Recipes

When You’re Ready For Some Football

Posted 12/13/2010

(NAPSI) - When the football season is in full swing, there’s hardly a better opportunity to entertain in style than to invite friends over for a good game, good food and good times. There may be no better place to find the “good food” than in the cool aisles of your grocery store, where you will find delicious, easy-to-make-and-serve game day delights.

In the refrigerated dairy aisle, you can check out the many cheeses, dips, breads, yogurts, juices, eggs and more-all available to create great recipes or to serve with accompanying crackers and chips.

In the frozen aisle, you can check out the many selections of pizzas, chicken tenders, prepared appetizers and dips, mozzarella sticks, egg rolls, Mexican snacks and more. You’ll also find a great selection of buffalo chicken wings-always a crowd pleaser.

You can try this popular recipe to have everyone talking:

Buffalo Chicken Wings

with Blue Cheese Dip

1 large bag/box frozen buffalo chicken wings

1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened

1 cup sour cream

1 cup (4 oz.) crumbled blue cheese

2 green onions, finely chopped

1 Tbsp. dried parsley

½ tsp. garlic powder

Salt and pepper, to taste

Prepare chicken wings according to package directions. For dip, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and chill in refrigerator until serving. Great with celery and carrot sticks, too. Serves 6−8.

You can also find scrumptious desserts in the cool aisles of the store. The many tasty cakes, pies and ice cream selections can mean that whether a favorite team wins or loses, your guests will go home happy.

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