We are so close to the big game this season! With the ultimate showdown of the NFL right around the corner, it’s time to start planning our tailgate party food. The team here at Inside Tailgating knows what it takes to throw an awesome Super Bowl party. So to help you score a touchdown at your party, we’ve put together the ultimate guide to planning your Super Bowl party menu. Let’s get started!
Get Inspiration From The Masters
The best place to start when planning your tailgate party food for the Super Bowl is by tapping the expertise of other tailgaters. Tailgating cookbooks are a great place to find easy, crowd-pleasing recipes that your whole team will love. We love the Stadium Journey Pro Football Cookbook Paul Swaney and highly recommend checking it out for your party. Get the Stadium Journey Pro Football Cookbook here.
Tackle Your Entrée First
When it comes to tailgate party food, the best idea is to have lots of snacks, sides, and desserts that are easy to prepare. Then have a show-stopping entree that people will love. Grilled steaks, a delicious rack of BBQ ribs, or even slow-cooked pulled pork are great because they’ll feed a large crowd and impress your guests. However, if you are looking for something really unusual, might we suggest Sutbb’s Jalapeno Pepper BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Meat Log?
Ingredients
- 3 Lbs Ground Pork Sausage
- 1 Package Cream Cheese
- 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 1 Package American Cheese Slices
- 3 Packages Bacon
- 1 Onion, diced
- 2 Jalapenos, diced
- 1 Cup Stubb's Original Bar-B-Q-Sauce
Instructions
- Dice one package of bacon and add to a medium-sized sauté pan over medium heat. Sauté bacon for 2-3 minutes, or until fully cooked. Remove bacon pieces from the pan, but keep fat.
- Add jalapeño and onion to the bacon fat. Season with salt & pepper and sauté until softened. Once fully cooked, remove to a large bowl. Add cream cheese and shredded cheese, and stir until combined. Place a layer of plastic wrap on a cutting board, spoon mixture onto the plastic wrap, and form into a log. Roll the log in plastic wrap and place in the fridge to cool.
- To start rolling the first layer of sausage, place another layer of plastic wrap on your cutting board. Spread about one third of your ground pork sausage into an even layer on the plastic wrap. Pull the cheese and sautéed mixture log filling out of the fridge and unwrap.
- Place the filling in the center of the sausage layer. Using the plastic wrap for support, pull one end of the sausage up and over the filling. Continue to roll the sausage around the filling until it is completely covered and press the seams together to create a seamless sausage barrier around the filling. Roll the log in plastic wrap and set aside.
- Start creating your second roll by placing another layer of plastic wrap on your cutting board. Spread the rest of your sausage into an even layer on the plastic wrap. Spoon a layer of Stubb’s Original Bar-B-Q Sauce all over the sausage. Sprinkle crispy bacon on top of the sauce, and then cover everything in a layer of American cheese.
- Unwrap the previous sausage log and place it in the center of this new sausage/bacon/cheese roll. Using the same technique as last time, roll it up so the bottom layer completely engulfs the existing log. Press the seams to close up any gaps and wrap the whole thing in plastic and set aside.
- Place another layer of plastic wrap on your cutting board, because it’s time to start building your bacon weave! First, lay down a layer of bacon strips side by side. Fold every other piece of bacon in half so they are half as long. Place an additional piece of bacon at the very edge of each of the folded pieces, perpendicular to the existing slices. Unfold the currently folded pieces over the perpendicular slice. Next, fold all of the bacon slices that weren’t folded previously. Repeat process.
- Once you’ve completed your bacon weave, unwrap the sausage log and set it in the center. Roll the weave around the sausage starting from one end and rolling toward the other so you end up with the bacon seam side down. Tuck in any loose bacon ends to create an impenetrable bacon shield and your log is ready for the grill.
- Set up your grill for indirect heat. Bring the temperature up to ~300 degrees. When you’re ready to cook, throw on some wood chips. Place the log in the indirect heat zone of your grill and close the lid. Use your vents to maintain a temperature of 300 degrees. Cook the meat on the grill for one hour, and then check the temperature of the internal layer of sausage every 15 minutes until you reach 150 degrees.
- Brush on a thick layer of Stubb’s Original Bar-B-Q Sauce. Let the log cook for another 15-20 minutes to bring the internal temp to 165 and set a beautiful glaze of Stubb’s on the outside. Watch carefully so the sauce doesn’t burn or char.
