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Game Day Appetizer Recipes

These game day appetizer recipes will take your watch party or tailgating menu to the next level. With my expert tips and doneness guides, you’ll learn how to cook perfect burgers, sliders, dips, and finger foods on your grill, griddle, or smoker.

Start with my Oklahoma Onion SmashBurger for a hearty main course, and round out the spread with this Easy Smoked Chorizo Queso and my always-popular Lil Smokie Bombs.

  • Smoked Over the Top Chili topped with shredded cheddar, diced white onion, cilantro, and corn chips.
    Smoked Over the Top Chili
  • Cajun cheese-stuffed potato croquettes with comeback sauce
    Cajun Cheese-Stuffed Potato Croquettes with Comeback Sauce
  • Bacon cheeseburger sliders with cheddar, crispy bacon and smoked cowboy candy
    Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders
  • Bacon Cheeseburger Loaded Fries with ground beef, melted cheese, crispy bacon and jalapeños
    Bacon Cheeseburger Loaded Fries
  • Pellet smoked pizza breadsticks topped with mini pepperoni and served with pizza sauce for dipping
    Pellet Smoked Pizza Breadsticks
  • Smoked bacon cheeseburger onion bombs in a cast iron skillet, garnished with fresh parsley, with Tony Chachere's seasoning nearby
    Smoked Bacon Wrapped Onion Bombs
  • Orange Gochujang Smoked Chicken Wings
  • Baconnaise loaded hot dogs topped with crispy bacon and melted cheese sauce served in a cast iron skillet
    Baconnaise Loaded Hot Dogs
  • Grilled shrimp and sausage skewers seasoned with Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning, garnished with fresh parsley
    Smoked Shrimp & Sausage Skewers
  • Smoked bacon wrapped jalapeño smokie bombs filled with cream cheese, secured with toothpicks in a cast iron skillet
    Lil Smokie Bombs
  • Grilled buffalo chicken tortilla kebabs topped with shredded cheese and fresh cilantro on a black grill tray
    Buffalo Chicken Tortilla Kebabs
  • Toasted King's Hawaiian sweet roll sliders filled with chopped cheeseburger mixture on a slate board
    Chopped Cheeseburger Sliders
  • a pile of hot honey glazed lemon pepper chicken wings arranged on a cast iron skillet, an outdoor grill in the background.
    Hot Honey Lemon Pepper Wings
  • Grilled shrimp skewers with fresh herbs on a black serving tray, golden brown and ready to serve
    Grilled Shrimp Skewers
  • Pellet Smoked Chicken Wings
  • street corn deviled eggs
    Street Corn Deviled Eggs
  • chili loaded baked poato
    Chili Loaded Baked Potatoes
  • Smoked Dr Pepper BBQ Beef Sliders
  • pork skewers
    Sweet Heat Pork Skewers
  • Crispy Accordion Potatoes

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