Everything You Need To Host A Tailgate Recipe

How to make it

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• TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES:
• At least 3 plastic 48” folding tables
• A few folding or lawn chairs (tell your guests to bring their own!)
• 1 propane powered Grillin’ Griddle (Coleman makes a nice one, but there are many varieties – we use the small 1 pound propane gas powered grills because many locations don’t allow the use of hot coals. We like the Grillin’ Griddle because you can put pots of chili, BBQs, etc on the griddle surface and still use the grill portion to heat hot dogs, etc.)
• 1 or 2 one-pound propane gas containers for your specific griddle or grill
• 2 or more large outdoor trash bags
• 1 bottle opener
• 1 can opener (you NEVER know when you might need it, even if you brought no cans along!)
• 1 wine bottle opener (a good hint from notyourmomma!)
• A few large serving spoons
• A container of Wet Wipes
• Some old towels
• Some old hot pads
• Long handled tongs (for hot dogs)
• Salad tongs (for Ramen Noodles)
• Some newspaper
• Large stock pot (or size you need for you group) for the chili
• Ladle (for chili)
• Styrofoam bowls (for chili)
• Plastic spoons, forks and knives
• 1 good, sharp knife
• Plenty of paper napkins
• Sturdy paper plates
• Plastic set of salt and pepper shakers (the sets with closeable or flip-top lids work best!)
• Large roll of paper toweling
• Gallon and quart size ziplock baggies
• Roll of heavy duty foil
• Scissors
• Masking or packing tape
• Plastic cups for beer and other beverages
• Enough coolers for your beer and beverages, packed with lots of ice (leave some in the bag to keep it clean for people to use in their beverages)
• FOR THE CHILI TOPPINGS:
• Frito corn chips
• Grated cheddar (in a plastic container with a solid lid)
• Diced onion (in a plastic container with a solid lid)
• 1 or 2 pint containers of sour cream, depending on your group size
• FOR THE HOT DOG TOPPINGS:
• Hot dog buns
• Ketchup
• Yellow and spicy mustards
• Diced onions (you should already have a container of this for the chili toppings)
• Pickle relish
• Dill pickle spears
• Diced tomatoes
• Sport peppers
• Celery salt
• (the last 4 ingredients are only needed if you want to serve your dogs “Chicago style”)
• FOR THE POTATO SALAD, all you will need is a serving spoon.
• FOR THE RAMEN NOODLE SALAD, all you will need is a serving spoon.
• FOR THE CHIPS AND DIP, all you need is the bag(s) of chips and some prepared Lipton Onion Dip in a plastic container with a solid lid.
• Variation: I sometimes serve sloppy joes (instead of chili) and hot dogs. If you would like to do this, OMIT the chili toppings and ADD: your favorite sloppy joe recipe (I will post a family café one soon), hamburger buns, dill pickle slices, and some cheese slices.
• Ask your guests to bring appetizers, if you want to, and we also ask them to bring a beverage of their choice if they don’t want beer or pop.