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    🏠Home » Appetizer and Party Recipes

    Game Day Party Recipes

    Feb 4, 2023 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · 2 Comments

    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.

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    • 🖐️Finger Food Recipes
    • 🥣Chili Recipes
    • 🥘Main Course Recipes
    • 🍬Sweets/Snacks Recipes
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    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.

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    🖐️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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    Crispy Baked Chicken Wings from 101 Cooking for Two
    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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    blue cheese dressing on a celery stick
    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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    French Bread Pizza on a gray plate
    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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    chicken bacon wrap on a toothpick
    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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    pineapple mango salsa on a corn chip
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    orange bowl with chili with cheese
    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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    White Chicken Chili on a spoon over bowl
    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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    Stew Meat Chili in a spoon over a blue bowl
    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.
    spoonful of Salsa Verde Chicken Chili over a white bowl
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    🥘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.
    Check Out This Recipe
    pulled pork sandwich with BBQ sauce
    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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    Pulled pork with sauce in a bun on a blue plate
    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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    French dip sandwich with au jus
    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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    Oven Baked BBQ Brisket from 101 Cooking for Two
    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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    Baked chicken legs on a white plate
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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.
    Cheesecake bars on a blue plate
    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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    white chocolate almond clusters on a white plate
    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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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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.
    Check Out This Recipe
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    Have a great watch party.

    Wifo, Molly, Lilly, and DrDan

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    Editor note: Originally Published January 30, 2017. This post will be refreshed yearly with my current recommendations.

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    1. Catherine

      February 01, 2021 at 9:58 am

      . My Sunday menu has been planned, thanks to you. I’ve already tried many of these; not only easy but delicious.

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    2. Annette

      January 26, 2020 at 4:35 pm

      Yum! I will be watching the game at your house! :O)

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