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Parking Lot Tailgate Food

Looking for easy parking lot tailgate food ideas that you can make and take with you? Redner’s Markets has solutions. We offer quality ingredients at low prices, with Redner’s Ready online shopping and curbside pickup for even greater convenience, or you may order party trays or catering for effortless tailgating fun!

Grab and Go Tailgating Party Trays

Parking Lot Tailgate FoodGive us 48 hours’ notice, and we can create effortless, appealing, and delicious tailgating foods. Consider any of the following deli offerings:

  • 2- or 3-Foot Party Subs 
  • Brioche Slider Trays 
  • Cheese Platter 
  • Chicken Nugget Tray
  • Chicken Wing Platter
  • Fruit and Cheese Nibbler Platter
  • Gourmet Tray
  • Hoagie Carousel Platter
  • Italian Party Tray
  • Lean and Lite Tray
  • Meat and Cheese Combination Platter
  • Meatball Platter
  • Snack Tray
  • Traditional Wrap Tray

You might also make selections from the produce department:

  • Fresh Fruit Platter
  • Garden Fresh Vegetable Platter

Or seafood:

  • Chicken Bake
  • Clam Lovers Bake
  • Combo Bake
  • Deluxe Shrimp Tray
  • Lobster Bake
  • Seafood Platter
  • Shrimp Bake 
  • Shrimp Platter
  • Snow Crab Cluster Bake

Or dessert from the bakery:

  • Assorted Pastry Tray
  • Brownie Delight Tray
  • Donut Tray
  • Homestyle Cookie Tray
  • Italian Cookie Tray

Make and Take Tailgating Foods

To personalize your tailgating spread, consider using Redner’s Ready for convenient shopping and curbside pickup to make some delicious finger foods. Nachos are always crowd-pleasers, and creating your own nacho bar for easy self-service is a breeze.

Make Your Own Nachos Bar

Prep Time: 40 min; Cook Time: 2 hours; Total Time: 2 hours, 40 min

Ingredients:

  • Box of Velveeta cheese, cubed
  • 1 cup of taco sauce
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • Milk
  • 2 lbs ground beef, browned and seasoned with a taco seasoning packet, or make your own:
    • 4 tsp salt
    • 2 tsp black pepper
    • 1 tsp chili powder
    • 1 tsp ground cumin
    • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • 16 oz jar of salsa
  • 3 tomatoes, chopped
  • 16 oz jar of jalapeno slices
  • 1 cup of chopped green onions
  • 16 oz sour cream
  • 1 cup sliced black olives
  • 2 cans black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 cup guacamole
  • 2 large bags of tortilla chips

Instructions:

  1. Add the Velveeta, 1 cup of sour cream, and taco sauce in a slow cooker.
  2. Cook on high in the slow cooker for 1 ½ hours, stirring regularly.
  3. Add a bit of milk.
  4. Set out the nacho bar by putting ingredients in separate containers.
  5. A variation would be providing small bags of chips for guests to add toppings for easy walking tacos.

Need a guacamole recipe? Here’s one that’s quick and tasty.

Simple Guacamole

Prep Time: 10 min; Total Time: 10 min

Ingredients:

  • 2 avocados, ripe
  • 1 TBSP lemon juice
  • ¼ cup salsa
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions:

  1. Peel and chop the avocados.
  2. In a bowl, add the chopped avocado and sprinkle the lemon juice over it.
  3. Add the salsa and salt.
  4. Mash up with a fork.
  5. Cover and refrigerate or keep in the cooler until time to serve.

Prepare to tailgate in a parking lot with prepared food dishes from Redner’s Markets deli, or pick up a few ingredients to make your own nacho bar! We offer high-quality products at low prices and plenty of opportunities for savings through Redner’s Rewards. If you’d like to sign up to participate in our loyalty program, click here to do so online.