Super Bowl Favorites: What to Bring to Your Super Bowl Party
Super Bowl Sunday is not the time for fancy food and fussy details. Super Bowl fans demand food, lots of it and with lots of flavor. This “Loaded Fries” recipe combines two favorites: fries and chili! You basically can’t watch the big game without either of these two, so why not combine them for one amazing dish?!
Spicy Chili Loaded Oven Fries
Serves 6+
For the Chili:
Ingredients:
2 red onions, diced
3 red peppers, diced
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ pounds ground beef or turkey
2 heaping teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon chipotle in adobo sauce
¼ cup tomato paste
2 15-ounce cans chopped tomatoes
½ cup chicken stock
2 15-ounce cans pinto beans
Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper
Directions:
Place a large Dutch oven, lightly greased with olive oil, over medium heat. Caramelize the onions and peppers until lightly golden brown. Add the garlic and beef, or turkey. Continue cooking until the beef is golden brown.
Add the remaining ingredients and reduce the heat. Let simmer for 30 minutes.
Suggested garnishes: hot sauce, chopped red onions, fresh cilantro, pickled hot peppers
For the Fries:
Ingredients:
6 Russet and large Sweet potatoes, scrubbed and cut into wedges
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons chili powder
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees, line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Toss the potatoes with the chili powder and olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and place on the lined baking sheet. Roast the potatoes until they are browned and crispy, but cooked through (about 35 minutes) or (45 minutes for sweet potatoes).
Platter the fries on a large platter and generously dollop the chili over the fries. Garnish with chopped onions, cilantro, lime wedges, pickled peppers. SERVE HOT!