Super Bowl Party Recipes

Super Bowl Party Recipes and Inspiration

Whether you’re hosting a Super Bowl party, attending one, or keeping it low key at home, here are some fun recipe ideas to help you enjoy the Super Bowl. 

Food Recipes:

 Chips and Dips Bar: Have a variety of dips to serve with assorted chips, crackers, and fresh vegetables. Serve a few of these classic recipes, as well as fresh salsa and guacamole.

Frank's RedHot Buffalo Chicken Dip I haven't made this dip before but I found the recipe a few weeks ago and I'm excited to try it out this year. 

Chili's Queso photo from lecremedelacrumb.com

Chili's Queso (Slow Cooker Version) This dip is another one I haven't tried yet but I've had Chili's queso and if this is anything like theirs, it'll be delicious!

Ro*Tel Famous Queso Dip  An easy option if you still want a queso dip but don't want to go to a lot of effort. Give it a whirl. 

This spicy sausage dip was one of the first warm chip dips I ever had. My cousin gave me this recipe a few years back and I love when I have a good excuse to make it. Yum yum. 

Spicy Sausage Dip:

1 1lb package of Hot Jimmy Dean Sausage

1 can of Ro*Tel tomatoes with green chilies

2 8oz bricks of cream cheese

1 cup sour cream

     Cook and crumble sausage. Mix all ingredients in a slow cooker and heat until warm. Serve warm.

Nacho Bar: For a twist on the chips and dips bar, instead, set up a nacho station with all the fixings for loaded nachos. Let your guests help themselves to plate after plate throughout the game. Fixings can include taco meat, nacho cheese, shredded cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, jalapenos, onions, olives, salsa, guacamole, sour cream, Tabasco sauce, and ranch dressing. Serve the meat and nacho cheese in slow cookers to keep it warm.

Finger Foods: If you’re looking for some awesome finger foods to enjoy during the big game, look no further. Here a few fun recipes to try.

If you love mall pretzels, you'll love these Soft Baked Pretzels even more. I double this recipe when I make it because one batch just isn’t enough. Feel free to make them into pretzel bites, and shorten the baking time. Also try variations of Parmesan cheese, cinnamon sugar, get creative!

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Mini Corn Dog Muffins are the perfect finger foods and they're just so adorable. I make these for dinner whenever I catch hot dogs on sale. If you love corn dogs but want to avoid all the preservatives in store bought ones, well, these are for you. You're welcome. 

 I recently experienced the deliciousness of  CrockPot Bacon-wrapped Lil’ Smokies. I mean they're little, and wrapped in bacon, what's not to love? These were a big hit on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, so why not for the Super Bowl too right?

Last year a friend brought these awesome flavored saltines to work along with the recipe. They were saltines with a kick so I made them for the Super Bowl. Since then I've had many requests to make them again. Here's the recipe. 

Alabama Fire Crackers:

1 and 2/3 cup vegetable oil (or olive oil for healthier option)

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

½ tsp black pepper

2 1 oz envelopes of ranch dressing mix

3 TBSP crushed red pepper flakes

1 16.5 package of saltine crackers (4 sleeves)

     Put the vegetable oil, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, ranch dressing and red pepper flakes in a 2 gallon zip lock bag. Seal the bag and use your hands to thoroughly combine the oil and spices. Add crackers to bag, seal and turn the bag over to cover with the spice mix. Let the bag sit for about an hour, then turn over again. Repeat several times until the crackers are well coated. Allow the crackers to sit overnight. Then remove the crackers from the bag and eat. *If you want to make a non-spicy version of this you can eliminate the crushed red pepper flakes. I have also halved this recipe before and done half with the red pepper and half without. 

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Treat Recipes:

 Cookie Bar: If you're hosting a Super Bowl party, have your guests bring a plate of cookies to share, then contribute a few different cookies of your own. When everyone shows up, you should have a  nice variety of cookies to choose from. Here are a few great cookie recipes.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Footballs Although this isn't my go-to cookie dough recipe, how cute are these?! Maybe I'll follow this recipe and see if I like this cookie dough better, because it's definitely cuter!

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Swig Sugar Cookies These sugar cookies are delicious. If you haven't tried them yet... you need to. Now. I pinned this recipe a few years ago and one day when I needed an excuse to make something sweet, I made these. I shaped them into sharks because it was Shark Week on Discovery Channel. They tasted much better than they looked. I'm not an artist, but man, I sure can find and follow a good cookie recipe.  

My brother-in-law makes these delicious no bake cookies and nails them every time. The family is always asking him to make these whenever we're in need of a treat. They are creamy, chocolaty goodness and one more reason I'm grateful I married into the family. If you're thinking of making these for the Super Bowl, can't you just imagine how adorable they would be shaped into little footballs with a tiny bit of white frosting for the laces? Adorable huh? Now go make them. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone if you decide to make a "practice" batch now, and another one for game day.

Tanner's No Bake Cookies 

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup milk

4 tsp cocoa

Measure into a 2 qt saucepan. Stir to a boil for one minute only. Remove from heat and add 3+ cups oatmeal, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1 tsp vanilla. Drop onto wax paper. 

Hot Chocolate Bar: Just because Christmas season is over, that definitely doesn't mean it's too late to have hot chocolate. It's still cold out there so treat yourself to a cup of hot chocolate. Put hot water in an insulated cooler like this and not only will it keep the water warm, but it'll match the game decor. Have a few different kinds of hot chocolate mixes to choose from and toppings galore! Toppings to use in the hot chocolate bar can include mini marshmallows, flavored marshmallows, crushed mints, hot fudge, caramel syrup, whipped topping, cinnamon, chocolate chips, M&M's. Use candy canes, cute straws, or Pepperidge Farm Pirouttes as stirrers. 

Other Treats: If you're not the biggest fan of cookies, sweat not, I've got you covered. Here a few of my favorite non-cookie treat recipes. 

My little sister LOVES these easy s'more treats, and I know why. They are delicious. If you like cereal, and chocolate, and marshmallows, well, you're in for a treat. (See what I did there?) Okay, sorry about the corny joke, not sorry about the delicious recipe. Golden Grahams S'mores. Check it out. 

Another great treat for game day is Chex party mix. There are SO many varieties of Chex Party mixes out there. With so many recipes to choose from, what better source than the Chex website itself? They've got Red Velvet Chex Party Mix, Chex Mexican Mud Buddies, Spicy Chipotle Chex Mix. I mean there are a lot to choose from. Whatever mood you're in, sweet, salty, daring, traditional, they've got it. Head over to their site to find your new favorite Chex Party Mix.  

Pretzels, pretzels, more pretzels

Is any football game complete without pretzels? I'd like to think it's not, but in case you find yourself wondering, this honey glazed pretzel recipe will make your mind up for you. I've had this recipe since my second grade teacher gave it to my family and it's a fun one to break out every now and then. Even my picky oldest brother likes it, and if he likes it, you know it's a keeper. 

Mrs. T's Honey Glazed Pretzels

8 cups small pretzels

2 Tbsp margarine or butter

1 Tbsp light corn syrup

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 Tbsp honey

1/8 tsp baking soda

    Combine butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, and honey. Melt in microwave for 1 minute. Stir in baking soda. Pour in a thin stream over pretzels in larger microwavable bowl, stirring to coat lightly. Microwave uncovered on medium heat 3 to 4 minutes. Stop to stir the pretzels twice, making sure to stir up coating that may be on the bottom of the bowl. Place on baking sheet that is covered with wax paper. Break apart and store in airtight container. 

I hope you found some great new recipes to try!