- When the sausage is fully cooked and the Stubb’s Bar-B-Q glaze is thick and sticky, it’s time to pull your log off the grill. Set the fatty on a cutting board and let rest for 15 minutes. Then, slice the fatty as thick as you like and serve with Stubb’s Original Bar-B-Q sauce on the side.
Wow. That’s what we at Inside Tailgating have to say about this recipe. Our friends at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q joined up with FoodBeast to create this recipe and we now know why. This recipe is a beast. Any time there’s bacon, barbecue sauce, sausage and a cheeseburger all wrapped up in one meaty recipe, you know you’re onto something sinfully delicious. But then you check out this recipe and watch the accompanying video and realize this meat log actually features a layer of bacon weaved together, and you know you’re onto a one-of-a-kind tailgate meal. Give your buddies something to remember at the next game. Seriously.
What’s A Super Bowl Party Without Wings?
Every Super Bowl party menu is going to be different, different fans have different food traditions. However, there is one thing that is on the menu of possibly every Super Bowl party in the USA and that is wings. Wings are a Super Bowl staple.
Wings are the perfect tailgating food. They are easy to make, portable, and everyone loves them. One of the best parts about serving wings is that you can season them with different flavors. Over the years, we’ve featured some of the most delicious wings recipes. These recipes are not just a hit with us, but our readers love them. So we decided to do a roundup of our most popular chicken wing recipes for you to add to your next tailgating menu. These recipes feature a variety of different flavors, were crafted by some of the best chefs in the country, and are sure to be a hit at your next tailgate.
BILLS-INSPIRED GRILLED BUFFALO WINGS
Ingredients
For The Wings
- 3 Lbs Chicken Wings (without tips)
- 1 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Black Pepper
- Vegetable Oil, for grill
For The Sauce
- 6 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1 Clove Garlic, minced
- 1/4 Cup Plus 2 Tbsp Frank's Red Hot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Tsp Onion Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Chili Powder
- 3/4 Tsp Sugar
Instructions
- Heat the grill to medium-high. Season the wings with salt and pepper.
- Using grill tongs, dip a wad of paper towels in oil, then carefully rub the grill grate until glossy and coated. Grill the wings, covered, flipping occasionally, until they are golden brown, crispy and completely cooked through, about 20 minutes. Keep a close eye on the grill: if there are flare-ups or the wings begin to burn, move the wings to a cooler part of the grill or reduce the heat. You don't want grill marks on the wings; just a nice and even golden-brown color.
- While the wings are cooking, make the sauce. Combine the butter and garlic in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook for about one minute in the microwave until the butter is melted. Stir in the hot sauce, salt, onion powder, chili powder and sugar. Set aside.
- Dip the cooked wings in the sauce and serve immediately. Alternatively, serve the wings plain with the sauce on the side.
Notes
The Buffalo Bills have been having a great season after great season since 2017. In celebration of their returns, Jenn Segal crafted up a set of grilled hot wings that make the perfect tailgating food. These hot wings are an incredibly popular tailgating food because they are absolutely delicious and can be made right on your portable grill. Whether you make them for the next Bills game or your favorite football team, everyone at your tailgate will love them.
Granted, most of the wings you eat at restaurants are fried, but we at Inside Tailgating think everything tastes better on a grill, of course. So we turned to Jenn Segal, of Once Upon a Chef, for her delicious recipe for grilled Buffalo wings. Find the full recipe here. These are a must-try!
BEER-BARBECUED WINGS FROM “BARBECUE! BIBLE”
Is it just us but does everything taste better with beer? Combining the classic hits of beer-battered wings with barbecue wings, this recipe knocks it out of the park. The best part? They come from one of our favorite chefs known for making killer tailgating food.These wings are inspired by the flavors of Australian BBQ. The wings are marinated, then the homemade sauce is brushed on and grilled until thick, tasty, and sticky. These are finger-licking good!
Equipment
- Knives
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Grill
- saucepan
- Spoon or whisk
- mixing bowl
- Basting brush
Ingredients
Ingredients For The Chicken And Marinade:
- 12 Whole Chicken Wings
- 1/4 Cup Peanut Oil
- 1/4 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/4 Cup Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Australian Beer (Foster's)
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper
Ingredients For The Barbecue Sauce:
- 2 Tbs Peanut Oil
- 1 Small Onion
- 1 Clove Garlic, minced
- 2 Tsp Minced Peeled Fresh Ginger
- 1/2 Tsp Hot Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Cup Ketchup
- 1/3 Cup Australian Beer (Foster's)
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Tbsp Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Honey
- 2 Tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tsp Dry Mustard
- 1/2 Tsp Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Rinse the wings under cold running water, then drain and blot dry with paper towels. Make two or three deep slashes, to the bone, in the meaty part of each wing. Place the wings in a large nonreactive bowl and stir in the 1/4 cup of peanut oil, 1⁄4 cup of lemon juice, 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce, 1⁄4 cup of beer, the salt, and the 1 teaspoon of pepper.
