It’s that time again… time to gear up for the Big Game! When we think about football food, our minds go straight to wings, greasy finger foods, and convenience. Why not liven up your game day menu with some unique takes on fan favorites by Chef Emily?
We’ve got a little something for everyone this season. Try something new this year, and thank us after your team wins!
Kid favorites
Gourmet Game Day Pigs in a Blanket
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves: Party Size
Yield: 32 pieces
Gourmet Game Day Pigs in a Blanket are a twist on the classic taking savory smoked sausage and encasing in apples, bacon, and dates then wrapping in a crescent roll dough. Served with a honey ricotta mustard!
Five Ingredient Pull-Apart Pizza Bread
It’s the perfect time for pull-apart cast iron skillet pizza bread! This dish combines the best of buttery garlic knots and pizza into a one-skillet dish and then tops it with cheese! It’s warm, filling, and comes together in no time. Perfect for a game day, super bowl, and/or last minute party pleaser. Dig in and enjoy!
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4
Yield: 9-inch pie plate, 9-inch cast iron skillet
Loaded Baked Tater Tot’chos
This dish is cheesy tater tots meet loaded baked potato served like nachos. Baked cheesy tater tot nachos (a.k.a. “tot’chos”) topped with melty mozz, velvety ranch sauce, bacon bits, and Chives.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 8 – 10
For the FIESTA!
Sheet Pan Nachos with Green Chile Crema
Make Sheet Pan Nachos with Green Chile Crema recipe tonight for a fast and fun meal that’s completely customizable. Your family will love this quick and easy take on beef nachos that uses one baking sheet to create a hearty dinner!
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4 – 6
Yield: 1; large baking sheet pan
Taco Fundito
Taco Fundido is a delicious dish of spicy chorizo sausage, seasonings, and melted cheese. It makes for a great game day dish or instant party pleaser when unexpected guests arrive!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 8
Yield: 3 ½ cups
Berry Chipotle Braised Walking Tacos
This fun Berry Chipotle Braised Carnitas Walking Tacos are easy to make right in your slow cooker. A few spices and Wish Farms berries elevate chipotle pork carnitas to the star of your next picnic or game day feast!
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 4 – 8 hours
Servings: 36 – 40 walking tacos (3-ounce portions of meat, 1-ounce portions of salsa)
Just Chili’in
Crock Pot Pork Chili
This hearty pork chili filled with fresh ingredients is a perfect recipe for cold fall or winter nights. The bright flavors of summer are warmed by the heartiness of the rich pork, roasted tomatoes, and chilies. It’s a dish that can be thrown together quickly and allowed to slow cook throughout the day or heated together fast on the stove top for a throw-together-in-a-flash for tonight’s dinner!
Prep Time: 15 minute
Cook Time: 3 hours, 15 mins – 6 hours, 15 mins.
Yield: 3 quarts
Quick Smoky-Flavored Chili with Blue Cheese
Your house will instantly be filled with the aroma of smoky chili as soon as you start simmering the meat, beans, chilies, and tomatoes. When the weather chills, this recipe will warm your family inside out. Add it to your weekly meal rotation…leftovers are delicious when remixed into tacos and nachos!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: about 14 cups
Serves: 7 – 10
Cooking with Beer
“Mozzar-Ale” Beer and Cheese Soup
“Mozzar-Ale” Beer and Cheese Soup is a bowl full of flavor and the perfect cool-weather comfort food. Serve garnished with pickled cabbage, additional shredded Whole Milk Mozzarella, sautéed shallots and/or fresh thyme. Enjoy with bread.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Serves: 5 cups
Beach Blonde Crafted Carnitas Sliders with Key Lime Cider Cilantro Slaw and Chipotle Cream
Whether you’re cooking for a home-brewing friend, a craft beer-loving spouse, or the brew-b-q connoisseurs, this Beach Blonde Ale Crafted Carnitas Sliders with Key Lime Cider Cilantro Slaw and Chipotle Cream is a slow-cooked brew-b-q recipe will satisfy taste-buds and beer loving buds with great taste.
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 6 – 7 hours in a slow cooker
Yield: 5 pounds of carnitas
Serves: 24 sliders or 15-20 tacos
Beer Beignets
Beer Beignets are pillowy doughnuts made with beer, allowed to slowly rise, and then fried until golden brown and tossed in cinnamon and sugar and served with an Oatmeal Stout Cream.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Rest Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Yield: 24 (2-inch square) Beignets
