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39 Best Game Day Appetizers for your Super Bowl Party in 2025

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Looking for the perfect unique game day appetizers and classic football food ideas made for football season? This list of football appetizers and football Sunday food works for every football party food spread or tailgate party. Choose from easy finger foods for football, make ahead chilled cold dips, crunchy veggie bites, potato skins, or savory chicken wings dishes. Save to your Super Bowl Food Dips or Party Appetizers board now. (Includes Gluten Free)

3 football appetizers with text In between.
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Skewers

Chicken on a Stick

Close-up of a Chinese chicken satay stick.
EASY Chinese Chicken on a Stick
This easy Chinese Chicken on a Stick is full of flavor, easy, and the perfect appetizer for both weeknight dinners and Christmas parties.
Click here for the Chinese Chicken Kebab recipe.
Close-up of a Chinese chicken satay stick.

Teriyaki Chicken Skewers

4 chicken teriyaki with pineapple skewers on parchment paper.
Teriyaki Chicken on a Stick
Teriyaki Chicken on a Stick is an easy and delicious appetizer perfect for Super Bowl, dinner parties, or just a regular family meal. The sauce is flavorful enough that the dish can be made on the spot (no need to marinade the chicken beforehand.)
Click here for the teriyaki meat skewers.
Several pineapple teriyaki chicken skewers on a silver plate.

Spam Fries

Dipping a SPAM fry into a bowl of Gochuajng Mayonnaise Sauce.

Luncheon meat fries are 1 of Singapore's favorite appetizers. Delicious on their own or with a creamy dip such as Sambal Mayo (for a spicy kick), barbecue sauce or Gochujang Aioli on the side!

Tip: Serve with julienned fresh vegetables if you want to be healthier!)

Spam fries (2-ingredients)
Savoury and full of umami, these luncheon meat fries, or SPAM fries, will leave you wanting more! Crisp outside but soft inside, they're super simple to make and on the table in under 30 minutes! (I have tested them 5 different ways!)
Click here for the easy luncheon meat recipe.
A box of SPAM fries with sauce in the background.

Dips

Canned Tuna Dip

Close-up of a hand holding a cracker with spicy canned tuna dip on it.
Curried Spicy Tuna Dip (4- ingredients)
An easy, spicy, creamy canned tuna recipe that only calls for 4 pantry staples and can be made in 15 minutes.
Click here for the Asian tuna recipe.
Someone dipping a cracker into a bowl of spicy coconut tuna curried dip.

Tuna Cream Cheese

Tuna cream cheese dip on a cracker.

If you have leftover canned tuna, you can turn it into 1 of these 19 easy recipes.

Tuna Cream Cheese Dip
This Easy Cream Cheese Dip is perfect for crackers, for veggies such as cucumbers, for chips, for pretzels and more. This tuna dip with cream cheese is one of our fave last-minute appetizers for Super Bowl parties of 4th of July. (No sour cream. No mayo.)
Click here for the canned tuna recipe.
Tuna cream cheese dip with onions.

Garlic Cream Cheese

A cracker with Philadelphia cream cheese garlic dip spread on it.
Easy Philadelphia Cream Cheese Dip Recipe
A 5-ingredient, easy Philadelphia cream cheese dip recipe with lots of garlic and hard boiled eggs, and that comes together in 5 minutes. This recipe never fails to please!
Click here for the garlic dip recipe.
A cracker with Philadelphia cream cheese garlic dip spread on it.

Olive Dip

The 3 ingredients needed to make olive cream cheese spread on a tablecloth.
Cream Cheese Green Olive Dip (5-min)
A super easy, 5-minute olive dip recipe with cream cheese that has everyone asking for seconds! Made with 3 simple ingredients, this easy appetizer can be made ahead of time so you don't have to stress on the day of your dinner party or picnic!
Click here for the under 5-ingredient dip.
A bowl of olive and cream cheese dip with crackers around it.

Chicken Wings

Teriyaki

Teriyaki chicken wings and Japanese salad on a white plate.

We can never get enough of these sweet & salty wings.

Teriyaki Wings
This Easy Teriyaki Wings recipe is a crowd pleaser. The juicy chicken wings are coated in an addictive, sticky, sweet, and savory sauce. QUICK and EASY to cook on the stovetop with a few simple ingredients- perfect for busy weeknight dinners and Super Bowl Sunday!
Click here for the japanese chicken wings.
Teriyaki chicken wings and Japanese salad on a white plate.

Pok Pok Inspired

2 baked chicken wings that are super crispy and have been tossed in a sticky Vietnamese glaze.

For more chicken wings idea- the classic appetizer for Super Bowl!- check out this round-up of Asian chicken wing recipes.

