The big game is this weekend and we are gearing up for lots of fun! I have put together a big list of snacks and appetizers that I’ll be preparing for our guests. I have a huge assortment of tasty dishes that I know everyone will love.
My husband teases me saying that I don’t need to bother with any fruits or vegetables for the party. He says that this is a “guy party” and guys want meat! I think his exact words were…”just give us some sausage and bacon and more bacon and sausage and we’ll be alright!”
I am going to have a couple of healthy options tucked in my spread but I am giving the guys what they want. One of the best recipes that I’ll be putting out on Sunday is a fabulous little gem called a “Pig In Heaven“. Now these babies are the ultimate party food. What you do is wrap Wright® Brand Bacon around Hillshire Farm Lit’l Smokies® and cook them until the bacon is golden brown. Oh my, they are just incredible and quite addicting.
They are super easy to put together and you can bake up a big batch in a flash. I typically bake them and then keep them warm in a chafing dish or even toss them in my slow cooker on the warm setting. Not that it really matters though! These are always very popular and they are usually one of the first things to disappear.
What’s nice is that you can change them up just by changing out the dipping sauce. Sometimes I serve them with a mustard based sauce then other times I go for something sweet. I think I’ll let my husband decide which sauce he wants for the party this time.
These are perfect if you have a large group or just an intimate gathering. You can make just what you need. No matter the occasion, Lit’l Smokies are easy to make and easy to enjoy. The addition of Wright Brand Bacon means you get bigger, thicker slices with that heartier, more robust flavor. It’s everything you love about bacon … only better.
We got some great coupons in the inserts this weekend that will help you put these together at a great discount. Be sure to clip your coupons and whip up a delicious treat for your gathering!
- $0.55/1 Hillshire Farm Lit’l Smokies Cocktail Links or Smoked Dinner Sausage 1/31 RP
- $1/1 Wright Brand Bacon 1/31 RP
For more information and additional recipes be sure to head over to the Lit’l Smokies website and Wright Brand webpage or follow @WrightBacon on Twitter.
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I like the CORN DOGGIE recipe.
I like the Rotel and Velveeta Cheese it is easy good.
I think I am going to give this recipe a try. Love bacon and lil smokies.
I like Chili con Queso.
My fav game day dish is the Velveeta dip
Nachos and cheese!
I like YOUR recipe!
L’il smokies in the slow cooker cooked in BBQ sauce and jelly. I’m definitely trying the new recipe. It will be a sure hit.
I’m a big nachos fan so love the basic Velveeta cheese with rotel. Mmmmmmm!! And love the Lipton onion seasoning mixed with sour cream.
Thia recipe sounds great! I also like bacon wrapped water chestnut slices.
Oh my…my list is long..and can’t wait for the game. I make this recipe above with a delicious twist if you want the recipe let me know.
Wings, sliders, dips, quac, salsa, veggies platter and shrimp cocktail shooters are always on the list, plus more to be added when I finalize my list. Oh, brownies too
I like the Pig in Heaven recipe–sounds delicious
I usually make Monkey Bread for the Super Bowl.
Rotel & velveeta cheese dip with chips
Chicken wings are a must. I like to make my own sauces to add a little something: Butter Buffalo, Asian Sesame and Honey Barbecue. Yum!
Thanks for the opportunity.
Baked skinless chicken wings and/or drumettes marinated overnight in barbecue sauce.
buffalo chicken dip! dump 2 cans of chicken2 blocks of cream cheese 1 bottle of wing sauce 8 oz of ranch mix together spread in a pan or pyrex cover with sharp cheddar peeper jack16oz bake till bubbly and brown YUMMY!!! serve with favorite chip or cracker
homemade potato skins … a family favorite !
Velveeta dip and the chili.
Home made pizza, veggies and dip, cheese cake bites.
This one is great bacon and little sausages
Bacon wrapped tater tots stuffed with sharp cheddar…ridiculous!!
Go Broncos!! :))
Buffalo wings!
Loaded Nachos!
Hands down – spinach artichoke dip with corn tortilla chips!
Wrap Wrights Bacon on filet tenderlion or scallops first before cooking, to lock in the juicy flavor, especially for Super Bowl !
Pigs in a blanket. Our go to. And bacon and cheddar stuffed mushrooms. Yum. 🙂
Love this cheese dip with Fritos Scoops:
cream cheese
sour cream
bacon pieces (not bits)
shredded sharp cheese
Pour into baking dish – bake at 350 until bubbly! DELISH!
veggie tray, fruit tray, homemade spinach dip, buffalo chicken dip, and lil’ bbq smokies
I have a recipe the guys LOVE called “crack weenies.” Starts out exactly like yours, except coated with a brown sugar and butter mixture before baking. One taste, and you will know they are very appropriately named – very addictive!
Cheeseburger dip
Mine is the 7-layer dip. Oh man, I LOVE that stuff!
ANything Mexican.
I think I’ll try this recipe.
I like to cut up Lil Smokies and put a piece along with a piece of pineapple and a piece of cheese on a toothpick.
I love cooked tortellini cooled and then served with a dip made with bottled ranch dressing and Parmesan cheese. iI just add cheese and sample until I think it is strong enough. You can even make the tortellini your favorite teams color by boiling it in a small amount of water with liquid food coloring. I made red for Christmas and it turned out a bright red. You can test one to made sure you have enough food coloring and add more if needed.
We are fans of chicken wings with a home made buffalo wing sauce! The men vote this #1 at my house.
I love buffalo chicken dip!
I really love loaded potato skins!!! Yummy!!
Taco dip – but these little smokies and bacon sound great.
Love buffalo chicken dip 🙂
I love these piggies wrapped in bacon too but brushed with brown sugar and baked. So yummy!
I’ll have some chips and salsa, hummus and pita chips to snack on. I will prepare chicken wings as well with some ranch sauce.
I like cream cheese, hidden valley ranch dressing packet, cheddar cheese, container of sour cream , mix well can add bacon bits if desired , eat with ruffles or other potato chips
I also like Hormel chili with beans one can and Velveta cube Velveta and microwave with chili and stir up, eat with tortilla chips.
Nachos and cheese
chip and dip ( homemade)
Bison chili!
My husband makes the BEST “rotel dip.” We are definitely making that. With tostitos!
I will use the piggies in the blanket recipe but add some brushed brown sugar to the bacon.
I like the smokies with a warmed up mixture of current jelly, ketchup, mustard and brown sugars
garlic parmesan pigs nin a blaket
Using Velveeta for nachos is my favorite to make and eat!
Sour cream or cheese stuffed jalepenos wrapped in smoked pork.
Chicken bites, cubed chicken wrapped in bacon, then dredged in a brown sugar and chili mix. Baked up oh so yummy. Can’T watch the big game without them!!!
My favorite game day recipe is buffalo chicken dip!
1 lb. cubed velvet, 1 can rotel, 1/2 lb. cooked ground sausage and 4 oz. cubed cream cheese and nuke until creamy. The cream cheese will keep it smooth as it sits.
Lil’ Smokies wrapped in a strip of crescent roll.
i’ve got to try!! Looks yummy
Buffalo chicken dip is my fav!
Tater tots topped with jalapenos slices, wrapped in bacon. Use spicy Ranch dressing as a dip…both my hubby and son love these!
taco salad cups
Simple, Tyson Anytizers wings with ranch sauce and a side order of celery and banana peppers right out of the jar.
We like hamburgers!!
We love Sabra Hummus and Stacy’s Pita chips. Might try your recipe for Pig in Heaven – usually do Smokies and crescent roll pieces.
oh, bacon and sausage – what a winner
nachos
Smoked chicken wings are my favorite.
Cheese dip
Old classic
Velveeta and rotel in the slow cooker
Serve with tortilla chips
These by far are my favorite for the super bowl, or any occasion! My son also is a huge fan of these and was a bit upset they were not served over the Christmas holidays. I won’t let him (or me) down for the super bowl!
Chilli with bacon
I make these same thing but I coat them in dark brown sugar the night before and the next day they are swimming in sweet deliciousness, almost like maple syrup. Then you bake at 375 for 45 mins! Yummo!
BBQ glazed meatballs
Hummus with veggies/pretzel chips; taco salad dip
Our ‘go to’ choices are always Wings with hot sauce; my homemade salsa (sorry can’t share the recipe!) and Fritos or Tostitos and homemade Pepper Jelly over cream cheese with almond rice crackers. Never any leftovers!
I love buffalo chicken dip with celery.
Our favorite is tandoori chicken drumsticks !
Corn and bacon dip….wonderful and easy.
We love seven layer dip with Tostitos to dip!
Classic pigs in a blanket and guacamole!
Nachos
Bacon bombs! Take a 1 inch square of cheese, wrap in a piece of canned biscuit then wrap in bacon and deep fry. Yummo!!!
My favorite game day recipe is pasta salad!
Bacon ranch cheeseball.
nachos with velveeta and rotel cheese sauce.
Bacon wrapped chicken bites
Lil smokies in a chili sauce and grape jelly
Pigs in a blanket, yum yum!!
My favorite is Cannonballs. It is Bisuick, sausage and shredded cheddar cheese that you roll in balls and bake. I don’t make them often because I’m addicted and can’t stop eating them til they are gone 🙂
Can’t wait for Game Day to try this Buffalo Chicken Nachos recipe that I found on the Tyson website:
Tortilla chips loaded with cream cheese, pepper jelly, Mexican cheese and Buffalo Boneless Chicken Wyngz nestled in and baked until golden brown. Finish off with chunky guacamole and cilantro.
Our go to is a sausage dip!
Velveeta, Rotel, and ground beef.
Tortilla chips with salsa. At home nobody wants to work that day!
My favorite is Buffalo chicken wings with ranch dipping sauce.
Rotel & cubed Velveeta dip with chips
Buffalo chicken wings
Chips & dip and Hummus
1 Can No Bean Hormel Chili and 1 brick Cream Cheese heated together. Old recipe but still one of our favs!
My favorites are Buffalo spicy wings and dipping sauce! 🙂
I am going to try that recipe-looks great! Also, homemade pizzas & onion rings!
I make a great french onion dip
I’m still a fan of the buffalo chix dips and ready to try these little pigs in heaven!
Layered baked Mexican dip
Buffalo Nachos, Nachos, cooked chicken mixed with hot sauce and cheese, microwave, than whatever else you want to put on!
My favorite game day recipe is nachos. Whether it is with refried beans or taco meat (or both) it is always something we all enjoy.
My favorite game day recipe is Hillshire Farm Lit’l Smokies Cocktail Links in a crockpot with a jar of chili sauce and a jar of grape jelly.
No game day is complete without hot dogs topped with chili, cheese and onions! Yum!
rotel dip is my favorite
BBQ Wings with ranch dip.
How can you go wrong with homemade chili. It can be eaten as is, taco filling or make nachos with it
our favorite is the basic taco dip 8oz cream cheese softened 8 oz sour cream and 1 package mild mccormick seasoning sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top
I love the buffalo chicken dip served with veggies, crackers and chips. Always a favorite!!
I make what I call the Massachusetts Dip with clams, flavored bread crumbs and velveeta served with giant corn chips. My guys love the Tyson buffalo anytizers and those pigs in heaven will make the menu this year too.
Boneless chicken wings with ranch dipping sauce. I am also going to make those pigs in heaven Sunday. My mouth is watering just looking at them.
Chili with nachos and shredded cheese and onions on the side
Potato skins and nachos
Chips and sour cream and onion mix dip
Chicken chili and nachos
Whistle pigs which is a hotdog wrapped in bacon and put in oven to cook or you can deep fry. They are great. We stuff with cheese before cooking by making a small slice length wise on hot dog and stuffing cheese in it then wrapping whole hotdog with bacon.
My fave is just chips & salsa – nothing special. Sometimes I’ll have chips & the velveeta/sausage cheese dip.
We love the old standard Velveeta and Rotel, sometimes with ground beef or bison!
Nachos with queso cheese, ground beef with picante sauce, sour cream and black olives
I make a pot of chili and have topping like cheese, corn chips,etc. I also have hot dogs for chili dogs.
My favorite recipe is simple. One pound cooked ground sausage, one can Rotel tomatoes, and one small block Velveeta cut into cubes. Put all into crockpot and cook on low about 4 hours. Serve with Fritos or tortilla chips.
buffalo chicken dip
Whenever i host or attend a party, i notice everyone tend to reach for finger foods the most. So I like making taquitos with mexican seasoning, cheese, shredded chicken or beef. Everyone seems to enjoys it and it’s quite filling.
I love buffalo chicken dip! Shredded chicken, Texas Pete, Ranch, cream cheese and shredded cheddar! So yummy! It is a hit with my family. 🙂
Potato skins
I like a multilayered cold “taco-dip” for watching tv with.
My favorite game day recipe is the all American favorite – a delicious hot dog filled with relish and mustard plus potato chips on the side!!!
Always love Rotel dip- velvet a cheese and a can a Rotel. Eat with tortilla chips. Perfect for Super Bowl!
Tortillas and dip. Spread a block of cream cheese in 8X8 square or 8-inch round pan. Spread one can of
chili (no beans) on top. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Heat in oven (or microwave) until cheese is melted.
Top with green onions or sliced jalapenos if you want. My family will lick the bottom of the pan to get that last bit of cream cheese.
Love the Mexican pinwheels. Cream cheese olives. Etc.. Also like wings and little smokies in BBQ sauce.
Meatballs in an Asian BBQ sauce
I normally do BBQ Weenies in the crockpot, but I will have to try this out!
Jalapeno’s, cheese, and nachos
I LOVE Mexican dip, or anything with guacamole, really! I’m so excited for the game…GO BRONCOS!!
When I was a kid, my mom would serve black beans & rice and Publix Mardi Gras chicken wings on Super Bowl Sunday. To this day, it’s my favorite game day food!
My favorite game day recipe is pepperoni pizza rolls.
My favorite game day recipe is deviled eggs!
Miami black bean dip is my favorite.
We love the Rotel & Velveeta cheese dip!
I love rotel dip and velveeta cheese out of the crockpot
I make my chicken wings at home. I use various sauces and sometimes combine them. I get my sauces and hot sauce at Publix with the help of iheartpublix…get them for next to nothing…sometimes free! Hubby cannot wait for this years chicken wings!
My favorite game dsay recipe is jalpeno and cheese topped pigs in a blanket as appetizers
I enjoy making & devouring green onions rolled up with cream cheese & ham. Makes a tasty treat.
My favorite game day recipe is vanilla cream filled chocolate chip cookies I shape as footballs.
I like spinach dip with Frito’s scoops.
My favorite game day recipe is:
Bacon-Wrapped Smokies with Brown Sugar and Butter
Always a hit!!
Bacon cheese fries and hot n spicy wings yum
Chicken Wings.
wrapped of course
My favorite will always be Hot wings but these bacon rapped lil smokies look Awesome 😉
wrapped …aagh!
Velveeta and rotel dip
Pigs in a blanket and wings of course.
I like to make a bunch of different dips . Like onion dip and velveeta with chilli and a white melting cheese with chorizo and beans . Served with different chips and finger sandwiches
I do the pigs in heaven, but i sprinkle with a little brown sugar too.
We also like cocktail wienies and meatballs – cooked in grape jelly/ bbq sauce.
The biggest hit from last year was the taco bar/salad. It was a lot of fun and so easy instead of the regular foods that we normally do.
I already bough bacon and Litl smokies to made those. They look great!
We really enjoy the pigs in heaven! Another one of our favorites is a five layer dip using cheese, refried eans, lettuce, sour cream repeat until you reach height of bowl and then sprinkle with bacon crumbs on top and serve with chips:-)
Buffalo Chicken Dip!
Buffalo chicken dip…..
Any kind of dip and usually chilli.
Clam dip, buffalo wing dip!!!
Salsa and sour cream/plain Greek yogurt mixed together and served with tortilla chips. Yum!
We love Buffalo Wings! 🙂
I like puilled pork sliders
Jalapeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese and bacon
Nachos
I have to have a big pot of chili – it get put on top of everything, hot dogs, chips, hamburgers, etc
Mine would be chicken wings….your sounds yummy
Chicken Wings and Ribs
Chicken wings
Nachos with very spicy salsa.
Little Smokies wrapped in Bacon and baked in the brown sugar mix!!!
Make your own Nachos Bar!!
Nachos are our favorite.
chicken wings
Skinny 7 layer dip!!!
I like to make our bacon wrapped club cracker topped with parmesean cheese! This year i’ll make the wrapped smokies, but add a sprinkle of brown sugar!! Yumj!
cocktail weenies in a cranberry sauce is my favorite
I love homemade spinach and artichoke dip with pita chips or the thin tortilla chips
bacon wrapped smokies always!!
Buffalo Chicken Dip w/ tortilla chips and celery. Always a hit and super easy!
My Fave game day recipe has always been the 5 or 7 layer bean dip… but then again, I also love a lemon yogurt dip with baked chicken tenders for dipping!
Cathy B
My current favorite for Game Day is Smokies wrapped in bacon, covered with dark brown sugar and baked for 45 minutes at 350. Not much work but a whole lotta’ goodness.
Nachos made from my homemade chili with those baked Tostito’s cups.
Jalapeno popper bread- so good for no reason!
Ingredients:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded medium cheddar
1 jalapeno, diced
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1/2 loaf of french bread (1 loaf cut in half lengthwise)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Combine cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, jalapeno and mayonnaise in a bowl.
Spread mixture over the bread.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until mixture is melted and bubbly. Turn on broiler and broil for 1 – 2 minutes or until cheese browns slightly.
Allow to cool for a couple minutes. Slice and serve
Mine is usually Taco seven layer dip, but I want to try your Armadillo Eggs too.
Love pigs in a blanket and wings.
A bleu cheese dip with spinach and bacon. Served with crackers.
Everyone love pigs in a blanket, but those pigs in heaven look delicious. I’ll have to try those.
We love a big pot of chili. Yum
My favorite game day recipe is super simple: chicken breasts, can of rinsed black beans, can of drained corn, jar of salsa in the slower cooker on high for 3.5 hours- then throw a block of cream cheese on it for thirty minutes, shred the chicken all up and enjoy! We made that for the last round of football games and it was delish!
My favorite will be buffalo chicken ranch dip.
The favorite in our household is called Hanky Panky’s. Delicious!!
Fried and breaded chicken wings.
We have set dishes that we eat together only on Superbowl day: Popcorn (all kinds) Chips and burgers, Pizza and Ribs, Shrimp and dips, sub sandwiches (you make yourself) and of course beer. We have over 25 people come to our house. It is a madhouse but fun.
My favorite is cocktail smokies.
Ranch wings!
One recipe that I like is Reuben Stuffed Pretzel Bombs, and also can change the type of filling for like a pizza version and so on.