How to Make an Elevated Tailgate Snack Tray

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Our elevated snack tray is perfect for tailgating, homegating or football parties. Keep scrolling for the complete, printable recipe below.

Are you ready for some football??? Whether you are planning an onsite tailgate event, or homegating with friends and family, snacks will play a pivotal role in your presentation. Today, we are sharing how to create an elevated tailgate snack tray featuring Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips from our local HEB, vibrant vegetables and a chipotle lime dip recipe. Keep scrolling for two delicious serving suggestions and the complete recipes.

Step 1: Choose your Foundation

If you want to elevate your tailgate snacks, start by serving items individually versus on a snack tray. Personally, I don’t love the idea of choosing food that lots of hands have touched during an event. I DO love the idea of a build-your-own snack tray that each guest can personalize and hold throughout the tailgate event. We stumbled upon these small stainless trays, which are actually designed for toaster ovens. They are the perfect size to hold Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips, blackened chicken strip wraps, assorted fresh vegetables, and a homemade dip served in individual glass containers.

Step 2: Load the Tray with Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips or Chicken Wrap (scroll down for snack tray option #2) Chicken strips as a quintessential component to any tailgate event!

Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips are made with 100% real, simple, all natural* ingredients and chicken raised without antibiotics. Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients. We picked up a bag at our local HEB in the frozen food aisle. If you are hosting a large group, consider displaying the indiviudal tray components (i.e. chicken strips or blackened chicken strip wrap, fresh vegetables and a dipping sauce) in separate warming dishes or bowls, allowing each guest to customize their snack trays. Once tailgate party guests have chosen Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips or a chicken strip wrap, they are ready for Step 3.

Step 3: Add Homemade Chipotle Lime Dip

What does every amazing chicken strip and fresh vegetable need?? An amazing dip. My favorite homemade dip to accompany Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips and chicken strip wraps, is this chipotle lime dip. I love how the slight spice in this dip plays up the blackened flavoring of these chicken strips.

Chipotle Lime Dip

Ingredients Needed

• Juice from 1/2 lime
• 1/2 c fresh cilantro, lightly packed
• 1/2 c Greek yogurt
• 1/3 c mayo
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce + 1 tbsp sauce
• 1/2 tsp worchester sauce
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

Directions
1. Add all of the ingredients listed above into a food processor, and blend until smooth.

2. Serve immediately.

Note: You can also prepare this chipotle lime dip ahead of time, storing it in the refrigerator until you are ready to use.

Snack Tray Option #2

Individual tailgate snack trays offer versatility!! If you are looking for another way to prepare and serve these hand-held trays, whip up these delicious chicken wraps! Simply swap out your blackened chicken strips, for a chicken strip wrap using the same side accompaniments on the trays! These wraps work perfectly with our chipotle lime dip and with the veggie side, it is a hearty game day meal!

Blackened Chicken Strip Wraps

Ingredients Needed

• Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips
• Red Pepper, sliced thinly
• White onion, sliced thinly
• Chipotle Lime Dip (recipe above)
• Fresh spinach
• Tortillas (i.e. flour, whole wheat, spinach or red pepper)

Directions

1. Saute your sliced onion and red pepper in a large skillet with 1 tbsp vegetable oil until lightly charred.
2. Layer pieces of Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips, spinach, the charred onion and red pepper, and chipotle lime dip inside a tortilla. Alternatively, serve the dip on the side of the wrap. Wrap the tortilla tightly and secure with tooth pics to retain the shape. Serve immediately.

Are you ready to elevate your tailgate snack game?? Pick up a bag of Tyson® Blackened Chicken Strips at your local HEB, in the frozen food aisle. And, follow our simple steps and tips above! Your guests will be wowed by the presentation, and the delicious food! Click here for a great coupon for $1.25 off 1 Tyson product from 9/15-10/15.