Great Tailgating Recipes

Big games coming up this weekend and great weather for tailgating.   Here are some recipes to add to your tailgate or football watching Saturday. 

Recipes provided by Shea Goldstein, of Dixie Chik Cooks. 

Fried Pickles

1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup cornmeal
1 T salt
1 T pepper
2 t cayenne pepper
1 cup buttermilk
1 12 oz jar hamburger pickles
Canola or vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
Combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, pepper and cayenne in a large bowl.
Dip each pickle individually in the buttermilk, then dredge in flour mixture       (I did mine twice to get a good coating on there).
Bring the oil to 350 degrees.
Fry the pickles in batches until brown, 1 to 2 minutes, and move to a paper
towel lined plate using a slotted spoon. Serve with Ranch dressing.

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Cheese Stuffed Meatballs with Salsa Verde Mayo

1 lb. ground round
2 T Moore's (or your favorite steak sauce)
6 T white cheese dip (make sure it's good and cold)
3 T mayo
2 T salsa verde
1 T olive oil
Handful of fresh cilantro, chopped.
Instructions:
Combine the ground round and steak sauce in a mixing bowl.
Flatten into 6 discs.
Add 1 tsp cheese dip and bring edges up to make a ball.
Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Whisk mayo and salsa verde together; refrigerate.
Heat olive oil over medium-high heat and add cold meatballs.
Brown about 3 minutes each side, rolling around gently to ensure they get done evenly.
Serve with salsa verde mayo and cilantro.

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Pepperoni Pizza Dip

8 oz block cream cheese, softened
1 tsp dried Italian seasoning (plus more to sprinkle on top)
1 cup Parmesan cheese, divided in half
3 cups spaghetti sauce with meat (you could always use jarred sauce and add browned ground beef)
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Muenster cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded (or sliced, doesn't matter)
Pepperoni slices (as much as you like)
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix the cream cheese, tsp of Italian seasoning and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese in a bowl; spread in a 9x11 glass baking dish.
Pour the spaghetti sauce over the cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese, Monterey Jack and Mueunster over the sauce.
Layer the pepperoni slices and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until bubbly and the pepperoni is starting to get a
little browned around the edges.
Serve with pita chips, tortilla chips, or whatever you want to dip it with_

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