The Internet Swears By These Mega-Popular Super Bowl Recipes — Here Are The Ones To Try (2024)

The process: There are two things that every Super Bowl get-together needs: booze and party dips. This dirty martini dip that I've been seeing all over TikTok combines both of those things. The dip requires just a handful of ingredients: onion, cream cheese, sour cream, Gorgonzola cheese, pimento-stuffed olives, and gin or vodka (depending on how you like your martinis, of course). You start by sautéing the onions in some olive oil or butter until they're nicely browned. Chop up some martini olives and marinate them in olive brine, plus gin or vodka.

Combine the cream cheese, sour cream, and Gorgonzola in a food processor. (I completely winged the amounts, but I started with a 2:2:1 cream cheese to sour cream to Gorgonzola cheese ratio and worked from there to achieve my desired texture.) Then mix everything together — the cheese mixture, the marinated olives, and the onions — in a single bowl. Garnish with more sliced olives and serve with crackers, pita chips, crudités, or whatever you've got. No food processor? You could certainly mix everything up by hand.

The results: There is a very easy way to determine how much you will like this recipe. How much do you like dirty martinis, and how much do you like creamy party dips? If you're a fan of both, then this is for you. But if you aren't an olive person, well, you should certainly avoid this one. I liked the weirdness of this dip. It was unlike anything I've had before, and I would certainly consume it by the dunkful. But IMO, there is something a bit odd about serving a party dip that contains uncooked gin or vodka.

Personally, I'd probably skip the booze in the dip and leave it in my co*cktail glass. You don't taste it, and it doesn't add much to the recipe. But I guess the Super Bowl is a day to imbibe, after all, so you do you. You can control the "dirtiness" of this dip by adding more or less olive brine. I think it could have benefited from some acid, so I'd suggest adding a squeeze of lemon before serving.

Final rating: 🏈🏈🏈 / 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

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The results: The only difficult part about this recipe was slicing the potatoes carefully so that the slits were deep enough to hold the shredded cheese, but not so deep as to cut the potato in half. I lost a few potatoes along the way, so I’d suggest buying a few extras to account for casualties. I later came across this Tasty video that I wish I'd seen ahead of time, which reveals a handy trick for slicing potatoes over chopsticks. These take about 50 minutes to make (most of that time is spent waiting while the potatoes roast in the oven). They were pretty filling, but a little difficult to eat as a finger food. And between the crispy bacon, creamy sour cream, and sharp cheddar, the flavor was great.

Final rating: 🏈🏈🏈🏈 / 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

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The results: While the recipe suggests using two crispy baguettes, I decided to use one load of large, fat Italian bread because it made cutting the bread bowl easier. In retrospect, I think this was a wise choice. Once it's done, there are two ways you can eat this artichoke bread bowl, of course. You can slice it horizontally and serve it in slices, or you can put the bread bowl out with crackers or pita chips and then eat the artichoke dip–soaked bread once the filling is gone. Either would be delicious, and both are a step up from your store-bought party dip. I'm not a huge fan of mayo or sour cream, so I wasn't sure what to expect when I tried this dip. But ultimately, the mozzarella, Parmesan, and cream cheese mask the other ingredients, and the result is just creamy, cheesy goodness.

Final rating: 🏈🏈🏈🏈 / 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

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Be sure not to overstuff the dough with the Buffalo chicken filling. That way, once you roll the dough, the filling won’t fall out. IMHO, the dough overpowered the filling in the end, and there was too much breading to taste the Buffalo chicken. Also, if you like spicy, double the amount of hot sauce the recipe calls for. I used more than instructed, and it didn’t have enough of a kick for my taste. Ultimately, I don't think this recipe was worth the time. In the future, I'd rather just dunk some crispy bread into a bowl of warm and gooey Buffalo chicken dip.

Final rating: 🏈🏈🏈 / 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

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The results: I was excited to try these cauliflower bites, but ultimately I was a little let down. Are these tasty? Sure. As far as vegetables go, they're great. Are they a substitute for chicken wings? Definitely not. The cauliflower bites were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, but if you’re looking for something you can really sink your teeth into, these will leave you disappointed. And the sauce was very thin, more similar to the consistency of soy sauce than a sticky glaze. Also, I’d suggest doubling or really even tripling the amount of sauce. I followed the recipe and made another batch of sauce because it didn’t cover even half the cauliflower. If I were to make these again, I would try thickening the dipping sauce with cornstarch and maybe even frying the cauliflower. After all, calories don’t count on Super Bowl night.

Final rating: 🏈🏈 / 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

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The results: While these had great potential, my waffle pizza fries didn’t come out great. In retrospect, I can identify my big mistake, which was using too much tomato sauce. All the sauce made the fries pretty soggy and difficult to eat without a fork. I’d absolutely make them again, but next time I’d go light on the tomato sauce and serve these pizza fries with marinara sauce on the side for dunking. What’s fun about this recipe is that you can really customize it to include your favorite toppings, like sliced olives and mushrooms, crumbled sausage and peppers, you name it. If there are kids at your party, you can set up a DIY waffle pizza bar with a handful of ingredients and let them make their own creations.

Final rating: 🏈🏈🏈 / 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈

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