10 great recipes for your next football party – whether you’re watching at home or tailgating in the shadow of the stadium!
Tailgate Recipes
Instant Pot Chili with Brisket
Smoked Brisket and chilis give a ton of depth and flavor to this chili. Instant Pot Chili is easy to make, and gets a ton of flavor in under an hour!
Delicious Greek Lamb Bacon Sliders
Ground lamb and bacon formed into small patties, cooked and topped with feta cheese and homemade tzatziki sauce. Bacon Lamb Sliders are great for parties.
Garlic Buffalo Smoked Chicken Wings
Chicken Wings that are slow smoked to inject flavor, then cooked at high heat until crispy. Goes great with a Garlic Buffalo Sauce. Perfect for parties!
Easy Greek Yogurt Ranch BLT Pasta Salad
Bacon, veggies and pasta and a homemade greek yogurt and ranch dressing come together for an awesome pasta salad. BLT Pasta Salad, great for parties!
Super Easy Pigs in a Blanket, Great Party Recipe
Hot dogs wrapped in flaky puff pastry with mustard and cheese. Pigs in a blanket is a great and easy recipe for parties or football tailgates.
How To Make Grilled Buffalo Chicken Wontons
Buffalo chicken and cheese wrapped in wonton wrappers and grilled crisp on the grill. Buffalo Chicken Wontons are a great recipe for tailgates or parties!
How to Make Bacon Wrapped Smoked Jalapeno Poppers
Smoked jalapeno poppers are fresh jalapeno peppers sliced, stuffed with a seasoned cream cheese filling and smoked on the grill. Great BBQ Recipe!
How to Make Perfect Smoked Ribs
Pork spare ribs are smoked to perfection with this award winning recipe. Make smoked ribs like a pro with this recipe that’s great for parties or tailgates.
How to Make Homemade Bratwurst
Homemade German style Bratwurst sausage. Great for tailgate parties or backyard BBQ. Brats are better when you make them yourself!
Introducing: Tailgate Recipes
Here at Nerd Chefs, two of our greatest loves in life are football and food. This month, we get to combine them. As the college and NFL seasons roll out coast to coast, we’re rolling out some of our favorite tailgate recipes.
Easy, Delicious Mac and Cheese Logs
Mac and Cheese Logs are cheesy noodles packed into log form, breaded and baked to perfection. Perfect for after school or a tailgate recipe for your party!
How to make Perfect Pulled Pork in a slow cooker!
Make perfect pulled pork with a few simple but often overlooked steps. Make pulled pork like a pro in your slow cooker. Great for parties and potlucks!
AMAZING Loaded Nachos with Chorizo
Cheesy, crunchy and packed full of flavor! This Loaded Nachos recipe is a great one to make on taco night or a party with friends. Learn how to make perfect nachos with this simple and easy to follow recipe!
Delicious and Easy Homemade Guacamole
Who doesn’t love guacamole? Smashed up avocado blended perfectly with just a hint of spice, yum! And while a good guac is easy to make, you need a good recipe to make it right, each and every time. This recipe delivers just that, perfect guacamole the first and hundredth time. Learn how to make perfect homemade guacamole in our latest installment of the Copycat Chipotle Mexican Grill Recipes series.
Reuben Tacos For the Win!
So, you just made some Corned Beef for St. Patrick’s Day and you’ve got leftovers in the fridge. Those leftovers need a dinner idea. One that is delicious, exciting and anything but ordinary. So, why not combine two of our favorite foods – tacos and reuben sandwiches! That’s right, win the leftover battle with super…
How To Smoke A Brisket
Want to know how to smoke a brisket, but don’t know where to start? Learn how to smoke a brisket to get the payoff of a perfectly smoky, buttery soft cut of meat to make those long, patience trying hours worth every bit of sleep you just lost.
Freshly Ground Lamb Bacon Burgers
Freshly Ground Lamb Bacon Burgers are a fan favorite in my house, and for good reason. Pay close attention, too. It’s not Lamb Burgers with Bacon. It’s Lamb Bacon Burgers, meaning the bacon is ground into the burger. O. M. G. Delicious.
Easy Weeknight King’s Hawaiian Ham Sliders
King’s Hawaiian Ham Sliders are super easy & amazingly delicious. These sliders are great for a crowd, or just a quick weeknight dinner recipe!