7 Unique Game Day Appetizers (and your guests will go wild for them!)

There’s no better way to celebrate big game days than with delicious food and memorable experiences!

If you’re planning on giving your sports fans a fun experience celebrating the big game, consider serving one or more of these delectable unique appetizer ideas from Pick On Us.

Ready to learn about 7 mouth-watering appetizers that will knock your guests socks off?

Here we go!

Pizza Kabob

The pizza kabob puts an interesting twist on two popular game day snacks by combining them. To make these game day appetizers, take classic pizza ingredients, like sausage, mozzarella cheese, and mushrooms, and alternate them on a Knotted Bamboo Skewer to make a kabob.

Next, roll pizza dough out on a floured surface. Cut out an inch-wide strip of dough, and pierce one end of the dough with your skewer. Spiral-wrap the dough around your meat, vegetables, and cheese, and bake. Serve with marinara for dipping!

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Salad on a Stick

Sometimes you need a light snack to balance out all the heavy game day food. Salad on a stick is a refreshing and healthy appetizer that’s easy to create. Place thinly sliced lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, and tomatoes on Bamboo Skewer, and put out some blue cheese and ranch dressing for dipping.

Salad on a stick is a simple and healthy game day appetizer that is easily customized to the tastes of everyone at your party.

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Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Buffalo wings are a sports-watching staple and are essential for any big game party! Although buffalo wings are tasty, they can be messy. To minimize this issue, serve your buffalo wings on Paddle Bamboo Skewers.

Or, for another twist, try ground chicken to create buffalo wing meatballs, and dip these balls in your favorite sauce before baking. To add a bit of tanginess, you can mix blue cheese crumbles in with your chicken. Top them with hors d'oeuvres forks. This twist on a classic game day favorite is sure to impress.

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Spiced Tortilla Chips and Hummus

If you are going to have vegetarians at your game day party, ensure you make these spicy tortilla chips and hummus just for them. Cut up a tortilla into two-inch strips, and then coat the pieces with olive oil, thyme, sesame seeds, oregano, and any other spice that you like.

Bake the chips, and serve with hummus that's sprinkled with paprika. You may even find the meat-eaters at your party going back for seconds of this.

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Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Bacon wrapped foods are a crowd favorite when it comes to game day appetizers! Bacon wrapped scallops are sure to wow the big game party crowd. Wrap a piece of bacon around a scallop, and secure the bacon to the scallop with perfectly themed Custom Football Pick for a festive feel.

Coat the bacon and scallops with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and cook them under your broiler for ten minutes. Serve with a spicy cilantro aioli for dipping.

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Pepper Jack Grits Poppers

Pepper Jack grit poppers will add a Southern flare to your big game party. Plus, everyone always loves the "popper" category! Stir together hot grits, pepper jack cheese, cilantro, garlic, and Parmesan cheese together until mixed. Chill this mixture for at least eight hours.

Then, take twenty mini bell peppers and cut each of them in half. Place a scoop of the grits mixture into each bell pepper half. Broil each pepper until the grits mixture is golden brown.

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Club Sandwich Kabobs

These kabobs are a unique take on a classic club sandwich. On a Knotted Bamboo Skewer, alternate between small pieces of toasted wheat bread, slices of turkey and/or ham, cubes of cheddar cheese and provolone cheese, romaine lettuce leaves, and dill pickles. A spicy aioli or ranch dressing is the perfect complement to this twist on traditional club sandwiches.

These game day appetizers are truly fun to create and delicious to eat. The guests at your big football game party will love your unique and easy to eat appetizer selection.

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