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Curtis Stone’s pies filled with Irish beef and Guinness stew.

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20+ of the best snacks to eat in front of the big match

Classic stadium snacks - from flaky pastries to fried chicken (and doughnuts) - to re-create ready for when you are watching the decider from the comfort of your couch.

23 recipes
The Prince Hotel's sausage rolls with homemade tomato sauce.
EASY

The Prince's sausage rolls with homemade tomato sauce

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Dan Cooper
The perfect Aussie meat pie served with sauce, of course.

RecipeTin Eats’ ultimate meat pie

  • Nagi Maehashi
Adam Liaw's pulled chicken and gravy rolls.
EASY

Pulled chicken and gravy rolls

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw's easy cheeseburgers.
EASY

Easiest-ever cheeseburgers

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Chicken tenders with nugget sauce.
EASY

Crumbed chicken tenders with ‘nugget’ sauce

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Serve these Cornish pasties with peas and tomato sauce.

Football-shaped Cornish pasties

  • Jill Dupleix
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Serve the sausage rolls with tomato chutney.
EASY

Karen Martini’s lamb, beef and vegetable sausage rolls

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Chorizo hot dog with red peppers and onions.
EASY

Chorizo hot dog with red peppers and onions

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jill Dupleix
Curtis Stone’s Irish beef and Guinness stew pies.

Curtis Stone’s golden party pies

  • 2 hrs +
  • Curtis Stone
Can’t decide between a sausage and a burger at a barbecue? Why not have both?
EASY

RecipeTin Eats’ sausage burgers (and secret house special sauce)

  • < 30 mins
  • Nagi Maehashi
'Better than Maccas': Crispy triple-cooked fries.

RecipeTin Eats’ crispy homemade fries

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Nagi Maehashi
Hot jam doughnuts.

Mini hot jam doughnuts

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
You won't miss the meat in these mushroom hand pies.

Mushroom and leek hand pies

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Sriracha fried chicken and pickles.
EASY

Sriracha fried chicken and pickles (great hot or cold)

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
Meatball subs with chimichurri.
EASY

Chimichurri meatball subs

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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A share-friendly version of a Reuben sandwich.
EASY

Reuben-style cheese melt

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Serving suggestion: a beer in the hand and the sun on your face will enhance the experience immeasurably, says Danielle Alvarez.

Danielle Alvarez's Cuban-style pulled-pork sandwiches

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Roast potatoes seasoned like Barbecue Shapes.
EASY

Barbecue Shapes-inspired roast potatoes

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Little sweet potato fritters with chicken salt, lime and sour cream.

Sweet potato cakes with spicy chicken salt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Pastizzi with a cheesy pea filling.
EASY

Easy-peasy pea pastizzi

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Chicken katsu meets banh mi.
EASY

Chicken katsu rolls

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Team-colour choc tops.

Team-colour choc tops

  • < 30 mins
  • Caroline Velik
Old-fashioned meat pies with tomato sauce, of course.

Old-fashioned meat pies

  • 2 hrs +
  • Caroline Velik

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/recipes/footy-food-favourites-to-make-at-home-20230316-p5cssv.html