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When it comes to the Super Bowl, we’re as focused on the food spread as the point spread. Some of our favorite dishes to serve at football watch parties include classics like saucy chicken wings, pigs in a blanket, and chips with dip, along with party-ready punches to please guests. And we have tons of other dishes and drinks in our lineup, from sandwiches to desserts. With so many Super Bowl recipes to choose from, we know you’ll have a winning menu regardless of what happens on the field.
Buffalo Pigs in a Blanket
Food & Wine / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styliing Claire Spollen
Recipe developer Melissa Gray brushes buttery store-bought crescent roll dough with Buffalo sauce before wrapping smoky cocktail sausages and baking. Serve with a creamy, tangy blue cheese dip to celebrate both party favorites.
Crispy Potato Skins with Chorizo
Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle
Crispy potato skins are the ideal vessel for rich, smoky chorizo, melty cheese, and a lime-spiked crema in this easy appetizer that’s perfect for parties. We bake the potatoes three times for the perfect texture and top with radishes, pickled jalapeños, and scallions.
Al Pastor–Style Chicken Skewers
Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
Coat juicy chicken thighs with the spicy and zesty flavors of dried chiles in these simple skewers that can be served with corn tortillas and fresh, bright toppings like sliced avocado, fresh cilantro, and lime.
Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings with Hot Honey Glaze
The key to these impossibly crispy chicken wings is to cook them in two batches, ensuring they’re not overcrowded in the air fryer. The wings are first tossed with lemon pepper, then coated with a buttery hot honey glaze and served with more of the glaze for dipping.
Pepperoni Rolls with Garlic-Anchovy Marinara
Serve these pepperoni and provolone rolls appetizer-style with marinara sauce on the side that’s been bolstered with caramelized baked garlic and salty anchovies.
Three-Cheese Queso Nachos
Present this loaded tray of nachos to game day guests and it’s sure to impress. Each individual component takes this dish to the next level, from homemade pickled red onions and jalapeños to creamy queso made with Monterey Jack, white American, and goat cheese.
Warm Spinach-Artichoke Dip
This classic spinach dip is creamy, filled with four kinds of cheese and plenty of tender artichoke hearts, and contrasted by a crisp, golden top. It comes together effortlessly in just one step and is made especially easy with the use of frozen veggies.
Poutine
Carson Downing / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Gabriel Greco
French fries topped with gooey, melty cheese and a savory red wine gravy don’t need an occasion, but why not make it part of your Super Bowl tradition?
Ham, Soppressata, and Two-Cheese Stromboli
Food & Wine / Photo by Jacob Fox / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Addy Evans
Pizza dough gets stuffed with two meats, two cheeses, and two kinds of peppers for this make-ahead snack that can be served warm or cold.
Cornflake-Crusted Fried Chicken Drumettes
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen
Super crispy on the outside and moist and juicy on the inside, these meaty chicken wing drumettes are drizzled in mildly spicy hot honey to really make the dish sing.
Barbecue Shrimp Po’boy
Frederick Hardy II / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman
Serve smoky, spicy shrimp on baguettes or rolls with a thin, crackly crust and soft interior for New Orleans-style po’boys.
Caramelized Five-Onion Dip
Onion dip is plenty delicious in its own right, and in this recipe from Justin Chapple, five types of caramelized onions bring loads of additional flavor to the party. Cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream provide the dip’s creamy, luscious base.
Barbecue-Spiced Potato Chips
Homemade barbecue chips are ready in less than an hour with a few pro tips from Lucy Morrow.
Roasted Pork Tostadas with Citrusy Cabbage Salad
Tender citrus-and-herb-roasted pork shoulder is especially wonderful when complemented by chewy hominy and crunchy radishes and cabbage. Serve the pork salad family-style and let guests pile their tostadas high with their favorite toppings.