- Heat the 2 tablespoons of peanut oil in a medium-size heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and hot pepper flakes and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the onion and garlic are lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ketchup, 1⁄3 cup of beer, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, mustard, and 1⁄2 teaspoon of pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and let the sauce simmer gently until thick and richly flavored, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the barbecue sauce from the heat. Measure about 1 cup and set this aside for serving.
- Preheat to medium-high
- Brush and oil the grill grate. Drain the wings and arrange them on the hot grate, pulling them open to expose as much skin as possible to the flames. Grill the wings, turning them several times with tongs, until the thicker wing sections are no longer pink near the bone, 12 to 16 minutes in all. Reduce the heat if the wings start to burn. Start brushing the wings with the barbecue sauce during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
- Transfer the wings to a serving platter. Brush them again with the sauce, and serve with the reserved sauce.
Steven Raichlen, author of New York Times bestselling cookbooks like the Barbecue! Bible and star of PBS’ Project Smoke, knows barbecue and he knows tailgating. We know that because we’ve spoken to him and if you missed it, check out this article we did with him about his recently-published Barbecue Sauces, Rubs and Marinades. After that, make out your grocery list for your first tailgating dish of the year, which is straight out of the Barbecue! Bible.
BEER BATTERED WINGS
As we said before, we think everything tastes better with beer. Inspired by the favorite food of Broncos fans, these beer battered wings are crunchy, tasty, and super easy to make. Beer battered wings are a really great option for tailgating. They are perfect if your tailgating team has a variety of tastes. You can serve them with different dipping sauces so everyone can get the flavor they love on their wings. These wings are great on their own too. These are also probably the best fried wings to make tailgating. They don’t require much prep and don’t require a deep fryer.
Ingredients
- 8-10 Wings, split and washed
- 355 Ml Beer (medium thickness)
- 1 Cup Flour
- 1 Egg
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Coat wings with light dusting of flour to allow the batter to cling to it.
- Add flour, salt, pepper and egg in a bowl.
- Mix with whisk, and slowly add beer until batter is thick like pancake batter.
- One by one, dip wing into batter, then carefully drop into oil.
- Deep fry for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oil and dry wings with paper towel.
- Serve immediately with hot sauce.
To get you pumped up for the game, we provide you with a recipe that Broncos fans have been enjoying for decades — Beer Battered Wings. These are pretty simple to make if you have a deep fryer that is ready with hot oil.
STICKY CHILI CHICKEN WINGS
Chicken wings are a tailgating and barbecuing staple. They’re good for any season, any sport, any time. Now you can make them ahead of time and save yourself the game-day trouble with this recipe from our friends at Wonderbag. To get the lowdown on a new “green” way to slow-cook, click on the Wonderbag website.
Ingredients
- 30 Ml Oil
- 1 Large Onion, sliced
- 1 Red Bell Pepper, sliced
- 1 Green Bell Pepper, sliced
- 3 Chili's, chopped
- 3 Clove Garlic, chopped
- 24 Chicken Wings, tips cut off
- 1 400g Tin Tomato Puree
- 150 Ml Sweet Chili Sauce
- 15 Ml Salt
- 10 Ml Pepper
- 30 Ml Sugar
- 90 Ml Chopped Coriander
Instructions
- In a medium-sized pot, heat the oil and brown the chicken wings.
- Remove and set aside.
- In the same pot, brown the onion and garlic and fry the pepper.
- Add all the remaining ingredients and chicken wings and bring to the boil
- Turn down the heat, place the lid on the pot and simmer for 15 minutes
- Place in the Wonderbag on a mat or cloth, seal, and leave to cook for 3 hours
- Open and brown under the grill if desired
- Serve with basmati rice or fresh crusty bread
These sticky chili chicken wings are both sweet and spicy. We love prepping these ahead of time and grilling them right at the game. They are really convenient and everyone loves them. Our favorite part about these wings is how the sauce thickens. They are definitely sticky but they are not messy.
PANTHER CHILI LOBSTER CHICKEN WINGS
Now we know what you’re thinking, lobster on chicken wings? It sounds unusual but it is incredibly delicious.
