30 Great Super Bowl Party Recipes

No matter where your team loyalties lie, these recipes are sure to get your fellow football fans cheering.


Gabriel's Guacamole
This is the base recipe from Gabriel's in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is intended only as a jumping-off point: Add more seasonings to your taste. We preferred it with 1/2 teaspoon jalapeño, 4 teaspoons onion, and 4 teaspoons lime juice.
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Greek Spinach Dip
This savory spinach dip takes its flavor cues from spanakopita. Serve it with warm pita bread or crisp crudités.
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Poblano and Nopales Chimichangas
Who needs the deep fryer when you can bake a flaky crust?
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Buttermilk Grilled Chicken
Soak chicken in a buttermilk brine for extra moist and tender results, then add subtle Indian-inspired spices for a go-anywhere feast that's miles from boring.
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Grilled Beer-Cooked Sausages
Simmering these sausages in beer first makes for quick grilling and helps feed tailgate guests fast. We love these smeared with coarse-grain mustard on crusty rolls. The onions take on a lot of the ale's flavor, including its slight bitterness.
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Grass-Fed Burgers with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce
Top grass-fed burger with a sauce of smoked chiles, brown sugar, ketchup, molasses, orange juice concentrate, and garlic. The sauce is also excellent on grilled chicken and ribs.
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Smoky Beef-and-Bacon Chili
Bacon, fire-roasted tomatoes, and spicy smoked paprika give this easy-to-make chili a deep, complex flavor. While it's great right after you make it, it's even better the next day.
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Chicken, Corn, and Tomato Pasta Salad
Toss together shredded chicken with orzo pasta, sweet corn, chopped red onion, and basil. Add a ricotta-lemon dressing. Dinner's ready.
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Potato Salad with Artichokes & Green Bean, Hazelnut, and Mint salad
Give your guests options by serving both these sides. This zingy potato salad with artichokes is rich and creamy, while the green bean salad topped with a bright lemon dressing is light and fresh.
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Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies
Chewy, and big enough to share-though you may want every bite. For the richest flavor, use dark chocolate and cocoa such as Scharffen Berger.
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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars
These sinfully rich bars pack the benefits of whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, and rolled oats.
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