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30 Easy Game Day Recipes Everyone Will Love

recipe round up, appetizers, entrees, partiesSheri SpalloneComment

Football season is here, and tailgating is in full swing! And for all the baseball fans, the excitement continues with playoff season—if your team is in contention, it’s the perfect time to cheer them on.

To make your game day entertaining a breeze, we’ve gathered 30 of our favorite recipes—quick, easy, and guaranteed crowd-pleasers!

Thanks for stopping by! 😊 Have you tried any of these recipes yet? Please drop a comment below and let us know your favorites.

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"Munchdown" on these:

Dip away with these tasty dips!

Hearty Game Day Food

Cheese Please!

Charcuterie- Charcuterie or grazing boards are very popular right now. Pair Cherchies® Mustards, Pepper Jams, and Butter Spreads with your favorite cheeses and meats for the perfect complement to your charcuterie platter.

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Taco Bowl With Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe

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Taco Bowl With Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

Hello friends. Let's taco 'bout tacos.

Does Taco (Mexican) Night appear regularly on your menu? It does in our home, in one form or another (tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, etc.). If our family had their way, every night would be Mexican/Taco night. So, what do you do when you have ground meat and don't have a stash of taco shells in your pantry and are trying to prepare dinner quickly? Make taco bowls!

Mixing up Taco Night and serving all the ingredients in a bowl can be a nice change and a lot of fun. Plus, just like taco night, with all the possible fixings set out, each person can make their personalized taco bowl to their liking, perfect for entertaining a crowd.

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This recipe starts with taco meat seasoned with Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend. Then, we loaded the bowls with Goya yellow rice (a homemade yellow rice copycat is coming soon) and our favorite fixings, such as homemade refried beans (also coming soon), cheese, fresh green onions, addicting homemade pickled red onions, and a fabulously tangy Cilantro Lime Dressing as the finishing touch.

These bowls offer plenty of substitutions for whatever ingredients you have in your pantry or refrigerator. (See possible substitutions below).

Tacos are a fun and exciting dish to serve at home or any party or gathering. The harmony of flavor and textures is endless. So, mix up your taco (Mexican) night and create flavorful taco bowls instead. You won't be disappointed, and dinner will be ready in a snap!  

Thanks for stopping by. :) Comment below if you have any toppings to add. Return for more family-tested recipes, entertaining ideas, and cooking tips using all our favorite Cherchies® gourmet products.

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Here’s how they’re made:

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground meat

  • 1-2 Tablespoons Olive oil

  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced

  • 4 1/2 Tablespoons (Tbsp.) Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend

  • 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) cornstarch

  • Yellow rice, cooked according to package directions (we tested with Goya Yellow Rice)

  • 1 can of refried beans, warmed in the microwave or on the stove (recipe for homemade refried beans to come soon)

  • Pickled Onions (If planning, you may want to make these ahead. They could be made a few hours ahead of your meal and chilled in the refrigerator).

  • Shredded Cheese (we used a blend of cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses, freshly shredded)

  • Sliced green onions

  • Cilantro Lime Dressing (below)

Cilantro Lime Dressing Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) Cherchies® Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning (more to taste)

  • 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.) ground pepper

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise

  • 1/2 cup sour cream

  • 1 bunch of cilantro, stems included

  • 2 cloves garlic

  • 1 jalapeno, seeds removed, roughly chopped

  • 1/3 to 1/2 cups half and half

  • Zest of half a lime

  • Juice of half a lime

Dressing Preparation

Add all the ingredients to a blender or food processor. Blend for at least a minute on high or until ingredients are combined and the sauce is smooth.

Preparation

Combine Cherchies® Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning Blend and cornstarch for the homemade taco seasoning in a small bowl. Set aside.

Add olive oil and onions to a medium skillet. Cook the onions on medium heat until translucent.

Add your ground meat of choice (we used beef) to the skillet. Cook and stir until the meat is no longer pink.

Once the meat has cooked, add the homemade taco seasoning. Stir until combined. Cook for a few minutes. (**Depending on your meat, you may need to add a little liquid (water or broth), a Tablespoon at a time, until it is the consistency you prefer.

Now, the fun part begins!

Set out your fixings (toppings) and create a flavorful taco bowl! For our taco bowls pictured, we added meat, rice, refried beans, cheese, pickled onions, green onions, and our special homemade Cilantro Lime Sauce. Delicious!

Enjoy!

What kind of fixings can you substitute?

  • Your favorite guacamole recipe (or store-bought) or chopped avocado

  • Grilled corn

  • Drained canned corn

  • Your favorite salsas or pico de gallo

  • Sour cream with or without the Cilantro Lime Dressing

  • Pickled Jalapeños (recipe to come)

  • Chopped onions

  • Can of your favorite beans, rinsed and drained

  • Quinoa instead of rice

  • Seasoned, cooked chicken, fish, pork, or turkey for the beef

  • A tasty slaw

  • Tortilla Chips

  • Your favorite hot sauce

  • There are many more options!