Ingredients
- 2 Quart Lobster Stock
- 1 Bottle Sriracha
- 1 Pint Soy Sauce
- 1 Cup Lime Juice
- 1/2 Cup Franks Red Hot
- 2 Sticks Butter
Instructions
- Add lobster stock, sriracha, soy, lime juice and red hot to a stainless steel pot. Bring to a boil
- Emulsify butter into the sauce with an immersion blender
- Thicken with rice flour, then transfer to a bain marie and ice to <40°
- Store in quart containers with name/date labels
- Store for up to 4 days under refrigeration
- Toss fried wings in a bowl with 1 oz. of chili lobster wing sauce
- Season with chili lime salt
- Garnish with scallion
Notes
The recipe uses lobster stock which is light, slightly sweet, and briney. This makes for a perfect wash for chicken wings. Made with both Sriacha and Frank’s hot sauce, these wings are spicy and a little sweet. They were originally designed to celebrate the Carolina Panthers, but you don’t have to be a Panthers fan to enjoy them. These wings will be hit at any tailgate.
WICKED CHIMICHURRI WINGS
Wings are always a hit at tailgates. And who does not like spicy?
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Stubb's Original Wing Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 4 Tsp Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Cup Tightly Packed Fresh Parsley
- 4 Cloves Garlic
- 2 Tsp Dried Oregano
- 3-4 Lbs Chicken Wings
Instructions
- Combine Stubb’s Original Wing Sauce, olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, parsley, garlic and oregano in the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse until pureed and the mixture forms a thick sauce.
- Fold and tuck the wing tips back behind the drummette, creative a triangle.
- Marinate the chicken for at least 2 hours, or up to overnight, refrigerated.
- Prepare a grill for direct cooking. For a charcoal grill, when the coals are ashed over, rake or spread them out in the bottom of the grill so the food can cook directly over the coals. (For a gas grill, fire up the burners so the food can cook directly over the heat.)
- Grill the wings over direct medium heat, until the wings are brown on the outside and the meat it opaque, about 20 minutes total cooking time, flipping them over once or twice during cooking.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
These spicy grilled wings are seasoned with chimichurri sauce. Chimichurri sauce is a traditional Argentinian sauce that is made with fresh herbs, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar. It’s the perfect accompaniment to meat and tastes incredible on chicken wings. These wicked chimichurri wings are also incredibly easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time. You simply whip up the chimichurri sauce and marinate the meat for at least two hours. Then pack them up and take them to the tailgate to be thrown right on the grill.
17 SAUCES PLUS THE MOST PERFECT CHICKEN WINGS EVER
If you would rather sauce up your wings, we have the best sauce recipes around.
CHICKEN WINGS ANYONE????????
I love chicken wings!! I prefer them baked and super flavorful. Here is how I bake the most perfect chicken wings (to keep them crispy) and 17 of my favorite sauce recipes to try out.
The Perfect Baked Chicken Wings
If you want to avoid the deep fryer, these baked wings are perfect with or without your favorite sauce.
The Perfect Baked Chicken Wings
Equipment
- Large pot
- Sheet pan
- Wire rack
- Oven
- Tongs
- Large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken wings cut into 2 pieces with tips removed
- Chicken broth
- DRY seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Bring a large pot of half water half chicken broth to boiling.
- Boil the wings 8-10 minutes and remove to drain on a wire rack. (helps reduce some of the fat allowing for quicker crisping in the oven)
- Season the wings with your favorite DRY seasoning
- Bake wings on a sheet pan for 30 minutes, then turn wings over and cook the other side for another 10 minutes.
- Remove to a large bowl and toss in your favorite sauce. (see separate recipes )
- Serve while hot.
Notes
17 Sauces for the best chicken wings ever
Let’s face it, you only need 1 fantastic chicken wing recipe and then an arsenal of wing sauce recipes that will impress and keep ’em coming back for more. Find a favorite or try them all.
