24 Of Our Best Party Food Ideas and Super Bowl Snacks

1. Game Day Favorite Philly Style Cheesesteak

Let’s start off with a sports favorite.  The classic Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich.  This mouth watering tailgating/ sports party favorite has been on the menu for decades.  This sandwich carries all of the comforting deep sauteed flavors that will leave you and your guests very satisfied especially on Super bowl Sunday.

2. Super Bowl Snacks Football Sugar Cookies

Dessert snacks anyone?  The football sugar cookies are great grab-n-go snacks when cheering for your favorite team during the day.  A nice pop of sweet sugar cookie for anyone to enjoy from the adults to the kiddies.  Not only are they simple to make but even better to taste so give them a try on the party day.

3. Super Bowl Food Easy Chicken Parmesan Garlic Bread Pizza

Who doesn’t love pizza?  The chicken Parmesan pizza with garlic bread is great if you have a multitude of guests or if you are just flying solo.  The recipe is simple with all of the traditional ingredients of herbs, crispy chicken, and chicken that will shoot your tastes buds through the roof.

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4. Super Bowl Appetizer Pulled Pork Sliders

Here is another recipe for your party food ideas that will become a super bowl favorite in your household.  The slow cooker pulled pork sliders are fill with the down-home barbecue that everyone will love to enjoy.  Pull pork bathed in sweet and spicy barbecue sauce and topped with creamy coleslaw.  Yum!

20 Super Bowl Appetizers Ideas from Blogger Friends

1. Crispy Baked Buffalo Chicken Tenders
2. Coconut Shrimp
3. Cole Slaw Chicken Sliders
4. Fajita Bowls
5. Hot Crab Dip
6. Spicy Thai Chicken Wings
7. Cowboy Caviar Recipe
8. The Best Philly Cheesesteak Egg Roll Recipe
9. Twice Baked Potatoes
10. Blue Cheese & Balsamic Steak Sliders
11. Hot Swiss Cheese and Bacon Dip Recipe
12. Cheesy Crab Bite Appetizers
13. Cajun Glazed Bacon
14. Polenta Footballs
15. Taco Salad Mini Bites
16. Pizza Bites
17. Beer Cheese Dip
18. Spicy Buffalo Cheese Dip
19. Ultimate Easy Nachos
20. Chicken Sliders

Looking for more delicious recipes for your game day celebration?

Try these Empanadas and Pigs in a Blanket recipes.

Super bowl Sunday is on the way and you don’t have to be unprepared for it.  try out some of these party food ideas on the table and see what a difference it will make on game day.

Now that you have the snacks and appetizers, what about Football themed desserts?

See our 21 Favorite Football Themed Dessert recipes

For more great Super Bowl snack ideas visit our archives.

BLT Bites Recipe: Quick Game Day Snacks

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Yields: 15 servings

Game Day Ingredients:

15-20 cherry tomatoes

1 pound Bacon, cooked and crumbled

½ cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

1/3 cup green onions, chopped

3-tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

2 tablespoon fresh parsley, snipped

Game Day Snacks Directions:

1. Cut the top of each tomato. Hollow out and discard pulp.
2. Turn tomatoes upside down on a paper towel to drain.
3. In a small bowl, combine all other ingredients and mix well. Fill the mixture into the tomatoes using a spoon.
4. Refrigerate for few hours before serving.

These quick game day snacks may be mini, but their tomato and bacon flavor is full in size. Keep them on hand for yourself and others to add to the fun of football parties. Need more party ideas? Take a look at these appetizer ideas we love.

Take a look at the Food Network’s Big Game Appetizers for a variety of dishes.

These Tailgating Recipes will be a hit too!

You may also love our 24 Super Bowl snacks and appetizers list from our archives and our Blogger friends!

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Memorial Day Appetizer: Grilled Potato Skins

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Total time: 25-30 minutes

Yields: 4 servings

Ingredients

2 baking potatoes – white or sweet potatoes

2 tablespoon melted butter

½ teaspoon dried rosemary

Pinch of salt and pepper

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

2 chopped, green onions

Sour cream

Directions:

1. Cut potatoes into 4 wedges. Hollow out the center of each wedge. Microwave potatoes, uncovered, on high for 6-8 minutes or until tender.

