Frito-Lay Grill Ideas + Review & Giveaway

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GRILL MASTER AND CHEF JODY DENTON OFFERS TAILGATING TIPS AND RECIPES FOR THE ULTIMATE FOOTBALL FANS!

American Football is one of the most celebrated sports in the United States. During this time of year, you will see more barbecue grills than you could ever imagine, faces painted in numerous shades, rivalries bringing out jerseys and team spirit in everyone, and more. Yes, football season is here and it’s time to party!

Whether you are planning a huge football fiesta at home or trekking it to a stadium for crazy tailgating fun, there are always new ideas you could use to make your bash a blast. Grill Master and Frito-Lay Kitchen King Chef Jody Denton will share his favorite tailgating tips that will send your fall football fiestas right into the end zone.

Some of their tips include:

ο How to grill with skill – become a grill master with insider info on charcoal vs. propane, variety (hibachi vs. disposable)

ο How to save time on game day, safe prep, transport. Storage and quick clean up!

ο Meals for all weather conditions – Hot or Cold, Rain or Shine – learn about weatherproofing your food!

ο Making a list and checking it twice! + Items you can’t leave home without!

ο Recipes for the Ultimate Football Feast – Chef Stephen and Chef Jody will share 3 new recipes inspired by Frito-Lay chips and flavors

With five kids in school and five lunches to make each day, our pantry is full of Frito-Lay products!  We usually stick to the same flavors that I know my kids like, but after being able to test a couple flavors out on my kids, they have some new favorites!  They loved the Lay’s Classic BLT and Ruffles MAX Loaded Bacon & Cheddar Potato Skins Flavored Potato Chips.  I don’t think I ever would’ve picked either of these flavors had I not been reviewing them.  They were so yummy!  I was also able to interview Jody Denton and ask a few questions about grilling and hosting tailgating parties.  His tips were so helpful!  I have always had the worst luck with grilling corn on the cob.  It is one of my favorite foods to eat on the grill, but I can’t seem to figure it out!  Watch the video above for a few ideas on how to make perfectly grilled corn!  After watching a few other videos featuring Jody Denton, I learned that I am not the only one that puts chips in hamburgers to give them that extra crunch!  Next time I will have to add flavored Frito-Lay chips, not plain!   For more tips to help you host the perfect tailgating party or BBQ watch the video above then get grilling!

Frito-Lay products are available at your local grocer.  There are several different flavors and ways to use these well loved chips.  Click here to see more recipes and ideas!

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Disclosure: I received a selection of Frito Lay products and grilling items in exchange for my honest review. I was not compensated in any other manner. The opinions expressed above are my own and any claims should be verified on the sponsor’s site.


About Ashleigh

Ashleigh is a mom of five children ages 4-14. She loves to keep active by running, playing volleyball, P90X and chasing her kids around! She also enjoys Bunko, playing and teaching piano, cooking, ping-pong, getting packages, watching Netflix, and trying out new stuff! She loves being a mom and sometimes feels like a 12-year-old kid when she gets to try out new toys and games with her kiddos :)

  • Marcy Strahan

    LAY’S® Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips IS MY FAVORITE! I could inhale a whole bag in one night…lol.

  • Atreau

    I love Fritos scoops!

  • meme

    mine is their bbq potato chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/sarah.yurga Sarah Elston Yurga

    I love Doritos!
    sarahyurga@yahoo.com

  • Penny B W

    I like original corn chips the best!

  • L C

    I heart Cheetos! :D

  • http://www.facebook.com/jessica.schueler.35 Jessica Schueler

    Original lays potato chips

  • Breanne

    Sun Chips

  • http://twitter.com/LyndeisLucky Lynde F

    Taco Flavored Doritos

  • Vicki D.

    Doritos Nacho Cheese chips are my favorite.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rich-Hicks/536212900 Rich Hicks

    luv their doritos!

    ardy22 at earthlink dot net

  • Brad Merrell

    Garden Salsa Sun Chips

  • mary gardner

    love their scoops!

    jagar0047 at yahoo dot com

  • http://twitter.com/MrsHarriett Harriett Daniel

    Wave Ranch!

