3 Yummy Game Day Recipes to Make With the Kids

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If your kids play sports, you’re going to need a few game day recipes to fuel them up and give them that extra competitive edge!  You’ll also need plenty of yummy foods for those big celebrations after a fantastic match! One of our favorite magazines, FamilyFun Magazine, shared some of their favorite ideas that aren’t just delicious, but also help get kids involved in the kitchen. We’re big fans of teaching children the basics of meal prep at a young age. The bonding experience alone of working together to create a delicious recipe is absolutely priceless. Read on for some delicious game day recipes that you can all make together!

Delicious Game Day Recipes for Kids

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Chili Meatball Skewers

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Kids will love rolling up these tasty bites that pack in all the flavors of chilino bowls and spoons required!

MAKES 30 11⁄2-INCH MEATBALLS

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef, 92% lean
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1⁄2  cup canned black beans with 1⁄4 cup liquid reserved
  • 1⁄2  cup frozen corn, thawed
  • 1⁄2  cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 (1.25 oz.) package chili seasoning
  • 1⁄2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 loaf cornbread
  • Small skewers
  • 1⁄2 cup sour cream
  • 
1 Tbs. chopped cilantro, optional

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Combine ground beef, egg, beans and liquid, corn, cheese, chili seasoning, and salt in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
  3. Roll meatballs about 11⁄2 inches in diameter and place on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 25 to 28 minutes until cooked through.
  4. Cut cornbread into 2-inch squares and thread onto skewers with meatballs. Mix sour cream with cilantro and serve. 

Cookies That Score

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Decorated with frosting “grass” and white yard lines, these semi-homemade treats are fun for kids to make and eat!

MAKES ABOUT 23 COOKIES

Ingredients:

  • 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough (or your favorite recipe!)
  • 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour plus extra for rolling
  • 24 oz. white frosting, divided
  • Green food coloring

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 325°F. Break up cookie dough into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add 1⁄2 cup of flour and use the paddle attachment to mix it into the dough. (A hand mixer also works!)
  2. Flatten dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 15 minutes. Cover 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
  3. Remove dough from refrigerator and roll out to about 1/8-inch thick on a floured surface. Cut out circles using a 23/4-inch cookie cutter. Combine scraps. Reroll dough and cut more rounds. Transfer 
to a baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until done. Let cool.
  4. Dye half the frosting green. Fill a piping bag, fitted with the #233 grass tip, with the green frosting. Fill a second piping bag, fitted with a #4 round tip, with the remaining white frosting.
  5. Show the kids how to pipe green frosting “grass” on the round cookies, then use the white frosting to add yard lines and numbers.

 

Avocado Ranch Dip

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Kids will want to dip just about anything in this awesome sauce.

MAKES 21⁄2 CUPS DIP

Ingredients:

  • 1⁄2 cup whole milk
  • 2 Tbs. Lemon juice
  • 2 ripe medium avocados
  • 2 oz. ranch seasoning mix
  • Raw veggies, for serving
  1. In a bowl, combine milk and lemon juice and let sit for 10 minutes.
  2. Put avocado, ranch seasoning, and milk mixture into a food processor. Process until very smooth, about 2 minutes. 
(Or mash by hand with little kids!)
  3. Serve with assorted raw veggies.

Do you have any favorite game day recipes that you love to make with your team? Share in the comments!

7 thoughts on “3 Yummy Game Day Recipes to Make With the Kids”

  1. My goodness, these are some great suggestions for the game day to make sure kids are excited with those delicious foods. I am in love with those cookies and the Chili Meatball Skewers is a great one as well!

  2. These are some great game day recipes to make for kids. I love the idea of the chili meatball skewers along with these awesome cookies. The cookies the kids would have fun decorating. Thanks for sharing the recipes.

  3. We should never forget the kids during game day! We definitely should make it fun for them as well. These snacks are awesome, they’ll love it for sure!

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