21 Easy Recipes For Your 2024 Summer Olympics Watch Party (2024)

A quesadilla ring (or five!) is the best way to make quesadillas for an Olympic party. The ring makes for a fun, cheesy, pull-apart game-day app for the biggest game day of all. Buffalo chicken is a must for any gathering, and this creamy, spicy filling is one of our favorite ways to serve it. Assemble the ring ahead of time and bake it off when you’re just about to serve it so that it’s hot and ready to go!

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Greece has given up the Olympics, but it's also given us creamy feta cheese that gets even better when whipped. Whipped feta has become the base for many of our most popular dips (who can forget our cranberry whipped feta), but when we're craving fresh summer flavors, we turn to this Greek-inspired recipe. Serve it at your Olympics watch party for a creamy dip that everyone will be reaching for.

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This slab pie is the edible centerpiece every Olympics watch party needs! Filled with fresh summer fruits and brimming with patriotic personality, this is the most festive treat from sea to shining sea! Best of all, it’s actually easy to make. Be prepared to mediate the fights that will surely break out when people are choosing who gets the stars and who gets the stripes!

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Go for the gold, all you fans of the whiskey sour! The Gold Rush co*cktail is the whiskey drink you’re already in love with. Very similar to a whiskey sour, this shaken bourbon co*cktail calls for honey syrup instead of simple syrup. You also won’t find egg whites in this recipe. This drink was born at the bar of Milk & Honey, a former swanky, members-only staple of the NYC bar scene. They were known for creating memorable co*cktails, and the Gold Rush is no exception.

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Forget what you know about a ballpark hot dog, and elevate it with this simple (and very Parisian) ingredient swap. We love the richness of a charred hot dog inside of a flakey and buttery croissant. Top it with mustard, and it tastes just like a pig-in-a-blanket—it’s your favorite finger food turned life-size!

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Since the Olympics originated in Greece, and we love any excuse to eat our favorite Greek food (feta), so this bite-sized appetizer is our new favorite BOGO special. Salty, gooey feta cheese is wrapped in the flakiest golden-brown layers of phyllo dough. Everything gets drizzled in sticky-sweet honey and topped with flaky salt for extra crunch, and voilá: You have an elegant hors d’oeuvre with just six ingredients.

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This refreshing drink has found its way into the spotlight recently after it was rumored that Taylor Swift prefers it as her co*cktail of choice. Honestly, we’re not surprised! The co*cktail—which features gin, the French aperitif Lillet Blanc, St-Germain liqueur, and grapefruit juice—is bright, citrusy, and just a touch floral. It also has a relatively low ABV (alcohol by volume), which makes it perfect for a summer Olympics watch party.

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If you're solidly Team Japan, or just can’t get enough of the viral salmon and rice bowl, you need to try this sushi sandwich. Inspired by the popular Japanese onigirazu, this variation’s got the same elements of your favorite lunch—spicy salmon, seasoned sushi rice, cucumber, quick-pickled cabbage, carrot, and avocado—all wrapped in nori and served with plenty of sriracha-soy mayo. These flavor-packed, portable pouches are perfect for a picnic, quick lunch, or afternoon snack.

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We took the croque monsieur, a classic French sandwich made with toasty bread, melty cheese, salty ham, and a silky béchamel, and turned it into an appetizer that hits all the high notes: buttery, crispy, creamy, cheesy, salty, and a little nutty.

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With toppings like fries, puffed rice, and crushed ramen, and with a finishing sprinkling of sugar, South Korean corn dogs have become one of the most popular street foods in the world. Whether you're making corn dogs or just regular hot dogs, they're sure to be a topping inspiration at your watch party.

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In the spirit of all things Olympic rings, we give your next food obsession. Mochi donuts, also called pon de ring donuts, are a crispy, springy, sweet treat that combines the chewy texture of Japanese mochi with the crispy fried goodness of the American donut.

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At Delish, we love a good mashup, especially when it means making something we love in an easier way. Enter this innovative recipe, which combines the savory spinach filling from classic Greek spanakopita and the format and toppings of a great quesadilla. It's reimagined on a sheet pan and is perfect for a crowd. You'll skip spanakopita's standard phyllo dough wrapper and instead use tortillas to make a large-scale quesadilla that bakes in the oven (rather than on the stovetop).

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The national dish of Canada, poutine is the comfort food we at Delish can't get enough of. Made with French fries, gravy and cheese curds, this recipe is not only customizable based on what you have on hand (and how much effort you want to put in), but it's also much simpler to make at home than you may think. For the fries we recommend our double fried iteration, but your go-to recipe will certainly work here, just as long as they're extra crispy! Hearty midnight snack, here we come.

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Featuring tender pieces of dark meat chicken, creamy white beans, and tender veggies, this cozy Greek-inspired chili is the perfect filling-but-not-too-heavy dinner for when you need to serve a crowd at your Olympics watch party. Flavored with a bouquet of hearty herbs, this stew is easy to throw together in one pot for minimal mess and maximum flavor.

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Turkey burgers can have a reputation for being boring, but when done right, they’re anything but. We amped up these burgers by incorporating the flavors of one of our favorite sandwiches (and one of Vietnam's national dishes): bánh mì. Pickled veggies, spicy mayo, and cilantro all top our seasoned turkey burgers for a cheap and easy meal that couldn’t be more exciting, especially served with chili oil smashed potatoes.

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A national dish of both Lebanon and Syria, these delicious kibbeh skewers are versatile enough to be served as the main course with rice or as an easy appetizer at a more casual Olympics co*cktail party. The grated onions in the lamb mixture make for a tender kebab, and the orange zest adds an unexpected flavor combination that accompanies the spiced meat perfectly.

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Unlike the chilled, creamy, mayo-dressed picnic staple we're familiar with, German potato salad is served warm, or even hot, with a bacon vinaigrette. We repeat, bacon vinaigrette. If you've never made a dressing with bacon fat, you're in for a treat. The best part of this is that there's no need to wait for the potatoes to get to room temperature before tossing everything together and heaping it on your plate.

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It's always a thrill when you can take two mainstays of different cuisines and mash up them up into something wholly unique and delicious. Spanakopita is closely associated with Greek cooking, and we would surmise that just about every connoisseur of Italian-American cooking has either made or eaten their fair share of stuffed shells. Although many stuffed shell recipes contain spinach, we tweak that template here by adding feta, dill, and scallions. The result is a slight spin that just might be better than the original.

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Fans of Team China, have we got the most delicious Olympics watch party activity for you. Take your time and give this homemade dumpling process lots of love—餃子 (jiao zi) are often made in the company of loved ones around Chinese New Year to celebrate families gathering together. Their shape resembles Chinese gold ingots, a currency that was used during the Ming dynasty, and are meant to represent prosperity, wealth, and health.

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Rooting for Team Chile or Team Argentina? Make a batch of both country's national dish: empanadas. Empanadas come in many different forms with many different fillings. This version is a flavor bomb, with tender chicken thighs, peppers, and olives, bolstered by tomato paste and paprika, but feel free to go the ground beef route if that's more your jam!

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