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Tailgating Recipes

Football is the center of a phenomenon known as tailgating. Tailgating is a practice of inviting a group of people to gather socially before or during a game, to indulge in an assortment of food that ranges from the simple to the sublime. Although football is a major interest of those at the gathering ultimately tailgating is all about the food. 

Here are a couple of  game day dishes to spice up your next tailgating party.  

Rajili Chicken Wings 
2 1/2	pounds chicken wing pieces 
3/4 	cup Frank's RedHot Rajili Sweet Ginger Sauce 

Toss wings in sauce to coat. Bake on a foil lined pan on the lowest oven rack at 450 F for 30 minutes or until crispy, turning once. 


Sriracha Pizza 
1/4 	cup Frank's RedHot Slammin' Sriracha Chili Sauce 
1/4 	cup marinara sauce 
1 	    prebaked pizza crust (12-inch) 
1 3/4 	cups shredded mozzarella cheese 
3/4 	cup roasted vegetables (eggplant, zucchini and yellow squash), cut in 1/2 inch slices 
1/4 	cup sliced mushrooms 
12 	    slices red onion 
1 	    tablespoon pepperoncini, thinly sliced 
Heat oven to 400 F. 

Combine Sriracha and marinara sauce. 

Spread crust with sauce, leaving 1/2 inch border along the edges. Cover with cheese, roasted vegetables, mushrooms, red onion slivers and pepperoncini. 

Bake 8-9 minutes until cheese is melted and crust is crisp. Cut into 8 wedges. 

Courtesy FamilyFeatures and Franks Redhot
Originally published in The Times Dispatch, September, 2015