It's PARTY TIME. The big game is next week, time to make a plan and stock the fridge. Fire up that crock pot, oven, and grill—time to pig out. Special shout out to our old city, Kansas City (50 yrs ago), and Philidelphia, where my son lives. Have a great safe game, and congratulations to both teams.
After Thanksgiving, big game day is considered the second most important "food holiday." Food is an essential part of any watch party—big or small.
I almost always enjoy the game—but is 7 hours of pregame programming needed? We will be enjoying the puppy bowl part of that time.
OK, I'm off task; back to the food. Let's divide the recommendations into four classes, finger foods, chili, main courses, and sweets/smacks.
🖐️Finger Food Recipes
If you are hosting a party, finger foods are great for watching the game and munching. Here are some of my best.
Extra Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
The crispiest chicken wings are baked, not fried. No greasy frying mess and it is so easy with this baked chicken wing recipe. You get extra crispy wings by using baking powder, a rack, and a convection oven. Then coat with homemade Buffalo sauce and serve with dipping sauce, carrot, and celery sticks.
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Homemade Blue Cheese Dip
This Homemade Blue Cheese Dip is perfect for game day with buffalo wings and veggies. A 5 minutes dip recipe that's creamy and irresistible with an excellent fresh taste and no preservatives.
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French Bread Pizza—Quick and Easy
Delicious easy French Bread Pizza is perfect for that quick evening meal or a party. Full of your favorite toppings, browned melted cheese, and crispy French bread crust. And ready in only 20 minutes.
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Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites—Sweet & Spicy
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites are the perfect party dish. It's easy to make with cubes of chicken wrapped in bacon, coated with brown sugar and spices, and baked to golden brown with caramelized sugar, bacon, and tender chicken.
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Pineapple Mango Salsa
Sweet and spicy fresh pineapple mango salsa is the perfect change of pace to everybody's favorite side dish. An easy-to-make fresh fruit salsa will go with fish, chicken, tacos, or used as a dip.
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Chunky Guacamole
Use authentic, fresh ingredients to make the perfect Chunky Guacamole in only 10 minutes. Great for parties or dinners. So easy and so good.
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🥣Chili Recipes
To me, the watch party must have chili. You can check all my chili recipes in my chili category. But here are some of my favorites.
Small Crock Pot Chili
Super easy to make and one of the best homemade chilies you will ever have. This versatile chili is perfect in a small crock pot but can easily be adjusted to your taste and needs.
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Easiest Crock Pot White Chicken Chili
Award-winning Crock Pot White Chicken Chili only needs five ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time. It's thick and creamy with tender chicken and mild spiciness.
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Stew Meat Chili—Crock Pot or Stovetop
An easy dump-and-go stew meat chili recipe with chunks of beef, beans, and chili peppers bursts with flavor. Think of it as almost Texas chili but with beans. This smaller chili recipe can easily be doubled or tripled for your needs.
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Salsa Verde Chicken Chili
Making this great change of pace chili is easy in a crock pot or on the stovetop. With just a few pantry ingredients and precooked chicken, everybody will be impressed with the results.
🥘Main Course Recipes
Maybe you are having more of a dinner. Here are some classics in all three food groups: beef, pork, and chicken.
Oven Pulled Pork - Low & Slow Pork Butt
The best pulled pork is baked in the oven for most home cooks. Just a dry rub and bake a pork butt low and slow in your oven. Everybody can have perfectly moist and tender pulled pork with great flavor.
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How to Make the Best Taco Meat in 25 Minutes
Learn how to make the best taco meat in only 25 minutes. Once you have the best ground beef taco meat, Taco Tuesday will never be the same. Great Mexican for all!
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Crock Pot Pulled Pork the Right Way
Great melt-in-your-mouth pulled pork butt is now an easy and economical BBQ dinner recipe. Cooked all day low and slow in your crock pot, pork butt becomes pull-apart tender for the best barbecue pulled pork sandwiches.
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Crock Pot French Dip with Au Jus
Melt-in-your-mouth French dip sandwiches are a casual dinner classic. One of your favorite recipe dishes can now be easily made at home with pantry ingredients and a crock pot.
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Easiest Oven Baked BBQ Beef Brisket
Everybody deserves great BBQ. Learn how simple it is to make smoky and tender baked BBQ brisket with this easiest baked brisket recipe—just two ingredients and 5 minutes of prep time—a never failed recipe we have used for 45 years.
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Baked Chicken Legs - Quick and Easy
Crispy baked chicken legs (drumsticks) are a quick and easy meal the whole family will love. Just trim and pat dry some chicken legs, add simple spices, and bake them in the oven—perfectly crispy, moist, and tender.
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🍬Sweets/Snacks Recipes
No party or dinner is complete without something sweet. Give them something great to talk about that you can make ahead.
Easy Cheesecake Bars
These Easy Cheesecake Bars are creamy and delicious with a Graham cracker crust and lemon—the quick small-batch recipe you need.
Crock Pot White Chocolate Almond Clusters
Super easy and delicious white chocolate almond clusters are the perfect gift for the holidays or for any special occasion. Simple with these step by step photo instruction for the perfect white chocolate candy.
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Easy Lemon Bars
Six ingredients are all you need for these easy (and best) lemon bars. Bursting with great sweet-tart lemon taste and a buttery shortbread crust, they are everything a lemon bar should be. Perfect for every day or take them to any special gathering.
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Easy Oreo Fudge
This super easy Oreo fudge recipe is packed with great flavor. It will melt in your mouth with chunks of Oreo cookies in sweet white chocolate fudge. Only four ingredients and ultra-simple. Also known as "Cookie and Cream Fudge," it is perfect for an office holiday party, a gift, or just for yourself.
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Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Chocolate peanut clusters are the best candy treat and are super easy to make at home in your crock pot. Lightly salted peanuts covered with sweet chocolate coating make the perfect gift, or keep them all for yourself—you can always make more with this smaller recipe.Only a few ingredients.
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Candied Almonds or Other Candied Nuts
This easy roasted candied almonds recipe makes the perfect holiday gift and a great crunchy party snack. Or make some delicious candied mixed nuts or other nuts with only a few ingredients and minimal skill.
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Have a great watch party.
Wifo, Molly, Lilly, and DrDan
Editor note: Originally Published . This post will be refreshed yearly with my current recommendations.
Catherine
. My Sunday menu has been planned, thanks to you. I’ve already tried many of these; not only easy but delicious.
Annette
Yum! I will be watching the game at your house! :O)