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Since tailgating season is just beginning Sidelines is pleased to offer all the Blue Raider football fans a few of our favorite recipes. We’d also like to hear what your favorite tailgating recipes are.
Tailgating Buffalo Chicken Dip
What you will need:
Greased baking or casserole dish
3 lb. chopped fried chicken tenders
1 14 oz. btl. Budweiser wing sauce
1 8 oz. btl. Ranch dressing
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 8 oz. pkg. Mexican blend
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a baking dish or casserole dish. The dip can be baked and then transfer into a serving bowl afterwards. Frozen chicken tenders can be used, but fresh delicatessen styles ones are easier to use.
Chop the tenders and fill the bottom of the casserole dish with the chicken bits. After that, pour the wing sauce over the chopped chicken and toss the chicken into the sauce.
Next, chop the cream cheese into cubes and layer on top of the chicken.
Cover the mixture with the ranch dressing and then fill the remainder of the dish with the shredded cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 12 min. or until golden and bubbling on top.
Serve with Fritos or tortilla chips.
Tex-Mex Beef and Bean Dip
What you will need:
1/2 pound ground sirloin
2 tbs no-salt tomato paste
1 - 2 tsp chipotle powder
3/4 tsp ground cumin
1 (15-oz) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (14.5-oz) can diced tomatoes, undrained
3/4 cup (3 oz) crumbled queso fresco
1/4 cup thin sliced green onions
3 oz bite-size tortilla chips
Cook beef in a large nonstick skillet over a medium-high fire.
Heat the beef until browned, stirring until it begins crumble.
Drain well; return beef to pan.
Add tomato paste and the next 4 ingredients (through diced tomatoes), and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat, and let it simmer for 5 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally.
Spoon meat mixture into a serving bowl
Top with crumbled cheese and green onions.
Serve with tortilla chips.
Loaded Nachos
What you will need:
1 package nacho or salsa chips
1 package Mexican cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 package green onions
1 can Rotel Tomato and Chile mix
Spread the chips on the plate for the first layer, but be sure to set some aside for dipping with later.
After opening the tomato and chile mix, drain the water from the can before spreading over the chips.
For the next layer, spread the cheese on top.
At this point, the plate can be microwaved for about 30 seconds to melt the cheese.
For the next layer, place 2-3 tablespoons of sour cream on the top and spread them evenly with the back of a spoon.
Wash green onions, cut off ends, until you have 1 cup of diced green onions.
Spread diced onions on top of the sour cream layer.
Pregame Wisconsin Brats
What you will need:
2 tablespoons butter
1 package bratwurst
3 cloves crushed garlic
1/4 cup diced white onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sauerkraut
3 12oz. cans of your favorite beer
Over low heat combine the butter, onions, garlic, salt and sauerkraut. Stir occasionally until they begin to sweat.
Once the onions have turned translucent remove the pan from heat.
In a large stock pot combine the entire contents of the vegetable pan as well as 3 beers . Continue to fill the pot to 3/4 capacity with water
Bring the stock pot to a boil.
While the stock pot is heating puncture the casings.
Once the pot has come to a boil place the bratwurst in the stock pot.
Boil until fully cooked and serve on a hotdog bun with appropriate condiments.
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