Just because the Cowboys will not be playing football on Sunday does not mean that you cannot throw a Texas-style Super Bowl party! This Tex-Mex Super Bowl party menu will guarantee that you and your guests will have a fiesta to remember when the New Orleans Saints meet the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday.
Kick off the party with a Texas-sized spread of salsas, guacamole, queso dip and tortilla chips that should keep your guests running to the buffet table between commercials. You can purchase a premade vegetable tray from the grocery store or make your own if you have time. Crispy baked Margarita chicken wings should keep the carnivores happy.
For a main course, it is nice to keep things simple. What fun is throwing a Super Bowl party if you miss the big game because you are stuck in the kitchen? Hearty Crockpot Posole is easy to make and as long as you throw it together before noon, it should be ready by half time. You can use canned enchilada sauce or make your own– it is a delicious dish either way.
If you or any of your guests are vegetarian, cheese enchiladas are a easy main course or tasty side dish, and home made enchilada sauce makes them extra special. The enchiladas can be assembled ahead of time: just pop them in the oven half way through the second quarter and they will be ready by half time. Check them at the two minute warning just in case.
You can ask your guests to bring dessert, or check out the Pecan Pie Tartlets recipe from the Dallas Baking Examiner linked below. Serve them Texas-style, with a scoop of Blue Bell ice cream. (Widely available in the Dallas Metroplex.)
The drinks are easy. Margaritas, of course, and beer. Consider serving Texas' own Shiner Bock or any one of the fine Rahr beers made right up the road in Fort Worth. Ole!
Tex-Mex Super Bowl Party Menu
Bacon Lovers Guacamole
Smooth and Spicy Guacamole
Rotel Queso Dip (use the recipe on the back of the label)
Salsa
Salsa Verde
Tortilla Chips
Vegetable tray served with ranch dressing as dip
Margarita Chicken Wings: Make using my Crispy Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings Recipe using this Margarita Marinade Recipe: combine 1/3 Cup each of tequila, orange juice and olive or canola oil, the juice of one lime, 1 teaspoon cumin and hot sauce to taste. (If you prefer to deep fry your wings, check out this recipe from the Gourmet Food Examiner.)
Pecan Pie Tartlets
Blue Bell Ice Cream
Margaritas
Beer
Soda or Iced Tea
Comments
Well my Steelers are not in the Super Bowl (bummer) but if someone wants to invite me to their awesome Tex-Mex SB party..I'm all over it!lol
Great idea! (LOL Sherri!)
Did someone say margarita's?
OH yummy!
Third culture kids examiner
Seattle stay-at-home moms examiner
LOL! If I was having a Superbowl Party this year, I would invite each and every one of you, but unfortunately we've been invited to a party elsewhere. It's a bit of a bummer, really-- I love throwing parties!
Yay! As much as I love authentic food over fusion, I always have to confess that I think I prefer Tex-Mex to Mexican. Maybe because it seems lighter...?
you are making me hungry
Sounds like my kind of party!
Hm... hate the game, love the food ;)
I only go to Super Bowl parties for the food.
Indianapolis Healthy Living Examiner
Sims Examiner
That's o.k. Kat - you can invite us to your Superbowl party next year, lol.
Can I come? Sounds awesome.
Sounds like the perfect menu to me. Tex Mex rocks!
My husband loves Tex-Mex food. I guess it's a Texan thing. ;-)
That is some game day spread! I forget that Blue Bell is sold regionally, but it really is a Texas favorite.
YUMMMMMmmmmm.
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