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Fresh Zucchini Pie Recipe

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Fresh Zucchini Pie Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time:  65 minutes

Difficulty:  Easy

Serves 8

Is zucchini growing out of your ears this Summer? Our garden has abundantly provided us with a plethora of zucchini this summer. As mentioned in my recent post, aside from stir-fries, sauteeing, fritters, zucchini bread (more on that in another post), or even giving to neighbors, I needed another recipe to share with you to use up our bounty. Introducing our Fresh Zucchini Pie Recipe!

This garden-fresh recipe features, you guessed it, ZUCCHINI, mushrooms, eggs, cheese, Cherchies® Lem ‘N Dill and Cherchies® Garlic Seasonings, and an unusual hash brown pie crust. We have tried other recipes without using Cherchies® Seasonings, and the result is not the same.

This easy recipe would be perfect for brunch, “Meatless Monday,” dinner, or any time you have a hankering for fresh veggies, cheese, and potatoes. Serve this zucchini pie with our Cranberry Spinach Salad for a complete meal.

Thank you for stopping by! Comment below if you have tried this tasty recipe. Come back again for more family-tested recipes, entertaining ideas, and cooking tips using all our favorite Cherchies® gourmet products. Family and picky husband approved;)

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Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 3 cups frozen loose-pack hash brown potatoes, thawed (*You can also make your own hash browns. See Note below).

  • 1 beaten egg

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion

  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

  • 1 Tablespoon (Tbsp.) Cherchies® Lem’n Dill Seasoning

  • 2 cups thinly sliced zucchini

  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced mushrooms

  • 1 TBSP. margarine or butter

  • 3 beaten eggs

  • 3/4 cup shredded Swiss or cheddar cheese

  • 1⁄2 cup milk

  • 1/2 teaspoon (tsp.) Cherchies® Garlic Seasoning

  • 2 teaspoons (tsp.) snipped fresh oregano

  • 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.) salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon (tsp.) pepper

  • cooking spray

*Note: This time, we made our own hash browns with gold potatoes that we had on hand and our food processor’s shredding attachment for this picture. Before we assembled this pie, we soaked the potatoes in cold water to avoid turning brown and then drained them on a clean dish towel.

Preparation

Combine one egg, onion, and Parmesan cheese in a large mixing bowl. Stir in potatoes. Transfer the potato mixture to a 9-inch pie plate or a 10-inch quiche dish. Pat the mixture in the bottom and up the sides of the dish. Bake uncovered in a 400° oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden. (I accidentally cooked my crust too long for the photo).

Cool slightly on a wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 350°. In a large skillet, sauté zucchini and mushrooms in butter until crisp-tender. Cool slightly. Arrange the zucchini mixture atop the crust.

In a small mixing bowl, combine the remaining three eggs, cheese, milk, Cherchies® Lem’N Dill and Garlic Seasonings, oregano, salt, and pepper. Pour the zucchini mixture into the hash brown crust. Bake in the oven at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes until the filling is set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Fresh Zucchini Pie. Enjoy!

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Lemon Pepper Chicken Recipe

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Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs Recipe

Originally posted 2015. Updated with new content and photos.

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Summer means grilling! My family and I grill year-round, and during the winter, my brave hubby battles the elements and grills in his winter coat and snow boots. I'm not that brave. I'm a wimp in the cold and opt to grill inside with my stove's attachment.

This easy recipe requires only a few ingredients and is perfect for those impromptu get-togethers. You could easily use this recipe on chicken breasts, wings, etc., but legs were the choice this time, and I chose to use Cherchies® Lem 'n Pepper Spicy Blend. 

Try our other flavorful spices too! (I usually make a batch of chicken legs with an assortment of our seasoning blends and have our guests choose their favorites). This recipe would be a lot of fun for a game night meal.

Thanks for stopping by:) Comment below if you have made these chicken legs and your favorite Cherchies® Seasoning Blend. Come back again for more family-tested recipes, entertaining ideas, and cooking tips using all our favorite Cherchies® gourmet products.

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Ingredients

**(Could substitute Cherchies®Select Grilling Rub & Seasoning, Cherchies®Chardonnay Lime & Cilantro Seasoning, Cherchies®Garlic Seasoning, Cherchies®Pepper Pizzazz Seasoning, Cherchies® Salsa Seasoning, or Cherchies®Pepper 'n Lime Seasoning for a completely different taste...or mix them up!)

Preparation

Light the grill and turn it on high.  After five minutes, turn the grill down to low.

Brush Olive oil on Chicken legs.  Generously coat all sides of chicken with Cherchies® Lem 'n Pepper Spicy Blend (or any of our seasoning blends).

Place chicken legs on the grill and cook, turning every five minutes until juices run clear.  The result, lovely, juicy grilled chicken legs.  Enjoy!

Lem'n Pepper Chicken Recipe

Lem'n Pepper Chicken Recipe

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