14 Winning Game Day Appetizers

By Marcus T. • Sep 09, 2024

Make sure you fuel up to cheer on your favorite team with these 14 Appetizers for Game Day. What's better than watching the game with your friends? Eating snacks while watching the game with your friends, of course!

1. 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!

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2. Championship Nachos

Get on the winning team and add this fabulous appetizer to your game-day roster. Championship Nachos will take home the trophy for "Best Snack on the Table". Add tortilla chips, seasoned and savory ground beef, creamy refried beans, and sharp cheddar cheese with all of the best Tex-Me toppings to define great nacho taste, and you'll walk off the kitchen field feeling proud... and full! Championship Nachos will put you on the map as the defending champion of incredible appetizers. Now that's a winner!

3. Game Day Soup

Soup? For game day? Don't look so surprised! Game Day Soup is actually the best kind of sports celebratory snack; loaded with the best flavors of a classic appetizer. In this case, it has the creamy, hearty goodness of baked potatoes or potato skins, and it's topped with melty cheese and succulent bacon crumbles. Mmm, it's warm and so savory! Maybe Game Day Soup will be the MVP of your table!

4. Loaded Pub Fries

Whether you're hosting the big game, having a game night, or your tastebuds are craving a tasty win after a long day, Loaded Pub Fries will bring home the victory! These tender, crispy spuds are a slam dunk of an appetizer for any occasion. And when we say "loaded," you better suit up because these taters are full of flavor and ready to play. Topped with two kinds of melty cheese, salty, hearty bacon, and dollop upon dollop of tangy sour cream, for once, you'll be hoping you pull the "reverse-draw-four" card (meaning you get to go back to the fries and eat four more) over and over and over. So, no matter when you eat them, who you're with, or if you're watching, playing, or enjoying a game alone, Loaded Pub Fries will always be the MVP (most valuable potato)!

5. Super Bowl® Bites

It's game day! Friends and family are lining up on the couch just as the teams are lining up for the snap, the play is in motion... wait a minute! Flag on the play! You don't have a snack suitable for such a momentous occasion! Get your team in gear with some Super Bowl® Bites! These simple yet scrumptious appetizers wrap tender bites of chicken with crunchy, savory, and salty bacon and then brush them with a smoky and sweet barbecue sauce. It's a simple and speedy, meaty and marvelous treat that will get your guests up and cheering! Super Bowl Bites are a touchdown!

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6. Cheeseburger Dip

Could you transform the meaty, indulgent, cheesy flavor of cheeseburgers and turn it into the life of the party? Not only can you, you should! Cheeseburger Dip is layers of juicy beef, melty cheese, fresh vegetables, and a tangy and savory sauce — every flavor you could hope for in a bite of a mouthwatering hamburger. In 25 minutes or less, you'll have a delicious dip everyone will love in an instant! Cheeseburger Dip is the perfect appetizer for a fun-filled game day or a sensational snack for your friends and family to enjoy.

7. Ultimate Game Day Crescents

The game may be on, but Ultimate Game Day Crescents may still steal the show! These little buttery rolls are filled with savory sausage, creamy cheese, and spicy veggies and peppers, all baked to golden-brown perfection! They're so easy and fast to make, which is good because they tend to disappear just as soon as they're ready! The Ultimate Game Day Crescents won the appetizer game with no contest!

8. Friday Night Potato Skins

They might be called Friday Night Potato Skins, but these are the perfect any-day-of-the-week snacks! These potato skins are crisp and buttery, and filled with melty cheddar and crispy bites of succulent bacon to create the perfect game-watching appetizer or just the right dish to serve up for friends! Friday Night Potato Skins will have every day feeling like a Friday!

9. Spicy Kielbasa Dip

Some party dips are so good, so endlessly delicious, that people forget that it was just the appetizer. Spicy Kielbasa Dip is that dip; a melty, creamy concoction of sharp cheese, hot jalapeños, and meaty kielbasa that's a literal recipe for success! Packed with crunchy green onions and tangy mayonnaise, Spicy Kielbasa Dip is so tasty you'll be tempted to eat it with a spoon. Best of all, it only takes 30 minutes to make this easy snack, so every party is about to get more exciting from now on!

10. Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers are small, but they pack a punch! This recipe is quick, easy, and makes for a great party favor, appetizer, or snack. When you pop one of these into your mouth, your taste buds will be met with rich cream cheese, melted sharp cheddar cheese, zingy jalapeño, and crispy bacon. Make Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers any time for an explosion of flavor!

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11. Fresh Salsa

You can taste the difference between jarred salsa and Fresh Salsa... for one thing, it’s absolutely fresher! But Fresh Salsa is also more vibrant, tangy, and refreshing than anything found in a jar. It's easy to whip up and even easier to enjoy! It works as an appetizer before a meal or atop your favorite Mexican dish.

12. Ham & Cheese Pinwheels

Ham & Cheese Pinwheels are a hot ham and cheese sandwich's dolled-up, more put-together cousin. Why? Because savory Swiss cheese is melted together with smokey ham atop buttery pizza dough. Cut into the most picturesque golden-brown, crispy pinwheels, they're smothered with an incredible, buttery poppy seed sauce. Some say the sauce is responsible for heightening it above its kin; others give credit to its ability to be served as a delectable party appetizer. Everyone seems to agree though that Ham & Cheese Pinwheels are fun, surprisingly simple, and something you'll always want around!

13. Fried Mac & Cheese Bites

Your favorite comfort pasta dish turned into a delicious, fried appetizer! You can't go wrong with these delicious Fried Mac & Cheese Bites. Creamy mac and cheese made from your favorite recipe mixed with crispy kettle chips and fried to perfection, Fried Mac & Cheese Bites are a guilty pleasure you can’t help but love. Crunchy on the outside, cheesy on the inside, there isn’t a dip out there that won’t pair well with these treats. Enjoy these snacks either by yourself or with your friends: everyone who tastes them will love them.

14. Homemade Garlic Knots

Here’s a recurring problem — you order pizza, get an order of garlic knots (of course), wait for the delivery, and by the time your food arrives the knots have become rubbery and tough. Well no more! Homemade Garlic Knots are soft, flavorful, and fluffy with the extra satisfaction of knowing and tasting that it is homemade! With the lovely aromatic flavor of garlic brushed all over and topped with sharp parmesan, Homemade Garlic Knots are a fantastic appetizer for parties when served alongside marinara sauce. Once you make these homemade garlic knots from scratch, you might want to ditch the take-out knots forever.