Crispy Air Fryer Onion Rings
Chris Simpson / FOOD STYLING by MARGARET MONROE DICKEY / PROP STYLING by AUDREY DAVIS
Onion rings are nothing without their crunchy exterior, but you don’t need to deep-fry to achieve it. Here, we coat sweet onions with crushed cornflakes and use the air fryer to make a lighter version of the classic snack.
Spicy Cashew-Lemongrass Snack Mix
Lime leaves and lemongrass bring citrusy flavor to buttery cashews, toasted coconut, and crispy garlic. Frying each element individually gives you more control over the final result, ensuring perfectly crunchy components.
Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Sliders with Cabbage-Apple Slaw
Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Jillian Knox
How’s this for snack-on-snack action? Breaded in salty pretzel crumbs, these grown-up chicken tenders are juicy on the inside with a crunchy crust that matches wonderfully with the crisp cabbage slaw.
Classic Cheese Pizza
Yes, we have the F&W Guide to Making Pizza at Home with everything to know about the classic dish, but sometimes all you want at the end of the day is a simple cheese pizza. This recipe turns simple into sublime with exceptional pizza dough, low-moisture mozzarella cheese, and an easy-to-make tomato sauce.
Rocky Road Brownies
Morgan Hunt Glaze / Prop Styling by Joshua Hoggle / Food Styling by Marianne Williams
These gooey, chocolatey brownies have a few fun surprises inside, including melted chocolate and salted almonds. A golden marshmallow topping toasts under the broiler.
Classic Beef Chili
If you don’t have a chili recipe in your back pocket, make this one your go-to for game day. Fresh poblano and toasty ancho chile powder provide a tame level of heat, making this a crowd-friendly dish that guests can crank up by topping with a few slices of fresh jalapeño. And thanks to convenient canned beans, you can get this on the table in under an hour. Game on!
Buffalo Wings
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe
There’s no substitute for classic Buffalo wings when it comes to game day snacking. These wings are fried, then tossed in a buttery hot sauce and served with blue cheese dip and celery.
Patty Melt
Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
A cross between a burger and a grilled cheese, these satisfying sandwiches are just the thing to enjoy with a cold beer while watching the game. Swiss cheese, a burger patty, sweet caramelized onions, and mustard tuck into rye bread before being griddled to perfection.
Spinach Dip Hot Bread
This gooey, cheesy appetizer is great for watching the big game. The toasty sliced sourdough boule is filled with buttery bechamel sauce and spinach, with a kick from Calabrian chiles.
Slow Cooker Barbecued Pulled Pork
Julia Hartbeck
This tasty, tender pulled pork makes excellent use of your slow cooker. Richly flavorful and saucy, it’s terrific on hamburger buns with coleslaw, thinly sliced onion, and dill pickles. Make it even more next-level with homemade Buttery Brioche Hamburger Buns.
Oatmeal Cream Pies
Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Shell Royster
Chicago chef Sarah Mispagel-Lustbader’s nostalgic recipe makes tender, chewy cookies with oats, dark brown sugar, molasses, and toffee bits. A light, creamy vanilla filling is the perfect complement. This recipe makes 25 sandwich cookies — ideal for your Super Bowl party.
Ultimate Loaded Chili-Topped Hot Dogs
Make the sweet chili for these loaded dogs in advance for quick assembly on Super Bowl Sunday. The final result balances salt from Corn Nuts and the hot dog, a sharp bite from pickled jalapeños, and freshness from radishes and sour cream.
Adobo Chicken Wings
Flavor wings to the bone with an umami-rich soy sauce and vinegar marinade that concentrates flavor during baking. The mashup has a sticky, finger-licking layer of deliciousness.
Pork-and-Ricotta Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle
Tender, golf ball-size pork meatballs baked in a hearty tomato sauce can be eaten as is, stuffed into a hoagie roll, or served alongside pasta to please any crowd.
Buffalo and Blue Cheese Popcorn
Get the spicy, buttery, cheesy flavor of Buffalo wings in this quick and easy popcorn recipe perfect for game day parties.
