Hosting Football Sunday - HELP

We do grilled boneless chicken wings with dipping sauces on the side. Pan grill some boneless chicken breasts and then cut them into chunks. There you go!!! My family loves them.

I would do a bunch of vegetable based dips, like hummous and tzaziki and salsa. The non dieters can have them with nachos, and everybody else can have them with raw veg.

Here are some alternative dip recipes I like.
http://vintagecookbooktrials.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/boiled-carrot-salad/
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/simple-white-bean-spread

Ummm....it's football. If they are "big eaters" as you said, they are probably going to want traditional football-eating food i.e. chips, wings, etc. Is it healthy? Nope. But as another poster said, everything in moderation. Have some veggie trays and hummus for people who want the healthy stuff but if you have NO traditional football food, people will likely not be coming to your football watching party next time.

I found this on pinterest and it's pretty easy and really you can't go wrong with ranch, bacon and cheese. You could probably sub either fat free sour cream or yougurt (plain or greek) for an even lighter version:
Cheddar Bacon Dip
16 oz. light sour cream
1 packet ranch dressing mix
3 oz. package of bacon bits
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

This is a great dip, spicy, and goes well with pita or pretzel chips:
Place 16 ounces of Greek yogurt, a handful of cilantro, the juice of one lemon, and half of a 7-ounce can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce in a food processor. Pulse until smooth. Add sea salt to taste.

Found this as well. I don't like the texture of ground chicken but ground turkey could easily be substituted:

1 pound lean ground chicken
1 egg
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
2 green onions
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 ounce crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup Frank's Hot Sauce (or your favorite), divided
1 tablespoon butter

Preheat the oven to 350F.
Line a cookie sheet with foil and coat with nonstick spray.
Cut the celery, carrot and green onion into large chunks and throw into a food processor.
Pulse to chop into small bits.
In a large bowl, combine the vegetable mixture, chicken, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic powder, salt, 1/2 the hot sauce and the blue cheese.
Gently fold together to combine, but don't overmix.
Form the mixture into small meatballs - you should get about 28 small meatballs.
Place the meatballs on the cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes.
While the meatballs are baking, put the rest of the hot sauce and the butter into a microwave safe dish.
Microwave about 30 seconds, until butter melts.
Stir well to combine.
Remove the meatballs from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes.
Place the meatballs onto a serving dish and drizzle with butter/hot sauce mixture.

just make sure you have tons of cheese for the Packers victory over the redskins :)

haha..that's cute. I'm not a chef! I don't even know what 1/2 of that is!

Then you prob should have specified you only wanted simple minded food recipes

Don't listen to him, OP. Hey, I'm a foodie and now I have to go look up 'rajas' -- oh, I see. Harrumph ... could've just said poblano peppers.

1 can of corn
1 bell pepper
1 can of black beans
italian dressing to taste

use tostito scoops to attack the mexican salsa. It's healthy, and i could eat the whole bowl to myself

Also;

Crockpot some cocktail weiners, and google an easy recipe for sweet and sour sauce

wanton wrapper tacos

go on pinterest and find anything you need.

my fave is Bacon and Cream Cheese stuffed Mushrooms!! so yummy and can use low fat or fat free cream cheese to lower the cals..

or take those tiny tomatoes, cut out the center, pack with mayo bacon and a piece of lettuce and you have bite size BLT's. I made those for a bbq one day and they were gone in a heart beat. I also really like to make my own dough and put them in cupcake tins and make hummus cups

Ok - I am having 8 people over (big eaters) for the Redskins game this Sunday. I need some good recipes for appetizers. I know I can do a veggie tray, but I want a chip and dip or some crockpot meatbals... or something!! I just don't want really cheap and unhealthy meals.

Also, I know I'm going to marinade a flank steak. I need good suggestions for marinades that really soak up flavor in 2 days! Please please please help

It's the redskins...no one will feel like eating after the 1st qtr.

I love making taco dip for parties. All I do is mix in a 8oz container of plain no-fat Greek yogurt, 8oz container of Neufchatel cheese or reduced fat cream cheese, and a package of taco seasoning. Then put the mixture in a casserole dish and layer lettuce, shredded Mexican cheese, and salsa on top. It's always a hit and it has good protein and low carbs. Have tortilla chips to dip. I also like to cut up bell peppers to offer a healthier dipping option.