  • kathy pease

    I love their sunchips

  • Karen

    Nacho Cheese Doritos

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lisa-Li/100001824541625 Lisa Li

    I like Cool Ranch Doritos!

  • http://twitter.com/dresdenrain carol lewis

    Fritos are addictive!

  • Lori L.

    Original Fritos! They are a family favorite with chili!

  • Selene M.

    My favorite is the Classic Potato Chip.

  • Stacey V

    I love Fritos!

  • amy delong

    fritos
    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

  • Kim Reid

    I love Chili Cheese Fritos – Thanks!

  • Renee

    We love Cheetos Puffs

  • Ed Nemmers

    Crunchy Cheetos make my toes curl!

  • susan smoaks

    french onion sun chips are my favorite
    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

  • Susan Smith

    My favorite is Crunchy Cheetos

  • Shelley P

    DORITOS® Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips is my favorite!

  • http://www.facebook.com/amy.deeter.7 Amy Deeter

    bbq fritos

  • http://twitter.com/SaraRZielinski Sara R Zielinski

    I love Nacho Cheese doritos

  • Angela H

    BBQ Fritos!

  • Lisa

    Lay’s BBQ chips

  • Heather Poindexter

    I love Cheetos, but try to buy baked bbq lays instead for the health.

  • Jennifer Reed

    My favorite Frito Lay product is SUNCHIPS® French Onion Flavored Multigrain Snacks.

  • http://twitter.com/DianaS58 Diana S

    Spicy Nacho Doritos.

  • http://www.facebook.com/christine.h.jensen Christine Hellewell Jensen

    Definitely Cheetos!

  • http://www.facebook.com/angela.neynaber Angela Neynaber

    I love Munchos!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jacob-G-Simmons/1803904076 Jacob G Simmons

    Hello, how are you? Thank you for this opportunity. Cheetos are my favorite Frito Lay product.

  • Carolyn Gates

    Sour Cream and Onion

  • Rochelle

    I love the BBQ Baked Lays or Cheddar Sun Chips. Thanks!
    romapup at gmail dot com

  • Angela Hartness

    My favorite is FUNYUNS.

  • RUSSELL MOORE

    My favorite is Crunchy Cheetos.

  • Mary Cloud

    Doritos Spicy Nacho

    annabella @ centurytel dot net

  • Annemarie Z.

    I love DORITOS® Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips!

  • Lorri S

    My favorite is original Lays

  • Nicole C

    My favorite is Chili Cheese Fritos.

  • Sarah Harding

    i love sour cream and onion

  • AE

    The Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

  • Lesley F

    I’m addicted to Fritos

  • http://asahmlookingforadeal.blogspot.com/ coriwestphal

    Flamin Hot Cheetos!

    coriwestphal at msn dot com

  • Rita M

    Cheetos!

  • Jennifer M

    I love the chili cheese fritos.

  • Deb Christie

    My favorite Frito Lay snack is CHEETOS Puffs SIMPLY NATURAL. I love them!

  • Leslie J

    Frito’s Scoops, Cheetos, Doritos…. hard to choose just one!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1042614846 Allyson Bossie

    My Kids love Taquitos, but Doritos has a great alternative
    http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/doritos-dinamita-chile-limon.html

  • micheal dale grim

    my favorite is the frito scoops

  • sibabe64

    doritos and cheetos I like
    sibabe64 at ptd dot net

  • http://twitter.com/EmilyReviewsCom Emily Reviews

    traditional potato chips are my fave

  • Diane Baum

    I love fritos and g + 1 follower

  • godan2

    fritos is my fav

  • Marysa

    Tostitos!

    Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com

  • fgyn

    Tostitos

  • Stacy

    I love Fritos Scoops and Tostitos Scoops

  • Cody Anderson

    Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips

  • tiabeverly

    BAKED SOUR CREAM AND CHEDDER RUFFLES

  • Theresa D

    I love Fritos.

  • jandsfox_143

    The BBQ chips are my fav.

  • polly keintz

    fritos will always be my favorite!

  • http://www.facebook.com/aimee.fontenot.39 Aimee Fontenot

    I like Harvest Cheddar SunChips!

  • Lorena Keech

    BBQ chips

  • capa

    Funyuns!

