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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Tailgating | Page 8

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
Bacon peanut brittle in shards, in a mug lined with parchment paper.

Bacon Peanut Brittle

1 hr 5 mins

A white plate with 3 shredded beef enchiladas covered with melted cheese and diced onions, with a knife and fork.

Shredded Beef Enchiladas

5 hrs

Several Frito pies made in open bags of Fritos.

Frito Pie

5 mins

Spiced cider with a cinnamon stick and orange zest, in a stemless wine glass.

Spiced Cider

20 mins

A single compost cookie from Christina Tosi.

Compost Cookies®

2 hrs

Two pork tacos filled with shredded pork, radishes, jalapenos, salsa, and sour cream on a plate.

Pork Tacos

9 hrs

Six slices of white bread with mustard squiggles on each slice.

Homemade Yellow Mustard

1 hr 45 mins

A perfect hot dog in a white bun, topped with a squiggle of mustard.

How to Cook the Perfect Hot Dog

5 mins

Beer from a Budweiser bottle being poured into a glass of mean shandy.

Mean Shandy

5 mins

A cardboard bowl filled with easy potato salad an a plastic fork resting on top.

Easy Potato Salad

2 hrs 20 mins

A s'mores pie on a wooden table with some topping leaking from the pie.

S’mores Pie

2 hrs 15 mins

Korean chicken wings piled around a white container of dipping sauce.

Korean Chicken Wings

1 hr

A parchment lined baking sheet filled with rows of round peanut butter cookies with chocolate centers.

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

40 mins

A tall glass mug filled with Irish coffee with whipped cream on top and a tumbler or whiskey in the background.

Irish Coffee

10 mins

Two smoked spareribs and a knife on a slab of stone.

Smoked Spare Ribs

6 hrs

A cast-iron skillet filled with a cooked sweet potato cornbread with two pats of butter on top and a dish of butter pats beside it.

Sweet Potato Cornbread

50 mins

A partially sliced barbecue beef brisket on a cutting board with spice rub, hot sauce, and pickle slices scattered around it.

Barbecue Beef Brisket

16 hrs

A platter of ribs covered with Texas-style barbecue sauce, and a glass of extra sauce on the side.

Texas-Style Barbecue Sauce

1 hr 50 mins

Four pieces of Judy Hesser's oven-fried chicken in a oval glass baking dish on top of a linen cloth.

Judy Hesser’s Oven-Fried Chicken

9 hrs

A rack of slow cooker ribs on a cutting board with four single ribs cut off.

Slow Cooker Ribs

6 hrs 45 mins

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