24 Crowd-Pleasing Game Day Recipes

Juicy bratwurst and caramelized onions piled into rolls with grainy mustard, “beer brats” make a delicious weeknight supper or game-day dish.

Parboiled, spiced, and roasted in a high-heat oven, these baked chicken wings are crispy and packed with flavor.

Made with cocktail sausages and puff pastry, these fancy pigs in a blanket are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Perfect for game day or an easy dinner, stromboli is like a rolled-up version of pizza.

In this recipe, roasted garlic takes the place of raw onions, making guacamole that is flavorful yet mellow.

Loaded with spicy pulled rotisserie chicken and ungodly amounts of cheese, these nachos are hearty and satisfying.

Simmered in beer and Old Bay, these Maryland-style boiled shrimp are easy to make and fun to eat.

This chili is melt-in-your-mouth tender, thick, and rich. Serve it over rice or scoop it up with tortilla chips.

A tangy and creamy cheese spread that’s often referred to as the pâté of the South is wonderful on crackers, crudités, sandwiches, or even burgers.

Ham and cheese sliders doused in a tangy butter, mustard, and poppy seed sauce are perfect for football parties.

These smoky, spicy Sloppy Joes are made completely from scratch — no ketchup or seasoning packets.

Crisp flour tortillas filled with gooey melted cheddar and chicken in a smoky chipotle sauce — these are the ULTIMATE quesadillas.

This is the best homemade jerky recipe, and it’s easy to make without any special equipment.

The vegetables in this salsa recipe are roasted, intensifying the flavor of the tomatoes, mellowing the onions and garlic, and adding a touch of smokiness.

These orange-hued beauties are truly devilish and totally pop-in-your-mouth-able.

This bacon has all the makings of an irresistible snack: it’s crispy, chewy, smoky, salty, sweet, and spicy.

Grilled cheese with a gourmet twist — the addition of sun-dried tomato pesto makes them taste like hot, crispy pizza paninis.

Tender and a touch sweet, this cornbread is easy to whip up with very few ingredients.

Buffalo chicken dip is creamy and spicy and has all the flavor of Buffalo wings, without all the mess. Perfect for game day!

This healthy chili has a rich, spicy flavor and thick texture — and it’s loaded with nutrient-rich kidney beans.

Similar to Auntie Anne’s, these pretzels are a touch sweet and deliciously buttery.

A few tweaks to the classic Nestlé® Toll House® recipe make these the best chocolate chip cookies ever.

Fudgy in the center and cakey-crisp on the surface, these supernatural brownies from pastry chef Nick Malgieri are truly out of this world.

A few tweaks to the back-of-the-box recipe make these Rice Krispie Treats the best ever.