Easy No-Cook Tailgate Recipes for Football Season

Easy No-Cook Tailgate Recipes for Football Season

Upgrade your tailgating game with these fresh new recipe ideas plus some lots more tailgate-friendly finger foods, snacks, dips and make-ahead desserts.

Course Appetizers

Cuisine American

Recipe Type Apples, Cherry, Fall, Football Food, Kid-Friendly, Kielbasa, Low-Carb, Meat, Party

Skill Level Easy

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings Servings

Calories 124kcal

Author Angela G.

Equipment

Ingredients

FALL FOOTBALL PUNCH

10 cups apple cider
4 cans Dr Pepper
1 green apple
½ cup cherries
½ lime juiced

KETO KIELBASA PICKLE STACKS

Kielbasa
16 dill pickles sliced

Instructions

Make the punch. Using a gallon pitcher (or use two smaller pitchers), pour in apple cider. Slice the apples, squeeze the lime and remove stems from the cherries. Add apple slices, cherries and lime juice to the apple cider.
When you get to the tailgate, add chilled cans of Dr Pepper (and lime slices if you want) then serve. This will make sure you get some of the bubbly goodness in your punch!
Make kielbasa bites. You can prepare these in advance, or just pack a knife and cutting board you can prep at the tailgate!
The kielbasa is smoked so it's already cooked, however, if you have a grill at your tailgate, then you can grill the whole sausage link first to heat it up and get a nice flavorful char, then let cool.
Slice the kielbasa about ¼" thick, at a diagonal to get a fun football-like shape. Then take a pickle slice and secure it to the bottom of the kielbasa with a toothpick. That's it!
Have fun! Happy tailgate season, all!

Notes

Add limes so right before you're ready to serve. If you let them soak, the rind will make your punch bitter.
Chill the Dr Pepper before you add to the punch.

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