Equipment
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- spoon
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup hot pepper sauce
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Sweet N Spicy Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cups red hot sauce such as Frank’s
- 1/2 cups melted butter
- 1/2 cup mango habanero sauce
- 8 tbsps brown sugar
- 4 tsps chili powder
- 4 tsps garlic powder
- 4 tsps onion powder
- 4 tsps black pepper
- 4 tsps cayenne pepper
- 4 tsps seasoning salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- blender
- saucepan
- spoon
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 c Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon fresh horseradish not the creamy type
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 2 teaspoons wasabi powder mixed with enough water to form a thick paste
- 1 c chicken stock
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
PB&J Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- spoon
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- 1½ cup grape jelly (you can use other flavors of jelly, just be sure to use the same flavored juice)
- 1 cup grape juice
- ½ cup vinegar
- ½ c chicken stock
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- blender
- saucepan
- spoon
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 6 green onions chopped
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 jalapeño pepper seeded and minced
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup distilled white vinegar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Coca Cola Wing Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsps canola oil
- 2 tbsps dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
- 3/4 cup Coca-Cola not diet or anything flavored!
- 2 scallions chopped
- Black pepper n salt to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Honey Sriracha Sauce
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- blender
- saucepan
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
Ingredients
- 6 tbsps butter
- 1/3 cup sriracha
- 2 tbsps honey
- 1 lime juiced
- 1/2 orange juiced
- 3 tbsps cilantro
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Equipment
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 8 oz. red pepper hot sauce
- 1 c Bourbon
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp concentrated tomato paste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Garlic Ranch Sauce
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- blender
- saucepan
- spoon
Ingredients
- 2 cups melted butter
- 1 cup Sweet N Spicy Wing Sauce recipe follows, or hot sauce, such as Frank’s
- 4 heaping tbsps fresh minced garlic
- 4 tbsps brown sugar
- 2 tsps black pepper
- 4 packets powdered ranch dressing
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Garlic Parmesan Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter melted
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Try pairing a classic Margarita or this Ginger Ale Margarita version and some chips and salsa at your next homegate with these Chili Lime Wings and you’ve got a theme!
Chili Lime Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps of jalapeno pepper chopped finely
- 1 tbsp chili sauce
- 1/2 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsps fresh cilantro coriander leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Notes
Tandoori Indian Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- ¾ c Yogurt
- 1/2 tbsp Ginger paste
- ½ tsp Garlic paste
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Cumin powder
- 1 ½ tsp Coriander powder
- ½ tsp Chilli powder
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- ¼ tsp Ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp Oil- 1 tbsp
- Salt- to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Notes
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- blender
- Measuring spoons
- saucepan
- Mixing spoon
Ingredients
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ cup sweet chili sauce
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup lite canned coconut milk
- 3 tbsps brown sugar
- 3 garlic cloves pressed or finely minced
- 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp-sized knob of ginger grated
- Garnish with:
- 1 lime juiced
- ½ tbsp soy sauce
- ¼ cup chopped peanuts
- ½ cup fresh cilantro
- 4 green onions sliced
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Asian Sweet ‘n Sour Carmel Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1/2 c Water divided into 2- 1/4 c measurements
- 1 c Sugar
- 1/4 c Fish Sauce
- 1/4 c Mirin
- 1/4 c Lemon Lime, orange or other sour citris (each ones will give offer a different variation)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- blender
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- spoon
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons bottled hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate thawed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- Garnish with: 2 tbsp. sesame seeds
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.
- Pour into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally till slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool, toss wings until well coated.
Vietnamese Pok Pok Style Sauce
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- Spoon or whisk
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup superfine sugar
- 8 cloves garlic 5 crushed and 3 minced
- 2 tbsps vegetable oil plus more for frying
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp chopped mint
Instructions
- Heat saucepan over medium.
- Sprinkle in a layer of sugar, let melt, then add another layer (no stirring necessary).
- Repeat until all sugar is melted into a syrup.
- Cook the syrup until it turns a deep amber in color and smells nutty (2–3 minutes).
- Remove from heat and add to bowl.
- Slowly stir in garlic and fish sauce until smooth.
- Add wings and toss until well coated.
Video
Notes
Whatever your taste bud preferences, there is a sauce that will delight you and any chicken wing lover you know. Add any of them to this baked chicken wing recipe and you plus any guests will be saying these are the most perfect chicken wings ever!
Make Something For The Smallest Fans
The Super Bowl is one of the few events that brings together people of all ages. So when you are planning your menu don’t forget about the future tailgaters. Plan to have a few items on the menu that both kids and adults will love. Our writer Carroll has some great ideas for kids foods, here’s what she recommends:
5. Technically, hotdogs are a choking hazard, so please don’t report me to the department of children’s services but these sweet and sour hotdog bites look delicious for kids with a few more than almost four teeth! If your child can’t count his or her teeth on one hand, you best chop those hotdog bites into tiny little pieces!
4. They’re healthier than fudgsicles and just as easy to throw into a cooler next to the um, adult beverages. These frozen banana pops are sure to be a hit.
