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Home » Meal Plan Ideas » Best Keto Tailgate Food & Football Snacks Recipes

Best Keto Tailgate Food & Football Snacks Recipes

Last Updated December 15, 2022. Published January 17, 2020 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Looking for Easy Keto Tailgate Food & Football Snack recipes? Wondering how you can have chips, dip, saucy wings and desserts at your next football party without added sugar and carbs?

This post includes more than 20 of the best easy keto & low carb recipes for a crowd. They include a mix of low carb appetizers, low-carb chips and dips, and easy keto-friendly desserts. Perfect if you’re like me and you love football food, but want to enjoy it with less guilt.

keto tailgate food like keto bang bang shrimp, jalapeño poppers, keto bread bites, and Garlic Parmesan wings

Why Share Keto Tailgate Food

I’m not really a sports fan, but I love game day food! The chips, dips, appetizers, wings, and sandwiches always inspire the foodie in me to root for a team so that I have an excuse to eat some amazing dishes!

Considering that there is always some sort of sports event happening throughout the year, I decided to round up a list of the very best keto and low carb recipes that would be perfect game day dishes.

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These easy keto football snacks recipes for a crowd include appetizers, main dishes, keto chips and dips, and even a dessert dip.

My hope is that this list will give you Super Bowl food ideas and provide a range of easy keto recipes and appetizers for a crowd. If you want an exclusive collection of air fryer recipes, then head to my air fryer football food.

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Keto Tailgate Appetizers

Add these appetizers to your tailgating menu. They include popular recipes like my keto bang bang shrimp.

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Low-Carb Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe (Grain-free, No-Added Sugar)

This recipe takes only 20 minutes. The shrimp are lightly breaded with coconut flour. The sauce takes a few minutes of stirring. You can use the sauce as a topping for chicken or even on burgers!

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Keto Fried Bacon Jalape�o Poppers Cheese Bites

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This recipe is everything that you might imagine from Jalapeno Poppers with a twist. They're filled with ooey-gooey cheeses, bacon, and jalapenos then crusted with pork rinds.

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Party Low-Carb Turkey Burger Kabobs

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This such a fun idea! It's basically a burger on a stick! You could absolutely turn this into a make your own kabob bar by laying out all of the toppings, allowing each guest to make their own kabob.

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Meat Lovers Mini Deep Dish Pizzas

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These are adorable little pizzas that have a meatball surprise in the center. They are made with fathead dough, making them the perfect keto-friendly appetizer.

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Easy Keto Italian Sausage Meatballs

These are super easy to make and are perfect for a crowd. These can be eaten alone or on a low-carb roll!

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Cilantro Lime Air Fryer Shrimp Skewers

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These are why I love air fryers. They are so versatile and make cooking delicious things super quick. These shrimp skewers are not only keto, but perfect for your Whole30 guests too!

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Chick-a-Roni Skewers

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This idea is pretty awesome! Chicken, sharp cheddar and basil all wrapped up in a slice of pepperoni.

Keto Philly cheesesteak Pockets on a plate.

Keto Philly Cheesesteak Pockets

This dish is for all of my cheesesteak lovers! It has all the ingredients of a Philly Cheesesteak but swaps the roll for fathead dough.

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Chicken Satay With Peanut Sauce

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This easy recipe only requires 5 ingredients. It's actually Paleo (because it contains coconut sugar), but it easily converts to Keto & Whole30. To maintain the sweetness in the dipping sauce, I'd recommend swapping the coconut sugar with a keto-friendly sweetener or another brand of erythritol.

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Blistered Shishito Peppers with Soy Sauce, Sesame & Lime

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These look amazing and like the perfect way to have more veggies. You could use the sauce or leave some sauceless so that they could become a game day dipper.

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Keto Jalapeno Poppers

This keto football snack is super easy to make and requires a handful of ingredients.

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Easy Bacon Wrapped Scallops

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Scallops are one of my favorite proteins. These bacon-wrapped scallops take less than 30 minutes to make and only have 2g net carbs.

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Buffalo Deviled Eggs

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If you're wanting to add a bit of a twist to your deviled eggs recipe then you should try these. They could easily be made ahead.

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Keto Bagel Dogs

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This is an awesome kid-friendly recipe and can be made with so many variations. They are made with fathead dough so it's likely you have most of the ingredients in your pantry. I'd love to try these with some sort of spicy sausage!

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Instant Pot Palak Paneer

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Palak Paneer is creamy, flavorful and delicious! I usually serve this with some sort of cauliflower rice.

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Keto Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Chicken

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I've never had bacon stuffed chicken, but this looks delicious! It could easily become the main dish. The best part is that it only requires 10 minutes of prep!

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Smoked Salmon Cucumber Bites

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These remind me of a Nova Lox sandwich but on a cucumber. I love that you could add toppings to this like capers, red onions, and even tomatoes.

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Caprese Salad Skewers

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These are the perfect appetizer to have your kiddos help with! They are easy to make and fool-proof.

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Bacon-Wrapped Pickles

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These only require 3 ingredients and less than 30 minutes to make. All you have to do is wrap your favorite kind of pickle in a slice of bacon and put it in the oven.

DILL PICKLE WRAPS

For the pickle lovers out there, here is another pickle keto app. These only require 3 ingredients!

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Keto Appetizer: Bacon and Cream Cheese Stuffed Peppers

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If you're looking for a Jalapeno Popper recipe minus the spicy, then this keto appetizer is perfect. Instead of jalapenos, it has mini sweet bell peppers.

