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Super Bowl Dinner Party

Appetizer

Touchdown Party Mix

Touchdown Party Mix Photo by: Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Ingredients

  • 2 cups salted mixed nuts
  • 2 cups small cheese crackers
  • 2 cups Rice Chex cereal
  • 1 cup pretzel nuggets
  • 1 cup wasabi peas
  • 1 2.25-oz. bag roasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 3.75-oz. bag roasted sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup mini pita chips
  • 1 cup mini bagel chips
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325ºF. In a large bowl, toss together nuts, crackers, cereal, pretzels, peas, seeds and all chips. In a small bowl, combine butter with Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne. Pour onto nut mixture; toss to mix well. Spread out in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until brown and crispy, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to serve.

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Main Dishes

Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips with Blue Cheese Dip

Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips with Blue Cheese Dip Photo by: Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 1/2 cups plus 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2/3 cup hot sauce
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 5 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
  • 1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Salt and pepper
  • 8 ounces Ritz crackers (2 sleeves)
  • 3 tablespoons Buffalo wing seasoning mix
  • 4 tablespoons canola oil
  • 6 large celery ribs, cut in quarters lengthwise

Preparation

1. Cut each chicken breast into 4 strips, lengthwise, and place in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and hot sauce until blended. Pour over chicken; mix until chicken is coated. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. Make dip: In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, 1/2 cup buttermilk, blue cheese, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce. Whisk to mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate.

3. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Mist 2 large baking sheets with cooking spray. In a food processor, pulse crackers until crushed. Add seasoning mix and pulse to combine.

4. Spread cracker mixture on a large platter. Remove chicken from marinade and carefully dredge each strip in cracker mixture.

5. In a large skillet, warm 2 Tbsp. oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add half of chicken and cook, turning, until brown and crisp on all sides, 2 to 3 minutes. Place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken.

6. Place baking sheets in oven and bake until chicken is cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve chicken hot with celery and blue cheese dip.

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Cheesy Corn-and-Black-Bean Quesadillas

Cheesy Corn-and-Black-Bean Quesadillas Photo by: Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Ingredients

  • 1 15.5-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 ounces pepper Jack, shredded
  • Salt and pepper
  • 8 8-inch flour tortillas

Preparation

1. In a bowl, coarsely mash beans with a potato masher. Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat; add corn and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until corn begins to brown. Add corn to bowl with beans.

2. In same skillet, warm oil. Add onion and jalapeño and sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1 minute longer. Stir mixture into bowl with beans and corn. Let mixture cool to room temperature, about 10 minutes.

3. When cool, stir in cheese and season with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 200ºF. Spread a tortilla out on a work surface and spread a 1/2-cup portion of bean mixture over half. Fold tortilla in half. Repeat with remaining tortillas and bean mixture. Warm a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook as many tortillas as fit in skillet, 3 minutes, then flip quesadillas and cook until golden brown and crispy and cheese is melting, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Place quesadillas on a baking sheet and keep warm in oven while you cook remaining quesadillas. Cut into wedges and serve.

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Side Dish

Chopped Salad

This colorful vegetable salad combines an assortment of chopped fresh vegetables--lettuce, avocado, carrot, bell pepper, onion, artichoke hearts, celery and more--along with hard-cooked eggs, pepperoni, and a tangy Dijon dressing.

Chopped Salad Photo by: Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Ingredients

  • Dressing:
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • Salad:
  • 1 small avocado, pitted and chopped
  • 4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 6 radishes, chopped
  • 3 large celery ribs, chopped
  • 1/2 cup blanched green beans, halved
  • 1/2 cup chopped pepperoncini
  • 3 large hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers
  • 1/2 cup chopped marinated artichoke hearts
  • 1/2 cup chopped marinated mushrooms

Preparation

1. Make dressing: In a bowl, whisk together mustard, vinegar, salt and pepper. Drizzle in olive oil, whisking vigorously, until well blended.

2. Make salad: In a large bowl toss all salad ingredients together. Drizzle with dressing and toss again to coat. Serve immediately.

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Dessert

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies Photo by: Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use all natural)
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 13-by-9-inch baking pan with foil; mist foil with cooking spray. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate with 2 sticks butter, stirring until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and let cool to room temperature.

2. In a bowl, using an electric mixer, cream peanut butter, brown sugar, cream cheese and remaining 1/2 stick butter until well combined, about 3 minutes. Beat in 1 egg.

3. Whisk 4 eggs, sugar and vanilla into bowl with melted chocolate; mix well. Stir in flour and salt. Pour batter into baking pan. Spoon reserved peanut-butter mixture on top and use a sharp knife to swirl mixtures together. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack.

4. Stir 1 to 2 tsp. cold water into confectioners' sugar until mixture forms a thick, smooth paste. Spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a small plain tip. Using a 1- to 2-inch cookie cutter, cut 12 football shapes out of brownie. Pipe laces onto brownies and allow to set before serving.

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Drinks

Root Beer Floats

Root Beer Floats Photo by: Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Lynn Miller

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream
  • 1 1/2 liters root beer

Preparation

In a chilled bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Put 2 scoops of ice cream into each of 8 tall, chilled glasses. Slowly pour in root beer. Top each with whipped cream. Serve with a straw and a long spoon.

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Formal Menu Top Super Bowl Dinner Party

Appetizer

Touchdown Party Mix

Main Dishes

Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips with Blue Cheese Dip

Cheesy Corn-and-Black-Bean Quesadillas

Side Dish

Chopped Salad

Dessert

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Drinks

Root Beer Floats

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Formal Menu Bottom

Shopping List for Super Bowl Dinner Party

Enjoy these delicious dishes as you cheer on your team. (Serves 8)

Shopping List:

Baking

  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

Canned

  • 1 15.5-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained

Dairy

  • 1 1/2 cups plus 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Deli

  • 5 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

Frozen

  • 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1 1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream

Meat

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Other

  • 2 cups salted mixed nuts
  • 2 cups small cheese crackers
  • 2 cups Rice Chex cereal
  • 1 cup pretzel nuggets
  • 1 2.25-oz. bag roasted pumpkin seeds
  • 1 3.75-oz. bag roasted sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup mini pita chips
  • Dressing:
  • Salad:

Produce

  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1 small avocado, pitted and chopped
  • 4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

Special

  • 1 cup wasabi peas

Spices

  • 2/3 cup hot sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter (do not use all natural)

Recipe List

Appetizer

Touchdown Party Mix

Main Dishes

Baked Buffalo Chicken Strips with Blue Cheese Dip

Cheesy Corn-and-Black-Bean Quesadillas

Side Dish

Chopped Salad

Dessert

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Drinks

Root Beer Floats

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