This guide page will show you how to make Super Bowl party dips to spice up your game day party. A Super Bowl party is a fun way to enjoy the Super Bowl with your family and friends. Maybe this year it is your turn to host the party or maybe you simply love to entertain your friends. One of the simplest foods to serve at the party are the party dips. They are easy to prepare and you and your friends can help yourselves to the food while watching the game.

To throw a successful party, planning and preparation is key. Plan the menu and buy the ingredients you need several days before the game. Mix and balance several dip flavors and dippers for the party. For example serve both mixing fresh dips and creamy dips and offer both tortilla chips and vegetables sticks.

One thing to note while choosing the best Super Bowl party dips for your menu is that food which is more familiar instead of exotic or fancy may be more appropriate. These simple, familiar choices will allow your friends to enjoy the food you prepare and don't distract from the Super Bowl event. This doesn’t mean you can’t experiment. Creativity always has a place in the kitchen, but lean to the familiar tastes.

Serve your dips with pretzels, crackers, tortilla chips, bread cut to bite sized pieces, or vegetables sticks. Also, don’t forget to provide plenty of beer, soda, or your favorite drinks to wash the food down.

Three Super Bowl dip recipes are provided as a starting point for great dips to serve for your game day party. For more party dips, view other recipes in the Related Mahalo Pages section.

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 jalapeno pepper
• 1 red onionhttp://elise.com/recipes/archives/001359fresh_tomato_salsa.php
• 1/4 cup cilantrohttp://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/fresh-tomato-salsa-10000000524056/index.html
• 1 lime
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Coarsely shop the tomatoes, red onion, and cilantro.
2. Deseed the jalapeno pepper and chop finely. Remember to be careful when handling pepper.
3. Mix the tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and the jalapeno pepper in a bowl. Add the juice from the lime and stir to mix.
4. Serve the tomato salsa with tortilla chips.

Ingredients:

• 8 oz cream cheesehttp://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Beer-Cheese-Dip-II/Detail.aspx
• 1 cup cheddar cheese or other cheese of your choice
• 1 can of your favorite beer, alcoholic or non-alcoholic
• 1 clove garlic
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or to tastehttp://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Amber-Beer-Cheese-Dip/Detail.aspx, optional
• 1 loaf of pumperknickel, rye, or other bread, for serving

Directions:

1. Grate the cheddar cheese and the garlic.
2. Mix the cream cheese, grated cheddar cheese, garlic, cayenne pepper, and salt with a mixer until smooth.
3. Gradually add in the beer and mix with slow speed until it reaches the desired consistency.
4. Cut the bread into bit sized pieces or sticks.
5. Serve the beer cheese dip with the bread.

If you don’t have time to prepare the bread, you can use crackers, pretzels, or vegetable sticks.

Ingredients:

• 1 can clams
• 8 oz cream cheesehttp://www.mealsmatter.org/recipes-meals/recipe/7376
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp grated onionhttp://www.recipezaar.com/Classic-Clam-Dip-36285
• 1/2 tbsp chopped parsleyhttp://www.grouprecipes.com/8079/clam-dip.html
• salt, to taste

Directions:

1. Drain the clams and reserve the juice. Chop the clams coarsely.
2. Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl. Add in 4 tbsp of the clam juice and mix together. Add more juice until you get the desired consistency.
3. Chill the clam dip in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
4. Serve the clam dip with potato chips.