13 Delicious & Easy Finger Foods to Make for Game Day

If you’re looking for a simple way to handle food for the big game, opt for some easy finger foods!

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The big game is almost here and if your family is like mine, you’re in the thick of tailgating (or homegating here) and it’s all about having plenty of food! It’s why I’ve put together this list of easy finger foods that you can put together this weekend!

Learn about some of our favorites and learn how to make our newest addition to the game day line up –  Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs!

Easy Finger Foods for Game Day

When it comes to game day foods, I have some staples that I seem to depend on. It’s the usual suspects like chips and more chips along with our favorite dips.

But sometimes I want some variety and that’s when I turn to our favorite easy finger food recipes. One of my favorite things to make are mini sandwiches. They always go over so well when our friends and family are over to watch football!

Slow cooker meat recipes on slider buns are some of the easiest options.

Easy Finger Food Recipes

Here are a few things we’ve tried in the pastthat have become staples in our house throughout the entire season! I usually pick a sandwich to go with our usual chips and dips or a collection of other easy finger food ideas!

1. Crispy Baked Green Beans
2. Biscuit Pizza Bites
3. Hawaiian BBQ Sliders
4. Steak & Cheese Sandwiches
5. Pot Roast Sliders
6. Cheesy Crescent Rolls
7. Tex-Mex Deviled Eggs
8. Grilled Cheese Bites
9. Mini Deep Dish Pizzas
10. Copycat Sliders
11. Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken

One other thing we make every single week happens to be a dessert! Our Football Brownies are so easy to make that Carrigan can make them on her own! And they’re perfect after enjoying all of the easy finger foods we put out!

Everyone needs a little dessert, especially when cheering on our favorite teams!

One thing a lot of my recipes don’t have is heat. Justin loves a good spicy recipe, which is why he was thrilled when I offered a new easy finger food for our next homegating party!

This Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs recipe is now officially in our rotation of simple finger foods for football season! They’re a great alternative to making sliders or mini sandwiches!

Easy Finger Food Ideas: Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs

I was inspired by French’s® Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs recipe so be sure to check it out!

Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs Ingredients

• 1 can (11 oz.) refrigerated pizza dough
• 8 hot dogs 
• 3 Tbsp. baking soda 
• water 
• 1 container (5 oz.) French’s Crispy Fried Jalapeños, crushed

How to Make Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs

1. Heat the oven to 400°F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
2. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add hot dogs and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from water and allow to cool so you can handle them. Save the hot dog water!
3. While the hot dogs are cooking, roll out pizza dough and cut lengthwise into eight 1/2″ strips.
4. Spread the crushed jalapeños in a pie dish or small baking dish.
5. Pour one cup of the hot dog water into a bowl that is big enough to fit the hot dogs.
6. Add the baking soda and stir until dissolved.
7. Wrap each hot dog with one strip of dough, twisting it around and back. Leave a 1/2 inch space at each end.
8. Carefully dip each wrapped hot dog into the water mixture being sure to cover it completely.
9. Gently roll each hot dog in the crushed jalapeños and place on baking sheet.
10. Bake for 10 minutes or until browned on top.
11. Serve with French’s Ketchup and French’s Classic Yellow Mustard.

Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs Printable Recipe (Finger Foods for Party)

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Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs

Ingredients

• 1 can refrigerated pizza dough (11 oz)
• 8 hot dogs
• 3 Tbsp baking soda
• water
• 5 oz French’s Crispy Fried Jalapeños (crushed)

Instructions

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray or use parchment paper.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add hot dogs and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from water and allow to cool so you can handle them. Save the hot dog water!
• While the hot dogs are cooking, roll out pizza dough and cut lengthwise into eight 1/2″ strips.
• Spread the crushed jalapeños in pie dish or small baking dish.
• Pour one cup of the hot dog water into a bowl that is big enough to fit the hot dogs.
• Add the baking soda and stir until dissolved.
• Wrap each hot dog with one strip of dough, twisting it around and back. Leave a 1/2 inch space at each end.
• Carefully dip each wrapped hot dog into the water mixture being sure to cover it completely.
• Gently roll each hot dog in the crushed jalapeños and place on baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until browned on top.
• Serve with French’s Ketchup and French’s Classic Yellow Mustard.

The French’s Crispy Fried Jalapeños are an amazing new discovery for us! They add a kick to all of our favorite meals and Justin has been adding them to everything! They’re made with real jalapeños and add the spicy and crunchy he likes to pretty much everything!

I loved that I was able to pick them up at my local Kroger store when I was doing our grocery shopping! They weren’t too far from the French’s Ketchup and French’s Classic Yellow Mustard that we always have to have in our kitchen!

Pairing these with French’s Ketchup (a staple in our pantry), we get the finger food vibe that is perfect for entertaining.

Plus, French’s Ketchup covers the things I’m looking for when feeding my family.

• Non-GMO
• No High-Fructose Corn Syrup
• No Gluten
• No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives

French’s Classic Yellow Mustard is “America’s Best Loved Mustard” and who doesn’t love mustard with anything pretzel-related? I know I love it.

French’s Classic Yellow Mustard also gives me the quality I’m looking for because it’s made with #1 grade mustard seeds and has no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

So stock up your pantry for your easy finger food dipping needs and you’ll be ready to host all of your friends and family for the big game and beyond!

While you’re preparing all of your easy finger food recipes, you can also save at Kroger! Beginning January 21st, there will be coupon inserts in your local newspaper for the French’s products at Kroger and Kroger retailers! So stock up and save!

Then get ready to make your own batch of French’s Jalapeño Pretzel Dogs and have the main component of your easy finger food ideas covered for game day!