Thank you to my co-writer, Ruth, for her second post on My Life: A Work in Progress! -Elisebet
It’s that time of year again. Football fans, whether it’s their team or not, are excited about THE big game. Not a fan? Doesn’t matter—someone in your family or office is. Food for THE BIG game? It’s got to be filling and tasty, and there better be plenty of it. Preparation needs to be simple, and it must be easy to eat in front of the big screen. Here are four fabulous, family-favorite bowl dips that meet all these requirements for THE BIG GAME.
#1 CHILI CHEESEY DIP
Ingredients:
- 1 can (15 oz) chili without beans
- 1 can (15 oz) tamales
- 1 can (10 oz) diced tomatoes & green chilies
- ½ lb. processed cheese (Velveeta or generic)
Steps:
Put contents of the canned chili and tomatoes/green chilies (including liquid) into a slow cooker. Remove the paper from the tamales and mash with a fork. Add to the slow cooker mixture, including the liquid from the tamale can. Cube the cheese and mix into the slow cooker contents. Cook on high for about one hour (or low for longer) until the cheese is melted; then keep on warm until serving with your favorite tostada or taco chips on the side.
#2 BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
Ingredients:
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 1 (12 oz) bottle of hot sauce (I always use Frank’s Original Red Hot)
- 2 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese (I use lite or Neufchâtel)
- 1 (16 oz) bottle of ranch dressing (I use lite)
- 1 cup of finely chopped celery
- 8 ounces (2 cups) grated Cheddar Cheese (or Colby or Monterey Jack) (I like sharp Cheddar)
Steps:
Boil and shred the chicken breasts. (This can be done a day or two ahead of time and refrigerated until assembling the dip for baking.) Combine the cream cheese and dressing in a sauce pan, heating until smooth. Place shredded chicken in the bottom of a sprayed 13x9x2 pan and cover with the hot sauce—mixing it into the chicken. Pour the cream cheese mixture over the chicken/hot sauce layer. Layer the chopped celery next and top with the cheese. Heat in a 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes until the cheese is melted and mixture bubbling. Serve with celery sticks, crackers, and sliced baguette bread.
Variation: If you like blue cheese, use 1 cup ranch and 1 cup blue cheese dressing instead of the bottle of ranch.
#3 Red Pepper Hummus
Ingredients:
- 1 can (15 oz) garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained (if you cook your own beans, you will need 2 cups cooked)
- ¼ cup tahini
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice (juice of about 3 lemons)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ jar (12 oz) of roasted red peppers (if you roast your own—2 red peppers)
- 2 tablespoons parsley
- Salt & pepper to taste
Steps:
Puree ingredients together in a food processor or blender. Add salt & pepper to taste; add more lemon juice if needed for tartness. (It will thicken slightly when refrigerated.) Best if chilled several hours or overnight before serving, so make it ahead! Serve with pita bread cut into triangles.
#4 Sweet and Saucy Dip
Ingredients:
- 1 jar (12 oz) grape jelly
- 1 jar (12 oz) chili sauce
Steps:
Empty contents into a sauce pan and heat (medium) until jelly is melted into the chili sauce, stirring as needed. This can also be made in a slow-cooker. Serve with meatballs and little smokies (cocktail wieners).
31 Comments
wohooo hummus!!! I have become the queen of creative hummus dips, I love them!
It’s a favorite of mine too! I will eat it with a spoon. =D
it just all looks good…none of my teams are in the Super Bowl this year… 🙁
Yeah, same here. Not that I really care, but my husband is a big 49ers fan, and my parents and brothers root for the Vikings.
Oh wow these all look so good! Will def be cooking up some of these this superbowl! Thanks so much for sharing!
These all sounds awesome! Although I think if I varied my buffalo wing dip too much from the way I currently do it my husband would kill me.
Some of those snacks look so yummy!!
Thse all look so delicious! I’m sure they will be a big hit on the gameday. I especially like the chili cheesey dip, I think I’ll try that myself. Thank you for sharing!
I think I need to definitely try the chili cheese dip and the buffalo! I’m drooling now, thanks lol.
Wow–you nailed it–it’s all about the food no matter who plays in NJ this year–thanks for all the great dishes!! I will be making a few of these to take to the party
oh yum! I am hosting our first superbowl party this year, and I am definitely going to try that buffalo chicken dip!
It’s one of my favorites! As a warning though, it’s spicy!
I have a love affair with buffalo chicken dip. Thanks for the hummus recipe – I always buy it but this way I could tailor the spices and such.
I love anything buffalo chicken and buffalo chicken dip is one of my most fav dips ever. It will be making an appearance at my super bowl party!
That chili cheese dip is my fav. but I only add the chili and cheese, this way sounds much better! And I want to try that buffalo chicken dip – YUM!
Something you never really think of with groups of recipes like this, but I love that each piece of your spread here is done in a different kitchen appliance so that they can be made all at once. A lot of times people get together 5 superbowl recipes that all have to go in the oven at different temperatures. While that’s great for begging for a double oven (a girl can dream right?) it ends up being a pain. This spread is great!
Thanks, Brooke! I’ll let Ruth know. She entertains weekly, so she really knows how to get some great dishes together. And yeah, a double oven would be fantastic! =D
Oh my! I love tacos/nachos. Thanks for the chili cheesy dip and buffalo chicken dip recipes. ^_^
I love dips. I have been wanting to try the buffalo chicken dip for a while!
My 49ers just lost the chance to go to the Super Bowl, but my husband is a huge Seattle Seahawks fan. I might as well enjoy the food, so I know I won’t be enjoying the big game this year. That buffalo dip looks amazing! It sounds so yummy and I know my sister will help me eat it. (She likes it hot too.) Definitely making this one.
My husband’s a 49ers fan too! Like you, I think we’ll just be enjoying the food and the commercials (of course!).
we’re all going to Elisebet’s house for the Super Bowl! 😀
Hahah, well, I don’t have cable, so unless I can get it with the antenna, I’ll be going somewhere else, myself. =D
looks yummy! thanks for sharing …
These all look delicious! Even though we won’t be hosting the Superbowl and haven’t in quite a few years, I’m sure I’ll be using at least one of these recipes for other times we have guests over. Thanks!
I love all of those options. They combine some of my favorite words simple and easy. We also don’t have a horse in the race. We are Vikings fans. Here is hoping for a good draft.
Oh wow! Everything looks awesome but I’m specially interested in the Buffalo Dip!
One of my favorite dips is the old spinach dip in a hollowed-out pumpernickel rye bread bowl (made with a dry vegetable soup mix)-served with chunks of bread from the bowl. I know that it’s been around forever, but it still gets eaten up whenever I make it for a gathering.
I agree…that one is delicious!
oh lawdddy i’m gettin hungry all over again…. 😀
These sounds delicious. What a wonderful collection of dips.