Vietnamese fish sauce wings
Similar to the famous pok pok wings but baked and not fried, sub the soy sauce with tamari to make this gluten-free
Check out this crispy baked wings recipe.
2 baked chicken wings that are super crispy and have been tossed in a sticky Vietnamese glaze.

Chinese Wings

A plate full of sticky Chinese chicken wings next to a bowl of rice porridge.

These sticky wings are a crowd favorite, along with these easy braised 12345 ribs, with a fingerlicking-ly delicious sauce!

Sticky Chinese Chicken Wings (Braised)
These sticky Chinese Chicken Wings are braised in a savory sauce and require no marinating: they can be cooked whenever you have a crab ing without pre-planning! Fresh and zingy, they taste better than any from a Chinese restaurant and are on the table in 30 minutes!
Click here for the Braised Wings recipe.
Close-up of a braised chinese chicken wing held up by a pair of chopsticks.

Gluten-free Wings

Honey, tamari and coriander wings on a blue platter
Honey and coriander baked wings
The recipe calls for soy, but use tamari to make it gluten-free.
Check out this recipe
Honey, tamari and coriander wings on a blue platter

Garlicky Wings

A plate of veggie crudités and honey wings.
Honey and garlic chicken wings
This 5-star recipe kindly shows you how to make these wings in an air fryer and oven!
Check out this recipe
A plate of veggie crudités and honey wings.

PB Wings

Chicken wings stacked in the middle of a white plate
Savoury peanut butter & jelly chicken wings
Chicken wings are a great starter for Super Bowl. I was really intrigued by this recipe due to the peanut butter and jelly in the ingredients list- to be honest, I was initially skeptical but then I remembered that we use blueberry jam to cook venison and the peanut butter sauce is like a satay peanut sauce, so why not? (There are instructions on making this in an air fryer in the recipe too.)
Check out this recipe
Chicken wings stacked in the middle of a white plate

Buffalo Wings

4 buffalo drumlets on a white plate with dip and veg

Tip: these go great with cheese balls!

Air fried buffalo wings
This 4-ingredient nut-free, sugar-free, gluten-free paleo and keto air fried chicken wings has 16 5-star reviews, makes the perfect leftovers (toss into salad the next day) and is made under 30 minutes. The recipe also shows you how to make it in the oven if you don't have an air fryer.
Check out this recipe
4 buffalo drumlets on a white plate with dip and veg

Tequila Wings

A pile of brown chicken wings with spring onions on a plate and 2 limes next to it
Tequila lime chicken wings
With over 60 recipes and an average review of 4.96 stars, these zesty wings are a must try.
Check out this recipe
A pile of brown chicken wings with spring onions on a plate and 2 limes next to it

Popcorn

Soy Sauce Popcorn

Popcorn is a classic Game Day party finger food and always a crowd pleaser. It's easy to make, delicious and relatively healthy (with the right topping that is!)

Note: this is a great way to use up less-than-fresh popcorn which has gone a bit soggy! If you like this, you'll love these easy Asian popcorn recipes.

Soy sauce butter popcorn
An easy and delicious, 4-ingredient popcorn recipe for soy butter popcorn.
Click here for the Asian inspired popcorn recipe.
Close-up of soy sauce and butter popcorn in a glass jar.

Spicy Popcorn

2 bowls of spicy popcorn, 1 with sugar and chilli crisp added to make sweet and spicy popcorn
Easy Spicy Popcorn Recipe (3-ingredients)
A great way to use up the leftover oil in your jar of LaoGanMa or Lee Kum Kee chilli crisp, this easy spicy popcorn is also super tasty and addictive!
Check out this recipe
A bowl of spicy popcorn popped in LaoGanMa chill crisp oil.

Lettuce Wraps

Holding up a homemade pork lettuce wrap.
Pork Lettuce Wraps (San Choy Bow)
Authentic Chinese Pork Lettuce Wraps, or San Choy Bow, are a healthy(ish), delicious, and flexible dish. You can really make the recipe with any type of ground meat, or even leftover Peking duck! Better than PF Changs, anytime! (It will require a few Asian ingredients, but you can omit or substitute if you don't have them.)
Click here for the authentic pork san choy bow recipe.
Holding up a homemade pork lettuce wrap.

Salmon Wraps

Close-up of a teriyaki salmon lettuce wrap.

Of course, if you prefer something healthier, there's always Teriyaki Salmon lettuce wraps!

Salmon Lettuce Wrap (Teriyaki)
This Teriyaki Salmon Lettuce Wrap is a healthy recipe that is the perfect appetizer for a family meal or party. Delicious but simple, it's on the table in under 30 minutes! Also the perfect way to use up leftover Salmon Teriyaki. (No need to marinate overnight.) (Can use frozen salmon without thawing.)
Click here for the Asian salmon lettuce wraps.
Close-up of a teriyaki salmon lettuce wrap.

