Favorite Tailgating Foods?

[ajspatio19]

What are some of your favorite snacks/appetizers for tailgating?

I've done some searches to try and make a list of ideas for the year but every food blogger must think I'll have access to a commercial kitchen in the tailgating lots. Looking for ideas that are more involved than chips and salsa but don't require a culinary background to prepare.

 

[bsaltyman]

Beer.

Ok, other than that, a couple appetizers I like that are easy:

1) Dried beef, pickle, and cream cheese roll-ups.
2) Jalapeño peppers with cream cheese and a little smokie inside. Then wrap it in a piece of bacon and secure it with a toothpick. Fry them up in a skillet and enjoy. No idea what that’s called, but they are good.

 

[carvers4math]

Scotcheroos

 

[Candide]

Cheese, crackers, sausage and cold cuts. Deviled eggs.

Ham, cream cheese and pickle roll-ups (Iowa sushi)

We have had a lot of happy people with carryout. BBQ, wings, subs, pizza. It depends on game time, but it doesn't get any easier than having somebody else do it for you.

 

[BCClone]

Anything given to me that I don’t have to make.

 

[scyclonekid]

Homemade Bloody Mary’s

 

[Gonzo]

Anything given to me that I don’t have to make.

This is the correct answer.

 

[CYdTracked]

I discovered a really good snack food a few years ago at Hy-Vee. Some of the stores sell a crab ragoon dip and instead of chips buy their fried woton chips and its like having crab ragoon without the fryer.

Deer or beef sticks or summer sausage if you or friends get them processed at a locker go over well too.

 

[Cyforce]

Chili when the weather turns.

 

[JP4CY]

Pretzel rods go great with beer.

 

[Statefan10]

Chili when the weather turns.

Nothing compares.

 

[Statefan10]

I’m a guy who likes my dips. Give me a jalapeño popper, buffalo chicken, smoked queso, etc. I love the options.

 

[madguy30]

Brats. They may seem like the 'main course' type of deal but when I get a few beers in me I basically eat brats like a snack.

 

[Gonzo]

I like doing grilled hamburger sliders with lots of different ways to dress them up.

 

[Statefan10]

Brats. They may seem like the 'main course' type of deal but when I get a few beers in me I basically eat brats like a snack.

Just regular brat or do you do the different ones from hyvee /fareway?

 

[JP4CY]

Brats. They may seem like the 'main course' type of deal but when I get a few beers in me I basically eat brats like a snack.

When we do brats tailgating I bring a foil pan with peppers and onions pour in two cans of beer and let it simmer.
Grill brats, throw them in, then top em.

 

[madguy30]

Just regular brat or do you do the different ones from hyvee /fareway?

Haha, this isn't me cooking.

Basically if I've had a few I just park myself in an area where they're selling brats.

 

[cycloner29]

We do a deep fried tailgate. Home maid onion rings, tenderloins, scotch eggs, bacon wrapped tatertots, twinkies, Oreos, candy bars, egg rolls, wings, fries, etc.

We did a deep fried prime rib roast once. It turned out really good better than expected. Deep fried turkey.

My favorite is a potato cheese soup with bacon in it. I make a large crock pot of it and it’s always the first to go.

 

[Statefan10]

Haha, this isn't me cooking.

Basically if I've had a few I just park myself in an area where they're selling brats.

I love a good brat

 

[BCClone]

I used to love brats, but then was on a ambulance call and a dude in the bay next to us was getting one extracted from his rear end (didn’t ask why he had a brat up his rear) and I kinda lost a big part of my cravings for them.