9 Super Bowl Party Foods & Cookout Ideas

Key Takeaways

• The best Super Bowl menu ideas for seafood fans are: Louisiana crawfish boil, homemade shrimp cocktail, and crab legs with drawn butter.
• For classic fried Super Bowl appetizers, serve buffalo wings, fried pickles, and mac & cheese bites.
• While you’re prepping your Super Bowl food, have slow-cooked chili, cocktail meatballs, and pulled pork simmering.

Whether you’re huddling up in the living room or kicking off the ultimate Super Bowl cookout in the backyard, a well-planned menu is sure to score points with your guests.

The Super Bowl is so much more than a football game. It’s a social event that’s all about great food and company. Even if you’re just there for the commercials, Super Bowl party food is legendary. Don’t fumble the chance to pull out all the stops!

In this guide, we’re highlighting 9 game-changing appetizers you can boil, fry, slow cook, and steam with your HPC boil pot. Ready to tackle your game day menu?

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the easiest party food to make?

Slow-cooked dishes like queso dip, cocktail meatballs, pulled pork, and chili are super easy to make. Simply add the ingredients to your pot, turn the heat on low, and wait a few hours!

What's a good budget-friendly appetizer?

You can’t go wrong with classic macaroni and cheese. Kick it up a notch by making fried mac & cheese bites! Fried pickles are also affordable and delicious.

What is the most popular Super Bowl party food?

The most popular Super Bowl menu ideas depend on where you live, but some universal crowd favorites are chicken wings, chili, and pulled pork.

Super Bowl Seafood

Let’s kick off your menu with something that’s often neglected: seafood! While there’s nothing wrong with serving up greasy, decadent grub, seafood brings freshness and unique flavor profiles to the table. Make these dishes with your HPC seafood boil cooker.

Traditional Louisiana Crawfish Boil

If you’re hosting an outdoor Super Bowl cookout, spice up the usual fare with a Louisiana crawfish boil. All you need is one of our crawfish cookers, a few sacks of crawfish, and classic Southern seafood boil ingredients to enjoy a communal feast while watching the game.

Homemade Shrimp Cocktail

Shrimp cocktail is a Super Bowl party food with a bad reputation. The problem is that those store-bought shrimp rings are usually old, rubbery, and stringy. Boiling or steaming fresh shrimp and making your own cocktail sauce takes this must-have hors d'oeuvre to the next level.

Crab Legs & Drawn Butter

If you’ve ever eaten at a buffet, you know those crab legs get claimed fast! Not only are they delicious, but cracking them open is an experience. On the table, they provide a larger-than-life presentation that’s sure to end up on social media. Don’t forget the drawn butter for dipping!

Fried Favorites

Fried Super Bowl party food is essential! There’s something about fried foods that goes hand-in-hand with watching the big game. All you need is a good outdoor deep fryer and some oil to prepare all sorts of greasy goodness.

Here are some Super Bowl menu ideas to get you started.

Buffalo Wings

Few would argue that a heaping pile of wings is the most quintessential Super Bowl snack. All you need is equal parts hot sauce and butter to make a classic Buffalo sauce. Consider serving barbecue and teriyaki wings for guests who can’t handle spicy foods.

Fried Pickles

Fried pickles are a classic Super Bowl party food here in the South. But no matter where you live, your guests will go crazy over them. Plus, vegetarian guests will appreciate having a finger food option on your Super Bowl cookout menu.

Mac & Cheese Bites

Baked mac and cheese is always a hit. Fried mac and cheese bites take a familiar favorite and turn it into an unforgettable finger food. The basic idea is that you chill the mac and cheese, separate them into balls, coat them in eggs and panko crumbs, and fry them. Check this recipe!

Simmered Snacks

Slow-cooked Super Bowl party food is super easy to prepare. Simply dump the ingredients in your boiling pot and let them simmer low and slow for a few hours.

Cocktail Meatballs

Here’s a Super Bowl menu idea that may sound unusual, but your guests will be begging for the recipe. All you need is a bag of frozen meatballs (or homemade), grape jelly, and a tomato-based chili sauce. Let the balls simmer in the sauce, and serve them with toothpicks.

Chili

A big ol’ pot of chili is perfect for feeding large crowds. Guests can enjoy it with sour cream and cheese, tortilla chips, and avocado slices. And, chili is a fantastic addition to a Super Bowl cookout because you can make chili dogs!

Pulled Pork

Another iconic Super Bowl party food, pulled pork is a breeze to make, and it’ll feed a huge crowd. Simply slather a large pork shoulder or butt in your favorite barbecue sauce, and let it simmer for 10 hours or so. Serve with buns and coleslaw.

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All of these Super Bowl menu ideas can be made with High Performance Cookers! Place your order now, and treat your friends and family to unforgettable Super Bowl party food this year!