It is tailgating time and I have some easy recipes to share!
These tailgate-friendly recipes are for those who have no time the night before game day, are on a strict budget or use their ovens to store their shoes.
Tailgating is for everyone, after all, even those who usually buy their snacks (you know who you are, don’t be ashamed).
However, I would like to put an end to the last-minute buying of store-bought goods.
I have a full menu of tailgate recipes lined up. Make one or all three, depending on what the rest of the folks in your tent plan to bring. None of them require any skill or practice.
All the ingredients can be found at any dollar store or Walmart and most measurements necessary can be bought in the exact amount.
Each of these recipes feed at least four to six people. Let’s get started!
Snack
First is crack dip, which was given its name because it is so delicious, it is addictive. This recipe takes five minutes and can feed five people.
Here is what you need:
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 package ranch dressing seasoning mix
1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder
1/4 teaspoon minced onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili powder
7 ounces of green chilies, drained if from a can (Rotel works best and is less than a dollar)
4 slices of cooked and shredded bacon (You can use bacon bits if necessary)

1. Mix together the cream cheese, mayo and sour cream until it is a rich and creamy mixture.
2. Throw in other ingredients and stir.
3. Put it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it.

Chicken sandwich
Delicious as it may be, one cannot survive on crack dip alone. Luckily, it also tastes great alongside this chicken sandwich. Four ingredients are needed and this recipe feeds about four people.
1 loaf of French bread
10 ounces of angel hair coleslaw
1/4 cup honey mustard dressing or Chickfila sauce
1 bag of chicken tenders (about 20 tenders)

1. Cut the loaf in half longwise and scoop out the soft bread part.
2. Throw the bready part into a bowl for later.
3. Throw the coleslaw and the sauce/dressing into a bowl and mix it all up.
4. Layer the sandwich with coleslaw and tenders.
5. Put the soft bread on top, then add the top shell.
6. Slice it into sandwiches.

Dessert
Desserts make football season even sweeter. Everyone will ask for your recipe when you bring this peach cobbler to your tailgate. The cobbler has only four ingredients and takes about an hour to cook.

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup butter

20 ounces of peaches (this recipe works best with canned peaches)

1. Preheat your oven to 350.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and butter until it forms into small crumbles.
3. Pour the can of peaches into your baking pan and sprinkle the flour mixture evenly over the top.
4. Bake for 45 minutes.

If you follow these recipes, you will be guaranteed a tailgate win.