How to Host an Easy Superbowl Party on Sunday

ByHelloIm50ish

Are you a football fan? Like me, you enjoy watching the Super Bowl for the game, commercials, or halftime entertainment. This year I’m hosting an easy Super Bowl party featuring fun recipes and cocktails for you die-hard Eagle and Chief fans. I think it’s fun sharing recipes representing the football teams playing in Super Bowl LVII!

Easy Super Bowl Party Food

Appetizers

Buffalo Wings

What’s a Super Bowl party without Buffalo Wings?

Here’s a great recipe

Buffalo wings

Shrimp Cocktail

Cooked shrimp with cocktail sauce against a granite tabletop.

Charcuterie board 

Here’s a great post about making a charcuterie board

Close up of charcuterie board and glasses of wine on stone counter.

Bruschetta

Here’s a great Bruschetta recipe I featured last year for my Super Bowl party.

Homemade Italian Bruschetta Appetizer with Basil and Tomatoes

Kansas State Willie’s Wild Chili Recipe

While most chilis utilize beef, this recipe relies on its leaner cousin, ground
bison. As a result, the flavor is more robust but with less fat.

Closeup of bowl of chili with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream

Ingredients For Kansas State Willie’s Wild Chili Recipe

  • 12-ounces  bacon, chopped
  • 1 Large yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 Cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 pounds of ground bison
  • 2 cans of Bud light beer
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 can chili-style beans in chili gravy
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1.50 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons of hot chile sauce
  • salt
  • 1/2C. of  sour cream
  • 1/2C. of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 3 Green onions
  • 5-Large russet potatoes
  •  olive oil
  • sea salt
  • ground black pepper

Directions

  1. In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over low heat until browned and crispy, about 5 minutes. Add onions and garlic and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add bison and cook over medium heat, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks, until well browned.

  2. Stir in beer, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, chili beans, chili powder, cumin, and hot sauce. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to maintain a simmer. Simmer until thickened, about 1 hour. Season with salt to taste.

  3. Meanwhile, prepare Baked Potatoes: Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Scrub potatoes with a brush under running water. Using a dinner fork, poke holes through the skin of the potatoes. Coat potatoes with olive oil, sprinkle with kosher salt, and place potatoes on a prepared baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour or until there is no resistance when a potato is poked with a knife.

  4. Slice Baked Potatoes in half. Serve chili over potato halves topped with sour cream, cheese, and green onions.

Philly Cheesesteak

If you love a good Philly Cheesesteak and have always wished to create this delicious classic at home, you are in the right place!

Homemade Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich with Peppers and Beef

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided (or as needed)
  • 1 sweet yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced (2-inch slices)
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2½ to 3 pounds petite sirloin, thinly sliced sirloin
  • 1 teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoned Salt, or another all-purpose seasoning, divided
  • 1 teaspoon garlic pepper, divided
  • 8 hoagie rolls
  • 6 tablespoons softened butter
  • 7 ounces sliced Provolone cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Before starting, place beef in the freezer for about 20 to 30 minutes. This will make it easy to slice thinly.
  • Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil to a large, deep (14-inch) sauté pan and place over MEDIUM-LOW heat. Add onion and bell peppers. Allow to cook, occasionally stirring, until very tender. If they begin to brown, turn the heat under the skillet down a bit. While the veggies are cooking, prepare the steak, returning to stir every now and then.
  • Remove the steak from the freezer and place it on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to trim the edges of excess fat and then slice it as thinly as possible across the grain. Chop the sliced steak into very small pieces. Keep chopping until you can chop no more! You want little ¼-inch-ish pieces. Check on those veggies periodically while you’re prepping the beef.
  • When the veggies are tender, transfer them to a dish and return the skillet to the heat. Add additional oil and place over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Add half of the chopped steak and cook, frequently stirring, for about 4 to 5 minutes or until no pink remains. Season with ½ teaspoon each seasoned salt and garlic pepper while cooking. Transfer the first batch of steak with a slotted spoon to the dish with onions and peppers, leaving the juice in the pan. Add additional oil, and repeat with the remaining steak and seasoning.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Split open the hoagies rolls but do not separate them. Spread them with the softened butter and place them on a baking sheet. Transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly golden and toasted.
  • Drain off all of the juices from the pan and return to the stove. Add back all of the steak and the onions and peppers. Place 7 provolone slices over the mixture in a circle and cover the pan. Cook on MEDIUM until cheese melts, about 4 to 5 minutes, then stir and use tongs to transfer to the toasted sandwich rolls

Super Bowl Party Cocktails

What’s more fun than serving themed cocktails at your party? I found these two cocktail recipes that you may enjoy serving this weekend!

Fly Like An Eagle Tini

If you’re a die-hard Philadelphia Eagles fan, there’s no doubt Super Bowl LVII will be one of the biggest nights of the year. And if you’re throwing an Eagles-themed party, you’ll need something delicious and beautiful to wash down all those cheesesteaks.

Fly like and Eagle Tini

Ingredients

  • One 6-ounce can of pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup blue curacao
  • 1/4 cup vodka
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
  • Mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Instructions

Fill a cocktail shaker or pint glass halfway with ice.

Pour the pineapple juice, blue curacao, vodka, and lime juice into the shaker or glass, and shake or stir as appropriate.

Strain the cocktail into the martini glasses, dividing it evenly between them.

Garnish each cocktail with a sprig of mint leaves.

Serve immediately.

Kansas City Water

This drink is delicious, and honestly, you won’t know it even has alcohol in it. They say the best defense is a good offense, and this drink packs a punch, but in a sneaky fast way. Too many of these too quickly, and you won’t remember anything past halftime.

Kansas City Ice Water

Ingredients

  • 1 oz vodka
  • 1 oz gin
  • ½ oz triple sec
  • ½ oz lime juice
  • Sprite 

Instructions

  • In a 10-12 oz glass, add ice
  • Pour gin and vodka over the ice
  • Mix in triple sec and lime juice
  • Add Sprite to fill and stir
  • Garnish with a lime and serve

What to wear for your Super Bowl Party

Nothing can be more comfortable to wear for a Super Bowl party than a pair of jeans and a sweater. Chico’s has graciously given me this outfit to share with you. I am so fortunate to work with brands like Chico’s I know many of you enjoy shopping at. This Ikat Print Intarsia Pullover Sweater is a classic navy and white that looks great with white jeans or these Girlfriend Laser Ikat Ankle Jeans that are part of Chico’s new spring arrivals. Your favorite So Slimming® design gets a style enhancement with the embellished Girlfriend Laser Ikat Ankle Jeans.

You know that I love wearing Chico’s jewelry and fell in love with these Blue Chandelier Earrings! They are going to be on repeat because they are the perfect statement earrings! So lightweight and fun!

These Neutral Fringe Raffia Mules are also part of Chico’s spring collection. Crafted from raffia, these slip-on mules feature memory foam sock padding that offers an accurate fit and maximum comfort, which you will love if you’re on your feet a lot! They also come in black!

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Are you going to be watching the Super Bowl this weekend? What’s your favorite part of the game?

Until next time!

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