Easy Tailgating Recipes

With football season in full force, it is time to drag the Old Smokey (okay, maybe you have one of those huge BBQ pits that you have to hook up to a trailer - good for you) out to the parking lot for some tailgating. Maybe your favorite NFL team is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or alma mater is Duke. In either case you would rather just stay in the parking lot than actually pay to go into the game. So what do you need? Tailgating recipes!

So you scour the Internet in search of some good recipes, and you find them scattered all over the place. This is my BEST attempt to provide tailgaters with a bunch of recipes all in once place. First of all since I'm writing this article I do not want to totally cop-out and just give you all links to recipes. Here's some advice of my own.

SAUSAGE BALLS. They're easy to make and they will always be a hit at tailgating parties.

Ingredients: 1 LB Hot Sausage (there's no substitute for Jimmy Dean - it's the best)

2 cups of Bisquick biscuit mix (say that three times fast)

1 pkg sharp shredded cheese

Directions: Combine all ingredients with hands, shape into small balls and bake at 350 on cookie sheet for 15-20 minutes. May need to add just a little milk to help mix. Wrap in aluminum foil to keep hot and take with you to the game.

The things I like to remember when tailgating is to keep things relatively simple. You're going to be drinking and enjoying football and good company, not having a high-end dinner with debutantes. Cold beer, soft drinks and bottled water do the trick. You do not need a bunch of mixed drinks. Also, you do not have to make shrimp brochette, though if you do I will come eat some from your tent. But seriously, keep the meats to hamburger patties and hot dogs and your expenses are lower and they are completely satisfying on game day.

Now. The reason you came here was for recipes, not to listen to my babble.

Here are some recipes sent in to this particular website from tailgaters themselves:

http://tailgating.com/Recipes.htm

Here's a great list of some traditional tailgating recipes from Johnny Roadtrip:

http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/tailgating/recipes/