The countdown to the big game is on and even if you can’t make it to Tampa in time for kick off you can still make it a Super Bowl to remember by whipping up the following mouthwatering recipes:
SIZZLING HOT SUPER BOWL RIBS
Ingredients:
Baby back ribs
Your favorite rib rub
BBQ sauce
Fresh lemon juice
Olive oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Place ribs on heavy-duty foil.
Drizzle with olive oil and squeeze fresh lemon juice on top of ribs. Sprinkle generously both sides of ribs with your favorite rib rub or with a mixture of salt, pepper, sugar and paprika.
Seal foil packet tightly.
Place aluminum package of ribs on jelly roll pan in oven.
Bake 2 to 3 hours, until tender.
Open foil packets, spoon favorite BBQ sauce on top of each packet of ribs.
Turn up oven to 375 degrees and bake ribs uncovered for another 30 to 45 minutes until they get brown on top.
SPICY CRAB DIP
Ingredients:
1 pound lump crabmeat
2 cups shredded Pepper jack cheese
8 ounces cream cheese
1/4 cup Tabasco jalapeno pepper sauce
Milk
Bread Crumbs
1/2 cup Parmigiano-reggiano cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a saucepan, combine the first 5 ingredients and melt the cream cheese. Add milk to create desired consistency.
Place in a shallow 8×10-baking dish and top with breadcrumbs and Parmigiano cheese.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown and bubbly.
Serve with tortilla chips or French bread.
GAME DAY CHEESE BALL
Ingredients:
1 Package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/3 cup pitted black olives, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients except the pecans.
Shape into a ball and roll in the pecans.
Wrap in waxed paper and chill.
Serve with crackers.
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