5 Food Ideas For A Great Superbowl Party

Chef does not watch football.  I mean never. In the past 5 years, not once has my TV been turned to a football game. So when he came home the other day with the idea to host a Superbowl party, I was very confused. Then I realized that he just wanted an excuse to have a party and to cook! This made me realize that the Superbowl was very close and I thought I would share some fun ideas and yummy recipes for Game day.

First, we love “food bars.” It is a popular trend at weddings too; taco bars, nacho bars, and even potato bars.

1. Nacho Bar: Set-up a Nacho Bar with lots of fun toppings. Start with large tortilla chips and set-up re-fried beans, black beans, shredded chicken, ground beef, nacho cheese, shredded cheese, tomatoes, green onions, olives, sour cream, and try making our signature Avocado La Crema. You could make this into a taco bar, by swapping out your tortilla chips and adding warm corn tortillas, crunch taco shells, and flour tortillas for burritos.

2. Hot- Dog Bar: Set-up an amazing and delicious Hot-Dog bar with all the traditional fixn’s and add in some fun ones too!

• Mustard, Ketchup, Relish
• Chili, cheddar cheese, sour cream, sweet onions
• Tomatoes, green chilis, pickles, nacho cheese, jalepenos, and sauteed onions

TIP: I learned this from my brother-in-law. If you are cooking hot dogs for a crowd, put them in the slow cooker. GENIUS. They taste like the hot dogs you would get at the stadium.

This lady shows you how to do it: Slow-Cooker Hot Dogs.

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Baked Potato Bar: We were recently asked to do this at a Wedding and we had so much fun brainstorming toppings: The sky is the limit on this one! Serve a variety of toppings and baked potatoes.

• Traditional toppings: sour cream, chives, cheddar cheese, bacon bits
• Pulled Pork w/coleslaw, onions, bbq sauce, and nacho cheese
• Taco Toppings w/ground beef or turkey
• Chicken, buffalo sauce, blue cheese, ranch dressing
• Chili, nacho cheese, onions, beans, and sour cream
• Cheese and Veggies

4. Chips n’ Dip: Aren’t chips and dips the official foods of Superbowl. Try this one out for an alternative to the traditional chili n’ cheese dips.

• Buffalo Chicken Dip: Cream cheese, chicken, buffalo wing sauce (we use Frank’s), ranch dressing, and colby-jack cheese. My brother-in-law makes this dip which is where we first learned about it. Anytime he is in charge of a dish, I know he is going to make this and I very much look forward to it! So easy. Here is the recipe from Taste of Home. The difference is that the Taste of Home recipe is baked. Try it that way if you want, but we eat it microwaved. My brother-in-law puts everything into a bowl and microwaves it until it is melty, hot, and so delicious! Serve with tortilla chips and celery.

5. Turkey Chili: If you want something lighter for the big day, try this! It is from Oxygen magazine and it is the bomb! Make it with the ground chicken or ground turkey like we do. 1 cup of hot wing sauce may be too spicy for many people. I would start with the 1/2 cup. You will be glad you tried this recipe. Enjoy! And don’t forget the blue cheese crumbles!