Tasty Tailgating

By Raquel Haggard

Tasty Tailgating contains over 220 recipes perfect for tailgating at your favorite event. Chapters include Slow Cooking, Grilling, Dips, Snacks, Salads & Sides and Make Ahead Sweets & Snacks. Each recipe contains the nutritional information.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Raquel Haggard
• Release date: Jun 29, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301883943

Raquel Haggard

Aunt Purple is the Jesus loving, all the time cooking, sometimes crafting, Fiesta collecting, Texas living, happy wife of a smoking, grilling guru.

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Tasty Tailgating: Recipe winners

By Raquel Haggard

Aunt Purple’s Cooking

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2013 Raquel Haggard

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Many of these recipes may be found in other Aunt Purple books such as, Slow Easy, Slow Easy 2, Grill Power.

Additional books by Raquel Haggard/Aunt Purple’s Cooking can be found at http://www.auntpurplescooking.com.

I like to use light or low fat products but if you prefer fat free or regular products, feel free to use those instead.

Here’s another secret. Taco seasoning you make yourself is much tastier than store-bought packages. Here’s my recipe:

Taco Seasoning

1 1/2 tsp. Chili powder

3/4 tsp. Garlic powder

1/2 tsp. Chipotle powder

1/2 tsp. salt

dash chili & lime powder

1/4 tsp. cayenne

2 tsp. cumin

1 tsp. Splenda

1 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. smoked paprika

Mix in small cup.

Table of Contents

Slow Cooker

Grill

Dips

Snacks & Finger Foods

Salads & Sides

Make Ahead Sweets

Slow Cooker

Whiskey Sausage

2 (14 oz) pkgs turkey smoked sausage

1 TB packed brown sugar

1/2 c. Splenda

2/3 c. ketchup

3 TB whiskey

Slice sausage into 1 oz or ½ oz chunks. Combine sugar, Splenda, ketchup and whiskey. In 3 quart slow cooker, alternate sausage and sauce. Cook on low 3 to 4 hours.

Yield: 14 servings. Per serving (2 oz)= 103 Calories; 3g Fat (24.9% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 25mg Cholesterol; 622mg Sodium.

Sausage Bites

2 (14 oz) pkgs turkey smoked sausage

20 oz pineapple chunks in juice

1/3 c. sugar free apricot preserves

1/3 c. barbecue sauce

1/2 tsp mustard powder

dash allspice

Cut sausage into 14 one ounce pieces. Combine all ingredients in 3 quart slow cooker. Cook on high 2 hours.

Yield: 14 servings. Per serving (2 oz each)= 114 Calories; 3g Fat (21.2% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 25mg Cholesterol; 535mg Sodium.

Kielbasa Made Easy

2 (14 oz) pkgs. Healthy Choice smoked sausage

2 (16 oz) cans whole berry, cranberry sauce

1 (18 oz) bottle barbecue sauce

Place all ingredients in 11/2 quart slow cooker. Cook at least one hour.

Yield: 12 servings. Per serving= 233 cals, 4g fat, 1g fiber, 40g carb, 9g protein, 934mg sodium

Sweet & Spicy Kielbasa

2 TB packed brown sugar

2 TB Splenda

3 TB spicy mustard

1/2 small onion, finely chopped

14 oz turkey smoked sausage (kielbasa), cut in 2" chunks

Combine brown sugar, Splenda, mustard, & onion in 1 1/2 quart slow cooker; add kielbasa, stirring to coat evenly. Cover and cook 2 1/2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Yield: 4 servings. Per serving= 175 Calories; 5g Fat (28.4% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 44mg Cholesterol; 1006mg Sodium.

Party Sausage

14 oz turkey smoked sausage

1/4 c. wine, red or white

1/2 c. barbecue sauce

Slice sausage into 28 pieces. Combine all ingredients into a 2 quart slow cooker. Cook on high 1 to 2 hours.

Yield: 7 servings. Per serving (4 pieces)= 100 Calories; 3g Fat (28.7% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 25mg Cholesterol; 637mg Sodium.

Chicken Wings in BBQ Sauce

1.5 lbs chicken wings

Cooking spray

1 tsp. Prepared mustard

2/3 c. barbecue sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/4 c. honey

hot pepper sauce to taste

Cut off wing tips. Spray slow cooker with cooking spray. Place chicken in 11/2 quart slow cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Yield: 5 servings. Per serving= 242 cals., 12g fat, trace fiber, 18g carb, 14g protein, 348mg sodium

Chicken Wings in Honey Sauce

1.5 lbs chicken wings, no tips

1/2 c. soy sauce

Salt & pepper to taste

1/4 c. ketchup

1 c. honey

Spray 11/2 quart slow cooker with cooking spray and place chicken in cooker. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chicken. Cook on high 11/2 to 2 hours.

Yield: 5 servings. Per serving= 315 Calories; 5g Fat (14.8% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 62g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 24mg Cholesterol; 1814mg Sodium.

Easy Dip

8 oz light cream cheese

15 oz Ranch style beans w/ jalapenos

Combine ingredients in 1 1/2 quart slow cooker. Cook until melted (about 1 hour).

Yield: 7 servings. Per serving= 127 cals, 6g fat, 3g fiber, 13g carb, 7g protein, 456mg sodium

Corn Dip

8 oz light cream cheese

14 oz Fiesta Corn

1/2 c. frozen corn kernels

10 oz tomatoes with green chilies

Combine all ingredients in 1 1/2 quart slow cooker and cook 1 hour. Stir and continue cooking until heated through. Serve with tortilla chips.

Yield: 8 servings. Per serving= 119 cals., 5g fat, 1g fiber, 14g carb, 5g protein, 475mg sodium

Buffalo Chicken Dip

8 oz light cream cheese

1/2 c. wing sauce, Frank’s

1/2 c. fat free blue cheese dressing

4 oz roasted chicken, diced

Combine all ingredients in 11/2 quart slow cooker and cook 1 to 2 hours.

Yield: 5 servings. Per serving= 195 cals, 9g fat, 0g fiber, 14 g carb, 13g protein, 1175mg sodium

Cream Cheese Dip

3 oz reduced fat pork sausage, cooked & drained

5 oz Rotel (1/2 can)

8 oz light cream cheese

Combine all ingredients in 11/2 quart slow cooker and cook until cheese is melted; 1 to 2 hours.

Yield: 8 servings. Per serving= 94 Calories; 7g Fat (67.0% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 23mg Cholesterol; 299mg Sodium.

Chili Party Dip

1 15 oz. can turkey chili without beans

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce

1 (8 oz.) pkg. light cream cheese

1 (4 oz) can green chilies, diced

In 11/2 quart slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Heat 1 to 2 hours; stirring once.

Yield: 10 servings. Per serving (1/4 cup ) = 94 cals, 4g fat, 1g fiber, 8g carb, 6g protein, 341mg sodium

Bean Dip

Cooking spray

15 oz fat free refried beans

1 c. thick and chunky salsa

3 oz light cream cheese

1/2 c. reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese

1 TB chili powder

1 tsp cumin

Spray 2 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine all ingredients in crock and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours.

Yield: 8 servings. Per serving= 98 Calories; 4g Fat (32.4% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 12g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 11mg Cholesterol; 465mg Sodium.