It’s been a minute (OK, 34 years) since the Cincinnati Bengals went to the Super Bowl. This year, you’re throwing a party. That means snacks are in order. Among the usual fare (wings, nachos and all the dips), you’ll want a few on-brand snacks to celebrate Queen City–style—think pizza à la LaRosa’s, onion rings dipped in Frisch’s tartar sauce (duh) and, of course, alllll the Cincinnati chili (plus that pint of Graeter’s ice cream in your freezer). Here, 13 Super Bowl snacks and dishes that Bengals fans will love.
13 Super Bowl Recipes That Cincinnati Bengals Fans Will Love
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Published Feb 4, 2022
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1. Instant Pot Skyline Chili
If you want to make it the star of the show, serve it as a three-, four- or five-way. (That’s spaghetti, cheese, onions and beans, for the uninitiated.) If you’re in a snacking mood, turn it into coneys.
Half Baked Harvest
2. 5-ingredient Buckeyes
The peanut butter chocolate balls look like the nut of the Buckeye tree, aka Ohio’s state tree.
Sally’s Baking Addiction
3. Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
Bonus points if you can get your hands on a jar of LaRosa’s sauce to make these crowd-pleasers.
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4. Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Ditto for the Montgomery Inn barbecue sauce. (Psst: You can snag a bottle—or OK, three—on Amazon.)
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5. Easy Homemade Potato Chips
Cincinnatians know a bag of Grippo’s potato chips is basically sacred. If you’re not in Ohio, you’ll have to settle for homemade. (It could be worse.)
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6. Salami Roll Ups
Confession: We’re not sure how these cream cheese pinwheels became a staple, but it wouldn’t be a Cincy party without them.
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7. Homemade Soft Pretzels
If you can’t get to a Servatii bakery for a giant soft pretzel ring, homemade is fine.
Spoon Fork Bacon
8. Liege Waffles
Taste of Belgium, but you don’t even have to leave your kitchen. These sweet waffles would make a good handheld dessert, but we wouldn’t judge anyone for serving them alongside the savory fare.
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
9. Oven-baked Buffalo Wings
If a Super Bowl party is thrown and there aren’t buffalo wings, did it really happen?
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
10. Homemade Cheese Crackers
Fun fact: Everyone’s favorite cheese cracker was invented in Ohio. Make your own and blow all your game watch guests away with how good they are.
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11. Baked Mac And Cheese Bites
We’re just speculating, but don’t you think these would be delish with a side of chili?
Photo: Liz Andrew/Styling: Erin McDowell
12. Mini Nachos
You’ll probably need a snack for the one Rams fan in attendance. This will do nicely.
Spoon Fork Bacon
13. Beer-battered Onion Rings
The beer keeps the coating light and crunchy. True Cincinnatians will make these with a can of Hudy Delight (and then dip them in Frisch’s tartar sauce, natch).