Wings: The Ultimate Keto Football Snack

No games without wings! From sweet chili sticky wings to oven-fried wings, sample my best keto football snacks. They are easy to cook and serve.

Dry Rub Chicken Wings on a white plate, and one wing being dipped in ranch dressing.

Spicy Dry Rub Chicken Wings

Tickle your tastebuds with perfectly seasoned, crispy chicken wings. You need a handful of common ingredients.

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Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings

If you’re looking for convenient keto tailgate food recipes, these oven-baked wings are the best. Simple, delicious, and mess-free.

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Keto Honey Sriracha Wings

Make your next football game extra special with sugar-free sweet and savory decadents. They are juicy and thankfully, low-carb.

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Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

This recipe is the bomb if you want to remake your favorite restaurant chicken wings without the extra carbs.

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Keto Sweet Chili Sticky Asian Chicken Wings

These Asian-flavored wings are epic! A perfect sweet-savory combo minus all the random carb-loaded ingredients.

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Air Fryer Buffalo Wings

Make crispy, tender, and delicious wings in as little as 30 minutes. They are also keto-friendly.

Keto Thai Red Curry Chicken Wings, topped with sesame seeds and green onions, on a white serving dish.

Thai Red Curry Chicken Wings

As magical as they are, these chicken wings are easy to make at home and convenient to serve a crowd.

Keto Tailgate Food: Chips & Dips

Chips and dip usually make up most of the Super Bowl snack table. While on keto, most of those chips don't really fit into the lifestyle. With that in mind, here are a few options that allow us to enjoy these delicious dips.

What kinds of things can I use as keto chips?

  • Chopped Vegetables (cucumbers, bell peppers, and celery)
  • Pork Rinds
  • Cheese Crisps
  • Meat Sticks/Skewers
  • Cali'thins Low Carb Crackers 
  • Crispy Pepperoni or Bacon
Creamy Kale Artichoke Dip in an orange and blue serving dish, on top of a bed of pork grinds.

Kale (or Spinach) Artichoke Dip w/ Cilantro Lime Pork Rinds

This Kale Artichoke dip is super easy to make and can be served hot or cold. I love enjoying these with pork rinds or sliced vegetables.

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Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip

This super easy homemade dip uses just a few ingredients like my ranch seasoning. It's a great option if you want to have a dip that's not mayo-based.

Loaded Keto "Nachos" on a serving dish.

Loaded Pork Rinds

This is by far one of my favorite keto appetizers. I love it because it could easily become the main dish. It is loaded with chorizo, a quick queso sauce, and a homemade Pico De Gallo.

Hot Gruyere and White Wine Chicken Dip

This recipe is one that I'm looking forward to making. It mixes great flavors like gruyere cheese with organic chicken, wine and sweet onions. This would be the perfect dip for some pork rinds, toasted & cut cauliflower pizza crust or low carb crackers!

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Keto Jalapeno Popper Chicken Dip

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I love dip recipes that require you to dump and stir. This is one of those kinds of recipes. Featuring shredded chicken, cream cheese, fresh jalapenos, and a bacon ranch dressing mix, this dip is perfect for homemade crackers or vegetables.

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Cheesy Seafood Dip

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If you're a seafood lover then you'll love this dip! It comes cheese, shrimp, and crab meat and easily reheats in the microwave!

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Dill Veggie Dip with Cream Cheese

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This dip seems full of flavor and takes about five minutes to make! It has a lot of the same flavors as ranch dressing so as shown above, I'd pair it with lots of fresh veggies.

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Keto Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Chili Queso Dip

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Whether you're dipping vegetables or meat sticks, serving up great queso is a must. This recipe takes less than 25 minutes and uses only 8 ingredients.

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Vegan Queso

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If you know someone who is vegan and keto, then don't leave them out of the fun! This vegan queso has no sugar added and is very low carb. Believe it or not, it only takes 5 minutes.

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Best Keto Guacamole Recipe

Besides queso, another game day food staple is guacamole. You can dip into this with vegetables, crispy bacon, or cheese crisps.

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Easy Healthy Cauliflower Nachos

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If you want nachos, but want to fill it with veggies, then this nachos dish is for you! It has all the layers of Loaded Nachos with cauliflower as the base.

Easy Football Keto Desserts

If you want to enjoy dessert without worrying about the carbs, here are some keto football snacks recipes you can try:

Vanilla Keto Cupcakes with sprinkles on a plate

The Best Keto Cupcakes Recipe

This 3g net carbs cupcake recipe allows you to indulge a little more without messing up your diet goals.

Keto Snickers Cheesecake recipe stacked on a plate

Keto Peanut Butter Cheesecake (Snickers) Bars

These taste like the real deal but are sugar-free, grain-free, and low in carbs.

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Maple Pecan Keto Cinnamon Rolls

Add this dessert to your game day menu. It uses a modified fathead dough. Add this dessert to your game day menu. It uses a modified fathead dough.

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Keto PB Fluff Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars

These are part peanut butter mousse and part edible cookie dough. The best part is that this is no-bake so you can make it ahead.

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Cream Cheese Caramel Dip

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With all of the savory dip options, this one will cure your guests' sweet tooth. Pair it with berries for an easy keto tailgate dessert.

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5 Ingredient Vegan No Bake Coconut Cookies

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An easy low-carb no bake dessert that also happens to be vegan!

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