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Top 10 Tailgating Recipes

Get your game on with these great tailgating recipes

By Derrick Riches, About.com

There's no wrong way to go tailgating. Getting together with other sports fans, popping open some drinks and cooking up some great food. Is there anything better? These days there are some great portable tailgating grills that will let you cook everything from beer can chicken to corn of the cob. So take a look through these recipe ideas and put together your own parking lot party and show your support for your favorite team.

1. A Great Little Hamburger Recipe

This is a basic but great barbecue burger with the bacon and onion right inside the patty. You can also add cheese to the filling. What makes this burger so great is the classic combination of bacon with barbecue sauce. Always a perfect answer to any burger.

2. Carne Asada

Carne Asada is a Mexican recipe for marinated, grilled beef served in in tortillas. This is not your run of the mill taco. This is a flavorful and delicious meal that is great for any occasion.

3. Beer Can Chicken

This basic variation of the "beer in the butt" chicken recipe combines the flavors of a great spice rub with the flavors steamed out of the beer can.

4. Fresh Corn on the Cob

This is the general method for grilling corn on the cob. Remember not to remove the husks, they will hold in the moisture and keep the corn from burning. You might want to pull out as much silk as you can before hand.

5. Grilled Steak Fajitas

This is a great, simple recipe for fantastic fajitas. While it might not be purely authentic it still makes a great meal. Top off your fajitas with your favorite condiments.

6. Cajun Grilled Ribs

These ribs are grilled slow enough to keep them from getting tough but hot enough to give them a good crust over the surface. You can use this recipe for smoked pork ribs as well.

7. Stuffed Portabello Mushrooms

This stuffed mushroom dish makes an excellent starter or side dish to any meal.

8. Buffalo Wings

A simple recipe for a traditional favorite. These chicken wings are sure to please. Adjust the hot sauce if you want these Buffalo Wings hotter or not.

9. Cowboy Beans

In Texas, beans mean Pinto Beans. These beans are cooked up with brisket burnt ends and barbecue sauce to make them the perfect side dish for barbecue brisket. If you don't have burnt ends try a grilled steak cooked well. You will want smoky flavor for these barbecue beans.

10. Grilled Potato Skins

This is a quick and easy recipe for grilled potato skins. This dish is perfect for summer barbecues and Super Bowl parties.

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