7 Easy (and Healthy) Game Day Food Recipes

When prepping for your next home team match-up, easy is the name of the game when creating your lineup of apps and mains to enjoy while watching another victory. These simple and healthy game day recipe choices will keep your mind out of the kitchen and focused on the plays.

7 Easy (and Healthy) Game Day Food Recipes

Easy Fruit Dip

Berries and pineapple on a white plate with a bowl of creamy white fruit dip, and a little gold spoon with some of the dip on a plate

For this easy fruit dip recipe, ditch the added sugar from marshmallow fluff, and incorporate some local honey for sweetness. Add cubes of pound cake, pretzels, or graham crackers to a variety of your favorite berries and fruits to create a tasty fruit board.

Lemon and Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken Wings

Lemon & Basil Buttermilk Grilled Chicken Wings served on a white plate with a couple of drinks

Crack open a locally brewed IPA and let the notes of lemon and basil wings play across your palate. There’s magic in this buttermilk grilled chicken wings recipe that will ignite conversation and carefree fun.

Easy Sausage and Feta Sheet Pan Dinner

A sheet pan dinner with sausage, red grape tomatoes, and feta cheese with a bowl of tomatoes and a plate with red onion

Simple ingredients. Easy-peasy prep. All of this pays off big time with fun, flavorful results everyone will love.

Edamame and Kale Hummus

A flat-lay image of an Edamame and Kale hummus dish with carrots, cucumbers, and radishes surrounding the plate.

Kale loves cool weather, and baby leaves will be among the early bounty this season. Blend them with nutritious edamame beans, rich tahini, and garlic and voila: a dreamy farm-to-table dip.

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Beer Brat Stew

On the right of the frame is a big bowl of beer brat stew. On the left sits two bowls of the stew.

Prepare this hearty meal the day before and let the flavors blossom overnight.

Easy Bake Beans and Potatoes

An aerial shot of a sheet pan covered in green beans and potatoes.

Fresh ingredients. Loads of flavor, protein, and vegetable abound. And just one pan! From oven to plate… this recipe is simply delicious!

Savory Eggplant Jam with Homemade Crackers

A plate holds an Eggplant Jam that sits beside an array of placed homemade crackers on another small plate.

Eggplant jam (a spin on baba ghanoush) is a great addition to any game day charcuterie board. It’s healthy, savory, and packed with flavor. The homemade crackers are a great touch, as well, but if you want even fewer carbs, you can swap them out with vegetables. 

Story by Jordan Snowden
Photography by Dave Bryce and Laura Petrilla 

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