Bacon Pineapple Dip – Tailgate Recipe Idea

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One dip, three ways!  This Bacon Pineapple Dip is the perfect semi-homemade way to entertain your football fans and a great tailgate recipe idea!

I don’t know about you, but as a working mom, every moment counts.  On the weekends when we aren’t watching a game, we’re out and about with the kids, running errands for the week, or sleeping.  Sweet, sweet sleep.  (Can you tell I’m still recovering from jeg lag?)

But, with several wins under the belt for my home team, tailgating and Sunday football is becoming a big deal.  Nothing brings out the fans like a winning team.  I love a good game, myself, but what I don’t love is spending the time in the kitchen when I could be hanging with our guests.

Remember the days of Semi-Homemade on the Food Network?  That’s my kind of approach to entertaining.  Taking something that I can find at the store and adding my own personal touch, which is exactly what I did with these Football Food Menu.

Freschetta Pizza is the star of the menu.  From kids to grandpas, everyone enjoys a pizza fresh from the oven (if you don’t, we can’t be friends… just kidding… kind of).  I picked up a few varieties: Freschetta® Brick Oven (Pepperoni) and Freschetta® Naturally Rising Signature (Four Cheese Medley).  With premium ingredients, this is my go-to pizza brand.

While shopping for your game-day supplies at Walmart, be sure to look out for the pizzas featuring the Tailgate At Your Place Sweepstakes Promo and enter code your code here to see if you won.  Prizes include cash, shopping sprees, and pizza prize packs!

I also grabbed a few Pagoda snacks.  I love a potsticker!

To go with everything, I made my favorite Bacon Pineapple Dip, then to fancy it up, I added a few different twists to the recipe to match flavors of the pizza, potstickers and egg rolls.

The base recipe is below; feel free to make your own riff!  I stirred jalapenos into one, barbecue sauce into another, and then made an Asian version by adding Sweet Chili Sauce and Sriracha.   Yum!

Want more football food inspiration?  Visit here for more ideas.  What will you be making for the game this Sunday?

Bacon Pineapple Dip

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayo mayo
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 slices of bacon, chopped, cooked, and drained
• 1/3 cup of pineapple preserves
• 1/4 cup of chopped pineapple
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Set aside a few pieces of bacon and pineapple, then mix all ingredients. Top with bacon and pineapple and serve immediately or refrigerate until game time!