Super Bowl Appetizer Ideas – Super Bowl Party Food Recipes 2025

More likely than not, you are not showing up to your Super Bowl party with a full meal. Instead, the best type of food is Super Bowl appetizers, since it is something you can quickly grab during commercials and eat all night long! Please, don’t be the person who shows up with spoons and napkins. If you are still in need of inspiration, we have some Super Bowl appetizer ideas and recipes for you to impress your friends below.

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What Time is the Super Bowl on Sunday?

On Sunday, February 11th, Super Bowl LVIII will kick off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The San Francisco 49ers will represent the NFC against the Kansas City Chiefs, who continue their dynastic run. The Super Bowl game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET. The halftime performance of Usher is expected to begin around 8-8:30 ET, if you want to have more food ready around this time.

Super Bowl Appetizer Ideas – Super Bowl Party Food Recipes

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup hot sauce
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Put everything into a dish and bake for 20 minutes

Another option is to have these ingredients in a crock pot. You just need to melt it all together.

Serious Potato Skins

Ingredients

• 4 Idaho baking potatoes
• Olive oil
• 8 oz thick-cut bacon, diced
• 6 oz cheddar
• 1 bunch scallions
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup sour cream
• Hot sauce

1. Preheat oven to 400°F, bake potatoes on a foil-lined sheet for 1 hour, then let cool for 10 minutes.
2. Prepare the toppings (cook the bacon and reserve the grease, shred cheese, cut scallions, etc.).
3. Cut potatoes lengthwise to create four wedges. Using a small spoon, scoop the flesh from each wedge, leaving ¼ inch or more of the flesh. (Save the scooped potatoes for another use, like potato pancakes or soup)
4. Set over to broil and put wedges onto a foil-lined baking sheet. Paint a bit of bacon fat on each, then top with cheese and bacon. Place under the broiler until the cheese is bubbling. Place the skins on a serving plate, then dress them up.

Best Slow-Cooker Little Smokies

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup apple jelly
• 1/3 cup bourbon
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• Two 14-ounce packages smoked cocktail sausages

1. Add everything put the sausages to a slow cooper and whisk until smooth. Add the sausages and toss to coat in the sauce.
2. Cover with the lid and cook on high for 3 hours, then uncover and continue to cook on high until the sauce is bubbling and has thickened slightly, about 30 minutes. Set the slow cooker to warm for serving.

Queso Dip

• 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 small red onion, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapeno
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• One 12-ounce beer
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• Sprinkle of chipotle powder
• Tortilla chips, for serving

1. Chop up cilantro, onions and pickled jalapenos
2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour, and stir until it is absorbed. Pour in the beer and milk; whisk constantly until the mixture comes to a simmer and thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the cheese until completely melted.
3. Transfer your queso to a slow cooker and set it to low for everyone to enjoy during your Super Bowl party! You can sprinkle cilantro and/or chili powder on top as well. Serve with chips.

Pickle Wrap Dip

Ingredients

• 12 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup chopped dill pickles
• 4 ounces thick sliced deli ham
• Fresh cracked pepper
• Crackers, cucumbers, etc for dipping

Combine the cream cheese, chopped pickles, ham and a hefty pinch of black pepper in a medium bowl. Stir until well combined. Serve at room temperature so it is spreadable!

Bacon-Wrapped Water Chestnuts

Ingredients

• 2 8-ounce cans whole water chestnuts
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 14 slices of bacon
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• Fresh cracked black pepper

1. Marinate water chestnuts in the soy sauce for 30 minutes, mixing it a couple of times throughout.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Wrap each water chestnut in a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Bake until the bacon renders its fat and is crisp (about 30 minutes).
3. Meanwhile, stir together the ketchup, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and 1/3 cup water in a bowl to make a sauce.
4. Remove from the oven, drain away any fat in the baking sheet and wipe dry with paper towels. Line the baking sheet with foil and lightly spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray. Carefully transfer the bacon-wrapped water chestnuts to the bowl with the sauce, swirling to fully coat, then spread out on the baking sheet.
5. Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake, tossing every few minutes, until the sauce is reduced to a sticky glaze (about 15 minutes). Sprinkle with pepper and serve while hot.

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers

Ingredients

• ½ cup cream cheese
• ½ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 12 jalapeno peppers, halved lengthwise, seeds removed
• 12 slices bacon

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with foil.
2. Mix cream cheese and cheddar cheese in a bowl until evenly blended. Fill each jalapeño half with cheese mixture.
3. Put halves back together, wrap each stuffed pepper with a slice of bacon, then put them on the baking sheet.
4. Bake until bacon is crispy, 25 to 35 minutes, then serve with your sauce of choice!

Pigs in a Blanket

Ingredients

• Hot dogs
• Croissant dough

No recipe for this one. You can do it, champ.

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