  • melissa

    the Natural Potato Chips.

  • Caryn S

    I love the Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips

    caryn9802 at yahoo dot com

  • katfam

    We like the Natural Potato Chips.

  • vicky boackle

    i like sour cream and onion chips.

  • atat

    Red hot cheetos

  • Cheryl W

    Tostitos bite size chips

  • J Baker

    Corn chips!

  • lisa

    sour cream and onion

  • israel y

    LAY’S® Spicy Ketchup Flavored Potato Chips

  • Tracy Laughlin

    Freak my freak, love them all

  • Ellen C.

    I like their harvest sun chips. Thanks for the chance.

  • http://twitter.com/karenbfarrow Karen B Farrow

    I like the sour cream and onions chips

  • http://twitter.com/ky2here1 ky2here

    sour cream and onion potato chips!

  • fatmeatloaf1

    We love Cheetos!

  • http://www.facebook.com/StephanieScalesPhelps Stephanie Phelps

    My favorite is CHEETOS

  • http://www.facebook.com/melani.vincelli Melani Flockhart Vincelli

    I love Fritos!

  • Heather!

    I love Classic Fritos! I could eat them all day.

    Thanks!
    h4schaffer at gmail dot com

  • http://www.facebook.com/smchester Susan Chester

    Frito Corn Chips dipped in Fritos Bean Dip is my favorite.

  • http://profiles.google.com/tssk10 Teresa Kwiatkowski

    I live Cheetos Puffs Twisted.

  • priscillavbenavides

    My favorite is CHEETOS Crunchy FLAMIN’ HOT Limon Cheese Flavored Snacks.
    priscillavbenavides@yahoo.com

  • drossa

    Fritos rock!

  • http://www.facebook.com/leann.lindeman Leann Lindeman

    I love Doritos.. any flavor would do!

  • http://www.facebook.com/angie.walker.7798 Angie Walker

    I love the Baked BBQ Chips.

  • http://twitter.com/Trasina Trasina M

    Cheddar and Sour Cream, yum!

  • karenmed409

    TOSTITOS Multigrain SCOOPS! Tortilla Chips

  • melmorgan4

    Sun Chips – all flavors

  • Brittany C

    The Cheese Sun chips are my favorite! Thanks:)

  • http://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.lammers.7 Jeffrey Lammers

    Doritos!

  • Heather R

    I love the Cheetos Puffs

  • Renee

    Classic is my favorite!! Thanks for the chance!

  • http://www.facebook.com/bluebirdoak Lisa Mingus

    Cheetos is always a favorite of mine.

  • http://twitter.com/kdkdkd Katharine Davis

    Sun Chips – we love them

  • kyl neusch

    Lays Sour Cream & Onion

  • Trinity Babichuk

    i LOVE the baked lays, especially BBQ flavor

  • Selinda

    I love Sun Chips!

  • http://www.facebook.com/brenda.shreve.98 Brenda Shreve

    all of them

  • janetfaye

    I like Lays Sour Cream & Onion chips.

    janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

  • http://www.facebook.com/carmen.vandeursen Carmen Van Deursen

    I love Cheetos

  • Alana Vester

    My favorite is Baked Lays.

  • Teresa

    I love puffy Cheetos!

  • Becca

    My favorite is Cheetos :)

  • Stephanie Hamilton

    I love the corn chips

  • Brynn

    I love the lays kettle cooked salt and vinegar chips

  • http://twitter.com/avonproducts4me JR911 ~ SWVA Saves $

    we love sun chips

  • Liz B.

    Lays Stax Salt & Vinegar

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1158514076 Kristina Best

    All of them!

  • chinesepenny

    lays classic yellow bag!

  • sweepmom

    I like Lays Baked chips.

  • shannon oelrich

    I love original doritoes

  • brandy g.

    I love the Cool Ranch Doritos. YUMMY!

  • http://www.theluckyladybug.net/ Cheryl Free

    My favorite Frito Lay product is SUNCHIPS HARVEST CHEDDAR Flavored Multigrain Snacks :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!

  • Sharon

    Wavy potato chips

  • mrsshukra

    Cool Ranch Doritos is our fave!

  • http://www.facebook.com/cassandra.eastman Cassandra Eastman

    Cheetos and Sunchips are our favorite!