2. In a small bowl, combine rosemary, butter, salt, and pepper. Remove potatoes from microwave and brush over both sides of potato.

3. Put potatoes with skin-side up on the grill rack. Grill for 2-3 minutes, turn and grill again. Add cheese to potato wedges and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

4. Top off with bacon and onion. Serve with sour cream.

Just about everyone will love this delicious Memorial Day appetizer. You can also substitute low-fat cheese or add broccoli and other vegetables for a healthier option.

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How to Make Delicious Smoky Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs Ingredients:

1 dozen large eggs

Ice cubes

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons crème fraîche

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

3 tablespoons finely chopped cornichons

2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Freshly ground white pepper

1/2 teaspoon pimentón

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Deviled Eggs Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, cover the eggs with cold water and bring to a boil over high heat; boil for 1 minute. Remove the saucepan from the heat, cover and let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Drain the eggs and cool them under cold running water, shaking the pan vigorously to crack the shells. Add ice cubes to the pan and let stand until the eggs are cool. Drain and peel the eggs.
3. Halve the eggs lengthwise. Gently remove the yolks and transfer them to a food processor. Add the crème fraîche and mayonnaise and process until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, stir in the cornichons and onion and season with salt, black pepper and white pepper.
4. Arrange the egg-white halves cut side up on a serving plate. Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip or a teaspoon, fill the cavities with the yolk mixture. Sprinkle with the pimentón and serve.

NOTE: Make Ahead the deviled eggs can be refrigerated overnight. Sprinkle with pimentón just before serving.

Place a couple of Smoky Deviled Eggs on a white plate and sprinkle them with spice.

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20 Scary Halloween Party Recipes to Surprise Guests

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1. Halloween Appetizers: Jack-O-Lantern Stuffed Bell Peppers

Halloween has so much inspiration for creative ideas, especially within the food recipes.  The Halloween Jack-O-Lantern stuffed bell peppers recipe is no different, this simple classic puts a ghoulish-spin on some fresh veggies that will entice the kids to take monstrous bites and become haunted with the great aftertastes.

Southern Living has some delicious and creative Halloween appetizers to try!

2. Halloween Party Recipes for Dessert – Finger Cookies

Now if this gruesome treat doesn’t make you scream, then I’m not sure what will.  The creepy Finger Cookies recipe gives the illusion of severed fingers yet however are just crazily, decorated delicious sugar cookies begging to be taken a bite from and enjoyed.

3. Halloween Tombstone Cookies

How about taking one of the most notorious elements from the day of the dead and putting a tasteful twist on it?  Tombstones in the graveyard are a great foundation for the Halloween Tombstone cookies recipe.  The despicable dessert works well as a great party decor and an amazing dessert.

4. Healthy Halloween Snacks: Halloween Monster Mouths Recipe

Now not all Halloween dessert treats have to be sugar-filled frenzies some of them can be just as disturbingly healthy as ever like the Halloween Monster Mouths recipe.  The treats are made from apple slices, peanut butter, jelly and mini marshmallows or yogurt covered raisins.

For more healthy Halloween snacks take a look at Everyday Healths list of recipes.

5. Halloween Party Recipes Ideas: Bat-Tizers

Start off your Halloween parties with some scary Bat Appetizers (Bat-Tizers).  These simple and quick treats will be the hit for the crowds.  All it takes is cheese cubes, black and blue plain tortilla chips, grapes and toothpicks.

