On Sunday, February 5th, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will face off in Indianapolis for the Superbowl game. Whether you’re interested in the big game or not, it’s always a good excuse to have some friends over and enjoy some good food! Here are a few recipes to try out this year while watching the game.
- 1 pound bacon
- 1 (16 oz) package of Little Smokies sausages
- 1 cup brown sugar, or to taste
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut bacon into thirds and wrap each strip around a little sausage. Place the wrapped sausages on wooden skewers, several to a skewer. Arrange the skewers on a baking sheet and sprinkle them liberally with brown sugar.
- Bake until bacon is crisp and the brown sugar melted.
Serves 12
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- 2 (8 oz) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup mayo
- 1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies, drained
- 2 ounces canned diced jalapeno peppers, drained
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Stir together cream cheese and mayonnaise in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in green chiles and jalapeno peppers. Pour mixture into a microwave safe serving dish, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
- Microwave on High until hot, about 3 minutes.
Baked variation: If you would like to brown the cheese, bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Serves 32. Makes 4 cups.
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- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
- 2 green onions, minced
- 4 (12 inch) flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 1 (2 ounce) can sliced black olives
- 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, ranch dressing mix, and green onions. Spread this mixture on each tortilla. Sprinkle red pepper, celery, black olives, and cheese (if you’d like) over the cream cheese mixture. Roll up the tortillas, then wrap them tightly in aluminum foil.
- Chill 2 hours or overnight. Cut off ends of the rolls, and slice the chilled rolls into 1 inch slices.
Serves 15.
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What will you be serving up Superbowl Sunday?
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