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Nancy: If you do a search of TKL archives, you'll find one section that includes 47 super bowl menu ideas. There are other sections in addition to the one with 47 ideas. I am posting a sample of some of these recipes below.
Also, do a search on TKL message boards using the word "appetizer." There are some WONDERFUL recipes that have been posted.
Here are the sample recipes from the archives: -----------------------------
Potato Skin Appetizers
6 baking potatoes Vegetable cooking spray 11/2 cups mixed cheese (suggestion: sharp cheddar, Monterey Jack, and mozzarella) 6 to 8 strips bacon, fried and crumbled 1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped
Optional toppings and dips: sour cream, jalapeno peppers, barbecue sauce,ranch style dip, or hot honey mustard sauce.
Wash potatoes and place directly on oven rack in a preheated 350 degree oven. Bake for 1 hour.
Remove from oven and cool 30 minutes.
Slice each potato lengthwise and scoop out middle. Leave about 1/4 inch around edge and on bottom to hold skin together. Lightly spray each skin, inside and out with vegetable cooking spray and place on a baking sheet skin side down.
Preheat broiler to high and broil for 8 to 10 minutes, or until potato pulp starts to brown. Remove from oven and fill each potato with cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Top with fried bacon and chives and serve immediately with optional toppings and dips.
Makes 12 potato skin appetizers. ---------------------------------------------
Chicken Tortilla Spirals
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature 1 clove garlic, minced 3 scallions, chopped finely 1 can green chiles (4 oz), chopped and drained 8 sundried tomatoes, thinly slivered 6 oz Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 2 chicken breast halves, cooked and diced 3 TB chopped fresh cilantro 2 teas chili powder cayenne pepper to taste 8 to 10 large (10-inch) flour tortillas
Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in all remaining ingredients, except tortillas. (If you prefer a more smooth filling, you can do the above step in a food processor, but add the chicken last so it isn't too finely diced.)
Spread 1 tortilla with a generous 2 tablespoons of the mixture.
Top with a second tortilla and spread 2 more tablespoons of the mixtures.
Roll up the two tortillas tightly in jelly roll fashion. Wrap in plastic wrap. Repeat the process with the remaining tortillas and mixture.
Refrigerate at least two hours and up to one week. (I often double this recipe for big parties and make them the week before.)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Cut each tortilla roll into 1/2 inch slices and place cut sides up on a nonstick cookie sheet (don't put them on foil - they stick! Believe me, I know...) Brush the top of each with a little oil from the sundried tomatoes (or olive oil). Bake in the oven until lightly browned, about 12 to 15 minutes.
-------------------------------------------- BOLOGNA FOOTBALL
Don't dismiss this recipe. It sounds wild, but it's great, especially for a SUPER BOWL party, as it ends up looking like a big football & tastes good.
Buy a 5 to 6 pound bologna (don't wince...bologna? Just trust me!), uncut. Remove the casing & score the bologna lengthwise about four times, lightly.
Place in a roasting pan and bake 4 hours at 250 degrees.
In the meantime make a sauce; combine 1 small jar of currant jelly 1 cup of chili sauce heavy dash Tabasco about 4 tablespoons prepared mustard
Heat over low heat, whisking until the jelly dissolves. To serve, place bologna on a large platter, surround with parsley, and cocktail bread. Serve sauce on the side.
One thing I've learned when serving this, it looks so different that the guests might not cut into it & make their own mini-sandwiches, so someone may have to guide them.
This comes from a non-lovin' bologna family, but it's great, easy, & serves a lot of people!
If any is left-over, this makes make great sandwiches: either slice & fry & place on bread with your favorite dressing, or chop with pickles and mix with mayo!
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Pepper-and-Cheese-Stuffed Mushrooms
To minimize the mess of making fine dry bread crumbs, place the dried bread in a plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
24 large fresh mushrooms, 1-1/2 to 2 inches in diameter 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 2 tablespoons finely chopped red sweet pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped green and/or yellow sweet pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 3 tablespoons dry white wine 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup finely shredded smoked Edam or smoked Gouda cheese (2 ounces) 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
Wash and drain mushrooms. Remove stems. Chop enough stems to make 1 cup; set aside. Lightly brush rounded side of mushroom caps with about 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
Place mushrooms, cavity side up, on a shallow baking pan; set aside.
In a skillet cook chopped stems, onion, red sweet pepper, green and/or yellow sweet pepper, and garlic in the remaining olive oil over medium high heat for 3 to 4 minutes or till tender, stirring frequently. Carefully add white wine, salt, and pepper. Cook and stir about 1 minute more or till all but about 1 tablespoon of the liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese and bread crumbs. Spoon cheese mixture into mushroom caps. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
Bake, uncovered, in a 400ƒ F. oven about 15 minutes or till mushrooms are tender and filling is hot. Makes 24.
Make-Ahead Tip: Up to 1 day ahead, stuff mushrooms, cover, and chill. To serve, bake as directed.
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