15 Halloween Party Recipes Ideas from our Blogger Friends – Desserts!

1. This Silly Girl’s Life – Chocolate Covered Strawberry Pumpkins

2. The Little Epicurean – Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

3. Shaken Together Life – Halloween Cyclops Cupcakes (With Edible Eyeball Toppers)

4. Eat. Drink. Love. – Halloween Cocoa Krispie Treats

5. Organized 31 – Deviled Egg Eyeballs

6. Inside Bru Crew Life – Pudding Filled Dirt Cupcakes

7. Sugar Hero – Spiderweb Cupcakes and Chocolate Spiders

8. Dishin and Dishes – Ghost and Mummy Pizzas

9. Amanda’s Cookin – Kitty Litter Cake-Gross Halloween Party Food

10. Our Best Bites – Super-Easy Yeti Cupcakes

11. This Silly Girl’s Life – Bag of Bones Snack Mix

12. The Little Epicurean – Halloween Donuts

13. Shaken Together Life – Scary Berry Halloween Parfaits

14. Mama Likes to Cook – Frog Egg Lemonade

15. Organized 31 – Halloween Jack O’Lantern Dinner Pockets

Halloween is the holiday where the ghouls and goblins can run a muck, and so can the recipe creativity too.  Have the foods match the holiday.  Scary Halloween treats are sure to keep the excitement and liveliness in any area.  Also, Stagetecture readers do you have any gruesome recipes for the Halloween holiday you would like to share?

Try these Halloween green punch ideas with your Halloween treats!

If you’re looking for exceptional guacamole appetizer, try this southwestern guacamole recipe with chips. This is an exceptional recipe that is so easy and quick to make. You will never get enough of its taste and will definitely boost your appetite.

Southwestern Guacamole Recipe with Chips  

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Guacamole Ingredients:

4 Hass Avocados peeled and seeded
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp finely chopped red onion
1 large Roma tomato, seeds and pulp removed then diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
1/8 – 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Guacamole Recipe Directions:

Partially mash avocados with a fork on a plate or cutting board, pour lime juice over the top and season with salt and pepper and continue to mash to reach desired consistency. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Run chopped red onions under warm water (to remove harsh bite from onion) and add onions to avocado mixture, along with diced tomato, garlic, cilantro and cayenne pepper and stir. Serve with tortilla chips or alongside Mexican entrees.

The whole ingredients should yield a bowl of delicious guacamole dip appetizer. Remember the secret of this southwestern guacamole recipe with chips is the quality if your avocado. So, you have to be very picky in choosing the main ingredient. You don’t have to worry if you don’t have chips. This guacamole recipe can be paired up with another foodstuff other than chips.

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New Years Appetizer Recipes: Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

 

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Ingredients:

Yields 24 mushrooms

24 gourmet mushroom caps (stems cut off; set aside brushed with a damp towel)

1 tablespoon Extra-virgin olive oil

Pepper

Salt

For Stuffing:

3/4 pound Sweet bulk Italian sausage

3 slices White bread, toasted, buttered, and chopped into small pieces

20 Mushroom stems, finely chopped

1 10 oz. box Frozen spinach, defrosted, squeezed dry, and finely chopped

1 rib Leafy part of celery and green, finely chopped)

½ red bell pepper small sized; seeded; finely chopped

4 cloves Garlic, finely chopped

½ small onion, finely chopped

1/3 cup grated Romano or Parmigiano cheese

1 1/2 teaspoons Extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Take a large frying pan and heat it over medium-high heat. Pour extra-virgin olive oil and add mushroom caps into it. Then, add pepper and salt for seasoning the mushrooms.
3. Saute the mushroom caps until they turn light brown and their edges become tender or for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn the caps up so that the juices get drained away from them.
4. Take a nonstick baking sheet and place the caps there. Clean the frying pan and heat it again over medium-high heat.
5. Heat extra-virgin olive oil to the frying pan and add sausage into it. Cook for 3 minutes or until the sausage becomes brown and crumble.
6. Take a food processor and pulse to chop garlic cloves, mushroom stems, red bell pepper, onion, and celery gradually.
7. Add this vegetable mixture into the frying pan and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Keep the heat at medium-high level. Put spinach into the mixture and gradually add bread and cheese. Cook and occasionally toss the stuffing for 2 to 3 minutes or until the bread is soggy and all the ingredients start sticking together. Stop the heat.
8. Use a spoon to fill the caps with stuffing. Now, transfer the caps to the preheated oven and reduce the heat to 400°F. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. The baking will set the stuffing inside the caps and make the stuffing edges crisp.
9. Serve the stuffed mushrooms hot!

