Hubby and son are pretty serious about watching games! There is always a chance that a bet may be placed on their favorites through a link fun88 website or one like it, however, my hubby never gets round to it as they just get entangled in the game. When football season starts, all I want to do is find new recipes and look for different ways to wow our guests and make the game day not only fun, but a great time when family and friends get together to share appetizers, a meal and drinks, before the serious business starts! After all, a great game day party starts with food, so today I am sharing 5 tips for hosting the best football party ever! You know how busy I am, how much I travel, so entertaining needs to be an easy, ready-to-go process without compromising the flavor and what I serve to my family and friends! That’s why I was so excited to find out during my last trip to Omaha Steaks headquarters, that they offer an assorted variety of game day options!
Here are my tips for hosting the best football party!
Prep Ahead
Think about a menu, ask your guests about food allergies, food preferences, any concerns. For example one of my guests this past weekend has a severe allergy to shrimp, but I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t asked. One of the boys did not like burgers, so we made sure there were options for all! I had come back from a trip, so cooking everything from scratch was not an option. That’s when Omaha Steaks came to the rescue to give me a stress-free football party!
Here was my easy stress free game day menu:
Slow Cooker Meal: BBQ Mac and Cheese
Ground Beef Sliders
Game Day Greats
I love this combo so much I am sharing the current deal with you! Just click HERE to grab yours!
Here is an up close and personal with the best hotdog you’ll ever have!! Sooo good!
Filet Mignon Pastry Bites
One of my absolute favorites! I wanted to eat the whole tray! Sooo good! Just click on the pic to find out more!
Needless to say the food was a huge hit! Hubby grilled around our guests in true tailgating mode, we sat down and enjoyed the afternoon before the game started without the need for getting tired in the kitchen or over thinking the menu.
I used the Sweet Smoky Applewood BBQ Rub, which came in the package! Such a great addition to the traditional Mac and Cheese!
Since most of the food came in individual sizes, we only cooked what we needed and still had burgers and hotdogs for the next day!
Here are other tips to make your football party a stress free one:
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Purchase nice paper and plastic goods, after all tailgating is better when you don’t have to do the dishes! I bought some silver plastic wear and nice red plates to match the decor!
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Ask the family to pitch in and delegate chores so that the house/outdoors are all clean before your guests come and you won’t end up regretting having scheduled the party because you’re doing it all yourself!
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Plan entertainment ahead, so if your kids don’t watch the games, plan something for them to do! I had the basketballs out and games for the kids, so everybody is happily entertained. My friend and I chatted away and grabbed a glass of wine!
But I wouldn’t be sharing all that and not giving you the opportunity to try some!
Yes, I am giving away a package of 4 5oz bacon wrapped filet mignon! Just click below and enter!
Oh and remember the boy who did not like burgers? He had 4 sliders and 2 burgers! His mom could not believe it!
I can’t wait to hear what you think! Comment below about your tailgating favorites and enter to win!
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I am DROOLING!!! Every single thing looks so good. What a delicious spread, I need to try Omaha Steaks! 🙂
I love Wings
I love it all but a great steak is my FAVORITE tailgating food! YUMMO!
Burgers!
It is not tailgating to me without burgers and beer
I love hot dogs! They are not messy and they are good on the grill.
pigs in a blanket
chicken and kebobs
BBQ meatballs and weenies are my favorite!
Shrimp kabobs are one of my favorite tailgating foods.
My favorite tailgate food is Carnitas!
my favorite tailgate food is chicken wings
Steak, chicken and shrimp is my favorite tailgating food. For my family tailgating is all about the yummy food!
Mixed fajita nachos are my go to!
Honey and Lime grilled chicken mini sandwiches.
Hot dogs have always been my favorite tailgating food!
Our favorite is definitely Burgers.
nachos and cheese are my favorite tailgating food
bacon cheeseburgers
My favorite thing about tailgating food is the perfect mixture of meat AND carbs!
I love anything with bacon. Green bean roll ups are the best.
Steak and chicken!
Burgers and wings.
My favorite tailgating food is sliders.
