Game Day Recipes (recipe roundup)

Here are nineteen game day recipes that are perfect to enjoy while watching college football.🏈🙌🏻

We are off to a great start with college football season. I live in Alabama, and y’all! Football is totally a season over here.😂👌🏻🏈 A big part of that football culture centers around food.

I grew up going to Auburn football games. A group of my parents’ friends would always tailgate right next to the Haley Center. Ah, memories!

These recipes included things you could bring to a tailgate, plus yummy food to make at home and enjoy while watching football on television. I like to have a mix, so I have all of your game day scenarios covered!👊🏻

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19 Game Day Recipes

This is the BEST guacamole recipe, and it is super simple and easy to make. It also has amazing flavor thanks to my super secret, game-changing ingredient. Plus, tips for keeping it green.

This classic potato salad is a staple, perfect for tailgating, barbecues and pot lucks!

Is it even football season without classic beef chili?! You can make my recipe in your Instant Pot, slow cooker or on the stovetop.

Turkey chili is another great option, if you are more into that. We like and enjoy all chili at our house, with joy and enthusiasm.

Epic beef nachos supreme – inspired by my teenaged Taco Bell order, but oh so much better. Seasoned ground beef, refried beans, cheese, tomatoes and green onions make such a great flavor combination.

Taco soup is a great game day meal. I used to make this at my annual Super Bowl party every year! Instructions for Instant Pot, slow cooker and stove top are all included.

Cowboy caviar is a quick and easy appetizer that everyone will love, and it is even more perfect for lazy days since there is no cooking involved.

Vegetarian nachos are a great option for everybody: vegetarians and omnivores.

Creamy jalapeño dressing is like ranch with a spicy Mexican kick, and it is delicious on tortilla chips, salads and tacos. This recipe tastes just like the one at Chuy’s!

Air fryer hamburgers are so juicy, delicious, plus super quick and easy to make! No grill? No problem! Or maybe it is still 100 degrees outside like it is here and too hot to stand over a grill.😜

This is the best ground beef taco recipe, perfect for an easy dinner, Taco Tuesdays, Cinco de Mayo or any night you need a quick dinner.

Easy homemade salsa is a real crowd pleaser, y’all. It’s a 7 ingredient recipe, and you can make it a blender or food processor in 5 minutes.

Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are an easy and tasty dessert that my whole family goes crazy for!

Taco bowls are a delicious, easy, budget friendly dinner that is perfect for busy weeknights or low key weekends. These are more of an at-home option.

Chicken nachos are the perfect appetizer, low key supper or game-watching snack, and they are very simple to make.

Instant pot white chicken chili is super easy and delicious dinner that comes together in less than thirty minutes.

Red beans and rice – we make this every year for the Auburn vs. LSU game. I have two versions: slow cooker red beans and rice and Instant Pot red beans and rice. It makes a ton of food and feeds a crowd on a tight budget.

Instant Pot chicken tortilla soup is a delicious, quick and easy dinner that you can throw together in less than thirty minutes.

This is my go-to chicken salad recipe made with thyme and scallions for extra flavor. It is perfect served with crackers, celery sticks, fruit, or on a sandwich.