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If you are looking for more quick appetizers that are delicious check out our Thanksgiving Appetizers post filled with creative dishes like Apricots with Bleu Cheese!

These stuffed mushrooms are meant to be a hit either you make them on the Christmas Eve or serve as a New Years Party dish or for your next party into the New Year! You can also use the leftover stuffing in your next day’s breakfast burritos and to stuff pork chops that you might like to try on a nice evening.

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Tasty Appetizer: Marinated Lamb Kebabs

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Ingredients

• ¼ cup of olive oil (plus a little extra for brushing the grill)
• ¼ cup of fresh lemon juice (2 lemons)
• ½ tsp. of freshly ground black pepper
• 1 red onion
• 1 tsp. of kosher salt
• 1 tsp. of lemon zest
• 1 pound of regular yogurt (or lowfat)
• 2 pounds of top round lamb
• 5 tbsp. of fresh rosemary leaves.

Procedure

1. Mix the yogurt, lemon juice and zest, olive oil, salt, pepper, and rosemary in a large bowl. Add the lamb and roll it around to make sure it is covered with the marinade.
2. Cover the lamb with a plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. Leave overnight or up to 2 days.
3. Prepare your charcoal grill and spread the coals to form a single tight layer.
4. Cut the lamb into cubes. 2 pounds of top round lamb should produce about 20 cubes.
5. Cut the onion into 8 pieces and detach each piece into 3-4 sections.
6. Place 3-4 pieces of lamb on a skewer and alternate them with pieces of onion.
7. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the lamb cubes and onions.
8. Place the skewers on the grill and cook them for approximately 10-15 minutes. Turn them 2-3 times to ensure they are thoroughly cooked.

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Whether you want a lamb recipe or a tasty appetizer to make for your friends, nothing beats this. It is so simple it can be made by amateurs. Since it takes a short time to make, you’ll have plenty of time to fraternize with your family and friends. If you are expecting many people, increase the portions to ensure you have enough food. Needless to say, everyone will be impressed.

What delicious grilling recipes will you serve for your party?

Spring Appetizer: Potato and Cheese Croquettes

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Total Time: Preparation 30 minutes + Cooking 35 minutes

Yields: 12 croquettes

Ingredients

500g floury potatoes, peeled and chopped

50g unsalted butter

1 lightly beaten egg and 1 extra yolk

100g soft goat cheese

120g flaked almonds, crushed

Sunflower oil to deep fry

Romesco sauce ingredients

2 red capsicums, seeds removed, quartered

1 plum tomato, halved

3 garlic cloves, unpeeled

60g flaked almonds, toasted

¼ teaspoon smoked paprika

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Pinch of chilli powder

Procedure

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1. Pre-heat the grill to medium high for the sauce. Line a baking tray with foil. Place tomato, capsicum, and garlic on the tray with skin side up. Grill until skins are blackened. Transfer to a bowl, cover with a plastic wrap and let it stand for 15 minutes. Peel tomato, capsicum, and garlic, discarding skin and seeds. Now place it in a food processor and add remaining ingredients. Whiz until smooth. Season and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a pan boil water with salt and cook potato for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain, and then shake the pan for few seconds to remove excess moisture if any. Mash potato with butter until smooth. Season and add egg yolk and goat cheese. Divide the mixture into four portion, then roll each into a thick log. Now cut each log into 3 pieces.
3. Place flour, almonds, and beaten egg in separate bowls. Roll the croquettes first in flour, then egg, followed by almonds. Half fill a large pan or a deep fryer with sunflower oil and heat to 190 degree Celsius.  In batches, fry croquettes for 3-4 minutes or until golden. Drain on paper towel. Sprinkle salt and serve immediately with romesco sauce.

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Savory and crispy with tempting romesco sauce, these potato and cheese croquettes are great as spring party appetizers. They are especially easy to cook and travel well.

