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Taking the work—but never the flavor—out of game day
Latest Recipes
Cajun Sausage Pot Pie
At last, the College Football Playoff Championships! Some of the best football to be played all year and it’s only the start of January! For this very special occasion, we teamed up with the good folks at Eckrich (the people behind the pregame $1 Million Challenge) to bring you a gut-warming, tas...
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Pan-Seared Fish Tacos
One of our favorite fangating™ recipes is fish tacos, especially when we are in coastal sports towns with local fresh fish. This particular recipe came together with some wild-caught striped bass and a fun twist: Thai ginger marinade! Feel free to use whatever fresh fish you can get your hands on...
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“Walk The Plank” Salmon
One question we get a lot here at Hungry Fan® is if grilling salmon on a plank is worth the effort. The short answer is YES. The long answer is yes, and with the recipe below, you’ll be good to go. As just to sell it further… We once had a tailgate guest tell us they didn’t eat fish. Well, after ...
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Chicken ‘n Waffles
Chicken and waffles is a game day staple. Love ’em love ’em love ’em. And because it’s a combination of fried chicken and a favorite breakfast baked good, the recipe lends itself well to an early game (tailgate) meal. As part of my partnership with HEB and their Totally Texas line of products, I ...
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Smoked Pork Loin & Peppers
The person who first said “Love has no bounds” would not love a regular roasted pork loin—at least not after they’ve tasted this beautiful smoked hog. We surround this gorgeous piece of pork with some crispy and spicy fried shishitos. Some of us here at Hungry Fan® would literally move mountains ...
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Braised Lamb Shanks
OK…so yes, this is way fancier than your average game day food. I will give you that. I just got such a craving for lamb shanks one night and had to make them so I came up with this recipe on the first try. (Sometimes recipe testing necessitates making a dish more than once to get it right). In t...
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Birming “Ham”
This “Magic City” ham is like an American riff on your favorite sweet & sour pork dish from the local Chinese Restaurant. Being made of 8 pounds of meat, along with the fact that it’s fairly easy to make, affords this crimson colored treat a place at the tailgating table today, and for years ...
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Cincinnati Chili
Cincinnati is known for its chili and it’s a meaty one at that. Cincinnati Chili–or Skyline Chili as it’s also known–usually combines sweet and fairly hot spices and is served atop a bed of spaghetti. The chili is then topped with cheese, beans, onions, or all of the above. All of the above is al...
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Chicken à la Coke
Chicken à la King is a dish that our grandmothers used to make and every family member loved it. Chicken à la Coke is a dish we make for our fellow tailgaters and the Hungry Fans love it. Made with only the finest Coca-Cola from the local supermarket, Chicken à al Coke can fuel a crowd and quench...
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Pumpkin Spice Hash
One of our favorite things in the whole wide world is when tailgaters, for earlier games, serve both breakfast and lunch. It’s so much fun to get there super early, brew up some high-test coffee and enjoy breakfast before we break out the wings, burgers, beer and other more traditional fangating ...
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Grilled Mesquite Pork Loin Bowl with Smoky Chipotle Corn
Spring and summertime means it’s time to get outdoors (finally!) and get grilling! It means celebrating the colorful and flavorful foods of summer such as corn, peppers, and tasty, smoky-flavored (think BBQ) proteins. In the spirit of this, we teamed up with our friends at Smithfield to bring you...
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Oregon Duck Jambalaya
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest state of Oregon, there is a bitter rivalry that is fought in the last regular season game of the college football season. If we always chose the front runner, we might be making this stew with beaver. But we’re not a front runner kinda person, we go for the unde...
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