Recipes and Preparations for the Super Bowl

Since we're less than a week away from the Big Game, and yes I said the Big Game.  The reason you can't say the derivative of the largest sporting event on the American calendar is that NFL has a copyright on the term.  And if you advertize anything using the real name of the Big Game for any commercial, you can be subject to fines, inprisonment, ridicule, a no-pad spear by Clay Matthews, etc.  So even though I'm just a blog with a few random ads, that can be clicked at any time by the way, and make so little money off of them, I don't need Roger Goddell's goons showing up on my doorstep. 

So, to be safe, I wanted to give you a couple of suggestions on what you could prepare for the Big Game. Each of these can help feed a group of 4, 8 or 28.  Some make great appetizers, some are main course solutions.  And most can be prepped ahead of time so you're not spending all your time in the kitchen.  Click on any of the titles for the complete recipe.

Recipes for the Super Bowl

Mini Pies

You can make a batch or two of these little sugar bombs and lay them out in the tables for hours.  Make sure to make a variety of them by separating up the filling before adding the flavoring ingredients. 

Cream Cheese Wontons and Buffalo Wontons

You can fill these wontons with almost anything you want, be it crab and chreem cheese, chicken and buffalo sauce, chicken and barbecue sauce, or any other combo you want.  Also, you can fold them up and set them in the fridge (or freezer) and then fry them up at the last minute.

Fish and Chips

This is one you should do at the last minute, but since there could be all sorts of beer around, you have an abundance of raw ingredients for the batter.  One tip, chill the batter for about 30 minnutes before dipping the fish, it turns out even better.

Chicken Tenders

Make them up fresh just before the party, or make the batch and nuke them right before serving the up as an appetizer.  Nuking can make the coating a little softer, but considering everything else you may be making, it could save you some time.  Reheating in the oven is good too.  You can also cut them smaller into nuggets for the kids.

Mini Pizzas

This is something we've done with a group of 20+ during the game.  Everyone just takes turns building their own.  This way, you get a custom pizza and miss maybe 2 minutes of games or commercials, whichever is least important to you.

Southwest Egg Rolls

Another great item to assemble ahead of time and fry at the last minute. But this option does reheat in the oven or microwave very well,  And make sure you have a great salsa to go along with it.

Chili

This can be made at any time, in any abundance, and can be reheated right before the game.  While I like the heat, I recommend making the milder option and providing other sauces and peppers to spice it up so people can add it as they wish.

Calzones

Another premade option, assemble the batches before the day, place them in the fridge and then bake them at the last minute, or even as the game is going on.  If thast doesn't work, you can choose to let the partygoers make their own right before the game starts and then just cook them in shifts.



So try one or two and see if any of them make you the star of the party.