Others

Curry Puffs

A hand holding a half-bitten mini curry puff.

Curry puffs are easy to batch make, freeze well and can be fried from frozen- a great make-ahead tasty appetizer for a party!

Curry Puff Recipe (Potato)
A savory, flaky and crispy curry puff recipe with potato filling- easily made vegan or vegetarian- that uses cupboard staples. Delicious and perfect for meal prep as it tastes good hot and cold!
Click here for the karipap recipe.
Vegan potato curry puff fried to a crisp golden brown on a plate.

Scallion Pancakes

3 golden crispy spring onion pancakes on a wooden platter.
Taiwanese green onion pancake recipe (Cong you bing)
Taiwanese green onion pancake (Cong you bing), also known as Chinese scallion pancake, is a delicious savoury street snack that is easy to batch make and freeze.
Click here for the spring onion pancake recipe.
Crispy and flaky pan fried scallion pancakes on parchment paper.

Folded Kimbap

Close-up of homemade folded kimbap, cut in half.

Wash down this Korean street snack with some refreshing barley tea or sweet plum juice!

Folded Kimbap Sandwich (Attorney Woo)
Folded Kimbap Sandwich is a fun, easy and delicious Korean street snack that shot to fame with the K-drama, Extraordinary Attorney Woo. It's simple to make and super versatile for lunchboxes: read on for some of the many possible fillings!
Click here for the Attorney Woo recipe.
Folded kimbaps, stuffed with cheese, kimchi, tuna and egg, in a bowl.

Air Fried

For healthy game day appetizers, skip the deep frying and try air frying (or baking) instead.

Steak Taquitos

Steak taquitos with leftover meat
Steak taquitos (Air fryer) (Oven) (Stove)
They can be crisped in the air fryer, oven or on the stovetop AND can be made from leftover steak- what's not to love?
Check out this recipe
Steak taquitos with leftover meat

Mushrooms

Many crispy mushrooms on baking paper

These are delicious on their own or dipped in sour cream and green onions or spinach artichoke dip!

Crispy Air Fried Mushroom Appetiser
You need 2 specialty ingredients for this recipe: gluten-free flour and gluten-free panko breadcrumbs.
Check out this recipe
Many crispy mushrooms on baking paper

Potato Skins

Many air fried potato skins on a table
Air fried potato skins
I love recipes which use foods that would otherwise have gone to waste- this recipe uses hollowed out potatoes but instead of tossing your potato skins normally, why not use air fry them instead? This recipe is quite light, having only the basic pepper and salt seasoning, so pair it with some of the dips in this round-up!
Check out this recipe
Many air fried potato skins on a table

(Baked) Potato Skins

Many potato skins on a baking tray
Baked potato skins
If you don't have an air fryer, you can make this recipe using an oven. As with the above recipe, although the original calls for specially hollowed out potatoes, you could also try making these with leftover potato peels!
Check out this recipe
Many potato skins on a baking tray

For more recipes which use leftovers, click here.

Thai Wings

Someone picking up an air fried chicken wing from a large platter
Gluten-free Thai chicken wings (air fryer)
These 5-ingredient Thai wings (excluding the dipping sauce and garnishes) are not only gluten-free, they're also paleo, whole30 and keto. Not to mention they have 5-star reviews!
Check out this recipe
Someone picking up an air fried chicken wing from a large platter

Salted Egg Popcorn

Corn is naturally gluten-free so most homemade popcorns are great for those with celiac-disease!

A bowl of spicy red popcorn made with chilli oil

If you think you need fancy equipment to make your own popcorn, think again! Here is an easy guide to making popcorn on the stove.

Asian Salted Egg Yolk Popcorn
Loaded with umami, you won't be able to stop snacking on this salted egg popcorn! Chilli and curry leaves are optional but they do add complexity to the popcorn and make it better!
Check out this recipe
Picking up a bunch of golden yellow salted ducks egg yolk popcorn.

Buffalo Dip

Orange red buffalo chicken dip in a skillet

If you don't want to make or buy nachos or tortilla chips, these delicious dips go really well with crudites (vegetable sticks such as carrots and cucumbers) as well as potato fries and breadsticks (made with GF flour, of course)!

Note: If you're not a fan of spice, try 1 of these other 19 nacho and dip GF Super Bowl appetisers.

Buffalo chicken dip
This can be made in the oven or crock pot/ slow-cooker.
Check out the easy dip recipe.
Orange red buffalo chicken dip in a skillet

Zucchini Boats

3 stuffed zucchini boat appetisers
Vegetarian zucchini boat canapes
This recipe is made with brown rice, zucchini and beans- so healthy!
Check out this recipe
3 stuffed zucchini boat appetisers

Pakora

Plate full of fried pakoras

Note: Try these fried Indian snacks (chaat) with some flavorful samosa dipping sauces.

