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Tailgate Recipes & Finger Foods

By Food & Wine
Updated January 05, 2017
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Make sure your tailgating game is on point with these easy and delicious recipes. Whether you're grilling at the game or hosting a party at home, these sweet and savory snacks are sure to please. From chicken wings to DIY tacos, these are some of our favorite tailgate bites and finger foods.
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Shredded Beef Taco Bar

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For this killer make-ahead party dish, master butcher Rob Levitt of The Butcher & Larder in Chicago braises a large bone-in beef shank--a tough, wintry cut--until it's fork-tender. Levitt finishes the meat on the grill for an extra layer of smoky flavor.

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Country-Style Ribs with Apple-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce

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Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Barbecue Sauce

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Roasted garlic seasons this pork shoulder, which slow-cooks until tender and deeply flavorful. Shred it and top with barbecue sauce, coleslaw and a spicy habanero vinaigrette for the perfect sandwich.

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Maine Lobster Roll

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In Maine you're likely to find lobster rolls served two ways. Innovators prefer a crunchy, tangy and slightly spicy version of the lobster salad that includes celery, lettuce, lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne. Purists leave out those ingredients because they believe nothing should interfere with the mix of sweet tender summer lobster and mayonnaise.

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Spanish-Style Chickpea Quesadillas

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F&W's Justin Chapple riffs on classic Mexican quesadillas with Spanish flavors, using salty Manchego cheese and sweet piquillo peppers.

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Double-Decker Dr. Pepper Chicken Tacos

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Chicken roasted on a can of Dr Pepper plus potatoes, peppers and chiles make up the filling for these phenomenal tacos from chef Courtney McBroom.

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Potato Chips with Whipped Beurre Blanc

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Chef Dave Beran loves the combination of Champagne and potato chips. For this dip, he took inspiration from the classic French butter sauce beurre blanc, spiked with shallots, wine vinegar and herbs.

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Mexican Avocado Burgers

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This terrific burger is sprinkled with a spice mix halfway through grilling; if you mix it in before cooking, the meat will get tough. Garnishes of crema and avocado add rich creaminess.

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Crosshatch Hot Dogs on Grilled Croissants

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These sweet-savory glazed hot dogs were inspired by a dish Marcia Kiesel discovered at a Manhattan Chinatown restaurant. They're cut in a crosshatch pattern, which makes the franks cook even faster, and served in a grilled mustard-brushed croissant.

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Crispy Cheese Sticks

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Food & Wine's Justin Chapple uses white bread as the wrapper for his quick and simple crispy cheese sticks.

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Salty-Sweet Chocolate Pretzel Bars

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There are only a handful of ingredients in these simple but outrageously decadent and fun dessert bars from Food & Wine's Justin Chapple. If hard pretzels aren't your thing, feel free to swap in thinner pretzels.

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Tater Tots with Spicy Aioli

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A mix of Sriracha and chipotle Tabasco with homemade aioli makes a terrific sauce for crispy Tater Tots. They go great with sparkling wine.

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Chicken Curry Skewers

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A bold marinade of soy sauce, fish sauce, lemongrass, curry powder and hot chile gives these juicy chicken skewers from chef Ben Ford an incredible amount of flavor.

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Tandoori Chicken Wings with Yogurt Sauce

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These Indian-spiced chicken wings from chef Ben Ford are superb on their own with a squeeze of lemon, but they're even better dipped in the thick and tangy minty yogurt sauce that's made with cream cheese.

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1 of 14 Shredded Beef Taco Bar
2 of 14 Country-Style Ribs with Apple-Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
3 of 14 Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Barbecue Sauce
4 of 14 Maine Lobster Roll
5 of 14 Spanish-Style Chickpea Quesadillas
6 of 14 Double-Decker Dr. Pepper Chicken Tacos
7 of 14 Potato Chips with Whipped Beurre Blanc
8 of 14 Mexican Avocado Burgers
9 of 14 Crosshatch Hot Dogs on Grilled Croissants
10 of 14 Crispy Cheese Sticks
11 of 14 Salty-Sweet Chocolate Pretzel Bars
12 of 14 Tater Tots with Spicy Aioli
13 of 14 Chicken Curry Skewers
14 of 14 Tandoori Chicken Wings with Yogurt Sauce

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