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Sep 22

23 Easy Game Day Dips and Appetizers for Football Party Food

  • September 22, 2023
  • Jacqueline Wilson

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Game Day Dips Recipes collage of different football dips

Need amazing game day dips and appetizers, dips for football games, recipes for Super Bowl food, or recipes for easy appetizers for parties for kids and adults? Whether you need sweet dips, dip recipes for chips, or a mix of party dips and finger foods, we’ve got you covered for Super Bowl snacks and football watching party ideas. These are the best dip recipes for gatherings,  football games or football theme parties, cookout ideas or even easy tailgating recipes!

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BEST GAME DAY DIPS AND APPETIZERS FOR A FOOTBALL THEME PARTY

These are great football season party dips, appetizers for football games, and finger foods that make tasty dips for tailgate food or football watch parties and even Super Bowl appetizers ideas that give you a break from all that football food with wings! You can easily use this for your football tailgate food list, too!

What do you serve at a game party?

Best Football Food To Make At Home:

 
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  • Crockpot Sausage Cheese Dip (this is a favorite go-to Super Bowl cheese dip at our house and perfect if you’re looking for football food in crock pot!)
  • Fruit Sweet Dip
  • Easy Artichoke Dip in a bread bowl
  • Air Fryer Pasta Chips with Marinara
  • Easy Cucumber Dip (unique Game Day dips with cream cheese!)
  • Homemade Pico de Gallo
  • Mexican Street Corn Salad (Fresh Corn Dip)
  • Dill Pickle Party Mix (a unique take on favorite Super Bowl snacks recipes!)
  • Easy Veggie Dip
  • Hummus (always good for cold dips for a party!)
  • Homemade Fresh Guacamole (another favorite cold dips for parties!)
  • Black Bean and Corn Salad Dip (like a Cowboy Caviar Dip) — one of the best cold dips for tailgating and it’s a good make ahead dip!
  • Carrot top pesto
  • Refried Bean Dip (one of the best dips for chips and it’s such a simple dip recipe!)
  • Dill Pickle Pumpkin Seeds
  • Cranberry Apple Salad

Get the full easy dip recipes / gameday dip recipes / Super Bowl Sunday snacks below. KEEP SCROLLING for super dips and football foods. Also, don’t miss the football treat ideas at the bottom for football theme recipes.

Game Day Dips Recipes collage of different football dips

Football Game Day Dips and Appetizers For Tailgating, Super Bowl Parties, and Football Recipes (Even Last Minute Recipe Ideas!)

Football And Super Bowl Dips And Recipes Ideas for Big Game

Add any on this list of easy party dip recipes and appetizers to your game day food ideas or football party fun (both hot and cold dips for parties). There are even vegetarian Super Bowl snacks ideas or and different dips options for college football watching that can easily be adapted for those who don’t eat meat!

(They are also easy dip recipes with few ingredients, which makes it easier when feeding a crowd!)

So, what are some of the best football dips and game day snacks for a Super Bowl party or football watch parties?

Here are our favorite appetizers and easy dips for football games…

How do you make street corn? Mexican corn salad (or Mexican corn dip) with text over it

Mexican Corn Dip (Hot Corn Dip)

This Mexican street corn off the cob is sometimes called elote salad. It can be used as a tortilla chip dip, too!

It’s one of our game watching dip recipes and is such a good dip!

Get The Mexican Street Corn Dip Recipe

 

Buffalo Chicken Loaded Tater Tots on a plate with ranch dipping sauce or blue cheese dressing

Buffalo Totchos

Loaded buffalo chicken tater tot nachos, aka: totchos, are the perfect football party food for the big game or sports viewing parties!

Get The Loaded Tator Tots Recipe

 

EASY DIY GRAZE TABLE BOARD charcuterie board with text over ti

Football Charcuterie Board

Planning a charcuterie grazing board for a party can be difficult, especially if you are having a large party. However, this is the easiest meat and cheese board for a sports party that still looks great!

Meats, crackers, different kinds of cheese, fresh veggies and fruits, and dipping sauces make great graze boards and simple appetizers for game watch parties.

How To Make A Football Graze Board

 

CREAMY EASY ARTICHOKE DIP RECIPE (GREAT LAST MINUTE PARTY DIP) text over image of artichoke dip with crackers on a plate

Easy Artichoke Dip

This artichoke parmesan dip is another warm dip and is our go-to for holiday recipes, party recipes, or cookout side dishes because it’s such an easy last minute recipe to whip up!