Mixed veg pakora
Pakoras are made for people with celiac disease, as they use gram flour (besam) and so are naturally gluten-free! Make sure the batter isn't too runny and that you don't overcrowd the pot, to get a nice crisp fry.
Check out this recipe
Plate full of fried pakoras

Chickpeas

Red roasted chickpeas overlowing in a white bowl
Buffalo ranch chickpeas
If you substitute for dried beans, make sure they are well-cooked first, as beans can give you VERY bad food poisoning if improperly cooked!
Check out this recipe
A bowl of orange chickpeas coated with ranch mix in a white bowl.

Dumplings

Rice paper dumplings on a blue plate with dipping sauce

Note: It can be hard to make gluten free Chinese food, as soya sauce is so widespread in the cuisine, but this recipe has already worked out a GF soya sauce substitute you can use (usually tamari or coconut aminos).

Gluten free dumplings made with rice paper
The filling can be made in advance so you don't get too frazzled cooking on Game Day. If you can't get rice paper, you can also use dried tofu skin (yuba sheets) to wrap the dumplings.
Check out this recipe
Rice paper dumplings on a blue plate with dipping sauce

Note: For more easy Asian finger foods, click this link.

Stuffed Shrooms

Blue cheese stuffed mushrooms on a white plate with mushrooms all around

If you love mushrooms as much as I do, check out these popular Asian mushroom recipes.

Blue cheese stuffed mushrooms
This vegetarian, gluten-free appetiser makes a perfect bite-sized appetiser. There are also alternatives suggested if you are not a fan of Blue Cheese which can be strong (Personally, I love it!)
Check out this recipe
Blue cheese stuffed mushrooms on a white plate with mushrooms all around

Bacon

Poppers

Close-up of bacon wrapped jalapenos with dip

Jalapeño poppers are a delicious appetizer for the Big Game Day. If you don't have cream cheese, you can try using feta cheese instead!

Extra cream cheese is perfect in these football party dips.

Bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers
This 7-ingredient recipe has over 100 reviews, with an average 4.9+ rating. It looks so good I am planning to try it myself this weekend- the mellowness of the cream cheese and the slight spice of the jalapeno with the umami of the bacon perfectly complement each other!
Check out this recipe
Close-up of bacon wrapped jalapenos with dip

Smokies

A bacon wrapped smokie picked up with a toothpick
Bacon wrapped smokies
Who says you need a lot of ingredients to make good food? This 5-star recipe only uses 4 ingredients, 1 of which is brown sugar. To make your own brown sugar using only 2 ingredients, click here.
Check out this recipe
A bacon wrapped smokie picked up with a toothpick

Candied

Candied bacon on white plate with sunny side eggs

Candy bacon is very similar to bak kwa (Chinese pork jerky), and you can use extras in these leftover jerky recipes.

Candied bacon (air fryer)
This 5-ingredient bacon recipe has over 40 reviews with an average of 4.75 stars. Not to mention it only requires 5 pantry staples and can be air fried! A special treat for your next Super Bowl party!
Check out this recipe
Candied bacon on white plate with sunny side eggs

Sliders

A chickpea slider with barbercue sauce on a wooden board

Make these burgers tiny and they'll be the perfect gluten free Super Bowl sliders!

Chickpea sliders with BBQ sauce
Use small gluten-free buns to make these chickpea sliders GF. This recipe with over 20 5-star reviews is also oil-free, nut-free, and can be made in under an hour.
Check out this chickpea recipe.
A chickpea slider with barbercue sauce on a wooden board

Vegan

Note: For more Asian vegan recipes, click here and here for more plant-based food ideas.

Pinwheels

A hand holding a vegan pinwheel appetiser
Vegan pinwheel
Using a bean spread to replace cream cheese, this dairy-free appetiser is a perfect make-ahead item for Super Bowl! (If you're not on a DF diet, you can use this olive cream cheese dip or this garlicky cheese one.)
Click here for a vegan appetiser recipe.
A hand holding a vegan pinwheel appetiser

Pizza Rolls

7 pizza rolls on a white plate
Air fryer pizza rolls (GF) (Vegan) (Vegetarian)
The recipe shows you how to make the dough from scratch -you will need gluten-free flour on hand though!
Check out this recipe
7 pizza rolls on a white plate

Tacos

4 gluten free tacos with black beans on a plate
Universal tacos
This recipe is gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and dairy-free, making it a great Super Bowl recipe for almost everyone!
Click here for the GF DF taco.
4 gluten free tacos with black beans on a plate
6 Game day appetizers with text in between.

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