"Personal foul: lack of exciting Super Bowl snacks, on the party host. Fifteen-yard penalty. Repeat snack production."

Don’t want this party foul scenario to happen to you? Sarah, Erin, and Rachel are on your team, and they’ve got your back! In this week’s Iron Ladle Challenge, they’re offering a range of fun and tasty snacks that go way beyond pizza rolls and potato chips. From Rachel’s keto-friendly shrimp salad and no-rice sushi to Sarah’s Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers to Erin’s savory “Cheeseburger Dip ‘All the Way’,” these ideas will help you take your game day buffet to the next level.

From Erin:

Cheeseburger Dip “All The Way”

• 6 slices of bacon
• 1 small-medium onion, chopped fairly small
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• .5 lb ground beef
• Salt and Pepper
• 16 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 8 oz cream cheese/Neufchatel, softened
• Equivalent of 2 medium dill pickles, chopped
• Good blop of mustard
• Healthy squirt of ketchup

Cook the bacon until crispy. Drain on paper towels and then chop. Remove most of the bacon grease and reserve for another use. Return the pan to heat and sauté the onion. Once it is starting to turn golden brown, add the garlic and sauté for a couple more minutes. Transfer the onion mixture to a bowl, along with the chopped bacon.

Return the pan to heat and brown the ground beef, breaking it up well. Season it with salt and pepper. Once it is browned (not just cooked, you want some of that good Maillard browning!!!!!), transfer to the bowl with the onions. If your beef is very fatty, you can drain some of that off first.

Add the cheddar cheese and cream cheese. Stir to combine. Heat this mixture, stirring frequently- either on the stove top, in the microwave, or in a crockpot. As the cheese melts, mix in the pickles, mustard and ketchup.

Taste it. What does it need more of? Add that.

Serve with tortilla chips.

Note: you could sub ground turkey for the ground beef. If you do that, you should use more of the reserved bacon grease.

Additional Recipes from Erin:

Sardine Rillettes - Little French Bakery

Anchovy Butter - The Two Bananas

From Sarah:

Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers - Unbound Wellness

Maple Roasted Almonds - From It's A Veg World After All

From Rachel:

Keto Shrimp Salad Bites - Healthy Little Peach

No-Rice Low-Carb Sushi

Thinly spread a one-inch strip of cream cheese on a sheet of nori.

Add toppings to taste (preferably cut longwise):

• Leg-style imitation crab meet
• Avocado
• Cucumber spears
• Green onions
• Shrimp salad (see recipe above)
• Get creative!

Carefully roll the toppings in the nori, using another dab or two of cream cheese to seal the edge if needed. Let sit for a few minutes for the nori to soften. Cut into generous (two-inch or so) slices — too thin and they’ll fall apart. Serve with soy sauce and wasabi.

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