Great eats for your tailgate or family room football party - adult beverages, poppers & fried pickles, pigs in a blanket, meat pies, hot corn dip, classic 7 layer dip, chicken salad, seafood bread, Italian Beef, sliders, po'boys, muffulettas, spicy, fried & BBQ wings, pasta salads, potato salads, hot dog sauce, Latin beef, shredded beef tacos, beans, gumbo, jambalaya, soups, stews, chili & more!

Football Tailgate and Party Foods

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Looking for menu ideas for your tailgate or football party? Here's my personal collection of tried and true, all Deep South Dish, all in one spot, best of my best recipes perfect for football foods whether you're tailgating it, or watching the games on your own big screen televison. There's plenty to choose from so no matter who you're rooting for, you're sure to find something here for that menu and to please those those hungry fans.

Bookmark this and check back as I update and add to the collection regularly!

Click here for some Tailgating Food Safety tips.



Beverage

Southern Sweet Iced Tea
Party Punch

Adult Beverages

Vodka SlushPat O'Brien Hurricanes
Southern Iced Tea Cocktails
Cranberry Pomegranate Sangria

Other Adult Beverage



Appetizers

Fried Pickles
Fire 'n Ice Pickles
Jalapeno Poppers
Jalapeno Chicken Poppers
Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapeno Peppers
Angels and Devils on Horseback
Bite Size Bacon and Tomato Cups with Basil
Spicy Cheese Bites
Grape Jelly Meatballs and Little Smokies Sausages
Basic Humble Deviled Eggs
Sausage Cheese Balls
Cheese Straws
Loaded Potato Skins
Crunchy Saltine Chicken Tenders

More Appetizers



Snacks

Cajun Boiled Peanuts
Kickin' Rotel Restaurant Style Salsa
Garden Fresh Salsa
Homemade Tortilla Chips
Homemade Baked Potato Chips
Pigs in a Blanket
Beef Nachos
Natchitoches Meat Pies
Stuffed Pizza Bites
Perfect Crispy Thin Crust Pizza

More Snacks



Dip

Hot BBQ Chicken Dip
Cheddar Bacon Dip
Charleston Cheese Dip
Picante Shrimp Dip
Mississippi Sin Dip
Buffalo Chicken and Bacon Dip
Hot Corn Dip
Warm Feta and Artichoke Dip
Awesome Jalapeno Popper Dip



The Classic 70s 7-Layer Dip
Cream Cheese with Hot Pepper Jelly Dip
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Rotel Queso Dip
Beefy Rotel Dip Variation
White Rotel Sausage Dip
Cheesy Spinach and Bacon Dip Rotel Variation
Hot Crab Dip
Caramelized Onion Dip
Shrimp Dip



Bread and Sandwiches

Deli Chicken Salad
Roasted Red Pepper Pimento Cheese Finger Sandwiches
Pimento Cheese & Pecan Finger Sandwiches
Stuffed Crab Patties for Mini Po'boys



Catch of the Day Crab Bread
Seafood Bread with Crab and Shrimp
Sausage and Cheese Bread
Beefy Pizza Bread
Cheesy Garlic Bread
Mississippi'd New Orleans Muffuletta
Mini Hot Roast Beef Party Po'boys



Roast Beef Sliders
Slow Cooker Coke/Root Beer/Dr Pepper Pulled Pork
Spicy Crockpot BBQ Pulled Pork
North Carolina Style Crockpot BBQ Pork
Spicy Crockpot Italian Beef
Crockpot Barbecue Beef for Sandwiches
Yummy Hamburger Sandwiches
Homemade Sloppy Joes



Wings

Ain't No Thing Chicken Wings
Cane Syrup Glazed Hot Wings
Garlic Parmesan Wings
Ponzu Lime Mojo Wings
Spicy Oven Baked BBQ Wings
Buffalo Style Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dip
Crispy Southern Fried Hot Wings
Ooey Gooey BBQ Wings
Sticky Sweet and Spicy Oven Baked Wings
Oven Baked Louisiana Hot Wings

