Game Day Classics
A recipe round-up to feed a football-loving crowd
The hottest question at the butcher counter this week will likely be “What are you cooking to cheer on The Birds?!” Planning to fire up the smoker? Maybe a slow cooker pot of chili or pulled pork? Or maybe you’re just keeping it simple with some game day snacks. We’ve collected recipes to serve a football-loving crowd from with cuts from our butcher shops.
Dutch-Oven Pulled Pork
This Serious Eats “set it in the oven, and forget about it for hours pulled pork method” by J. Kenji López-Alt reads like a love letter; how perfect for the season! A few simple steps will lead you to pulled pork perfection, ready for your favorite football fans to pile on a bun. If you don’t feel like making your own BBQ sauce, we can’t recommend enough that you grab a bottle of Bill’s Best BBQ sauce when you drop by the butcher shops.
Get the Recipe: Easy Oven-Cooked Pulled Pork
Cuts to Shop For: Large Pork Shoulder Roast
Buffalo Chicken Legs
Forget wings, go big or go home with these buffalo chicken legs! Separate the drumsticks and thighs to use the whole leg in this recipe for easy, finger-licking bird meat. Skip the Frank’s and take it up a notch with Jersey-based Whitehouse Station Hot Sauce from our butcher shops.
Get the Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Drumsticks (and Thighs)
Cuts to Shop For: Chicken Legs
Sheet Pan Chorizo Nachos
Fact: Sheet pan nachos rule, and are sure to be your friends’ favorite game day snack when they’re piled high with our spicy house-made chorizo. Like the recipe states, you can used canned refried beans, but to take it up a notch, grab a bag of Primary Beans from the butcher shop and make your own!
Get the Recipe: Sheet Pan Nachos with Chorizo and Refried Beans
Cuts to Shop For: Pork Chorizo or Chicken Chorizo
Sunday Sauce
We’re repping Philly on Super Bowl SUNDAY, so why not make some gravy?! What better way to feed a hungry crowd than a slow cooked pot of meaty red sauce served with your favorite pasta. You can riff on the cuts in your sauce, but we like to keep it classic with Italian Sausages.
Get the Recipe: Sunday Sauce
Cuts to Shop For: Hot Italian Sausage or Sweet Italian Sausage