Top 35 Game Day (and Night!) Eats

OK, so we’re not football fans around here, but there’s no doubt that we definitely love football food.  Actually, the Top 35 Game Day & Night Eats ideas I’ve listed here – a totally manageable list by the way – translate perfectly to any type of sports fanatic’s gathering and also to family game nights.  Great party food doesn’t discriminate!  You can bet that we’ve made quite a few of these recipes for our own game nights while rooting for (read: shouting at) the Yanks and I’m sure you’ll love every one of these ideas – even the ones on the lighter side!

Dips

Baked fontina (garlic cheese dip)
Cheesy chorizo and caramelized onion dip
Restaurant-style spinach artichoke dip
Bacon and scallion caramelized onion dip
Dill pickle dip
Salsa verde

Snacks

Pizza bites
Layered buffalo chicken nachos with creamy gorgonzola sauce
Fried pimento mac and cheese bites
Creamy chicken taquitos
Soft pretzels with roasted jalapeno cheese dip
Baked ham and cheese sliders
Soft pretzel bites with cheese sauce

On the heavier side

Black bean and beef chili
Bacon and fontina mac and cheese
3 cheese rosemary and pepperoni pizza
Bacon burgers with bacon onion balsamic jam
Creamy baked four-cheese pasta
Chicken enchiladas
Baked ziti
Pulled pork sandwiches
Perfect mac and cheese
BBQ chicken burgers

On the lighter side

Crispy baked zucchini fries
Healthy turkey tacos
Buffalo chicken egg rolls
Roasted veggie pizzas
Spicy black bean burritos
Baked eggplant parmesan

Sweets

Chocolate chip toffee bars
No-bake s’mores bars
Funfetti sugar cookie bars (with frosting dyed to your team’s color!)
Salted caramel brownies
Cookie dough whoopie pies
Peanut butter oatmeal sandwich cookies
Chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes