"Super Bowl Recipes?"

Check out The Gracious Pantry website -- they have a section devoted to clean-eating Superbowl snacks. Not sure if they're all low-cal, but I made a spinach dip and hummus with veggies for our SB party last year, and the guys were surprisingly all over it! It allowed me to munch on stuff while they also gorged on wings, nachos, etc.

Not a recipe sorry, (I haven't searched for one yet) I am making oven fried chicken strips with 2 or 3 dipping sauces. The sauces will have plaine greek yougurt replacing the mayo/sour cream. I am also laying out a fruit and veggie tray.
Chili is a great one as well. Make it with turkey to save calories.

Here is my list for a healthier Super Bowl Party (recipes and links below)

Low Fat Guacamole
Veggie Tray with Hummus
Roasted Spicy Chickpeas
Boneless Buffalo Wings
Creamy Crockpot Chicken Chilli
Low Fat Jalapeño Cornbread
Strawberry Footballs
Double Chocolate Brownies
Chocolate Cupcakes with PB Icing
Fruit Tray


Guacamole Sour Cream
1/3 cup Plain Non Fat Greek Yogurt
1/4 Medium Avocado
2 Cloves Garlic
1 Teaspoon Cumin
1/4 cup yellow onion
1/2 Jalapeno pepper
Juice from 1/2 lime
2 ounces water
Put all the ingredients into a magic bullet, food processor or blender,blend until smooth.
Pour 2 ounces of water in and continue blending. If you would like a thinner guacamole to use as a sauce, please feel free to add a little more. Please take caution, you can always add more, you can never take away.
Serve with your favourite food that you enjoy sour cream and guacamole with.
Nutritional Information, 2 tablespoons.

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Hummus Ingredients:
• 1 15 oz can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained (save liquid)
• 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon tahini, or low fat peanut butter if you prefer (optional, but if you do not use, increase yogurt by 1 TBSP)
• 1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt or greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon salt

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Creamy Crockpot Chicken Chili

Chicken - Boneless Skinless Breast 3 Breasts
Primo - Diced Plum Tomatoes, 1 can undrained
Great Value - Light Cream Cheese, 0.75 container (16 tbsp ea.)
Unico - Black Beans - Canned, 1 can, drained & rinsed
Green Giant - Niblets- Canned Corn, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.)
Old El Paso - Green Chilies, Chopped, 2 tbsp 10 2 0 0 120
Ranch Dressing Dry Mix, 1 Packet
Tex Mex Spices 1 tbsp
Ground Cumin, 1 tsp
Onion powder, 1 tbsp
Water - Municipal, 2 cups

Lay chicken breast in bottom of crockpot
Add remaining ingredients
Stir
Cook low 6-8 hours
Shred Chicken with 2 forks, stir well and serve

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Low Fat Cornbread
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar or substitute ( more or less to taste)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
2 eggs, beaten ( or 1/2 cup egg substitute)
1/2 cup jalapeno pepper, chopped (optional)
1/2 cup whole kernel corn, drained (optional)

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
Stir in yogurt and eggs. If using stir in corn and jalapeno peppers.
Pour into 8 inch square pan sprayed with cooking spray (or use a cast iron skillet).
Bake for approximately 20 minutes.
Best served warm.

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Roasted Spicy Chickpeas Ingredients
1. 2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans ( chick peas)
2. cooking spray
3. 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning, heaping
4. 1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
5. 1 teaspoon onion powder (optional)
6. cayenne, to taste
Directions
1. Drain garbanzo's in a strainer and rinse well with cool water. Shake to help remove water. Let sit to drain while proceeding.
2. Cover a rimmed cookie sheet or shallow casserole dish with cooking spray. Pour garbanzos on the foil and spread them into a single layer. Take a few sheets of paper towel and gently press over the top of the beans just to remove any extra liquid- speeds cooking time too.
3. Spray top of beans with cooking spray and sprinkle seasonings over the beans. Shake pan to help distribute the seasoning and make sure the beans are all in a single layer.
4. Place pan in an oven and set to 350 F- no need to preheat. Use lowest rack on oven and return every 15-20 minutes or so to shake the pan so nothing burns. Be gentle or they may spill over the sides. Cook until beans are browned and crispy. About 45 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and pour into a plastic bowl with tight fitting lid to cool. Careful they are HOT to the touch!
6. Snack away! Keep these stored in the bowl for best freshness or in a ziploc bag.

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Boneless Buffalo Wings Ingredients
non-stick cooking spray
2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour or all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt-free seasoned pepper blend
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat discarded
1/4 cup fat-free or low-fat buttermilk
1 teaspoon red hot pepper sauce
1 cup crushed cornflake cereal
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil spray.

In a large airtight plastic bag, stir together the flour and seasoned pepper blend. Cut the chicken into 28 strips. Add to the flour mixture. Seal the bag and shake to coat.

Add the buttermilk and hot pepper sauce. Reseal the bag and shake gently to coat.

Put the cornflake crumbs in a shallow bowl. Add the chicken, turning gently to coat. Arrange the chicken in a single layer on the baking sheet. Lightly spray the chicken with vegetable oil spray.

Bake, uncovered, for about 25 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the coating is crispy.

Meanwhile. in a medium bowl. stir together the barbecue sauce, vinegar, and honey.

Add the chicken to the sauce, stirring gently to coat, or serve the sauce on the side.


http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/1622/Healthy-Boneless-Buffalo-Wings118987.shtml

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Chocolate Strawberry Footballs
1 1/2 cups dark chocolate chips
12-14 large strawberries
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
you will also need:
2 Coffee mugs
piping bag
#2 tip
Parchment paper
In a microwave safe coffee mug add the dark chocolate chips. I’ve found this to be the best vessel for strawberry dipping. If the bowl you use is too wide then the melted chocolate is too shallow, and it’s hard to get the strawberries dipped.
http://domesticfits.com/2012/01/16/superbowl-snack-chocolate-covered-strawberry-footballs/

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Double Chocolate Brownies
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 egg whites 1 cup Splenda or Stevia (natural!)
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tbsp chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
Cooking spray

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8x8 inch non-stick cake pan with spray.

In a medium mixing bowl, using a sturdy whisk or spatula, mix the applesauce, vanilla, egg whites and splenda/stevia until they are well combined.
Add the flour, cocoa powder, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt. Stir the mixture until it is just combined and no lumps remain.
Pour it into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the chips evenly over the top or top just as they are done and spread like icing.

Bake the brownies for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and allow them to cool 5 minutes. Cut into 12 equal brownies. Makes 12 (1 brownie) servings.

Each brownie has: 50 calories, 2 g protein, 7 g carbohydrates, 1 g fat, less than 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber,
Traditional Double Chocolate Brownies have: 260 calories, 3 g protein, 37 g carbohydrates, 12 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 1 g fiber, 165 mg sodium

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Chocolate Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups flour - if using whole wheat sift more and add more water or applesauce if too dry
1/2 cup granulated sugar or Splenda
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix all ingredients until well combined.
Place cupcake liners in cupcake tray and spray with nonstick spray (these cupcakes stick to their liners).
Bake for 20-25 minutes, and let cool before frosting.

Peanut Butter Mousse Frosting

1 8 oz tub of Cool Whip Free (1cup)
2 tablespoons of creamy light peanut butter
3-4 tablespoons of skim milk

In a large microwave bowl mix the milk and peanut butter. Microwave for 30 seconds, and then whisk until smooth. (You're thinning out the peanut butter so it will be easier to add to the Cool Whip.) Let it cool for a few minutes and then gently fold in the Cool Whip. Transfer to a piping bag or disposable gallon sized bag (then cut off one of the bottom corners). Pipe onto the tops of the cupcakes.

Store cupcakes in the fridge to avoid melting frosting.


ENJOY

Skinnytaste.com has a recipe section just for "Football Recipes", all her recipes are super yummy!

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2007/07/football-recipes.html