Entertaining Your Ultimate Guide to Football Party Food By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on January 21, 2015 Close For armchair quarterbacks everywhere, the Big Game is the game. And it's one of the few times that — when it comes to sensible eating — all bets are off. I'll share the must-have recipes that'll make your football party a stand-out success, from snacks to sweets, and all the best fan food in-between. Pre-Game Goodies When you're a true football fan, the lead-up to the main event is just as exciting as the game itself. Check your local listings to see when the pre-game show starts, and make sure you've got plenty of snacks and on hand to fuel your guests until kickoff. xtina More: 10 Quick & Easy Football Party Snacks 8 Fun Was to Make Snacks Look Like Football Party Food Learn How to Make the Ultimate Crowd-Pleasing Snack Boards Get our entire collection of football party snack recipes. Field of Dips If you build it, they will come. See how to make a 100-yard football field of dips. It's actually a whole lot easier than you might think. Photo by Denise Sakaki. More: The Lazy Cook's Guide to Irresistible Party Dips Get our entire collection of football party dip recipes. Pile High Stadium Watch the video to see how to make an epic Pile High Stadium of Snacks that will go down in football party history. Wingin' It Ain't no party like a chicken wing party 'cause a chicken wing party don't stop. The point is, if you're throwing a football party, you've got to throw down your best wings. Get this recipe: Restaurant-Style Buffalo Chicken Wings | Photo by bd.weld. More: How to Make the Ultimate Bar-Style Buffalo Wings 17 Best Chicken Wings for Your Game Day Party Everything to Know About Making Chicken Wings Get our entire collection of chicken wing recipes. That's a Lotta Guac Viewers watching the big game will consume enough guacamole to cover a football field waist-deep in creamy green dip, according to the California Avocado Commission. What they don't tell us is how much ends up on your couch. Photo by Dianne. More: How to Make the Best Guacamole Try 9 Top-Rated, Deliciously Different Ways to Make Guacamole Get our entire collection of guacamole recipes. Low and Slow is the Way to Go Winning play: Let your slow cooker handle the cooking to free you up to enjoy all the action on the field. We're talking ribs, chili, pulled pork, dips, and more. Photo by Allrecipes Magazine. More: Top 10 Slow Cooker Classics for Game Day Get our entire collection of slow cooker recipes. More Football Party Food Ideas A big game calls for big eats. Here are even more ways to make the ultimate football party fan food. Get the recipes: Best Beer-Soaked Recipes for the Big Game Get recipes for brats cooked in beer, beer-boosted chili, beer cheese dip, and more. Photo by Molly. Get the recipes: The Perfect Mini-Meatballs to Put a Spin on Your Football Party Footballs and meatballs. Somehow it all makes sense. Here are some of our favorites. Photo by Allrecipes Magazine. Get the recipes: 10 Totally Over-the-Top Nacho Recipes There's a whole lot more to these nachos than just chips and cheese. Get recipes for steak nachos, Buffalo-style nachos, seafood nachos, Tater Tot nachos, and lots more. Super Deluxe Steak Nachos | Photo by. Get the recipes: Big-Batch Cocktails for the Big Game We're pouring margaritas, Bloody Marys, Micheladas -- all the favorites. Get the recipes: Football Party Desserts Show your team colors or celebrate sweet victory (hopefully both) with crowd-pleasing desserts and treats. More: Browse our entire collection of football party recipes. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit