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What to Cook for Super Bowl Sunday

Hosting the Super Bowl has long been part of our world (lots of football fans in this house). I absolutely love creating the Super Bowl menu every year. What makes a good game day recipe is, of course, subjective, but there are certainly some crowd-pleasing fan favorites. I try to create a balance of dishes: some healthy, some vegetarian or vegan, and some cheesy and beefy. I also lean right into the crock pot, making at least one dish in the slow cooker.

Make it easy on yourself, plan ahead, and lay in a good supply of chips and drinks so there is always something to munch on. Pick recipes that can be made in big batches. Easy recipes that can be made ahead and reheated or served at room temperature. Because you’re grazing for several hours, this is important. And yes, of course, you want foods that go together, but on this occasion, I also like to throw in a wild card or two. Maybe something new I’m testing, something fun, something on a skewer.

Also see how to Throw a Superbowl Taco party!

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

It’s not exactly like I am a football aficionado. I don’t actually think football fans use the word aficionado very much. But my guys are all big, big fans (how big, of course, depends on who is playing), and I am a person who likes to cook for people while they are doing something they enjoy, so it all works out nicely.

Here are some recipes you will want to consider for Super Bowl Sunday, no matter who makes it to the big game (Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Philadelphia Eagles this year!), and who ends up in front of the TV with you. We’ve got chili, we’ve got dips, we’ve got wings, we’ve got subs, we’ve got quesadillas, we’ve got pizza…we’ve got you!

43 Recipes for the Super Bowl and Game Day: Exactly what you want to eat while you are rooting for your team.

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43 Recipes for the Super Bowl and Game Day

Warm Jalapeno Popper Dip in platter

Warm Jalapeño Popper Dip

It's like a hundred jalapeño poppers got together and made themselves into a hot dip. This can be made ahead and reheated!

Barbacoa Beef Chili

Barbacoa Beef Chili

Starting your chili with barbacoa beef cooked in the slow cooker means that you will have one of the most flavorful pots of chili ever.

Game Day Ground Beef Chili

Game Day Ground Beef Chili

This easy ground beef chili is a pretty classic beef chili recipe, with a nice medium (but adjustable!) level of heat.

Slow Cooker Beef Chili

Slow Cooker Beef Chili

A super classic, soul satisfying chili, made in the crock pot.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Cheesy Garlic Bread

Buttery, cheesy, garlicky, this is the oh-my-god cheesy garlic bread of your dreams.

Chipotle Sliders on a dark blue plate.

Easy Chipotle Sliders

These cute little sliders are kind of sophisticated as sliders go, but still totally game day party worthy.

Pulled Pork Quesadillas with small bowls of barbecue sauce and sour cream.

Pulled Pork Quesadillas

If you make pulled pork ahead of time you can decide whether to serve it in sandwiches or make these game day quesadillas!

Oven Baked Cajun Sticky Ribs

Oven Baked Cajun Sticky Ribs

These full-flavored ribs are marinated with a Southern-inspired rub, then baked in the oven and slathered with a basting sauce until they are juicy and tender.

Vegan Potato Salad

Vegan Potato Salad

This is the best kind of old-fashioned potato salad, but it skips the mayo. The vegan dish is perfect for picnics and barbecues, and a welcome side at Super Bowl parties.

Classic Cheesy Beefy Lasagna

Meat Lasagna

This is what my family thinks of as the world's best lasagna.

Parmesan Feta Spinach Dip

Parmesan Feta Spinach Dip

A ridiculously crowd-pleasing and easy to make vegetarian dip recipe that will have your friends jockeying to get next to the bowl. OId-school style, and perfect for a party!

Oven Baked Beef Brisket

Oven Baked Beef Brisket

Can you make a Texas-style brisket in the oven? Try this recipe and see for yourself!

Four Cheese Pizza with Caramelized Onions

Four Cheese Pizza with Caramelized Onions

This homemade pizza recipe is topped with a ricotta blend, three more cheeses and a tangle of deeply flavored sauteed onions. Vegetarian!

Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings

Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Wings

Can you have a Super Bowl party without wings, the most popular game day appetizer of all? I know I can't.

Salsa Verde Garlic Bread

Salsa Verde Garlic Bread

Slathering herby and scalliony salsa verde between pieces of baguette — a delicious and cheerfully green take on garlic bread. And it's vegan, so everyone will be very happy.

Air Fryer Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Air Fryer Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

A new, easy way to get to heavenly grilled cheese sandwiches in your air fryer (with step by step instructions and photos!).

Meatball Sub on a plate.

Meatball Sub Sandwich

Layered up with marinara sauce and lots of mozzarella, these are the meatball subs dreams are made of.

5-Minute Cheddar Cheese Popcorn

Cheddar Popcorn

This popcorn made with real cheddar is a far cry from the cheese popcorn you buy in bags.

Mini Pizzas

Mini Pizzas

These Mini Pizzas get inhaled pretty quickly, so count on at least 4 per person — more if my family is coming.

Slow Cooker Barbecue Beer Beef Stew / Photo by Cheyenne Cohen / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Slow Cooker Barbecue Beer Beef Stew

Put that crock pot to work and make a stew that will fill the house with amazing smells. Let's just say the words "beef," "barbecue" and "beer" in the same sentence don't make Gary sad.

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries / Carrie Crow / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

These vegan fries can be eaten on their own, or dipped into the condiment or sauce of your choice.

Monster Vegetable Sub Sandwich / Sarah Crowder / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Monster Vegetable Sub Sandwich

A terrific hoagie for those who aren't into meat — plus ideas for creating your own sub/hoagie buffet for game day! Skip the cheese if you want these sandwiches to be vegan.

Hot Corn Queso Dip / Katie Workman / themom100.com / Photo by Luci Beni

Hot Corn Queso Dip

So easy, so cheesy, and so perfect for game days or when you need an indulgent start to a dinner, or a game day treat.

Vegetarian Black Bean Soup

Vegetarian Black Bean Soup

This robust and immensely satisfying soup balances the earthiness of protein-rich black beans with fresh orange juice and orange zest.

How to Make a Nacho Bar

How to Make a Nacho Bar

Letting your friends top their own plate of cheesy nachos is one of the best possible ways to kick off a party.

Deviled Eggs / Carrie Crow / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Chipotle Deviled Eggs

You know you want one.

Sheetpan Macaroni and Cheese Squares

Sheetpan Macaroni and Cheese Squares

Mac and cheese becomes portable!

Holy Guacamole

Easy Guacamole

The best thing that can happen to a ripe avocado (though I am open to debating). Another game day must-make, and another healthy, vegan option.

Mexican Avocado, Corn and Three Bean Salad

Mexican Avocado, Corn and Three Bean Salad

This shortcut 3 bean recipe with sweet corn, creamy avocado, and sautéed onions is a bright addition to any game day spread.

Cheese Beer Dip with Hot Pretzels

Cheese Beer Dip with Hot Pretzels

Cheese and beer and hot pretzels in one snack?  There are some definite perks to being an adult.

Red Lentil, Fennel and Chicken Slow Cooker Soup / Sarah Crowder / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Slow Cooker Red Lentil, Fennel and Chicken Soup

This thick and satisfying soup has tailgating or sidelines or post-game meal written all over it.

Garlic Oregano Monkey Bread

Garlic Oregano Monkey Bread

This pull-apart refrigerated biscuit bread is so much fun to eat — add it to your game day menu and watch it disappear.

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip

With only a handful of ingredients, in less than half an hour you can have a creamy, mildly spicy, and eye-rollingly good hot dip, perfect for game day.

Cheesy Mushroom Quesadillas

Cheesy Mushroom Quesadillas

A heap of sautéed mushrooms and a mound of shredded cheese don’t need much help to become the most deliciously cheesy mushroom quesadillas.

Queso Fundido with Chorizo / Carrie Crow / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Queso Fundido with Chorizo

However good this looks in the photos…it tastes even better.

Two pieces of Caponata bruschetta.

Caponata

This classic Sicilian eggplant salad, made with vinegar, some sweetness, olives, capers, and tomatoes is amazing heaped on bruschetta or just served as a hearty side.

Best Homemade Hummus

Best Homemade Hummus

With a can of chickpeas and some tahini on hand, creamy, protein-filled, homemade hummus is only a handful of minutes away.

Asian Baby Back Ribs

Asian Baby Back Ribs

A sticky, tender Chinese-style rib recipe that you can make on a grill or in the oven.

White cast iron pan of cornbread.

Easy Cornbread

This simple cornbread takes all of 10 minutes to get into the oven, and it makes any meal just that much better.

Slivered Wedge Salad with Buttermilk Dressing and Bacon / Photo by Mandy Maxwell / Katie Workman / themom100.com

Slivered Wedge Salad with Buttermilk Dressing and Bacon

This is more of a "wedge" salad than a wedge salad, if you will. All of those amazing flavors and textures, but a bit easier to eat.

Stack of Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Big Fat Chocolate Chunk Cookies

If cookies were to elect their king, it would undoubtedly be the chocolate chip cookie.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies on plate

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

It’s like someone took the most beloved three cookies in the world and smushed them into one.

Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies / Sarah Crowder / Katie Workman / themom100.com

One-Pot Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies

Now, there’s nothing wrong with a straight up brownie, but when you experience chocolate that packing heat, that’s a game changer.

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