Start to finish, this Super Easy Super Bowl Party Menu takes a total of less than 2 hours to prepare. Every item on this Caribbean-inspired menu is full of flavor and easy to make, including my Creamy 15-Minute Caribbean Black Bean Dip!
This week, Super Bowl party menus and round-ups are popping up around the internet like whack-a-moles at the county fair. Trust me, though – this one is different.
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What makes this Super Bowl Party Menu so different? Because this is not a collection of recipes randomly chosen for their beautiful pictures or festive presentations. No, these are the foods that you will actually find being served up at my house this Sunday. (If the menu looks slim, don’t worry – we are having a pot luck, so there will be plenty of food a’comin’!)
No matter what is on your Super bowl menu, each item served must share a few key characteristics:
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- It is super easy to prepare.
- It lasts some time on the counter without refrigeration.
- It tastes fabulous at any temperature.
Cuban-themed Party Menu: 2-Hour Total Prep Time
This year, I decided to focus my menu (very, very loosely) on a Cuban/Caribbean theme. Start to finish, you can make everything on the following menu with less than 2-hours of hands-on preparation time.
Here’s what I’m serving:
- Cuban Sandwich Sliders
- Tailgate Peach BBQ Sliders
- Caribbean Mango Salad
- Cuban Black Bean Dip (Recipe below)
- Mr. B’s Awesome Homemade Guacamole
- Homemade Pico de Gallo
- Corn Chips
In addition to the usual beverages, specialty drinks will include:
- Homemade Ginger Ale {non-alcoholic}
- Mr. B’s Whiskey Ginger
If you use canned beans to make this Cuban Black Bean Dip, you can whip up this Cuban-Style Black Bean Dip in just 15 minutes.
Creamy 15-Minute Cuban Black Bean Dip
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unrefined coconut oil
- 1/2 large onion chopped
- 1/2 red pepper chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 15 oz black beans drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth plus a little extra
- 1-2 teaspoons lime juice
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium skillet over medium heat, saute onion and red pepper in olive oil until tender; about 4 minutes.
- Add garlic and saute another minute
- Add cumin, sugar, vegetable broth, and beans and simmer until most of the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from heat.
- Stir in lime juice.
- If you have one, use a molcajete (Mexican mortar & pestle) for this next step. If you don't have one, you can use a medium bowl and a potato masher. Simply pour everything into the mortar bowl and use the pestle to mash it all together until it is creamy but still chunky. Add a little extra vegetable stock if necessary.
- Garnish with sliced limes and cilantro.
Nutrition
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Those all sound like very tasty dishes! Homemade dips are so much better than storebought and great for special occasions like this!
Love the recipe, but especially love the Cat Uncropped photo at the end 🙂 I have a few of my dog sniffing around the dish while I’m taking photos too. I need to check out your homemade ginger ale recipe too! Thanks for this great list!
Thanks for including me. All of these dishes look delicious! I am looking forward to game day!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Thanks for letting me share your recipe, Kari!
I like how you incorporated a little bit of spiciness but in a refreshing way with ginger ale and Mr B’s Whiskey Ginger, and it works well for those who want to imbibe and those who don’t or need a break!
Thanks, Pech. I’m always careful with the spices when we have a house full of people because everyone has their own tastes. Serving up the ginger syrup and soda separately allows people to mix their drink to their own tastes. (I like my ginger ale about 4x as hot as most people!)
Ha, love the cat. I have several photos on my blog of my dog photobombing some of my food images 😉
Love the Cuban theme for Super Bowl and that dip sounds delicious. Pinned it to try soon 🙂
Thanks so much, Mary. Our dog is about three steps behind the cat in that picture.