Super Bowl Party Food Ideas

If you're tired of the same old chili and cornbread for Super Bowl halftime food, why don't you change things up a bit? How about a different kind of soup? In general, soups are very easy to make and they don't take much time. If you make them the day before the party, you'll have less to do on the day of the big game and you'll have more time with your guests. Another bonus of making them a day ahead is it gives it time for the flavors to really blend.

A crowd favorite is chicken tortilla soup. There are many variations of this soup but it usually consists of onions, garlic, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, canned tomatoes, chicken stock, yellow, orange or red bell peppers and chicken. Saute the onions until soft, add garlic and cook for a minute, then add the tomatoes and stock. Either grill, bake or saute a couple of chicken breasts and then shred or cut into 1" cubes. To flavor those ingredients, add cumin, oregano and canned chipotle pepper. You don't need much of the chipotle as it packs a wonderful, spicy hot and smoky flavor. You can freeze the remainder of the can, just scoop out and put in a freezer bag. This is just about the best secret ingredient you could ask for! Add the chicken to the soup, simmer for 15 minutes and let cool. Refrigerate until the next day.

You can add homemade bread to go along with the soup. It has made a huge comeback, it's so very easy to make and it would score a touchdown on Super Bowl Sunday. The four main ingredients are flour, yeast salt and water. There is a wet dough process that takes about 15 minutes to mix, then about 2 hours to rise at room temperature. You refrigerate the dough at least 3 hours or even overnight. The mixture will yield 4 boules of bread and will store up to 14 days refrigerated. On baking day, you form the number of loaves you want, let rest for 40 minutes and then bake for 30 minutes. You could even get creative and form a football shaped loaf. That would be a fun and impressive way to present your beautiful homemade loaf on game day.

Since the soup was made the day before, reheat on medium heat. When it's time to serve, ladle into bowls and top with a dollop of sour cream and chopped cilantro. Squeeze a lime wedge into the soup for extra tangy flavor.

Slice the bread and serve with butter.

This will offer your guests a welcome change to your Super Bowl menu. It's quick and easy and most of it will be done the day before the game. You can have piece of mind that your halftime meal will be a hit. You can enjoy your guests and actually watch the game and the commercials!

By: Marilee Johnson

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