  • Shaunda E.

    Cool Ranch Doritos

  • richelle bowers

    i love their chili cheese fritos

  • llinda29

    I love fritos

  • jlafount

    I enjoy crunchy cheetos

  • http://twitter.com/carawling CindyWindy2003

    i like nacho doritos, carawling(at)hotmail(Dot)com

  • http://www.facebook.com/norm.lau.5 Norm Lau

    Tostitos Scoops

  • http://www.facebook.com/lenz.nicole Nicole Lenz

    I like chilli cheese fritos.

  • Maryann

    I love Original Sun Chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/jacky.ok Jacky Kincaid

    yummy! my fav is the ranch dip!

  • Monique Rizzo

    I love their Corn chips and bean dip.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill12@gmail.com

  • Mike D

    BAKED! LAY’S Southwestern Ranch

  • PAIGE CHANDLER

    I love Tostito scoops.

  • kafkaesk

    fritos

  • Fawn H

    I like the Crunchy Cheetos

  • Kelly H.

    French Onion Dip

  • http://twitter.com/kymnasium kymi

    I love Frito Lay Tostitos Scoops best chips ever!

  • Kim C

    SunChips is a favorite at my house!

  • kyona

    I am addicted to Lay’s

  • http://www.facebook.com/nqdenise Denise McElroy Carlson

    The vending machine where I work has a supply of BLT-flavored Lay’s potato chips. They’ve become my favorite lately! I hope it gets restocked once I’ve eaten them all!

  • Suzanne

    flaming hot cheetos are my favorite!

  • Patricia Williams

    We like the Lays bbq’d chips

  • javeta acker

    cheddar jalepeno cheetos are my fav frito lay product!

  • Linda W

    Sour cream ond onion chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ann-Fantom/100000524989747 Ann Fantom

    My favorite Frito-Lay product is SunChips.

    abfantom at yahoo dot com

  • http://www.facebook.com/casey.lynn3 Casey Lynn Everidge

    any cheddar chip is my favorite (:

  • http://www.facebook.com/ehhogan Elizabeth Hogan Johnson

    I like all the Sun Chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/sara.amos.188 Sara Amos

    I like Fritos.

  • Michelle S.

    I like Original Sun Chips

  • Debbie Welchert

    Lay’s Cheddar and Sour Cream Potato Chips are my favorite.

  • mverno

    i love cheetos
    mverno@roadrunner.com

  • EMMA L HORTON

    SALT AND VINEGAR CHIPS

  • http://twitter.com/JenniferYoung12 Jennifer Young

    TOSTITOS® Crispy Rounds Tortilla Chips

  • traymona

    Jalapeno Cheetos are my favorite.

  • Wendy

    I love crunchy cheetos!! I used to like the puffy ones but they’ve changed and now they’re so big they won’t fit into my mouth. LOL

  • Danielle Davis/Grady

    Sour Cream & Onion Chips! :)
    Thank you!
    Suchaproudmama @ yahoo.com

  • Logan Johnson

    PIck me!

  • Nancy

    We love Fritos Scoops!

  • Jessica Carnaggio

    cheetos

  • http://www.facebook.com/david.heath.71 David Heath

    potato chips

  • Kayla

    Fritos actually!

  • Cindi

    Their “SUNCHIPS® Garden Salsa Flavored Multigrain Snacks” are a
    favorite snack of mine!
    Thanks, Cindi

  • Tara O.

    Garden Salsa Sun Chips!

  • Janice

    any kind of Sunchips!

  • Jana

    Garden Salsa Sun Chips!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=581265363 Brianne Armstrong

    Of all time, Cheddar and Sour Cream chips are my fave!!

  • Amanda Givens

    I love the cheddar and sour cream flavored ruffles, yum!

  • http://www.facebook.com/marylee.anderson.37 Marylee Anderson

    Original Corn Chips.

  • http://twitter.com/mgoss123 Marcia Goss

    My favorite is Wavy Lays.
    marcia.goss@gmail.com

  • sandra davis

    fritos corn chips

  • Jennifer Rogers

    My favorite is Frito’s Chili Cheese fritos!

