Touchdown! Super Easy Superbowl Snacks

Since the superbowl is this weekend, I figured I should follow the trend amongst food blogs and weigh in on my favorite superbowl snacks.

1.) Sweet & sour meatballs

Ingredients:

1 bag frozen italian meatballs

1 12oz jar of grape jelly

1 12oz jar of chili sauce

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a crock pot, turn to high and let cook, stirring occassionally, for 2 hours or until sauce is well blended and meatballs are heated through.

2.) Guacamole

Ingredients:

2 ripe avacados

1 tsp salt

1 TBSP lime juice

1 can green chilis OR 1 finely diced hot pepper

1 small roma tomato, finely diced

1/2 small onion, finely diced

Directions:

Mash avacado with salt and lime juice. Mix in chili's, tomato and onion. Serve with tortilla chips.

3.) Bacon wrapped scallops

Ingredients:

Bacon

Scallops

Butter

Directions:

Wrap bacon around scallops, securing with a toothpick. Place scallops in an oven safe dish and add 2-3 TBSP of cubed butter. Bake at 400* for approximately 10 minutes or until the scallops and bacon are cooked through.

4.) Hot wings

Ingredients:

1 bag chicken wings

3 eggs

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

oil for deep frying

1 cup franks red hot sauce

1/2 stick of butter

Directions:

Heat oil in a deep fryer. While oil is heating set up 2 dishes side by side near the deep fryer. In the dish farthest from the deep fryer, whisk your eggs until homogenous. In the dish closest to the deep fryer combine flour and cayenne pepper (note: add more cayenne pepper to increase the heat of your wings). Coat chicken wings in egg mixture, then flour mixture and fry in deep fryer approximately 4 minutes or until cooked through and flesh is no longer pink. In a small sauce pan melt the butter, then add the franks hot sauce. Continue heating another minute or until the sauce is warm. Coat chicken wings in sauce mixture and serve with blue cheese dressing for dipping along with carrot and celery sticks.

5.) Bagel Pizza's

Ingredients:

1 jar marinara sauce

6 bagels (makes 12 pizza's), onion flavor works nicely

2 cups shredded mozarella cheese

grated parmesan cheese

toppings such as pepperoni, onion, sausage, peppers, mushrooms, etc.

Directions:

Split bagels in half and place cut side up on a cookie sheet. Spread marinara sauce on each bagel liberally. Top with desired toppings, mozarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Bake 350* for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bagels are toasted.