40+ Super Bowl Recipes for the Big Game
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Updated Oct 09, 2024
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It’s time for Super Bowl recipes that put a refreshing spin on classic game day foods! Choose from all sorts of dips, tasty crispy chicken wings, bite-sized nibbles, and so much more to satisfy your hungry team.
Plan Your Super Bowl Food Ideas
While game day is all about football, we can’t deny that food is just as important. And this selection of finger-lickin’ snacks, appetizers, and meals will help you bring your “A” game to the party. But first, here’s a quick guideline to plan out your Super Bowl menu and party essentials.
- Select the best appetizers. Super Bowl is all about finger foods! So make sure you have a solid selection of appetizers laid out across your table for everyone to nibble on throughout the game. Have fun with different flavors, textures, and colors.
- For a bigger party, plan communal meals. Aside from appetizers, a bigger crowd will most likely need a bit more oopmh to fill their stomachs. Think build-your-own tacos (or wraps with tortillas or lettuce leaves), and plates of colorful chicken kabobs or grilled shrimp skewers.
- Organize all your servingware a day before. This will help you plan the layout of your food on the table. Also, don’t forget to make what you can ahead of time, such as slow cooker meat or easy dips like hummus. This will make your game day morning much less stressful.
Classic Super Bowl Dips
Get the party started with flavorful dips! Choose from ultra creamy classics like guacamole, or fun twists like avocado salsa. Just don’t forget the tortilla chips for dipping.
- The Best Ever Guacamole: It’s not a Super Bowl party without this staple guacamole recipe!
- Pico De Gallo: This classic chunky salsa is perfect for something a bit more refreshing.
- 7-Layer Dip: When you can’t decide on just one dip, make this 7-layer dip! It’s perfect for feeding a crowd.
- Salsa Verde: If your team is a fan of green salsa, this is one you’ll want to make. It’s super easy and can also be used to make Crockpot salsa verde chicken for delicious chicken tacos!
- Healthy Spinach Artichoke Dip: Oh boy, this one’s so cream and garlicky — you won’t even know it’s dairy-free.
- Best Salsa Recipe: Not a fan of chunky pico de gallo? This smoother salsa is just like your favorite restaurant salsa (but better).
- French Onion Dip: Creamy and flavorful, this french onion dip is a definite crowd pleaser.
Party Dip Recipes With a Mediterranean Flair
Bring some variations to your dips by adding a bowl of Mediterranean classics! These taste great with freshly chopped vegetables such as celery, cucumber, or sliced bell peppers.
- Classic Hummus: When it comes to Mediterranean dips, this one is a must have.
- Roasted Carrot Hummus: A delicious blend of classic hummus ingredients, tender roasted carrots, and warming spices.
- Roasted Red Pepper Hummus: This version is creamy, smoky, and extra flavorful from the roasted red peppers.
- Tzatziki or Vegan Tzatziki: Tangy and cooling, this cucumber yogurt sauce is SO good. Plus, I’ve got a dairy-free version that tastes just like the classic.
- Baba Ganoush: The ultimate smoky and savory eggplant dip that will have your Mediterranean lovers swooning.
The Best Super Bowl Appetizers
Alright, now that you’ve got your dips sorted, make sure you’ve got your finger foods. Whip up a few different appetizers to keep the table options interesting throughout the game.
- Soy Garlic Ginger Chicken Wings: Can’t do game day without sticky sweet wings! And this Asian twist is probably my favorite.
- Honey Mustard Chicken Wings: For another wing flavor, you can’t go wrong with classic honey mustard.
- Air Fryer Chicken Wings (Lemon Pepper): If you have an air fryer — this is the easiest way to make super crispy wings. Plus, the lemon pepper sauce is a chef’s kiss.
- Ultimate Nachos: You can never go wrong with a giant sheet pan of nachos for a crowd. Plus, you can get extra creative with the toppings.
- Baked Zucchini Fries: These fries are coated with grated parmesan and an Italian spice blend — need I say more?
- Curly Sweet Potato Fries: Put a fun twist on your average sweet potato fries with your spiralizer!
- Ceviche: For a light and fresh appetizer, ceviche is always a hit. This version is vibrant, and tangy, and can be used with shrimp or white fish.
Unique Super Bowl Appetizers
Besides the classics, add some fun to your appetizer table with these unique game day ideas!
- Bacon and Goat Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers: Think of these as a version of jalapeno poppers, but better!
- Guacamole Bacon Burger Bites: When burgers are in bite-sized form, they taste even more delicious.
- Bacon Deviled Eggs: Amp up your classic deviled eggs with this bacon version!
- Baked Tuna Meatballs: If you made a batch of tzatziki sauce, these tuna meatballs will be the perfect pairing.
- Meatballs: Serve these Italian-inspired meatballs with toothpicks and a big bowl of this homemade marinara sauce. These will get devoured fast!
- Carne Asada Fries: Talk about loaded fries! These are topped with carne asada, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.
Communal Meals For A Large Super Bowl Party
If you’ve got a large crowd, think communal meals where they can build, grab, and go! This can mean building your own tacos (with some of the above dips as condiments), or a homemade pizza where it’s easy to grab a slice.
- Chicken Fajitas: All you need is 30 minutes to whip up a big batch, then serve with tortillas and condiments. Alternatively, you could also make shrimp fajitas!
