14 Football Recipes to Fuel the Home Team

By Marcus T. • Sep 02, 2024

Are you ready for some football? These 14 Gameday Recipes will fuel your home team and make everyone on the sidelines happy! Dips, casseroles, sandwiches, and more — these dishes scream football season and put everyone in the mood for some football playing.

1. Jalapeño Popper Casserole

Everyone's favorite football finger food gets its day in the sun as the main dish. The addition of chicken gives the Jalapeño Popper Casserole more meat — literally and figuratively. The result is a creamy, spicy dinner that will remind you of your Sunday afternoon get-togethers. Jalapeño Popper Casserole is Keto-friendly but can be served alongside a grain for the non-Keto crowd.

2. First-Down Dip

The key to winning your friends over at your next football watch party is having the best snacks. The strategy is just that simple. Start things off with First-Down Dip and watch just how quickly they huddle up to exclaim just how tasty it really is! Everyone will be cheering after each and every munch of this slightly spicy, very creamy, chicken-and-veggie concoction. You did it! First-Down Dip is the tasty touchdown you needed to really kick things off!

3. Bacon Corn Dip

This Bacon Corn Dip will be right at home alongside chicken wings, chips, and potato skins before the big football game. You could also serve this slightly spicy, extra savory starter before any event where you need to please a diverse crowd — holidays, dinner parties, and movie nights. It's an addicting recipe that people will be begging you to bring over for years to come. Bacon Corn Dip calls for tortilla chips for dipping, but you could also use potato chips, crackers, or baguette rounds; it's cheesy and creamy enough for any type of crunchy scoop.

4. Sheet-Pan Football Sliders

You're either there to watch the game or eat the snacks... yet, we happen to find ourselves contenders in both categories! Sheet-Pan Football Sliders make for the perfect bite as we're rooting for our favorite team. While they're scoring touchdowns, we're going ham on some sweet Hawaiian rolls filled with juicy burger patties and topped with the yummy condiments we love so much. It's the best of both worlds! Three cheers for Sheet-Pan Football Sliders! The tastiest part of the season!

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5. Football Wings

Football Wings are the touchdown of game day snacks! These wings are basically braised in spicy, buttery Buffalo sauce with some extra fixings to add notes of sweetness and smokiness, ensuring the wings are juicy and flavorful. Then they're coated with even more Buffalo sauce and broiled so they're sticky and caramelized! These hot Football Wings are perfect for dipping in cool ranch and they leave a hand free for high-fives!

6. Gameday Ribs

Are you ready for some basketball?! Baseball?! Football?! Table tennis?! Whatever the team you're rooting for, make sure you aren't having to sit on the sidelines because of hunger! Gameday Ribs are here to ensure you have all the energy you need for jumping up and down, high-fiving, and cheering. These fall-off-the-bone racks of juicy, tender meat will give you another reason to celebrate, especially with the sweet, tangy, spicy glaze they're smothered in. No grill is required to make these hearty bites, just your oven, to ensure no party fouls are committed. Invite all your friends, turn on the big game, grab the Gameday Ribs (maybe a few napkins, too), and have a ball!

7. Cheesy Beer Bread

Let's get ready to "crumble!" Made for football-watching parties, card game nights, and just about any get together in between, Cheesy Beer Bread is the savory snack that kicks off any occasion! The tender, buttery, golden brown bread encompasses flavors from your favorite malty brew and salty, sharp cheddar cheese. Ready in just over an hour, Cheesy Beer Bread is the touchdown, royal flush, or, let's just say, game-winning bite to have at your next bash!

8. Football Soup

The air is crisp, your favorite team is playing (and hopefully winning), and the game-day food is unlimited! Ah, glorious football season is here! Football Soup is a great contender to add to that celebratory food roster. Prepare to warm up and fill up on this all-star list of a supper loaded with a trio of rich melted cheese, your favorite hoppy pilsner, and lots and lots of creamy, savory flavor with a slight kick (no pun intended). Ready in under an hour, Football Soup will be the MVP of your next game-day gathering!

9. Heisman® Crumble

Every year, the Heisman Memorial Trophy® is awarded to the most outstanding player in college football. In the spirit, the name should only be invoked by the most outstanding dessert! The Heisman® Crumble sautés fresh, floral, juicy peaches in butter, sugar, and spices until it becomes tender and sweet, then tops it with a cookie crumble and crunchy, buttery pecans. Baked golden-brown and served with ice cream, the Heisman Crumble can certainly go the distance; it's already a champion in the eyes of your taste buds!

10. Penalty Dip

You don't have to love football to love this half-time treat! The Penalty Dip will have you screaming in delight for this potato chip referee. Blow the whistle on lame snacks and team up with your favorite players: dill pickle, cream cheese, fresh dill, and sour cream. Don't let a bad appetizer call bring you down; Penalty Dip will always be in your team's favor. It's a touchdown of great dill pickle taste!

11. Tuesday's Tot-chos

No matter what day of the week it is, it's always a good day for tater tots! Tuesday's Tot-chos are a great choice when you need to switch up your Tuesday side dish menu or your Sunday football snacks. Golden tater tots are baked, then topped with a creamy ranchy, creamy sauce, shredded cheddar cheese, and crumbled bacon. They're baked again until all that cheese is melted and gooey. Add something different to your I-want-nachos craving with Tuesday's Tot-chos. Any day is the best day for tater tots!

12. Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke Dip

A winning appetizer for a winning game day! Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke Dip is truly the champion. This cheesy, melt-in-your-mouth dip is the perfect dish for watching football, basketball, baseball, or even ballet; this dip is creamy, tangy, hearty, and savory, perfect for spreading on toast or eating by the dollop on chips! Best of all, Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke basically makes itself! Just pop it in the slow cooker and you'll be able to enjoy its melty, stretchy, cheesy goodness with practically no effort. No matter the score, Slow Cooker Spinach Artichoke Dip is worth celebrating!

13. Hail Mary Peanut Butter Bars

You throw a Hail Mary in football when you absolutely need that longshot score to win. In contrast, you make Hail Mary Peanut Butter Bars when you want the winning dessert to be on the table for game time! This dessert is stacked, from the smooth chocolate top to the creamy, sweetened peanut butter, to the rich, buttery caramel! And then the crust is crumbly and buttery and just delightful! Hail Mary Peanut Butter Bars are a layered luscious luxury that will make dessert time a victory!

14. Football Sunday's Sloppy Joe

Football Sunday needs a meal ready to take to the gridiron and go long in the flavor department! Football Sunday's Sloppy Joe is rushing to amaze your taste buds; it can be made in just half an hour, so it'll be hot and ready well before kickoff, and wow! This hearty dish is just so tasty! The beefy, tangy, thick sauce is sweet and succulent and wonderfully spiced, perfect for piling on rolls or even scooping up with veggies (it's like the best dipping sauce)! Football Sunday's Sloppy Joe is a touchdown of taste!