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Thanksgiving Dinner: 3 Easy Make-Ahead Appetizers Recipes

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1. Cranberry and Chili Meatballs

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef (chuck)

2 eggs

1/3 cup breadcrumbs

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp onion powder

1 tsp dried oregano

1 can cranberry sauce (16-ounce)

1 jar chili sauce (12-ounce)

1/4 cup orange marmalade

1/4 cup water

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp red wine vinegar

Directions

1. In a large bowl combine the ground meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and oregano well. The best way is to use your hands, but you can also use a stand mixer and the paddle. Take a little of the mixture and shape into small balls (about 1-inch). You should get more than 50 balls with this recipe.
2. Take your large skillet and place it over medium-high heat. Cook the meatballs in small batches until browned all around, which shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. As soon as they are cooked, take them out of the skillet and place them on paper towels to drain.
3. Take the chili sauce, cranberry sauce, orange marmalade, water, soy sauce and red wine and combine stirring. Cook in a large Dutch oven over medium heat and don’t forget to whisk the mixture now and then. It should take about 5 minutes to cook, or just cook until the sauce is smooth. At this point, you can add the meatballs while reducing the heat. Cook everything for about 15 to 20 minutes and stir from time to time. The dish is ready when the meatballs or no longer pink in the center (pick one of the larger meatballs for a sample).
4. If you want to make them ahead, just let the meatballs cool completely and place them in a zip-top freezer bag. Freeze them for up to a month. When it’s time to use them, just let them slowly thaw in a refrigerator and cook them until they are heated well. Don’t forget to stir occasionally.

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2. Apricot Bites with Blue Cheese

Ingredients

2 tbsp finely chopped nuts (e.g. walnuts)

2 tsp sugar

2 tsp butter

½ tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary

¼ cup crumbled blue cheese

1 ounce cream cheese

16 dried apricots

Directions

1. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with foil.
2. Melt the butter over low to medium heat in a small pan. When the butter has melted add the nuts and sugar to caramelize the nuts. Cook for 2-3 minutes while stirring, until the nuts are slightly toasted. Add the rosemary and cook for a few moments, not more than half a minute. Empty the nuts into the pan and spread them out to cool.
3. In the time the nuts are cooling you can prepare the chesses. Just combine the blue cheese and the cream cheese in a small bowl. Use an electrical mixer to mix the mixture until it is smooth.
4. With a teaspoon, spoon a little of the cheese mix on top of each apricot. Sprinkle a little portion of nuts over the cheese and garnish with a little freshly chopped rosemary.
5. Make them a day ahead and keep them in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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3. Sweet Potatoes skins with sour cream topping

Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes (to make 8 appetizers)

½ tbsp olive oil

Salt and pepper

1/8 cup buttermilk, low-fat

1/8 tsp sweet paprika

2 slices of bacon

1/8 cup sour cream, reduced-fat

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to about 450 degrees and scrub and pat the sweet potatoes dry.
2. Rub the potatoes with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place them on a rimmed baking sheet and bake the sweet potatoes for about 40 minutes or until tender. Take the potatoes out and let them cool on the sheet.
3. Using a knife, cut the potatoes into half lengthwise and with a spoon scoop out about 1/3 cup of the each of the potatoes’ flesh. Put the flesh into a bowl. Pour the buttermilk and the paprika into the bowl and mash the mixture until it becomes smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Fill each skin with the mixture and place them in a refrigerator for up to 2 days.
5. When ready to serve, take the potatoes out and place them on a baking sheet. Bake them for about fifteen minutes.
6. Cook the bacon in a pan until crisp, which should take a little more than five minutes. Let it drain on paper towels and cut it into crumbles.
7. In a bowl combine the sour cream and 1 tbsp. of water. Drizzle this mixture over the sweet potatoes and garnish with bacon. Cut in halves and serve.

Let this year be the year with less stress while preparing the Thanksgiving Dinner for your loved ones by making ahead some of these 3 easy appetizers. This way you will be able to concentrate on more important things, like having a good time with all your loved ones while having a wonderful dinner.

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