- Cauliflower Pizza: While this one takes a bit more work, the results are worth it for the best low-carb, gluten-free pizza.
- Best Ever Chili: Good news — a big pot of beef chili always makes for an easy (yet delicious) way to feed a crowd. But you could always switch it up with my turkey chili or vegetarian chili!
- Carne Asada + Carne Asada Tacos: Make sure to marinate your steak earlier in the day. This will give it time to soak up all those delicious Mexican flavors.
- Carnitas + Carnitas Tacos: Thanks to your slow cooker, you’ll have super tender and juicy carnitas that’s perfect for tacos!
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork + Pulled Pork Street Tacos: This recipe is similar to the carnitas, but with a slight tweak in the spice blend.
- Shrimp Tacos With Cilantro Lime Bacon Slaw: Make a batch of garlic butter shrimp and cilantro lime slaw to assemble these delicious shrimp tacos.
- Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs: Crispy, juicy thighs coated in the best seasoning is a game day win every time.
- Honey Mustard Chicken: For honey mustard lovers, you’ll want to make these baked chicken thighs.
- Twice Baked Potatoes: These creamy, cheesy potatoes dotted with bacon and chives are the perfect potato dish for game day.
- Coleslaw or Vinegar Coleslaw: A batch of coleslaw is great for cleansing the palette in between all the hefty bites. And for those who don’t like mayo, the vinegar version is a winner.
Easy, Bite Sized Sweets
To hit the final touchdown with your guests, wrap up the night with these easy, bite sized sweets.
- The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies: Moist and chocolatey, you can never go wrong with a batch of chocolate chip cookies (which just so happen to be gluten-free and vegan).
- Chocolate Avocado Pudding: Make a batch of this healthy pudding and serve in little bowls with crushed hazelnuts and sea salt. It’s always a winner!
- Paleo Brownies (or Sweet Potato Brownies): Slice these fudgy brownies into bite-sized squares. And if you want to get extra fancy, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
If you make any of these delicious Super Bowl recipes, let me know how your team liked them in the comment box below!
40+ Super Bowl Recipes for the Big Game
Description
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, finely diced
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 pounds chicken wings, tips removed and drumettes separated (24-26 wings)
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Then use a paper towel to remove any moisture from the chicken wings.
- In a large bowl, toss the wings with the oil, salt, and pepper.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet then place a wire rack on top. Spread out the wings on a single layer on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until they're crispy.
- As the wings are baking, make the sauce. Add the honey, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and water to a small pot. Bring it to a boil and reduce the heat to low letting it simmer for 10 minutes until it thickens.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and let it cool.
- Remove wings from the oven, toss them in the sauce and place them back in the oven on the baking sheet. Cook for an additional 10 minutes.
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Hi, this might be a silly question, but for the ginger garlic wings, is the recipe calling for thawed chicken wings or did you cook from frozen? Thank you! I’m a fellow celiac, and these look like they’ll be delicious!
Hi Morgan – That recipe calls for thawed chicken wings!
Can we use drum sticks instead?
Hi Crissy – That’s fine!
This is the first time I visited your website. Just wondering if everything you make, not just the Healthy Super Bowl recipes are all on the healthy side? As I need that badly.
Generally yes, most recipes on Downshiftology are healthy :) Everything is also gluten-free as I have celiac, which you can read more about in the “About Me” section.
All of your recipes look absolutely YUMMY and exactly what I am looking for in healthy alternatives. Thank you and can’t wait to try.
Hope you enjoy these recipes Sandy!
My Dr said I have to make drastic changes to my diet before damage is irreparable. I think I can actually do this Mediterranean meals and enjoy it plus get healthier
Thanks sharing this article about the healthy super bowl recipes
Its really yummy ,,,,,, am so happy to read it and tried it last night ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Its really supper cool ,,,,,,,, thank you so much for this
The sauce didn’t thicken for the soy honey wings… 🤷♀️ Does they type of honey have an effect?
It sounds like you may have needed to just reduce the sauce a bit more to get it to thicken up. The type of honey shouldn’t matter. Hope your next try comes out even better!
“Reduce it more”
Meaning cook it a little longer ?
Yes!
Yummy recipes, will be trying them out one after another. Thanks Lisa.
Of course! Hope you enjoy these recipes :)
The baked zucchini fries were a big hit. Thanks for sharing. #SuperBowlLIV
Hi Robert – Amazing! Glad to hear these were a hit during the Super Bowl :)
Watching the Super Bowl is a great place to fall off of your diet! :) Thanks for these recipes that can help us eat healthy while watching the game and enjoying the food!
Hi Vicky – There’s always a way to turn “not so healthy” food into healthier versions :)
These are really great choices! I love all of them!
Hi Toni – Thanks so much! Can’t wait for you to try.
Wow so many delicious recipes. I dont watch the games that much but I think that this is such a good collection I could use all the time.
Hi Roxana – These recipes can definitely be made anytime, anywhere :)
What a thorough round up of amazing recipes to make for game day! The carne asada fries are calling my name!
Hi Emily – Those homemade carne asada fries are the best – especially since they use fresh ingredients :)
I love this list and those meatballs sound amazing!
Hi Kathleen – Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy those meatballs :)