Super Bowl Munchies Round-Up

Don't they all look super yummy?



Peanut Butter Popcorn





Strawberry Goat Cheese Bruschetta





Guacamole





Spinach Artichoke Dip



Queso Blano Dip



Pizza Bites





Soft Pretzels



Pizza Bites

I recently made these for a girl’s night and man were they yummy. They really do taste like little bites of pizza and I love how you can control the amount of sauce you get with each bite by dipping them. I didn’t have a block of mozzarella on hand so I just used string cheese by cutting each stick into 4 pieces.

Pizza Bites

Ingredients:

1 tube of pizza dough (found in your grocer’s refrigerator section)
4 oz. mozzarella cheese, cubed (about 20-24 pieces)
Sliced pepperoni

For topping:
Olive oil
Italian seasoning
Grated Parmesan cheese

Pizza sauce for dipping

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400˚ F.  Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate or cake pan.  Divide the pizza dough into 20-24 roughly equal sized pieces.  Take one of the dough pieces, top with a cube of cheese and a slice or two of pepperoni.  Pull the edges of the dough around the fillings and pinch closed.  Place seam-side down in the baking dish.  Repeat with the remaining dough pieces.

Lightly brush the tops of the dough balls with olive oil.  Sprinkle with Italian seasoning and grated Parmesan cheese.  Bake for 20 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.  Serve warm, with dipping sauce as desired. 

Source: Adapted from Annie’s Eats

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Happy New Year everyone! I don’t know about you, but I am dog-tired this morning. Mia decided to ring in the New Year by waking up every hour on the hour from midnight until 7 am(teething stinks)…so you can imagine it was a long night! In any event, I am so excited to share this recipe with you! I made this last night for a New Year’s Eve party and it was a hit! It tastes just like the dips you get in restaurants without using mayonnaise (yuck!). Enjoy!

Psst…everyone make a wish today, it’s 1/1/11! J

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Ingredients:

4 cloves garlic

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

1 (10 ounce) container Alfredo-style pasta sauce

1  C shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

¼ C shredded mozzarella cheese

Chopped tomato and fresh spinach for garnish

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place garlic in a small baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven 20 to 30 minutes, until soft. Remove from heat. When cool enough to touch, squeeze softened garlic from skins and chop.

In a bowl combine all the ingredients minus the ¼ cup of mozzarella and the garnishes.

Pour the mixture onto an 8x8 inch baking dish.

Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven 20 minutes. Then remove the foil, add ¼ of mozzarella cheese to the top and place back in the oven, uncovered for 10 more minutes, or until the mozzarella is lightly golden. Top with you garnishes and serve warm.

Yields 12 servings.

Source: Adapted from Allrecipes.com

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely adore traditional bruschetta but sometimes I want something different. I made this for a party a while back and it could very well become my new, easy, go-to recipe for parties. I think this took me all of 20 minutes to whip up.

Strawberry-Goat Cheese Bruschetta

Ingredients:

    1  8-oz.  baguette

    1  Tbsp.  olive oil

    1  4-oz. log  goat cheese (chevre)

    1-1/2  cups  sliced strawberries

    1/2  cup  arugula

    Olive oil

    Sea salt or coarse salt

    Freshly ground black pepper

    Snipped fresh herbs

Directions:

1. Heat broiler. Halve baguette crosswise, then lengthwise. Place cut sides up on large baking sheet. Brush with the 1 tablespoon oil. Broil, 3 to 4 inches from heat, for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until lightly toasted.

2. Slice and divide cheese among toasts. Top with sliced berries. Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese and berries soften. Remove from broiler; top with arugula. Drizzle additional oil. Sprinkle salt, pepper, and herbs. Makes 4 servings.

Source: Better Homes and Gardens