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The Super Bowl is America's biggest TV party, and the pressure to perform is intense. Beat the odds without working up a sweat!
Tackle your festive duties with this unbeatable starting lineup: a Super Bowl of chili, pre-game snacks guaranteed to score a taste touchdown every time, and a second-half game-changer called the FIRST Pineapple Upside DOWN Cake. Wash it all down with a Hail Bloody Mary that will make guests leap out of their seats.
Here's how to make this Super Bowl party a champ for the ages.
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This version of guac is so simple that it takes seconds to prepare!
For a milder version use the Pace® Picante mild; to bring even more heat, quarterback sneak in Pace® Picante hot. So simple--there's no cutting and dicing onions and jalapeños, leaving you more time to game plan the rest of the menu.
For a milder version use the Pace® Picante mild; to bring even more heat, quarterback sneak in Pace® Picante hot. So simple--there's no cutting and dicing onions and jalapeños, leaving you more time to game plan the rest of the menu.
Ingredients
- 1 jar Pace ® Picante sauce
- 6 ripe medium-sized Haas avocados
- salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Steps
- Mix together 6 avocados and 1/2 jar of Pace® Picante in a bowl and serve.
- If you want a bit more punch to your guacamole, use the whole jar of salsa. Season to taste with salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
- It’s best to prepare the guacamole the day of the party, but if you make it the day before, store it in the fridge with a plastic wrap pressed down onto the top of the guacamole to keep the avocados from turning brown.
One of my favorite dips comes from friend and actor Manny Urrego. It's simple to make and perfect for the Super Bowl!
Serve it alongside a crudité of baby carrots, bell pepper slices in different colors, cherry tomatoes, lightly steamed and chilled haricot verts (the French Green beans) and celery.
Serve it alongside a crudité of baby carrots, bell pepper slices in different colors, cherry tomatoes, lightly steamed and chilled haricot verts (the French Green beans) and celery.
This dip is also a surefire winner with hot chicken wings and as a dressing over a fresh tossed green salad. Speaking of wings, you don't have to be a Buffalo Bill or a Joe Montana to whip up a high-scoring batch. Try this easy recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of your favorite buttermilk Ranch dressing
- 4 Oz of crumbled Blue Cheese (Manny likes to use a French Roquefort but you can substitute Stilton or Gorgonzola).
- A splash of hot sauce (Manny’s pick is Tabasco)
- Fresh cracked black pepper
Steps
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, and serve with your favorite veggies.
- You can prepare this dip the day before and store in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
Forget the marching bands and pep talks--halftime is for huddling around a Super Bowl of Veggie Chili!
Recipe courtesy of the University of California, Davis coffeehouse.
Recipe courtesy of the University of California, Davis coffeehouse.
Makes 6-8 servings.
Serve with hot cornbread and honey butter. Mix together your favorite butter or butter spread with honey.
Ingredients
- 2 Cup(s) dry pinto beans
- 14 Oz cake of frozen firm tofu thawed
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1 Tsp onion powder
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1/4 Cup water
- 4 Tsp oil
- 1 large bell pepper, diced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 Cup(s) tomatoes, chopped (fresh or canned)
- 2 Cup(s) tomato sauce
- 1 Tsp salt
- 1/4 Tsp chili powder
- 3 Tbsp ground cumin
Steps
- Check beans carefully for rocks, wash & cover with plenty of cold water in a large pot. Cook beans until tender (about 90 minutes).
- Squeeze the water out of tofu and cut in small cubes (bite-size cubes work best).
- In a mixing bowl, combine soy sauce, tomato paste, peanut butter, onion powder, garlic, water & oil.
- Add the tofu to this mix and stir until tofu is evenly coated. Fry tofu in 2 Tbsp of oil, until all of the liquid is absorbed and the tofu is browned.
- In a large fry pan sauté the bell peppers, onion & garlic in 1 Tbsp of oil till onions are translucent. Add this, along with tofu to the cooked beans and the remaining ingredients. Stir and cook over low heat until warm.
You'll score a knockout blow with this classic dessert! Pineapple Upside Down Cake is both festive and a snap to make. Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream to really get the crowd cheering.
Ingredients
- 1 Cup of firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 Cup unsalted butter
- 1 can (20 oz.) of pineapple slices
- 1 1/2 Cup(s) all purpose flour
- 6 Tbsp cake flour
- 6 Tbsp of ground almonds (from about 2 oz of whole almonds)
- 3/4 Tsp baking powder
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1 3/4 Cup(s) sugar
- 1 Cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 Tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 Cup sour cream
Steps
- Start by making the caramel topping. Take brown sugar and butter and combine and melt in a saucepan on medium heat until sugar dissolves and the mixture is bubbly, this should take several minutes. Pour mixture into a 10 inch diameter stick-free cake pan with 2 inch high sides. Arrange pineapple slices in a single layer on top of the caramel mixture.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Whisk the flours, almonds, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the sugar and butter together until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream in 2 additions each, beating well after each addition. Pour cake batter over caramel and pineapple in pan.
- Bake cake until tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool cake in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto a platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Make this like a classic Bloody Mary except sneak in Melinda's® Wicked
Hot Habanero Pepper Sauce in lieu of Tabasco for a thrilling game day
treat. Garnish with the fluffy end of the celery stalk!
Recipe courtesy of DrinksMix.net.
Ingredients
- Some tabasco to taste
- 1 1/2 Oz (1 jigger) vodka
- 1/2 Cup tomato juice
- 2 Teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- Worcestershire sauce to taste
- 1 celery stick for garnish
- 1 lemon wedge for garnish
Steps
- Combine the vodka, the tomato juice, the lemon juice, the Worcestershire sauce, the Tabasco, 1 cup ice cubes, and salt and pepper to taste, shake the mixture well, and strain it into a tall glass filled with ice cubes.
- Garnish the Bloody Mary with the celery stick and the lemon wedge.
For your Super Bowl bash, be sure to have a few of these classic dips on hand.
1. An amazing dip starts with great chips.
2. Cut calories.
Non-300-pound lineman can substitute half of the sour cream in your favorite dip with Fage Greek style drained yogurt. Your taste buds won't be able to tell the difference, but your tight end will!
3. Classic Dip Recipes
- Mix and match your chips in a large bowl. Try a variety of flavors and textures, like a stellar offensive coordinator mixing the run with the pass.
- Serve a plain tortilla chip, pita chips and some of the more unique flavored varieties all swirled together in a big Super Bowl.
- Check out Garden of Eatin. They make great organic tortilla chips, blue corn, and some of the more rustic styles.
2. Cut calories.
Non-300-pound lineman can substitute half of the sour cream in your favorite dip with Fage Greek style drained yogurt. Your taste buds won't be able to tell the difference, but your tight end will!
3. Classic Dip Recipes
- The Best Spinach Dip Ever, courtesy of AllRecipes.com.
- Hall of Fame French Onion Dip, courtesy of AllRecipes.com.
- MVP Spinach and Artichoke Dip, courtesy of FoodNetwork.com.
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