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Taking the work—but never the flavor—out of game day
Latest Recipes
A Healthier Spin on Mac and Cheese
For years now, we've been touting the benefits of blending nutrient-packed veggies into the standard macaroni and cheese recipe. Doing so brings the calorie count way down, ups the nutritiousness, still delivers the yum factor, and fills you up without leaving you wanting. A bonus (especially for...
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Sweet Potato & Carnitas Breakfast Nachos
A fun riff on the breakfast hash idea (which usually uses corned beef), this recipe is great for starting game day or race day off right. This is a set it and forget it recipe—the majority of the cooking is done for you, thanks to your handy dandy Crock-Pot or similar slow cooking device.
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Smoked Barbecue Pork Ribs
Most of us would agree that ribs are downright delicious, especially when they’re so juicy that they fall right off the bone. (Mmm!) But a lot of us would also agree that achieving rib perfection can be very intimidating. We here at Hungry Fan are all about making game day entertaining, including...
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Healthy “Fried” Chicken
We originally came up with this recipe after the conclusion of the Summer Olympics. When Olympians return home, training complete, they’re finally able to let loose a little. How do many of them prefer to relax? By enjoying an ol’ fashioned American cuisine meal on home soil. And what can be more...
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Pumpkin Alfredo Gnocchi
Gnocchi is one of those gut-sticking, hearty foods that are great for fall and winter. When cooked right, they’re soft as clouds and make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. While you can serve gnocchi with a multitude of sauces and in so many different preparations, this recipe is gnocchi of the...
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Beer Brat “Poutots” (Poutine with Tots)
Very little makes us think of game day noshing more than bratwursts, beer, and spuds. This here is a play on poutine, a delicious French fry recipe borrowed from America’s neighbors to the north. Seemingly fancy, but not, this dish is sure to impress. Please feel free to use your favorite beer. W...
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Southern Louisiana Ponce
If you’ve ever run across a pig’s stomach and a burning desire to cook something in it, this recipe is for you. Ponce is a sausage-like dish made from ingredients sewn up in a pig’s stomach. It’s a classic Cajun dish that will always have a place on the table at the most hardcore tailgates outsid...
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Holiday Tachos
This holiday season, we’ve partnered with Smithfield to bring you maybe the best holiday dish we’ve ever made! This dish reminds us of what you might get if poutine and nachos had a baby…at holiday time! It’s our Holiday Tachos (Tater Tot Nachos) and the flavors really capture the taste of holida...
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Fried Fish ‘n Chips
While you may not be logging massive consumption numbers like this at home, why not try these recipes for a delicious, Boston-inspired baseball watch party?
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Pork Tacos Al Pastor
This recipe is actually best made when you can marinate the pork overnight and grill it. But if you find yourself closer to T-minus 3 hours ’til game time and you’re just getting started, take a short cut and marinate for 30-60 minutes and grill if you can. If you can’t, pan sauté or even a quick...
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Mama Falk’s Meatloaf
OK, all you meat-loving sports fans! Yes, you! You don’t always have to grill burgers at your tailgate! How about meatloaf? Everyone loves meatloaf. It’s such a comfort food that everyone’s mom made for them growing up.
As you may have guessed from the name, the mom in this case is our Founder a...
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Double Pork Chili Cheese Dogs
With football season finally back, we felt it was a good time to take our tailgating food game up a notch. And our challenge to ourselves was to come up with something that “tastes like sports” and that could be easily made in thirty minutes or less. Mission accepted, selves.
So we went to our go...
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