  • mrs. bacon

    Sunchips Sunchips Sunchips….

  • Angela Kinder

    I love Cheetos Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeno! I can’t eat them all the time, but they are my favorite!

  • rust hawk

    chili cheese fritos

  • Sue Hull

    I love Fritos and Lays Potato Chips. I like most of their chips but those are my 2 faves. I wish they’d come out with chip with just a hint of salt so I could eat more of ‘em. Lol! Thanks for the very cool giveaway! :)

  • http://twitter.com/tiffanyj84 Tiffany

    I LOVE
    SUNCHIPS Garden Salsa

  • tracee bass

    Sun Chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Seyma-Doris-Bennett-Shabbir/741951199 Seyma Doris Bennett Shabbir

    Hubby loves Sun chips and I love FRITOS® FLAVOR TWISTS® Honey BBQ Flavored Corn Chips

  • Christina Foley

    Sun Chips and Doritos are my favorites!

  • terrik

    I think the Baked Ruffles are my favorite Frito-Lay product

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sheryl-Flickinger/100000307974364 Sheryl Flickinger

    My favorite are the BLT Lays.

  • Carmen S.

    I love Sour and Cream Lays. Thanks!

  • Robert Pyszk

    I love the Baked Lays.

  • Charlene Canfield

    Sun Chips!

  • Michele Behlen

    My favorite is Lays Cheddar and Sour Cream Chips.

  • sweepster49

    My favorite Frito Lay product is Stacy’s Everything Bagel Chips! Love ‘em! Thanks.

  • Donna L

    I like Lay’s BBQ potatoes chips.

  • Christy

    I love BBQ baked Lays chips

  • susan hartman

    I like the original frito corn chips.

  • susan chew

    I enjoy the Baked Lays.

  • http://www.facebook.com/cheryl.smith.7165 Cheryl Smith

    we recently discovered the blt chips and love them

  • Kathy Schoenherr

    I like Ruffles.

  • Danielle SG

    I love the plain potato chips best
    royalegacy at gmail

  • http://www.facebook.com/christina.burrell.9 Christina Burrell

    Cheddar sun chips

  • christopher sorel

    love the soutern bbq chips on chicken

  • tamaraben

    Cheddar Harvest Sun Chips

  • Jennifer Marie

    harvest cheddar Sun Chips

  • Andrea D.

    I love the sour cream and onion flavored chips.

  • http://www.facebook.com/debra.fraley.39 Debra Fraley

    I love the Sun Chips.
    crochet4hats[at]gmail[dot]com

  • Pretend Chef

    Original Ruffles! Oh yums!

  • VickieCouturier

    Sun Chips an BBQ chips

  • Colleen Maurina

    My favorite is Cheetos!

  • Lyn

    I love them all, but the regular Lays chips are still my favorite!

  • redfuzzycow

    love harvest cheddar sunchips (jennifer reda)

  • http://www.facebook.com/loftush Heather Loftus

    CHEETOS® Crunchy Cheese Flavored Snacks

  • Jessica B

    I love the Sweet Onion Lays chips!

  • http://twitter.com/rkosully Robin

    Sun Chips (lots of flavors) are my favorite!!

  • Sheila K.

    I love Scoops!

  • Claire

    I like their bbq chips

  • Vikki Billings

    I love their wavy lays chips!

  • jennifer

    I love the original sunchips!

  • Sharon R

    I love TOSTITOS® ARTISAN RECIPES® Baked Three Cheese Queso Flavored Tortilla Chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Elena-Istomina/100002433695748 Elena Istomina

    I like their bbq chips

  • http://www.facebook.com/april.yedinak April Yedinak

    My favorite is the BLT flavored chips

  • mamotts

    I love the sunchips, the doritos and oh heck there really is not a ba one- love the funyuns

  • Karen Glatt

    My favorite Frito Lay products is Lays Classic Chips! These are the best chips!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dorothy-Bronstein/100001695220293 Dorothy Bronstein

    My Favorites are cheetoes

  • Pamela Halligan

    My favorite is the Reduced Fat Nacho Cheese Doritos.

  • http://www.facebook.com/lori.thomas.98892615 Lori Thomas

    I like the regular & bbq potato chips