I like BBQ wings or hot dogs! Your hot dogs look delicious!
I love Omaha Steaks!
My favorite is grilled hot dogs and/or Bratwurst sausages
Burgers are my favorite.
My favorite tailgating food is chips and Cowboy caviar “salsa”.
I like hot dogs and sausages!
Bbq sandwich or sliders, hot dogs and burgers
Spicy chicken wings
First of all, I’ve never been tailgating where such fabulous food was offered. Right now, chili sounds good to me or your Mac and Cheese (which looks delicious!) If anyone made Filet Mignon Pastry Bites for me, I’m sure they’d be devoured immediately.
I love all tailgating foods- nachos, burgers, steaks; but I think brats would be my favorite.
Favorite tailgating food is burgers.
tailgating food anything we can fire up on a grill
Burgers and brats!
I will always love burgers and hot dogs.
Love the BBQ Mac and Cheese. I also like BBQ meatballs as a party food
Oh that mac n cheese looks incredible. Post literally made me drool!
Nachos! Any chips and dip!
cheeseburgers and chips and coke
cheeseburgers and chips
My favorite is T-bone steaks with Bacon wrapped cream cheese Poblano Chiles and of course I always have to have grilled green onions sprinkled with fresh lime juice and salt after grilling.
Chili with cheddar cheese on top.
My favorite is brats.
We love Burgers and BBQ Chicken when we tailgate, but these look AH-mazing!!
I love burgers.
My favorite tailgate food is probably Chili.
Looks delicious and perfect for tailgating
Everything looks so delicious! I just finished the last of my Omaha Steaks hamburgers. I need to take a trip to my local store.
Tailgating before a Patriots game is one of the best things anyone can do. We love having Kielbasa subs with peppers and onions.and anything else that will keep us warm.
This looks way better than anything I have made for the games! I can’t wait to our game day watching to the next level with these incredible ideas!!
Great party tips. That BBQ Mac and Cheese looks like it will be a hit at my house.
I really love these ideas! Would love to try it this weekend!
The food looks so good. I am actually craving a hot dog just looking at the picture. It’s always smart to ask your guests about food allergies and dislikes.
I’ve never been to a football party with filet mignon- those appetizers look amazing! I will have to give some of these a try next time we entertain.
These are all such great tips. I have to say that the mac and cheese looks so good! I want to make that now!
You really know how to throw a party! Wow! The filet mignon wrapped in bacon looks amazing. What an awesome giveaway, too!
Asking about food allergies is really a good idea. The food looks amazing especially the BBQ mac and cheese.
The only reason I like fall football season is because of the tailgating parties. Since I discovered those life has not been the same. Steaks make it even better.
Ummmmm… I need an invitation to your football party. That mac & cheese….the pastries… are you kidding me? This is AMAZING! I’m totally making some of these!
The food is definitely the strong point of your party. I am a football widow too so this kind of party would be a great way to join in the fun.
That food looks so good! The burgers and mac and cheese would be a big hit at my house. I think I”m going to use this as a roadmap for our next game day get together.
Awww yeah. I love all the tips, but what really shines is that food. When you get right down to it, the food has to be on point.
Now those are real football foods. I’m totally ready for some game day parties and lots of grilling!
A good football party is ALL about the food. The more food and snack options, the better.
That mac and cheese! It just looks like the perfect autumn comfort food! I think my kids would also love those sliders, too! Thank you for sharing these great easy options from Omaha Steaks because I wasn’t aware that their meals were that easy to prep and go! This will come in very handy for my holiday parties this winter!
Great tips Claudia! I LOVE that Omaha Steaks has such variety now…they definitely have something to please EVERYONE in our family of six, even the pickiest eater. The Filet Mignon pastry bites are my hands-down favorite, but I cant wait to try the Bacon wrapped filet mignon!
Great tips Claudia!! I LOVE that Omaha Steaks has such variety for game day and party foods… they definitely have something to please EVERYONE in our family of six!! My hands-down favorite are the Filet Mignon pastry bites, but I’d to try the Bacon wrapped Filet Mignon!
The filet mignon pastry bites look delicious!