This is a family favorite recipe that we make for easy party recipes or holiday dips all the time. 

I happen to think it’s one of the best game day dip recipes because not a lot of other parties have it. It’s definitely a crowd-pleasing dip!

If you like spinach artichoke dip, you’ll love this dip.

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HOMEMADE PARTY MIX RECIPE

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Dill Pickle Chex Mix

Need crunchy snacks for your party? This is a fun twist on the traditional Chex Mix recipe and makes a great game day snack appetizer.

We never make regular Chex Mix anymore after having this dill snack mix! It’s always a huge hit for party snacks!

How To Make Dill Pickle Party Mix

 

Homemade Guacamole a tortilla chip dipped into a bowl of guacamole

Game Day Guacamole Recipe

We call this guacamole dip, but some people also call it guacamole salad. We eat it with tortilla chips for the perfect football food!

How To Make Homemade Guacamole Dip

 

What To Do With Carrot Tops Pesto Using Top Of Carrot carrot leaf pesto with pita cracker dipped into it

Carrot Pesto 

Hear me out: the greens from carrot tops make the best pesto dip! It can be used for crackers or chips, but is really great on sandwiches and on a warm bread, too. 

Carrot Top Pesto Recipe

 

Air Fry Pasta Chips sprinkled with parmesan cheese and a sauce of marinara dipping sauce

Fried Pasta Snack

Frying pasta, aka: pasta chips, make a creative snack idea (and fun alternative to chips and dip). 

Use dipping sauces like marina sauce / spaghetti sauce or even the carrot top pesto recipe above.

Make This Air Fryer Pasta Snack

 

Slow cooker cheese dip with sausage ingredients in a slow cooker

Sausage Queso (Sausage Cream Cheese Dip)

This sausage and cheese dip is another party favorite at our house and is full of cheesy goodness.

It’s a slow cooker cheesy dip with cream cheese and real cheddar, which makes this hot dips great for a set and forget recipe for football parties. 

I also love this dip because you can make it a spicy cheese dip hot salsa (or a more mild cheese dip).

If you’re looking for easy slow cooker dips for your gathering, pull out your trusty slow cooker because this is it!

Hands-down the most popular game day dip!

Cheese Dip with Sausage

 

Easy Black Bean and Corn Salad with Avocado

Corn and Black Bean Salsa

This is one of my daughter’s favorite dip recipes, so definitely don’t count it out for kids at your football party.

It’s a simple recipe and a last minute dip ready in minutes.

Eat it with corn chips like a chunky salsa.

Recipe for Black Bean and Corn Salad Dip

 

Simple Wheat Berry Bowl Recipes - wheat berries salad in a bowl with vegetables

Wheat Berry Salad

If you’re looking for a healthy football party recipe or a unique tailgating recipe not everyone else is making, try this wheat berry salad! 

It can be eaten alone as a healthy salad or with tortilla chips or bell pepper slices as a fun dip recipe!

This is another one that’s quickly becoming one of our healthy favorite dips.

Wheat Berry Salad Recipe

 

Spaghetti in a hotdog bun recipe and read for kids

Walking Spaghetti Recipe

We made this spaghetti in a hot dog bun to go with a kids’ book, but it makes a great walking spaghetti for tailgating parties! 

Spaghetti In a Hot Dog Bun Recipe

 

Recipe For Ham And Cheese Sliders with a cheese and ham slider on a plate cut in two halves with melted cheese oozing out

Ham Cheese Slider Sandwiches

Cheese and ham rolls are baked sandwiches in the oven and will quickly become a go-to easy meal for party food and simple game day food!

They’re small enough to be appetizers, too. 

How To Make Ham And Cheese Sliders

 

Cucumber Dip with Crackers on a plate

Simple Dip With Cucumbers

You can make this easy dip in minutes with a couple of simple ingredients, which makes it the perfect last minute recipe. 

This cucumber dip is a refreshing addition to a football party food table (because some of the foods can be heavy). 

I love this an alternative to a heavy creamy dip and is one of our new favorite appetizers.

The best way to serve it with pita chips!

Easy Cucumber Dip Recipe

 

Recipes For Cold Italian Pasta Salad on a fork in front of pasta bowl

Pasta Salad With Pepperoni

Easy pasta appetizer or game day salad that all ages love! 

You can actually play around with this pasta salad and add different vegetables or dressing or a simple pasta salad.