More Wings

Fried Chicken

Picnic Oven Fried Chicken
Southern Fried Chicken
Crunchy Saltine Chicken Tenders
Cornflake Coated Oven Fried Buttermilk Chicken
Crispy Panko Coated Fried Chicken



Potato, Pasta and Other Salads

Vinegar Slaw with Apple
Pineapple Coleslaw
Basic Creamy Coleslaw
7 Layer Salad
Cajun Potato Salad
Southern Potato Salad
Cold Baked Potato Salad
Creamy Pesto Potato Salad
Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
Classic Old Fashioned Macaroni Salad
Shrimp and Bow Tie Pasta Salad
Tri-Color Rotini Pasta Salad with Shrimp & Italian Dressing
Creamy Pasta Salad
Cornbread Salad



Beef and Pork

Chicken Fried Steak Fingers
Cajun Hot Dog Sauce
Authentic Mexican Shredded Tacos
Homemade Beef Sliders
Spicy Crockpot Italian Beef for Sandwiches
Oven Roasted Rump Roast
Oven Braised BrisketLatin Style Beef
Beef Stew
Shredded Beef Tacos
The Easiest Pulled Pork Ever! (Shortcut recipe)
Smothered Pork Roast



Beans

Cajun White Beans
Red Beans and Rice
Butter Beans and Rice
 Southern Baked Beans
Beefy Barbecue Baked Beans



Seafood

Shortcut Shrimp Etouffee
Crawfish Etouffee
Shrimp Creole
Shrimp and Crab Boil
Cajun Grilled Shrimp Skewers



Gumbo

Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Shrimp, Crab and Oysters
Crab Gumbo with Shrimp
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
Shrimp and Okra Gumbo



Jambalaya and Rice Dishes

Oven Baked Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Oven Baked Creole Jambalaya with Chicken, Smoked Sausage and Shrimp
Pork and Sausage Jambalaya
Black-eyed Pea Jambalaya
Crawfish Rice Dressing
Cajun Rice Dressing
Cajun Pastalaya - Pasta Jambalaya



Soup/Stew

Ground Beef Hobo Stew
7 Can Taco Soup
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
BBQ Pork Brunswick Stew
Bean with Bacon Soup
Spicy Cajun Sausage and Corn Soup
Sausage and Sweet Potato Soup with Black-eyed Peas
Mary's Favorite Hamburger Soup
Mary's Southern Vegetable Beef Soup
Greens and Black-eyed Pea Soup

More Soups



Chili

Chili Spaghetti
Homemade Beef Chili with Beans
No Bean Stovetop Beef Chili
Crockpot Beef and Bean Chili
Chicken and White Bean Chili



Ribs

Slow Cooker Baby Back Ribs
Southern Style Dry Rub Pork Ribs
Fall Off the Bone Oven Baked Ribs
Grilled Ribs



Sweet Stuff

Homemade Brownies
Texas Sheet Cake
Better Than Sex Cake (Chocolate Sin)
Mississippi Mud Bars
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Party Cheesecake
Almond Joy Cake
My Blueberry Heaven Pie
Layered Banana Split Dessert
Southern Pound Cake
Apple Dapple Cake with Maple Glaze
Classic Southern Banana Pudding
Moon Pie Banana Pudding
Southern Bread Pudding
Not Better Than Sex But Really Good Fresh Citrus Cake

More Desserts


Looking for something else? Check out these other links too - lots more great possibilities for Super Bowl party food are just a click away!

☞Appetizers and Party Foods
☞Sandwiches
☞Burgers
☞Cookout Recipes
☞Cajun and Creole Recipes
☞Chili Recipes
☞Gulf Coast Favorites
☞Ribs
☞Stews and Gumbos
☞Wings
☞Cookies and Bars

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Posted by Mary on January 1, 2008

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