Game day is a big day for many in the U.S. Whether you are tailgating at a live game or looking to fill your tummy at half time in your living room, healthy and delicious snacks are the way to go.
If you are hosting a Super Bowl party this year, you’ll want to plan your food well. Things to consider are:
- What types of food to serve – Keep servings small and bite-sized. Finger foods are best but not necessarily the only thing you can serve.
- How much food you’ll need – A good rule of thumb is 1 pound of food per person.
- One main course is a good option – Try a big pot of chili and place smaller bowls of toppings all around it. Leave a stack of bowls and spoons next to that.
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Communal Meals For A Super Bowl Party
Think family-style meals. Small bowls of things people can combine or enjoy in smaller, snack-sized amounts. Bowls of chili are typical, but the type of chili can vary widely.
Platters of finger foods are always great. Air-fried foods are wonderful for cooking in batches. This way you can make a bunch, serve it and refill the serving dishes one batch at a time.
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What Are The Most Popular Super Bowl Foods?
What are the top foods your guests might expect from your party? Here they are in ranking order:
- Chips and dip
- Chicken wings
- Pizza
- Nachos
- Cheese and crackers
- Cookies
- Burgers and sliders
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Buffet Bars
If you’d rather focus your food on a theme and let people “build their own” plates, here are some ideas for food bars:
- Baked Potatoes Bar – Cook a bunch of small to medium potatoes in a slow cooker. Set that on the table. Then put a ton of baked potato toppings, such as cream cheese, in separate bowls on the table as well. At the end, set you air fryer with instructions to cook at 400 Fahrenheit for one to two potatoes for about one minute (just long enough the melt the cheese because the potatoes are already cooked).
- Nacho Bar – Set out quarter-size baking sheets with everything needed to top nachos. (A pot of chili can sit in a slow cooker on warm if you want chili nachos). Keep the oven going and place a note where it’s visible to leave the temperature where it is (350 Fahrenheit). Set the timer for 5-10 minutes, just long enough to melt the cheese. This way, your guests can have fun building and baking their own personal tray of nachos and a good chunk of hosting stress comes off your shoulders. Here’s a recipe for nacho cheese sauce!
- Chili Bar – This is a great time to break out your biggest slow cooker. Cook a big batch of chili, put some single-serving bowls on the table with spoons, and set out separate bowls or plates of chili toppings. Keep your slow cooker on warm so guests can serve themselves a warm bowl at any point.
- Quesadilla Bar – Set out tortillas, plates of different sliced cheeses as well as any toppings your guests might like. This could include avocados or guacamole, sour cream, black beans, chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeno peppers, lime juice or lemon juice, and more. Set an air fryer at the end of the table with instructions to bake at 400 Fahrenheit for one minute.
- Burger Bar – Prep and cook the patties ahead of time along with any burger toppings your guests might enjoy. Set them all on your buffet table individually and let your guests build their own burgers.
- Bagel Bar – Set out a ton of different bagels and toppings, such as cream cheese in different flavors, lunch meats and regular cheeses. You can even set an air fryer on your table in case somebody wants to melt cheese on their bagel. For most air fryers, 400 Fahrenheit for one minute will usually do the trick.
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Super Bowl food ideas
The Super Bowl is here! This weekend, you might be in charge of bringing a healthy appetizer for your friends or family. Here are recipes for healthy super bowl snacks and food.
We’ll start with some healthy and delicious dips.
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1. Homemade Guacamole
No gathering is complete without a truly great guacamole recipe. Everyone loves it (or at least most people do)!
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2. Queso Dip Recipe
This queso dip recipe is perfect for parties, get-togethers (like the Super Bowl!) or just for a relaxed night at home.
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3. Pizza Hummus Recipe
My son and I both shared this tasty, clean eating sun-dried tomato and olive hummus as a snack and pretty much ended up finishing it off for dinner, too. I just can’t get enough hummus!
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4. Peanut Butter Fruit Dip
I found a recipe on Pinterest for fruit dip. There was almost nothing clean about it, but the concept certainly sparked my interest. So, I gave it a shot.
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Super Bowl Finger Food
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5. Danish Meatballs
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Delicious and flavorful appetizers don’t have to be complicated or contain a lot of processed ingredients. Add layers of flavor to these garlic and herb stuffed mushrooms with items that are probably already in your fridge and pantry, and impress your guests with their simplicity.
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6. Apple Fries
Apple fries are so yummy! They are definitely considered healthy snacks for kids and adults alike. They make great after-school snacks that won’t ruin dinner, too!
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7. Roasted chickpeas
These make the perfect, clean snack! Healthy and totally portable, these babies have become an instant favorite for me.
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8. Air Fried Chicken Wings
This air-fried chicken wings recipe is simple, delicious and easy to make! They’re perfect for game day!
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Super Bowl Meals
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9. Slow Cooker Taco Chicken
This slow cooker taco chicken is the perfect way to make a large pot of chicken for tacos using only two ingredients!
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10. Southwest Chicken Crockpot
Southwest Chicken is a mouthwatering, wholesome meal of seasoned shredded chicken, black beans, corn and tomatoes. This chicken dinner recipe cooks to perfection in your slow cooker!
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11. Turkey Chili
Turkey chili is wonderful stuff. It’s a healthier alternative to beef chili and is just as filling and flavorful.
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12. Chicken Sliders
These barbecue chicken sliders are super easy to make in a pressure cooker, and with this recipe, you can have a meal ready to go in under an hour!
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Super Bowl Grilling
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13. Barbecue Rosemary Pork Chops
I used to bake my pork in the oven and always came up with a bland, rubbery piece of something that was supposed to be meat. But this was sooooo yummy!
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14. Grilled Tandoori Chicken
This grilled Tandoori chicken recipe is a bit different than my other barbecue chicken recipes. Why? Because it’s almost exactly like making mud pies as a kid, equally squishy and equally dirty. But MAN is this good chicken!
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15. Chicken Kababs
This chicken kababs recipe could be the best thing to come off your grill ever!
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16. Grilled Turkey Burgers
Those sear marks and smokey flavors are a quintessential in this country. Americans love their barbecue … and the food that comes from them!
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Desserts
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17. Peanut Butter Cookies
These clean-eating peanut butter cookies are full of peanut buttery goodness!
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18. Chocolate Chip Cookies
Far be it from me to try and ruin anybody’s eating plan. But every once in a while, it’s nice to splurge and know you haven’t destroyed your plan completely. Am I right? I mean, if you can splurge and still call it “clean,” isn’t that better than drowning yourself in a bunch of “unclean” foods?
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19. Freedom Brownies
These-clan eating freedom brownies are wonderful and grain-free!
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Related:
- Save on the Super Bowl with this $3 wing recipe
- The best Whole Foods appetizers for your Super Bowl party
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