55 Recipes for Dips, Nachos, Wings, and More Food for Super Bowl LIX

Whether you're rooting for the Chiefs or the Eagles, we want you to be well-fed on Super Bowl Sunday.

Adobo Chicken Wings
Credit: Photo by Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Kay E. Clarke

When it comes to the Super Bowl, we're as focused on the food spread as the point spread. Some of our favorite dishes to serve at football watch parties include classics like saucy chicken wings, pigs in a blanket, and chips with dip, along with party-ready punches to please guests. And we have tons of other dishes and drinks in our lineup, from sandwiches to desserts. With so many Super Bowl recipes to choose from, we know you'll have a winning menu regardless of what happens on the field.

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Buffalo Pigs in a Blanket

Buffalo Pigs in a Blanket

Food & Wine / Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styliing Claire Spollen

Recipe developer Melissa Gray brushes buttery store-bought crescent roll dough with Buffalo sauce before wrapping smoky cocktail sausages and baking. Serve with a creamy, tangy blue cheese dip to celebrate both party favorites.

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Crispy Potato Skins with Chorizo

Crispy Potato Skins with Chorizo

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Crispy potato skins are the ideal vessel for rich, smoky chorizo, melty cheese, and a lime-spiked crema in this easy appetizer that's perfect for parties. We bake the potatoes three times for the perfect texture and top with radishes, pickled jalapeños, and scallions.

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Al Pastor–Style Chicken Skewers

AL PASTOR–STYLE CHICKEN SKEWERS

Greg Dupree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver

Coat juicy chicken thighs with the spicy and zesty flavors of dried chiles in these simple skewers that can be served with corn tortillas and fresh, bright toppings like sliced avocado, fresh cilantro, and lime. 

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Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings with Hot Honey Glaze

Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Ruth Blackburn / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

The key to these impossibly crispy chicken wings is to cook them in two batches, ensuring they're not overcrowded in the air fryer. The wings are first tossed with lemon pepper, then coated with a buttery hot honey glaze and served with more of the glaze for dipping.

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Pepperoni Rolls with Garlic-Anchovy Marinara

Pepperoni Rolls with Garlic Anchovy Marinara
Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Serve these pepperoni and provolone rolls appetizer-style with marinara sauce on the side that's been bolstered with caramelized baked garlic and salty anchovies.

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Three-Cheese Queso Nachos

Sheet Pan Nachos
Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Ali Ramee / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Present this loaded tray of nachos to game day guests and it's sure to impress. Each individual component takes this dish to the next level, from homemade pickled red onions and jalapeños to creamy queso made with Monterey Jack, white American, and goat cheese.

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Poutine

Poutine

Carson Downing / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Gabriel Greco

French fries topped with gooey, melty cheese and a savory red wine gravy don't need an occasion, but why not make it part of your Super Bowl tradition?

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Ham, Soppressata, and Two-Cheese Stromboli

Ham, Soppressata, and Two Cheese Stromboli

Food & Wine / Photo by Jacob Fox / Food Styling by Holly Dreesman / Prop Styling by Addy Evans

Pizza dough gets stuffed with two meats, two cheeses, and two kinds of peppers for this make-ahead snack that can be served warm or cold.

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Cornflake-Crusted Fried Chicken Drumettes

Cornflake-Crusted Oven Fried Chicken Drummettes

Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Super crispy on the outside and moist and juicy on the inside, these meaty chicken wing drumettes are drizzled in mildly spicy hot honey to really make the dish sing.

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Barbecue Shrimp Po’boy

NOLA Barbecue Shrimp Po’ Boy

Frederick Hardy II / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Christina Brockman

Serve smoky, spicy shrimp on baguettes or rolls with a thin, crackly crust and soft interior for New Orleans-style po’boys.  

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Caramelized Five-Onion Dip

Caramelized Five Onion Dip
Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Onion dip is plenty delicious in its own right, and in this recipe from Justin Chapple, five types of caramelized onions bring loads of additional flavor to the party. Cream cheese, mayonnaise, and sour cream provide the dip's creamy, luscious base.

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Barbecue-Spiced Potato Chips

Barbecue Spiced Potato Chips Recipe
Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Homemade barbecue chips are ready in less than an hour with a few pro tips from Lucy Morrow.

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Roasted Pork Tostadas with Citrusy Cabbage Salad

Roasted pork tostadas with citrusy cabbage salad
Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Audrey Davis

Tender citrus-and-herb-roasted pork shoulder is especially wonderful when complemented by chewy hominy and crunchy radishes and cabbage. Serve the pork salad family-style and let guests pile their tostadas high with their favorite toppings. 

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Crispy Air Fryer Onion Rings

Crispy Air Fryer Onion Rings

Chris Simpson / FOOD STYLING by MARGARET MONROE DICKEY / PROP STYLING by AUDREY DAVIS

Onion rings are nothing without their crunchy exterior, but you don't need to deep-fry to achieve it. Here, we coat sweet onions with crushed cornflakes and use the air fryer to make a lighter version of the classic snack.

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Spicy Cashew-Lemongrass Snack Mix

Spicy Cashew Lemongrass Snack Mix
Aubrie Pick

Lime leaves and lemongrass bring citrusy flavor to buttery cashews, toasted coconut, and crispy garlic. Frying each element individually gives you more control over the final result, ensuring perfectly crunchy components.

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Pretzel-Crusted Chicken Sliders with Cabbage-Apple Slaw

pretzel crusted chicken sliders with cabbage apple slaw

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Jillian Knox

How's this for snack-on-snack action? Breaded in salty pretzel crumbs, these grown-up chicken tenders are juicy on the inside with a crunchy crust that matches wonderfully with the crisp cabbage slaw.

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Rocky Road Brownies

Rocky road brownies

Morgan Hunt Glaze / Prop Styling by Joshua Hoggle / Food Styling by Marianne Williams

These gooey, chocolatey brownies have a few fun surprises inside, including melted chocolate and salted almonds. A golden marshmallow topping toasts under the broiler.

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Classic Beef Chili

Classic Beef Chili Recipe
Caitlin Bensel

If you don't have a chili recipe in your back pocket, make this one your go-to for game day. Fresh poblano and toasty ancho chile powder provide a tame level of heat, making this a crowd-friendly dish that guests can crank up by topping with a few slices of fresh jalapeño. And thanks to convenient canned beans, you can get this on the table in under an hour. Game on!

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Buffalo Wings

Buffalo Wings

Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe

There’s no substitute for classic Buffalo wings when it comes to game day snacking. These wings are fried, then tossed in a buttery hot sauce and served with blue cheese dip and celery. 

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Patty Melt

Patty melt

Food & Wine / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

A cross between a burger and a grilled cheese, these satisfying sandwiches are just the thing to enjoy with a cold beer while watching the game. Swiss cheese, a burger patty, sweet caramelized onions, and mustard tuck into rye bread before being griddled to perfection.

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Spinach Dip Hot Bread

Spinach Dip Hot Bread
Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

This gooey, cheesy appetizer is great for watching the big game. The toasty sliced sourdough boule is filled with buttery bechamel sauce and spinach, with a kick from Calabrian chiles.

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Slow Cooker Barbecued Pulled Pork

Slow Cooker Barbecued Pulled Pork

Julia Hartbeck

This tasty, tender pulled pork makes excellent use of your slow cooker. Richly flavorful and saucy, it's terrific on hamburger buns with coleslaw, thinly sliced onion, and dill pickles. Make it even more next-level with homemade Buttery Brioche Hamburger Buns.

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Oatmeal Cream Pies

Oatmeal Cream Pies

Fred Hardy / Food Styling by Melissa Gray / Prop Styling by Shell Royster

Chicago chef Sarah Mispagel-Lustbader's nostalgic recipe makes tender, chewy cookies with oats, dark brown sugar, molasses, and toffee bits. A light, creamy vanilla filling is the perfect complement. This recipe makes 25 sandwich cookies — ideal for your Super Bowl party.

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Ultimate Loaded Chili-Topped Hot Dogs

Ultimate Loaded Chili-Topped Hot Dogs
Jen Causey

Make the sweet chili for these loaded dogs in advance for quick assembly on Super Bowl Sunday. The final result balances salt from Corn Nuts and the hot dog, a sharp bite from pickled jalapeños, and freshness from radishes and sour cream.

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Adobo Chicken Wings

Adobo Chicken Wings
Photo by Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Kay E. Clarke

Flavor wings to the bone with an umami-rich soy sauce and vinegar marinade that concentrates flavor during baking. The mashup has a sticky, finger-licking layer of deliciousness.

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Pork-and-Ricotta Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Pork and Ricotta Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Food & Wine / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Jennifer Wendorf / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Tender, golf ball-size pork meatballs baked in a hearty tomato sauce can be eaten as is, stuffed into a hoagie roll, or served alongside pasta to please any crowd.

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Buffalo and Blue Cheese Popcorn

Super Bowl Wing Popcorn
Sarah Crowder

Get the spicy, buttery, cheesy flavor of Buffalo wings in this quick and easy popcorn recipe perfect for game day parties.

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Guava Quesitos

Guava Quesitos

Christopher Testani / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Quesitos (“little cheeses”) are golden, flaky pastry twists filled with sugar-sweetened cream cheese. Here, strips of guava paste top the cream cheese, giving each pastry a unique sweetness underlined with hints of floral notes.

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Mushroom Flatbread with White Miso

White Miso Flatbread Pizza With Roasted Mushrooms

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Christine Keely

Each ingredient built onto this quick flatbread brings another element of nutty, umami flavor. The recipe calls for store-bought flatbread to keep things especially easy.

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Classic Deviled Eggs

Classic Deviled Eggs

Kelsey Hansen / Food Styling by Annie Probst / Prop Styling by Breanna Ghazali

Include deviled eggs in your Super Bowl spread and watch them disappear fast. For this quintessential version, a heavy dose of mayonnaise gives the filling an extra-silky texture and rich flavor, while sharp Dijon mustard and fresh dill add acidity and brightness.

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Bacon Guacamole

Bacon Guacamole
© Todd Porter & Diane Cu

Guacamole does just fine without bacon, but, well, if you're going to add some meat to it, bacon is definitely the way to go. This recipe has just that little extra smokiness and saltiness, courtesy of three strips of bacon plus a touch of smoked paprika and ground chipotle.

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Dinkies Cheezesteak

Dinkies Cheezsteak
Photo by Caitlin Bensel / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell

Grab a handful of napkins and get ready to use them! Plant-based meat gets piled into toasted rolls with tender peppers, onions, and gooey pools of vegan cheese for this gloriously sloppy sub.

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Carnitas Sliders with Tomatillo-Avocado Sauce

Carnitas Sliders with Tomatillo-Avocado Sauce
Photo by Eva Kolenko / Food Styling by Carrie Purcell / Prop Styling by Jillian Knox

These grab-and-go sliders will be a halftime hit at your Super Bowl party. They star tender carnitas topped with a creamy tomatillo-avocado sauce sandwiched between pillowy homemade rolls.

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Chile Crisp-Glazed Bacon Bites

Chile Crisp Glazed Bacon Bites
Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Rishon Hanners / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

Your Super Bowl party needs bacon. Here, meaty bites of slow-roasted slab bacon are tossed with a homemade chile crisp studded with freshly toasted chunks of dried chiles, fresh ginger, and garlic. Or, use your favorite store-bought chile crisp to keep things easy.

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Fizzy Clementine and Mezcal Punch

Fizzy Clementine and Mezcal Punch

Frederick Hardy II / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Christina Daley

Clementine juice gets a smoky finish from mezcal and sweet fizz from orange soda in this fruity punch with a dazzling ice ring that's a no-brainer for parties.

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Honey-Pepper Coconut Shrimp

Honey Pepper Coconut Shrimp Recipe
Photo by Greg DuPree / Prop Styling by Christine Keely / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer

Perfectly crisp and golden, these tasty shrimp bites are coated in a sweetened shredded coconut and panko breading and glazed with a zesty, peppery sauce. Serve with mango-habanero aïoli.

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Mini Kabob Potatoes

Mini Kabob Potatoes
Photo by Julia Stotz / Food Styling by Caroline K. Hwang / Prop Styling by Samantha Margherita

Somewhere in between chips and fries are these crispy, crinkle-cut fried potatoes. They're seasoned simply with salt, black pepper, and Aleppo pepper.

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Parsi Kheema Pav (Curried Minced Lamb on Buns)

Parsi Keema Pav (Curried Minced Lamb on Buns)
Photo by Joel Goldberg / Food Styling by Mallory Lance

Chef Meherwan Irani's "Sloppy Jai" is perhaps the tastiest version of a Sloppy Joe you may ever eat. The spiced lamb is served on a soft bun with green chutney, cilantro, sliced onions, green chiles, and Maggi ketchup.

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Roasted Hot Honey Sweet Potato Salad

Toasted Hot Honey Pecan Sweet Potato Salad
Photo by Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Hannah Greenwood

To make this impossibly delicious, spicy roasted sweet potato salad, we season the potatoes with smoked paprika to create a sweet-savory balance; tossing them in a hot honey dressing adds a touch of tangy heat. 

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French Onion Baked Brie

French Onion Baked Brie

Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe

French onion soup meets baked Brie for double the crowd-pleasing deliciousness. This party snack features golden puff pastry, savory caramelized red onion, and lots of melted cheese.

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Sour Cream and Chive Potato Pizza

Sour Cream and Chive Potato Pizza Recipe
Graydon Herriott

Start with a base of fresh, store-bought pizza dough and slather it with garlicky cream, then pile on spiced potato slices, mozzarella, and cheddar. Once it's baked, sprinkle on crumbled bacon and top with sour cream and chives.

