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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Tailgating | Page 3

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
A square piece of homemade snickers bar on a piece of parchment.

Homemade Snickers Bars

2 hrs

Several oatmeal chocolate chip cookies cooling on a rack, one with a bite out of it.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

55 mins

Three corked vials of homemade hot sauce.

Homemade Hot Sauce

7 d

Three sheet pan sausage, peppers, and onions on a white plate with a jar of mustard beside it.

Sheet Pan Sausage, Peppers, and Onions

45 mins

An apple tea cake on a wire rack with three slices cut from it and one on a blue and white plate.

Apple Tea Cake

3 hrs

Two bowls of Instant Pot chicken gumbo in a metal tray with spoons, some cubes of bread, and chopped parsley sprinkled on top.

Instant Pot Chicken Gumbo

3 hrs 30 mins

Spicy Chex mix scattered on a baking sheet with a spoon lying in the middle.

Spicy Chex Mix

1 hr 25 mins

Pieces of bourbon buttermilk fried chicken on a metal background.

Bourbon Buttermilk Fried Chicken

2 d 4 hrs

Grilled peaches with honey and black pepper scattered on a piece of parchment paper.

Grilled Peaches with Honey and Black Pepper

15 mins

A sliced steak chimichurri with a gravy boat filled with chimichurri on the side.

Steak Chimichurri

2 hrs 50 mins

A half-full jar of honey barbecue sauce with a spoon dripping excess sauce back into the jar.

Honey Barbecue Sauce

35 mins

A platter of Nashville hot fried chicken with a jar of whipped butter in the background.

Nashville Hot Fried Chicken

55 mins

Two glasses of bacon bourbon with strips of cooked bacon in each glass and a bottle of bourbon in the background.

Bacon-Infused Bourbon

12 hrs

Bite-size bacon and cheese scones with smoked bacon and melted Asiago on top on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bite-Size Bacon and Cheese Scones

45 mins

A white bowl with some Memphis BBQ mop sauce and a spoon in it with a bottle of sauce on the side.

Memphis BBQ Mop Sauce

35 mins

Several open glass bottles of barbecue sauces, including a vinegar barbecue sauce.

Vinegar Barbecue Sauce

10 mins

A whole grilled beef tenderloin, partially sliced on a wooden cutting board with a knife, meat fork, and twine beside it.

Grilled Beef Tenderloin

1 hr 30 mins

A small white dish of gochujang, a Korean chile past with a spoon, jar, and bowl beside it.

Cheater’s Gochujang

5 mins

A smoked chicken sandwich and fries in a plastic basket lined with paper.

Smoked Pulled Chicken Sandwich

13 hrs 30 mins

Four slabs of BBQ oven ribs on a rack inside a rimmed baking sheet.

BBQ Oven Ribs

12 hrs

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