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Started 4 years ago by Roland
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Roland
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A championship game gathering deserves the best snacks and football finger-foods. The grocery stores were packed today with people getting prepared for tomorrows game.
I'm making a buffalo chicken dip that's become a regular staple at the tailgates. It's very unhealthy but it always goes quick. Basically its a mix of Frank's Red Hot, cream cheese, ranch dressing, and Monterey Jack cheese. I serve it with those tortilla scoop chips. It tastes just like buffalo wings. Here's an easy rundown on how to make it.
What's everyone else bringing? Share your best football party recipes!
BONNIE'S BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, about 2 pounds, boiled, drained & shredded with 2 forks (crockpot is a great way to cook the chicken) Don't cut chicken into chunks..it needs to be shredded
1 - 12 ounce bottle Frank's Louisiana Hot Sauce (try not to substitute here, Frank's really is the best. Crystal would be okay but do NOT use Tabasco)
2 - 8 ounce packages cream cheese
1 - 16 ounce bottle Ranch dressing
1/2 cup chopped celery
8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a 13x9x2 inch baking pan, combine shredded cooked chicken meat with entire bottle of Frank's sauce, spreading to form an even layer.
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine cream cheese and entire bottle of Ranch dressing, stirring til hot & smooth. Pour this evenly over chicken mixture.
Sprinkle with celery. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes; then sprinkle with cheese and bake for another 15-20 minutes or til bubbly. Serve with celery sticks for dippers and/or any sturdy dipping chip like Tostito Golds.

Posted 4 years ago #
brothermarcus
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celery and peanut butter. water. eat great in 08, yo. deciding to not be fat is much less fun than the previous recipe, but I will still enjoy the game :cry:

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Roland
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brothermarcus wrote celery and peanut butter. water. eat great in 08, yo. deciding to not be fat is much less fun than the previous recipe, but I will still enjoy the game :cry:
good luck with the food. it's hard to be diligent! :)

Posted 4 years ago #
Walker
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I would say ndcent's jalapeno chicken bites would make great gameday food. Those things are awesome!

Posted 4 years ago #
kitsune27
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i'm going to make bacon wrapped water chestnuts.
take a pound of bacon, cut the slices into thirds and wrap the water chestnuts (two 8 oz. cans) in bacon, securing with a toothpick. then bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 min. drain off fat and pour a sauce of 1/3 c brown sugar, 1/3 c chili sauce & 1/3 mayo over water chestnuts. bake for another 15 minutes and enjoy.
i'm also going to put together these little appetizers of dates, manchego cheese and walnuts. slice the pitted date open and put in a small sliver of manchego cheese and half a walnut. a little fancy for football but i had the ingredients and wanted to use them up.
and i'm sure i'll do more than my fair share of nervous eating which means i'm guaranteed to have a stomach ache by half time.

Posted 4 years ago #
gramarye
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My personal favorite: Hearty Crockpot Chili:
2 lb. ground sirloin (93/7), browned & drained (can substitute ground turkey if desired)
14 oz. chili beans (spiciness to taste)
14 oz. diced tomatoes
1 c. diced mushrooms
1 c. diced onion (white or yellow)
1 c. diced celery
1 c. diced green pepper
32 oz. tomato sauce
2/3 c. long grain brown rice
2/3 c. light brown sugar
chili seasoning as desired
Crockpot on low 7-9 hr. (7 is usually good enough.)
Serve w/ Tostitos Scoops, grated cheese, cornbread, and/or extra spices.
Note: for a "soupier" chili (not quite as good for dipping), add 16 oz. V8 or one bottle of beer
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Other favorites:
(2) Quesadillas: I have a quesadilla maker I picked up at a yard sale, so I just get some tortillas and cheese and throw whatever else on them I feel like. Pretty easy, though I have yet to find some way to keep the cheese from spilling (cheese too near the edge) or the edges from getting too crisp (too near the center).
(3) Potato Salad:
3 lb. diced potatoes
1 c. mayonnaise
1 chopped red onion
2 stalks diced celery
salt
other spices as desired
Boil potatoes in lightly salted water until tender and firm. Drain. Dry.
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix as desired.
(This recipe may be on the way out of my party lineup if I can con the supermarket people at the Fishers Foods down the street into giving up their recipe to this Cajun potato salad they make that is delicious, or at least it is to me--I like things a little spicier than a lot of Midwesterners, I think.)
Anyway. Food for thought. And for guests. And for me. :idea:

