Super Bowl Snacks: Host a Dip Buffet

Are you hosting a Super Bowl party this year? Even if you are not a football fan, Super Bowl parties are fun for everybody and food is a big part of it. Keep it easy on yourself and wow your friends at the same time by putting together a Super Bowl dip buffet.

As you create your Super Bowl dip buffet menu, keep these things in mind. Provide a variety of dippers such as different raw vegetables, assorted crackers, bread sticks, several fruit varieties, shortbread cookies or other mild flavor, and small squares of pound cake. Include both salty and sweet dip choices to complement your dippers, and be sure to offer dip selections for vegetarian guests. If you want to include hot dips, consider that some may need to be kept warm using a small crock-pot. Also, make at least one lower fat or light dip. Check out these Super Bowl snacks to help you host a fabulous dip buffet.

Hot Pizza Dip

Your Super Bowl guests won't even miss the pizza when you serve this snack

1 8-ounce package of cream cheese, softened
½ cup light sour cream
¼ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup pizza sauce
½ cup sliced black olives
¼ cup green pepper, chopped
¼ cup onion, chopped
½ cup pepperoni, chopped
¾ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
¾ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Assorted crackers and/or breadsticks

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, basil, oregano, parsley, and garlic powder. Spread mixture into a 9-inch pie plate. Pour pizza sauce over cheese mixture. Top with black olives, green peppers, onions, and, pepperoni. Bake for 10 minutes; remove from oven and sprinkle with both cheeses. Cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Serve with bread sticks or crackers. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.

Hot Macadamia Spread

A unique and scrumptious Super Bowl snack; adapted from Taste of Home Annual Recipes, 1998