14 Easy Game Day Appetizer Recipes
on Feb 07, 2023, Updated May 05, 2025
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14 Easy Game Day Appetizer Recipes! To fill all your needs, ranging from finger foods, pizza, dips, desserts, and more! I may not watch sports, but I sure love the food and cooking for these events! Whether you’re hosting a big game day party or just a small get-together, we have you covered with all the recipes you need below.
Our Top Game Day Appetizers
You can go any which way when it comes to game day recipes, and below are some of our top favorites.
- A dip perfect for game day is our Habanero White Cheddar Queso, a classic recipe that goes perfectly with chips or veggies.
- Our Easy Crispy Parmesan Truffle Fries are a simple truffle fry recipe that you won’t be able to stop eating.
- What game day is complete without Poblano Beef and Bean Chili? You can serve a toppings bar and have guests pick and choose their own toppings.
Finger Foods
Easy Crispy Parmesan Truffle Fries
These Easy Crispy Parmesan Truffle Fries are crunchy and come together in no time! Bake them in the oven, deep fry them, or use your air fryer to serve as a side for dinner.
Toasted Ravioli with Vodka Sauce
Toasted ravioli is a cheesy, crunchy fried appetizer served with a rich, creamy vodka dipping sauce. This restaurant-style recipe is easy to make and yields crispy ravioli, deep-fried to golden brown perfection.
When game day approaches, we gravitate towards these sambal barbecue chicken wings. The wings pack heat from the sambal oelek, sweetness from the ketchup, and umami from the soy sauce. This dish is grilled until crispy and then tossed in the sauce, finishing with red onion and cilantro. Make sure to dip the wings with Jalapeño Dill Ranch!
You can also swap out these wings for Old Bay Brown Butter Buffalo Wings.
Fried Pickles with Salt and Vinegar Mayo
These fried pickles with salt and vinegar mayo are addictive and SO crunchy! You are sure to love this fried pickles recipe. I really love the way this recipe comes together, filled with crunchy and sweet goodness from the bread and butter pickles, all dipped in a really quick salt and vinegar mayo.
Dip Recipes
This Hot Pimento Cheese Dip is a creamy and easy dip to make for game day. This recipe is also a special dish to make for a dinner party! Once the cream cheese comes to room temperature, this dip takes less than 10 minutes, utilizing only a few simple ingredients.
This spicy habanero white cheddar queso is super creamy with a hint of spice, perfect for game day. Topping off with a cilantro shallot chimichurri for some zing that pairs nicely with the warm queso. Serve with tortilla corn chips. If you’re looking for more dip recipes, be sure to check out our Spinach Artichoke Dip and The Best Bean Dip.
If you love spicy and smoky flavors, this roasted chipotle salsa recipe is for you! It’s SO easy to make, and it is a great prep-ahead appetizer for any party, or as a condiment. It can be served with chips, tacos, chicken, nachos, burritos, and even on top of grilled meats.
Larger Format Appetizers
Buffalo Chicken Skewers with Blue Cheese Sauce
A delicious take on the classic buffalo wings, make buffalo chicken skewers! You can bake this in the oven, cook on your stovetop, or grill it. Serve alongside a blue cheese sauce, celery, and carrots.
Beer Battered Cod with Tartar Sauce
Making this beer battered cod served with tartar sauce and fries! The most delicious fried beer-battered fish recipe. We are topping the cod with loads of lemon juice and malt vinegar as well.
Hot honey barbecue ribs! These BBQ spare ribs recipe is tossed with a simple spice blend, baked in the oven, and then brushed with homemade hot honey barbecue sauce. Place it on the grill for a more smoky, spicy, and caramelized finish.
This Buffalo Mac and Cheese recipe is SO easy and can be made in one pot, in under 30 minutes. Also, this recipe has fewer than ten ingredients. It comes together quickly and is truly SO delicious. I absolutely love making this when I’m in a pinch and want something super creamy, delicious, and satisfying.
This Poblano Beef and Bean Chili is the ultimate cozy, comfort food. Combining smoky poblano peppers, two kinds of beans, and ground beef with loads of spices. Simmered low and slow, this chili gives the ingredients time to get to know each other, imparting the most flavor possible. Serve with all your favorite toppings such as sour cream, cheddar cheese, and even bacon bits.
Sweet Treat
These cheesecake marble brownies are just a DREAM! Homemade brownie batter topped with cheesecake is so epic. In this recipe, there is a marble swirl, but if you wanted to do a double layer with brownie and do a full cheesecake layer, that would absolutely be delicious as well. I absolutely love prepping this head, making it prior to bringing it to a party (or just to save for myself as dessert after dinner!) Such a special treat.
Nutmeg and Orange Ricotta Fritters with Berry Jam
These nutmeg and orange ricotta fritters with berry jam are sweet and zesty! This ricotta fritters recipe is a really great dessert for any occasion. Served alongside berry jam, it is the perfect pairing. The fritter batter comes together so quickly, the fritters are flaky, soft, and tender, while they have the most golden brown crust. The batter can be made in one bowl, cooked right away, and of course, topped with tons of powdered sugar.
Game Day Appetizer FAQs
You can go any way for game day appetizers! However, some of the most popular appetizers are wings and dips such as queso or guacamole.
Sliders are always a crowd pleaser! But other recipes, such as dips or buffalo wings, are also very popular.
Even More Game Day Recipes
Find all our Game Day Recipes in our index!
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