Posted 4 years ago #
Coremodels
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Walker wrote I would say ndcent's jalapeno chicken bites would make great gameday food. Those things are awesome!
+1
I actually just printed that recipe for tonight! :shock:

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Ndcent
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Coremodels wrote
Walker wrote I would say ndcent's jalapeno chicken bites would make great gameday food. Those things are awesome!
+1
I actually just printed that recipe for tonight! :shock:
Great...now I have to make some tonight too.
The key with this one is large fresh jalapenos. Hopefully Andersons comes through when I go at lunch.

Posted 4 years ago #
osulew
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Ndcent wrote
Coremodels wrote
Walker wrote I would say ndcent's jalapeno chicken bites would make great gameday food. Those things are awesome!
+1
I actually just printed that recipe for tonight! :shock:
Great...now I have to make some tonight too.
The key with this one is large fresh jalapenos. Hopefully Andersons comes through when I go at lunch.
I just printed it too and emailed it to the BF for his approval. He's not a fan of onions though, but I assume when there wrapped in bacon it's all good. And luckily it will be nice enough outside to use the grill. Hooray!

Posted 4 years ago #
shroud
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You guys put way more effort into football snacks than my family normally does... Well, my mom would often make a really good cheese fondue, but other than that we usually just cut up some veggies, cubed some meat & cheese, and slow-cooked a pack of "Litl Smokies" in a bottle of Montgomery Inn BBQ sauce.
I do really enjoy this garlic spread:
8 oz whipped butter
2 pkgs cream cheese (softened)
2-3 large cloves of garlic (crushed)
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon thyme, basil, majoram, black pepper, salt
Whip together & refrigerate at least a few hours
Serve w/ bread, crackers, and/or celery

Posted 4 years ago #
mellotron
Arena District
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Skyline Chili Dip
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 sm. box Skyline chili (frozen)
1 sm. onion, diced
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Cheddar cheese, finely shredded
Kind of a novelty here in Columbus. But in Cincy, you have to designate one person to bring Skyline Dip, otherwise, you may have several Skyline Dips at your Super Bowl Party! :lol:

Posted 4 years ago #
BUTerrier
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I tailgated at harvard once. Their football food was great. they were eating foie gras, and smoked salmon, drinking Dom P, I can't remember everything, but really it made you want to go to Harvard.

Posted 4 years ago #
HeySquare
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BUTerrier wrote I tailgated at harvard once. Their football food was great. they were eating foie gras, and smoked salmon, drinking Dom P, I can't remember everything, but really it made you want to go to Harvard.
Dean and Deluca delivers... I'm sure you can replicate the experience. :)

Posted 4 years ago #
BUTerrier
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Yea, but if you bring smoked salmon around an OSU tailgate you will get someone say "what in the hell is that fruity lookin shit, all thin, you need some big meat boy".

Posted 4 years ago #
Walker
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BUTerrier wrote Yea, but if you bring smoked salmon around an OSU tailgate you will get someone say "what in the hell is that fruity lookin shit, all thin, you need some big meat boy".
Who's been tailgating at a truck stop?

Posted 4 years ago #
BUTerrier
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There is a difference between a buckeye tailgate and a truck stop? Both have obese people that drink too much cheap beer.

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Coremodels
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BUTerrier wrote There is a difference between a buckeye tailgate and a truck stop? Both have obese people that drink too much cheap beer.
You need to get invited to better tailgates man.

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osulew
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BUTerrier wrote There is a difference between a buckeye tailgate and a truck stop? Both have obese people that drink too much cheap beer.
:roll:

Posted 4 years ago #
Roland
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I actually think the OSU tailgates are tame. Granted there are many sections of tailgating. I see a lot of alumni and their families,
A good established tailgate will have great food although I've never seen caviar and champagne at one. I would rather have pig roast and a nice draft beer.

Posted 4 years ago #
gramarye
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The UVA tailgates were a lot more like the Harvard ones, apparently. (Ditto the games. Guys in slacks, ties, and dress shirts; girls in summer dresses, sunhats, and heels.)
As for my tailgates, I prefer good meat and good beer instead of undersized hot dogs and cheap beer. :)

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