Great Football Tailgate Recipes
Keep your football fans cheering with a great selection of football appetizer recipes, chilis, sandwiches and other football party foods.
Pepperoni Appetizer Recipe
This great appetizer idea will be a hit at your next party or gathering, or serve it with soup and salad as a delicious substitute for bread.
Container: medium bowl, mixer and 9×13 baking pan
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Serving Description: approximately 4 squares
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3 cups milk
- 3 eggs - beaten
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups muenster cheese - shredded
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 dash pepper
- 1 dash oregano
- 1 package sliced pepperoni
- Marinara sauce for dipping
Directions
- In a medium bowl, combine milk and eggs.
- Mix in flour with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir well to incorporate.
- Bake in a greased 9×13 baking pan at 425° for approximately 40 minutes.
- Cut into small squares.
- Serve warm with your favorite marinara sauce.
Barbecue Pork Ribs Recipe
Barbecue ribs grilled to perfection with a homemade sauce. A great recipe for football parties or back yard barbecues.
Container: Medium Saucepan
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Serving Size: 2 cups
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups ketchup
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 tablespoon dry mustard
- 1 tablespoon chile powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons bourbon or whiskey (optional)
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- salt/tobasco to taste
- 4 pounds pork spare ribs
Directions
- Whisk ketchup with vinegar, molasses, dry mustard, chile powder, cumin, oregano, pepper and bourbon or whiskey (optional).
- Simmer 20-30 mintutes, stirring often.
- Add salt and tobasco to taste.
- Brush on meat the last 5 minutes of grill time.
- Set up the grill for indirect heat, medium temperature. Grill the meat, rib side down, until the bones protrude slightly from the meat, about 2 hours (may take more or less time, depending on rib thickness and grill temperature). - Brush with barbeque sauce during the last 15-20 minutes of grilling so that the sauce carmelizes onto the ribs.
- Serve extra sauce on the side.
- Sauce can be covered and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. May also be frozen.
Bacon Wrapped Smokies Recipe
Crispy and full of bacon flavor, these cocktail weiners are sure to please.
Container: small slow cooker, baking dish
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Serving Description: 4 weiners
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 package Little Smokies
- 1 pound bacon
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
Directions
- Cut bacon slices in half.
- Wrap one piece of bacon around each smokie and place them seam side down in glass baking dish.
- Top with brown sugar and drizzle with vinegar.
- Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Remove from the refrigerator and bake in a 350° oven for one hour.
- Remove from baking dish and transfer to a small slow cooker to keep them warm while serving.
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