3. Pizza is too easy, right? You’re a total slacker should you show up at a tailgate with a Domino’s box. But these pepperoni pizza puffs look just as good, they’re easier to hold and eat at a tailgate and they look pretty easy to make! Win-win!
2. This individual seven-layer dip in a cup not only looks cool and is easy to carry around in parking lots, which kids will love, and it goes with something as simple as a bag of Fritos, it is also easy to make. Not to worry bleary-eyed moms, all seven of those layers can be made from ready-made ingredients!
1. What kid-friendly tailgate is complete without football whoopie pies?! They are a little higher maintenance than the dip recipe but they can be made ahead (a.k.a. when the kids are asleep!) and you’ll love taking home an empty dish.
Don’t Punt On Desserts
Maybe it’s because we’re all obsessed with perfecting the most delicious BBQ sauce recipe ever. Maybe we’re trying to take our burger toppings to the next level. Maybe we just simply forget. In general though, when planning our tailgate party food, we often forget dessert. To make sure you have some sweets ready for your Super Bowl party, here are some easy desserts to add to your menu.
For your Super Bowl party, keep desserts easy to grab, no fuss and self-serving so you have one less distraction from the half-time show. All diets are off for Super Bowl Sunday so go all out with the richest, yummiest ingredients and match desserts to your party theme. Icing designs, regional ingredients, stadium vendor’s fare with a twist, or a surprise nod to the unofficial drink of the Super Bowl will give your guests a sugar rush even if the game is less than heartstopping.
Commercial Break Cupcakes
Cupcakes are simpler Super Bowl fare than a large cake that requires cutting, plates, forks and a hassle. But don’t give up the themed cake decorating that adds a big wow factor to the party table.
- Tint separate bowls of buttercream icing green and light blue with food coloring.
- Frost each cupcake in half green and half blue and then sprinkle colored nonpareils on the blue side.
- Use a pastry tip to draw white goal lines in icing on the green side and separate the two colors with a squiggle of white icing.
- Then push a hard sugar football decoration into the icing in the middle of the “field” for a mini-gridiron tableau that’s as tasty as it is good looking.
Not Your Mama’s Popcorn
Popcorn is a traditional munchy that you can enhance shamelessly to boost to dessert status. If you’re into real stadium décor, serve it in paper boxes like the ones you get in the stands. But keep some wipes handy because this yummy corn treat is sticky and messy as well as irresistible.
- The secret to divine popcorn is all in the moonshine—you add 1/2 cup of Jack Daniels or another favorite liquor to maple syrup and melted butter. The syrup gets drizzled lightly over popped corn, roasted peanuts and tiny crumbles of minced, baked pancetta before the whole mess goes into the oven in a roasting pan to crisp.
- If you don’t want the expense or bother of popcorn boxes, try serving the dessert in jumbo cupcake liners in team colors.
Team-Theme Magic Cookie Bars
If you are in the mood for a real diet-buster, look to 7-Layer Magic Cookie Bars. There are so many rich ingredients in these bars that you can slip in something from your favorite team’s local specialties for super-loyal fans.
- Peanuts from Georgia fold right into the recipe as do pecans. Coconut from Florida is standard, even if they didn’t make the play-offs. Small amounts of Texas minced jalapenos or chili powder for Kansas City will spice things up and you can create a thin layer of sticky-sweet blueberries if Minnesota is on your screen or a coffee and Irish Whiskey syrupy glaze for San Francisco flavor.
- The graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate and butterscotch chips, plus coconut and nuts are so sugary and heavy that you can cut a large tray into bite-size pieces that will satisfy every sweet tooth.
More-Beer Truffles
What better to up your endorphin levels than chocolate and beer? The combo is so Super Bowl and, as beer is a main theme of many Super Bowl parties, completely compatible with the rest of the menu.
- Add three or more tablespoons of your favorite brewski to the other three ingredients: healthy dark cacao, heavy cream and unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Roll truffle-size pinches of the chocolate mix into tiny football shapes if you’re obsessive about the party table.
- Make twice as many as you think you’ll need so you don’t run out before kick-off.
Create An Unforgettable Spread
Once you have all your Super Bowl tailgate party food planned, all that’s left is to plan an unforgettable spread. Add a few football-themed serving dishes and all that’s left is your guests to bring their appetite. Here are twelve football serving trays, platters, and drink dispensers to show off your tailgating cooking skills. Read the shopping guide here.
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