Tailgating is a time honored tradition of gathering with likeminded fans and friends at sporting arenas or concert venues where food and beverages are shared and consumed prior to admission to the event. These tailgating events can be quite a wow-worthy production where the pre-game experience is often more fun than the actual game or show.
Among the usual roster of tailgating dishes, there's a pretty high chance you'll find chicken wings or a Buffalo chicken dip laid out on most game day spreads. Those are both tried and true dishes that are sure to please the home crowd, but we challenge you to pick a few others from our winning game plan that are sure to have you crowned the MVP of the day and possibly even achieve legendary tailgating status for years to come!
(pssst....these are tasty treats to eat at home for the big games too, or just because you want to give them a try!)
Who's Ready For 10 Tasty Tailgating Chicken Snacky Snacks?
1. Chicken Bacon Ranch Flatbread
Using a pre-made flatbread helps produce a delicious snack, lunch or dinner with just a few ingredients of chicken, bacon, spinach and some veggies .
2. Mexican Street Corn Chicken Dip
This dip from Golden Grace Kitchen uses all of the flavorful Mexican Street Corn ingredients plus adds seasoned chicken for a protein kick creating a tantalizingly tasty tailgating snack.
Get the irresistible taste of Buffalo wings all rolled up into a handy party snack with Chef Mark's Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels. It's a great way to utilize leftover roasted or rotisserie chicken!
Slice of Jess is the queen of fusion foods and this recipe is no exception. She's made a spicy, creamy chicken taco mixture to fill her taco shells made from crispy wontons. Tastes great and appeals to the eyes as much as the stomach!
5. Crispy Honey Lemon Pepper Baked Chicken Wings
Have you ever heard the old saying that a picture is worth 1,000 words? Pretty sure these incredible looking wings from Golden Grace Kitchen are worth way more than 1,000! We guarantee you'll be doing a victory dance in the end zone after one bite of these crispy, crunchy, honey and lemon pepper wings.
6. Barbecue Potato Chip Crusted Chicken Fingers
Finger foods are always fun and these potato chip crusted chicken fingers are no exception. They come out super crunchy and packed full of flavor thanks to the BBQ flavored crushed potato chip crust. These are great by themselves, but really go next level when you dip them in the dill pickle dip!
7. Mediterranean Chicken Nachos
A fun take on nachos using the bright, fresh flavors of Mediterranean cuisine like tzatziki, kalamata olives, chick peas together with chicken marinated in Greek vinaigrette.
A quick and easy dip to share thanks to Springer Mountain Farms Fully Cooked Breaded Breast Chunks. Inspired by Nashville's favorite chicken dish, it has all the heat from the popular Music City chicken but is tamed by the cheesy ranch dip.
9. Loaded BBQ Chicken Waffle Fries
Who wouldn't love a pan full of BBQ chicken loaded waffle fries? Another quick and easy dish thanks to Springer Mountain Farms Fully Cooked Breaded Breast Strips. This recipe can easily be switched from BBQ flavors to Buffalo flavors by replacing the BBQ sauce with Buffalo sauce, or swap out one of our Fully Cooked Grilled or Oven Roasted Fresh Chicken Breast Strips. All the other ingredients go great with either flavor combo!
10. Air Fryer Southwestern Egg Rolls
Crispy air-fried egg rolls filled with the best of Southwestern flavors. Great dipped in salsa, avocado ranch dressing or your favorite queso.
Need a Meal For Your Team?
Try one of these 10 Crowd-Pleasing Chicken Dishes:
Citrus Chicken Tostadas are protein packed and piled up high with flavor. Ready in about 30 minutes, they’re the perfect snack, lunch or dinner.
Super fast fajitas that don't require any marinating time and are ready in just 20 minutes. Serve with warm flour or corn tortillas and your favorite toppings.
Here's a great option for the more health conscious, or if you need to sneak in some veggies! Zucchini boats become the perfect vessel to serve up this Buffalo mixture made with 99% fat free ground chicken.
A flavorful take on the classic but with less calories thanks to the use of ground chicken instead of ground beef.
5. Blackened BBQ Chicken Skewers
These bold and spicy blackened chicken skewers are perfectly balanced thanks to a delicious corn and black bean salsa that make the chicken pop with flavor. The final dish is as pleasing to the eyes as it is to the tastebuds!
6. Southwestern Grilled Chicken Burgers
Nicole from Golden Grace Kitchen has built an incredible chicken burger that will have your team rushing the grill to get a taste. She topped her seasoned ground chicken burger with Pico de Gallo, a jalapeno avocado lime aioli, bacon, cheese, lettuce and jalapenos but feel free to add your own favorites.
7. Chicken & Spinach Alfredo Pizza
Our Chicken & Spinach Alfredo Pizza is so delicious, your guests won't even realize it's a trick play to get veggies on the tailgating spread other than celery and carrot sticks.
Making your own enchilada sauce is easy, and using Springer Mountain Farms fully cooked fresh chicken breast strips makes getting a delicious dinner on the table a breeze.
9. Easy Chicken Parmesan Sliders
Sliders are a thing of beauty, especially when they are filled with chicken parmesan. This easy-peasy recipe will have everyone cheering for more!
10. Skillet Chicken Tamale Pie With Cheesy Cornbread
When it comes to making the ultimate chicken tamale pie, adding a cheesy cornbread topper is a must! The recipe takes a little over an hour to prepare and cook but it's well worth the time. Just garnish with all your fiesta faves and you’ve got yourself a marvelous meal.
* Healthier Options
