.

Crispy Cheese Sticks

5 hrs

A wooden cutting board with two pulled pork sandwiches in crusty buns and topped with coleslaw, with a bottle and glass of beer in the background.

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

13 hrs 30 mins

A classic vanilla cupcake with cream cheese frosting with rainbow sprinkles, in a pink cupcake paper.

Classic Vanilla Cupcakes

1 hr

A wooden tray with 4 squares of double butterscotch blondies, with nuts sprinkled around them.

Double Butterscotch Blondies

50 mins

A floral tablecloth with a cellar of pink salt, a plate of cornbread, and a pot of field peas and snap beans along with pot liquor and a chunk of salt pork.

Field Peas and Snap Beans

1 hr 10 mins

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