Guava Quesitos
Christopher Testani / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
Quesitos (“little cheeses”) are golden, flaky pastry twists filled with sugar-sweetened cream cheese. Here, strips of guava paste top the cream cheese, giving each pastry a unique sweetness underlined with hints of floral notes.
Mushroom Flatbread with White Miso
Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christine Keely
Each ingredient built onto this quick flatbread brings another element of nutty, umami flavor. The recipe calls for store-bought flatbread to keep things especially easy.
Classic Deviled Eggs
Kelsey Hansen / Food Styling by Annie Probst / Prop Styling by Breanna Ghazali
Include deviled eggs in your Super Bowl spread and watch them disappear fast. For this quintessential version, a heavy dose of mayonnaise gives the filling an extra-silky texture and rich flavor, while sharp Dijon mustard and fresh dill add acidity and brightness.
Bacon Guacamole
Guacamole does just fine without bacon, but, well, if you’re going to add some meat to it, bacon is definitely the way to go. This recipe has just that little extra smokiness and saltiness, courtesy of three strips of bacon plus a touch of smoked paprika and ground chipotle.
Dinkies Cheezesteak
Grab a handful of napkins and get ready to use them! Plant-based meat gets piled into toasted rolls with tender peppers, onions, and gooey pools of vegan cheese for this gloriously sloppy sub.
Carnitas Sliders with Tomatillo-Avocado Sauce
These grab-and-go sliders will be a halftime hit at your Super Bowl party. They star tender carnitas topped with a creamy tomatillo-avocado sauce sandwiched between pillowy homemade rolls.
Chile Crisp-Glazed Bacon Bites
Your Super Bowl party needs bacon. Here, meaty bites of slow-roasted slab bacon are tossed with a homemade chile crisp studded with freshly toasted chunks of dried chiles, fresh ginger, and garlic. Or, use your favorite store-bought chile crisp to keep things easy.
Fizzy Clementine and Mezcal Punch
Frederick Hardy II / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Christina Daley
Clementine juice gets a smoky finish from mezcal and sweet fizz from orange soda in this fruity punch with a dazzling ice ring that’s a no-brainer for parties.
Honey-Pepper Coconut Shrimp
Perfectly crisp and golden, these tasty shrimp bites are coated in a sweetened shredded coconut and panko breading and glazed with a zesty, peppery sauce. Serve with mango-habanero aïoli.
Mini Kabob Potatoes
Somewhere in between chips and fries are these crispy, crinkle-cut fried potatoes. They’re seasoned simply with salt, black pepper, and Aleppo pepper.
Parsi Kheema Pav (Curried Minced Lamb on Buns)
Chef Meherwan Irani’s “Sloppy Jai” is perhaps the tastiest version of a Sloppy Joe you may ever eat. The spiced lamb is served on a soft bun with green chutney, cilantro, sliced onions, green chiles, and Maggi ketchup.
Roasted Hot Honey Sweet Potato Salad
To make this impossibly delicious, spicy roasted sweet potato salad, we season the potatoes with smoked paprika to create a sweet-savory balance; tossing them in a hot honey dressing adds a touch of tangy heat.
French Onion Baked Brie
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe
French onion soup meets baked Brie for double the crowd-pleasing deliciousness. This party snack features golden puff pastry, savory caramelized red onion, and lots of melted cheese.
Sour Cream and Chive Potato Pizza
Start with a base of fresh, store-bought pizza dough and slather it with garlicky cream, then pile on spiced potato slices, mozzarella, and cheddar. Once it’s baked, sprinkle on crumbled bacon and top with sour cream and chives.
Smoked Salmon Dip
Smoked salmon is pureed with mayonnaise, sour cream, and cream cheese to form the base of this smoky dip, then combined with finely chopped salmon, briny capers, and dill.
Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso
In this recipe for a new take on nachos, pita chips are drizzled with a feta queso and then laden with lentil chili, harissa-spiked pickled cabbage, and a dollop of creamy labneh. The tangy feta queso gets its smooth body from the addition of red lentils and is a tasty option for dipping, too.
Margarita Shortbread with Tequila-Lime Glaze
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
These cookies are infused with agave nectar and fresh lime juice for a sweet-and-sour kiss of citrus. A tangy glaze with a touch of tequila really ties together the signature cocktail flavor.
Thai Cucumber Salad
Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe
This easy and refreshing cucumber salad boasts a punch of flavor from ginger, white vinegar, and green Thai chile — it’s a great way to balance all of the richer dishes in your spread.
Crudité Platter with Pimiento Cheese and Shiro-Miso Dip
This crowd-pleasing appetizer features two make-ahead dips served with crisp raw veggies and roasted delicata squash. A citrus-spiked miso dip is a refreshingly light complement to the crudités, while a classic pimiento cheese is tangy, creamy, and satisfying.
Garlic-Butter Steak Bites
Recipe developer and tester Marianne Williams’ recipe for juicy steak bites features a velvety pan sauce full of umami-rich flavors.
Pico de Gallo
Matt Taylor-Gross
Fresh is the name of the game here. The simple combination of tomatoes, onion, scallions, cilantro, chiles, and grapefruit or lime juice is always a win when served with tortilla chips.
Fried Ravioli with Cacio e Pepe Dip
Food & Wine / Photo by Hannah Hufham / Food Styling by Marianne Williams / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle
Crunchy, buttery, and crispy, these seasoned cheese ravioli seem deep-fried despite just a quick trip into a hot oven. The cacio e pepe dip is the texture of a creamy dressing, with an umph and umami saltiness from the cheeses and a good dose of pepper.
Sweet Potato Cheesecake Empanadas
Combine the flavors of marshmallow-topped sweet potato casserole with spiced pumpkin cheesecake, encasing it all in caramel-drizzled, crisp pastry, with store-bought shortcuts like empanada wrappers and canned sweet potatoes.
Jalapeño-Lime Pepitas
Crispy on the outside with slightly chewy centers, these zingy toasted pepitas are balanced out by just the right amount of lime and are perfect for enjoying alongside a Mexican lager or tequila cocktail.
Sticky Baked Chicken Wings
For the ultimate game-day snack, pop some chicken wings in the oven (instead of deep-frying them) and toss them with a spicy glaze made with gochujang, honey, and rice vinegar.
Smoked Brisket
This smoked brisket is self-taught barbecue expert Matt Horn’s signature recipe — the star of the menu at his restaurant, Horn Barbecue, in Oakland, California. The 2021 F&W Best New Chef spent weeks perfecting this recipe and says time is the most important ingredient in the dish.
Kentucky Hot Brown Macaroni and Cheese
The F&W Test Kitchen took the essential components of a Kentucky Hot Brown — roast turkey, tomato, bacon, and Mornay sauce — and combined them for a creative macaroni and cheese with the soul of the original.
Chocolate Fudge Loaf
Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver
This intensely rich and fudgy cake with deep chocolate flavor and a tender crumb deserves a spot in your Super bowl spread. Ingredients like coffee, rye flour, and crème fraîche enhance the robust, nutty, and slightly sweet aroma of Dutch-process cocoa. A generous dose of salt acts as a flavor enhancer and balances the brown sugar for a decadent, not overly sweet loaf.
Philly Cheesesteak Queso
In this cheesesteak-queso mash-up, Justin Chapple combines provolone and white American cheese to form a gooey base for sautéed peppers, onions, and thinly sliced rib-eye steak. He recommends serving the dip with toasted slices of hoagie rolls, but tortilla chips are just as delicious.
Spicy Margarita Punch
Muddle cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, and mint for this zingy and fresh margarita punch, a perfect crowd-pleaser for any watch party.
