I've heard that America consumes more food on Super Bowl Sunday than Christmas, making it #2 after Thanksgiving! Whoa.... that's a bunch of chips, huh?
I'm not going to lie... I have no intention of watching the Super Bowl.
But, I would be happy to make things for people to eat! As usual.
Luckily my guy likes to do something else on Super Bowl Sunday instead, like take me to the spa. Don't be jealous, or anything.
If HE was a fan, I would happily host a party, here's some recipes that I would consider for feeding lots of fans!
Every single recipe can be made ahead.
Isn't that nice?
So YOU can enjoy the game too!
I've got some DIPS, because everyone knows it's all about the chips, right?
But, you need more than chips and dips.
So, I've got some soups and chili to consider.
Maybe guys don't always reach for salads, but these are the kind that I know that guys will eat, and girls love too.
Have fun watching the game!
Three Dips
Four Soups/Stews or Chili's
Three Salads that guys will eat, and so will the gals
Easy Sesame Dip, which is good for chips, but also might be good to slip some veggies in the mix too.
I really wish that I didn't want to eat this ALL day long, Prawn Queso Dip
Takes about 5 minutes to make, and so much easier to do than nachos!
Chipotle Black Bean dip
Make a pot of soup ahead of time, and serve it in mugs. It's more healthy than most people will realize, plus Mexican Albondigas Meatball soup is SO DANG good~
Can you say EASY? I thought so...
Black Bean Chili
Maybe more of an entree than a soup or chili, but HEY, you could serve this with CHIPS!
Lazy Girl Salsa Chicken
It's low fat chili, but don't tell them. They probably aren't listening anyways...
White Bean Chicken Chili
Since it's not green, it's not really a salad... tell them that!
Couscous Black Bean Salad
Make this one on Saturday and serve it during the game.
This stuff is addicting! Whole Wheat Asian Noodle Salad
Hey, you don't even have to use whole wheat noodles... but, heck, maybe you should.
This one is my FAVORITE and everyone likes it too.
Perfect way to get some veggies in everyone, and perfect with soup or chili!
Spicy Coleslaw
Laziest cookies ever!
I saw this on Pinterest and scoffed.
Yes, I scoffed in disdainment.
And then I went back.
I had to look again. I couldn't look away.
Someone stop me, I'm about to embarrass myself.
But, Heck, I had some cake mixes in my pantry that I never use.
Why not?
This intrigued me, what if it was really good?
What if I missed telling you about something great, and easy too???
Think of the possibilities with this idea:
- Yellow cake mix and regular chocolate chips
- Chocolate cake mix with peanut butter chips
- Chocolate cake mix with mint chocolate chips
- Yellow cake with white chocolate chips and sprinkles?
- White cake with dried cranberries and nuts
- Chocolate cake with M & M's
Please stop me, I could go on and on...
I settled on Lemon cake mix with white chocolate chips. I added a couple additional flavor components (extract, zest, juice) but those weren't in the original recipe. It's up to you.
But use your imagination, this might be the perfect cookie/bar to make when you have zero inspiration and zero time.
I'm not saying that this will win you ribbon at the state fair, but it does put cookies on the counter in record time. It made people happy at work today. Isn't happy what it's all about?
Makes one 9x13 pan
Ingredients
1 box of lemon cake mix
2 eggs, beaten
5T
melted butter
2 cups white chocolate chips
1 Tbsp lemon juice and little lemon vest (optional)
1/2 tsp lemon extract (optional)
Mix together and bake in 9X13 pan on
350 for 20-25 min.
I let mine rest for 20-30 minutes before cutting into bars.
Ummm... mixing took me like 10 seconds. Really though, I might hit the cake mix with a whisk before adding the liquid, because cake mixes can be kind of lumpy.
What it looks like after pressing into a 9x13 pan. I must admit, I sprayed my hands with Pam cooking spray and patted it down. I really hate sticky things on me.
After baking, I probably could have baked it 5 more minutes, but I liked the fudgy texture.
