8 Tailgating Recipes

A pile of cheese crackers on an old metal grater.

Cheese Crackers1/8

Yup. We went there. To that homemade Cheez-It place. Go ahead. Admit it. You're awfully glad that we did.

A scattering of chili cheese fries topped with cheddar and snipped fresh chives.

Chili Cheese Fries2/8

Honest grub with demolish-the-entire-panful-while-standing-at-the-counter allure. Grab some napkins.

A pile of Tabasco chicken wings on a white plate with some ranch dip.

Tabasco Chicken Wings3/8

What's so special about these wings? You sorta gotta experience them to understand.

Three sweet and spicy tacos on a white plate with wedges of lime alongside.

Sweet and Spicy Tacos4/8

Happy National Taco Day! Who needs those spice packets when you can make your own sassy, satisfying, and sophisticated tacos with a citrus zing?

Four glasses of michelada on a wooden board with a lime wedge in between them.

Michelada5/8

The customary morning-after equivalent of a Bloody Mary in Mexico—except this is lighter, less tomato-y, and all around lovelier.

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

Spicy Chex Mix6/8

This is not the Chex mix of your childhood. This is something completely different. And its greatness simply must be experienced to be truly understood.

Two ground chicken meatballs on slider buns with a toothpick skewered through them.

Ground Chicken Meatballs7/8

These subtly flavored, relatively healthful (shhhh!) sliders are the sleeper hit at The Meatball Shop. Not hard to understand why.

Two classic cheeseburgers with red onion and pickles on sesame buns on a wooden serving board.

Classic Cheeseburger8/8

What defines the quintessential classic cheeseburger? It's quite the personal experience. Yet we've got a foolproof technique.