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Smoked Salmon Dip

Smoked salmon dip with crostini and white wine
Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell

Smoked salmon is pureed with mayonnaise, sour cream, and cream cheese to form the base of this smoky dip, then combined with finely chopped salmon, briny capers, and dill.

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Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso

Loaded Pita Nachos with Lentil Chili and Feta Queso
Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Lydia Pursell

In this recipe for a new take on nachos, pita chips are drizzled with a feta queso and then laden with lentil chili, harissa-spiked pickled cabbage, and a dollop of creamy labneh. The tangy feta queso gets its smooth body from the addition of red lentils and is a tasty option for dipping, too.

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Thai Cucumber Salad

Thai Cucumber Salad

Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Amelia Rampe

This easy and refreshing cucumber salad boasts a punch of flavor from ginger, white vinegar, and green Thai chile — it's a great way to balance all of the richer dishes in your spread.

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Crudité Platter with Pimiento Cheese and Shiro-Miso Dip

Fall Crudites Platter with Pimiento Cheese and Shiro Miso Dip
Photo by Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

This crowd-pleasing appetizer features two make-ahead dips served with crisp raw veggies and roasted delicata squash. A citrus-spiked miso dip is a refreshingly light complement to the crudités, while a classic pimiento cheese is tangy, creamy, and satisfying.

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Garlic-Butter Steak Bites

Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Photo by Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling by Missie Crawford

Recipe developer and tester Marianne Williams' recipe for juicy steak bites features a velvety pan sauce full of umami-rich flavors.

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Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo Salsa

Matt Taylor-Gross

Fresh is the name of the game here. The simple combination of tomatoes, onion, scallions, cilantro, chiles, and grapefruit or lime juice is always a win when served with tortilla chips.

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Fried Ravioli with Cacio e Pepe Dip

Fried ravioli with cacio-pepe dip.

Food & Wine / Photo by Hannah Hufham / Food Styling by Marianne Williams / Prop Styling by Josh Hoggle

Crunchy, buttery, and crispy, these seasoned cheese ravioli seem deep-fried despite just a quick trip into a hot oven. The cacio e pepe dip is the texture of a creamy dressing, with an umph and umami saltiness from the cheeses and a good dose of pepper.

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Sweet Potato Cheesecake Empanadas

Sweet potato cheesecake empanadas at Boricua Soul
Lauren Vied Allen

Combine the flavors of marshmallow-topped sweet potato casserole with spiced pumpkin cheesecake, encasing it all in caramel-drizzled, crisp pastry, with store-bought shortcuts like empanada wrappers and canned sweet potatoes.

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Sticky Baked Chicken Wings

Sticky Baked Chicken Wings
© Marcus Nilsson

For the ultimate game-day snack, pop some chicken wings in the oven (instead of deep-frying them) and toss them with a spicy glaze made with gochujang, honey, and rice vinegar.

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Smoked Brisket

Horn Barbecue Smoked Brisket
Andrew Thomas Lee

This smoked brisket is self-taught barbecue expert Matt Horn's signature recipe — the star of the menu at his restaurant, Horn Barbecue, in Oakland, California. The 2021 F&W Best New Chef spent weeks perfecting this recipe and says time is the most important ingredient in the dish. 

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Kentucky Hot Brown Macaroni and Cheese

KY Hot Brown Mac and Cheese
Photo by Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen

The F&W Test Kitchen took the essential components of a Kentucky Hot Brown — roast turkey, tomato, bacon, and Mornay sauce — and combined them for a creative macaroni and cheese with the soul of the original. 

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Chocolate Fudge Loaf

Chocolate Fudge Loaf
Chocolate Fudge Loaf.

Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Thom Driver

This intensely rich and fudgy cake with deep chocolate flavor and a tender crumb deserves a spot in your Super bowl spread. Ingredients like coffee, rye flour, and crème fraîche enhance the robust, nutty, and slightly sweet aroma of Dutch-process cocoa. A generous dose of salt acts as a flavor enhancer and balances the brown sugar for a decadent, not overly sweet loaf.

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Philly Cheesesteak Queso

Philly Cheesesteak Queso
Abby Hocking

In this cheesesteak-queso mash-up, Justin Chapple combines provolone and white American cheese to form a gooey base for sautéed peppers, onions, and thinly sliced rib-eye steak. He recommends serving the dip with toasted slices of hoagie rolls, but tortilla chips are just as delicious.

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Spicy Margarita Punch

Spicy Margarita Punch
© Con Poulos

Muddle cucumber, jalapeño, cilantro, and mint for this zingy and fresh margarita punch, a perfect crowd-pleaser for any watch party.

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