Quickly and easily create your Super Bowl menu using some of my favorite simple and delicious curated recipes.
Ok let’s just get this out of the way in case you don’t know … we’re a Patriots house here. My husband and his family are from Massachusetts. I was married into it, my kids were born into it. Football is a big deal. Actually, sports in general. But I’ll be honest.. I don’t care about it so much 🙈 I used to love football, actually played flag football for my high school for a couple years. But over time, I just felt like it got boring with all the constant flags and flags and more flags and basically they might as well just start playing flag football. Don’t hate me.
But what I doooo love, is the Super Bowl parties. I don’t so much care about the commercials (again, don’t hate me) but I do love allll the yummy food! And yes, I tend to overdo it. Whether it’s only a few friends or a bigger party, I love to make lots of food and most of the time I’ll spend the whole game hanging around my kitchen island where the food is. Get in my belly!
Sadly this year there will be no big party. We will likely just get together with our one set of close friends that we’ve spent some time with during this never-ending pandemic. But regardless, the Super Bowl Food shall live on!
PLANNING A SUPER BOWL PARTY MENU
When I’m planning holiday or party meals, for big groups or small, my thought process is always the same:
- MAKE CATEGORIES. Make a few categories such as heartier food, lighter snack-able food, sweet treat, meatless, healthy… etc. If you stick to 2-4 categories it’ll make your life much easier.
- SEARCH FOR RECIPES. Search for some recipe options that catch your attention and fit into your categories.
- NARROW IT DOWN. I get over excited and can easily find 10 different things I want to make (damn you Pinterest.) If that happens to you too, narrow down to 1-2 recipes per category (depending on how big your crowd or how much you want to make.)
- AND REMEMBER VARIETY! For example, I don’t usually want hot dogs and pigs in a blanket. Or shrimp cocktail and shrimp salad. The exception is if it’s a bigger party and there will be lots of choices, then I’m ok with similar foods. HOWEVER, if it’s just you and your significant other and you guys love all things shrimp. By all means, make all the shrimp things!!
- GET HELP. Ask for help and/or don’t turn down help! Many times friends or family will ask “What can I bring?” , “What can I make?” Rather than having three people show up with fruit platters (and yes, that’s happened to me despite prepping/managing) you’ll be able to easily tell your friend, cousin, mom that they can bring a that awesome spinach dip they make or to pick up some sodas and juices.
EASY SUPER BOWL MENU RECIPES
I’ve done the first two steps of planning for you so now it’s your turn to just pick and choose which recipes you’d like to make from some or all of these categories! This list includes some of my favorite simple and easy recipes I’ve curated from other bloggers over the years. I’ve made all these at one time or another, and many of them several times because they’re delicious, easy and everyone loves them!
HEARTY
Chicken Parmesan Sliders from The Slow Roasted Italian
Beer BBQ Meatballs from Sweet & Savory
Philly Cheese Steak Cheesy Bread from The Recipe Critic
Five Cheese Ziti Al Forno from Budget Savvy Diva
LIGHT
Pepperoni Pizza Rolls from Six Sisters Stuff
Spinach Artichoke Dip Pinwheels from Yellow Bliss Road
Salami and Cream Cheese Pinwheels from PiX FiZ
Italian Sandwich Roll-ups from Happy Go Lucky
SCOOPABLE
Buffalo Chicken Dip from Skinny Taste
Cheesy Shrimp Dip from Life, Love, & Good Food
Seafood Salad from Dinner at the Zoo
7 Layer Dip from Spend with Pennies
SWEET
Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries from The Comfort of Cooking
Coconut Cream Fruit Dip from Inside BruCrew Life
Chocolate Fruit Dip from Cooking Classy
Cake Pops from Lifestyle with Leah – {TIP} – use any flavor cake mix you prefer and change up the chocolate or sprinkle colors to match the team you’re rooting for!
I hope narrowing it down and keeping the suggestions minimal keeps you from getting overwhelmed and helps you come up with your perfect Super Bowl menu quickly and easily!