Pepperoni Pasta Salad

 

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE SALSA VERDE - green salsa verde in a bowl with text over it

Green Salsa Verde

If you want to add a different salsa than red salsa to your football board or football party snack table, add salsa verde. (It’s one of my favorite!)

How To Make Homemade Salsa Verde (The Green Salsa)

 

EASY REFRIED BEAN DIP text over image of tortilla chip being dipped into bean dip

Simple Bean Dip Recipe

Whenever we make this recipe for parties, everyone always says how they never liked bean dip until now! 

This is an easy refried bean dip ready in no time for your football recipes!

Recipe for Refried Bean Dip

 

Best Classic Egg Salad Recipe (Vintage Recipe From Grandma) TEXT OVER FORK IN A BOWL OF CREAMY EGG SALAD

Egg Salad

I think egg salad makes great football food because you can add it on bread for sandwiches, eat it alone, or top it on lettuce. 

Egg Salad Recipe

 

FRUIT SALAD IN A waffle cone

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Walking Fruit Salad

This walking fruit salad is perfect for easy tailgating recipes for kids and adults. Refreshing and simple dessert for football parties.

Walking Fruit Salad Recipe

 

Simple Cinco De Mayo Dips Fresh Salsa Fresco (PICO DE GALLO) in a bowl with text over it

Pico De Gallo Dip

This homemade pico de gallo recipe or salsa fresco (and sometimes called Mexican salad or tomato and onion salsa), is a favorite easy dip for parties and quick game day dips and appetizers.

Homemade Pico de Gallo

 

Easy Apple Salad with Pear and Cranberry (Great Fall Party Salad) in a bowl with text over it

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Apple Salad

Again, I like to add a few salad recipes to our game day party to give some healthier options. 

This cranberry apple salad is an easy salad recipe with fruit ready in 10 minutes! Perfect for recipes for fall and great addition to your football party.

Apple Salad with Pear and Cranberry Recipe

 

Healthy Low Calorie Side Dishes (Warm Or Cold Asparagus Salad) in a bowl with text over it

Asparagus Salad

This asparagus vegetable salad drizzled with an easy balsamic vinaigrette is one of our favorite salads or party dishes.

(And this is an asparagus recipe kid friendly recipe approved by my daughter!) 

Easy Asparagus Salad Recipe

 

Easy Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese Recipe in a bowl with strawberries around it with text over it

Party Fruit Dips

This dip recipe for fruit will quickly become your quick and easy recipe for parties or snacks for kids!

This sweet, creamy, fluffy fruit dip recipe has just a few ingredients, making it quick and simple game day treat. 

Great for sweet game-day dips to balance out the savory dips.

Easy Fruit Dip Recipe

If you have favorite delicious dip recipes for football games, let us know and we’ll try them out!

 

Also check out football party treats!

Foot Ball Party Desserts

How To Make Colored Popcorn - white chocolate covered popcorn in red white and blue colors in a brown paper bag

 

Popcorn In Team Colors

How to color popcorn in football team colors for perfect game day dessert treats! 

How To Make Team Colors Popcorn

 

Chocolate Football Rice Krispie Treats rice crispy treats shaped like footballs on a plate

MORE FOOTBALL PARTY IDEAS YOU’LL LOVE:

Rice Krispie Footballs

Simple Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Easy Snicker Salad

Caramel Apple Charcuterie Board

GET MORE DESSERT IDEAS FOR FOOTBALL PARTIES OR TAILGATING PARTIES

 

 

Cooking With Kids Recipe Pairings: Children’s Sports Books and Football Books for Kids

When prepping for game day food, it’s a great time to get your kids in on it. (These are super easy recipes for kids.) And, don’t forget to add some theme children’s book reading!

For a football theme or kids books on football, we like these to go along with your football game day dips:

  • The Everything Kids’ Football Book
  • Quarterback Rush
  • Touchdown Kid
  • My First Book Of Football (Sports Illustrated)

 

ALSO GREAT FOR FOOTBALL GAME PARTIES: Sheet Pan Oven Smores

oven smores recipe - how to make smores in oven text over images of sheet pan smore recipes in oven

What are your favorite game day dips and appetizers?

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Jacqueline Wilson has been creating crafts and making theme recipes for over 20 years. She loves making real food fun and cooking recipes with her daughter Ella, creating recipes based on children's book themes, and also creating fun kids activities! She is also an educator, wife, homeschool mom, #1 Bestselling Author, and Parent Busters podcaster. LEARN MORE ABOUT JACQUELINE'S BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE ON THE ABOUT PAGE

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