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super bowl appetizer round up 2025
super bowl appetizer round up 2025
Ed Anderson, Frances Largeman-Roth, Robin Fields
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15 Easy Game Day Appetizers & Recipes For Super Bowl Sunday

This year’s Super Bowl is on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana, which means that it’s almost time for watch parties, iconic commercials, and, of course, plenty of delicious game day food. With so many classic recipes and fan favorites to choose from, it can be difficult to decide what to serve your guests, or what dish or side to bring to a Super Bowl party. Luckily, we’ve rounded up 15 recipes for easy Super Bowl appetizers that will make sure that, no matter which team takes the trophy, everyone’s game day spread is a winner. 

Buffalo Chicken Dip

super bowl appetizer round up 2025
Kennedy Dierks for Spoon University

This Buffalo Chicken Dip couldn’t be an easier appetizer. This crowd-pleaser features chunks of rotisserie chicken with three types of cheese, plenty of buffalo sauce, plus a touch of Ranch seasoning to cut the heat.

Mom’s Potato Salad

Give your potato salad and upgrade with this herbaceous recipe by Renee Erickson. This potato salad is the perfect side for any Super Bowl barbecue or entrée.  

Copycat Chili’s Mozzarella Sticks

A cheese pull that’s longer than your average pass. This copycat recipe by @thespicyjuju on Instagram features 10 ingredients — which you likely have at home already — and might just be as good as the Triple Dipper sticks.

A Thousand Reasons Meatballs

These easy meatballs are a great addition to the game day spread. Based on the classic Swedish dish, A Thousand Reasons Meatballs blend beef, pork, and veal into savory orbs of rich flavors for a perfect finger food to please every palate.

Hungarian Pimento Cheese Dip

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It’s not game day without a good dip. It’s also not game day without plenty of cheese. Get the best of both worlds with this Hungarian Mento cheese dip, which comes together in five minutes with a handful of ingredients.  

Loaded Potato Skins

Upgrade your French fries with a crowd-pleasing finger food. Plus, these potato skins by @feelgoodfoodie are easily customizable for a variety of preferences — can top them with sour cream, cheese, bacon, green onions, sundried tomatoes or any toppings you want. 

Fried Pickles

Nothing says game day like side food. This savory snacks gets a game day upgrade with just a few ingredients to ensure that, regardless of which team scored the most points, pickle girl win the game. 

Chicken Salad

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Photo by Stefanie Trepper for Spoon University

Serve it with crackers, make sandwiches, or use it as a topping for veggies. This versatile game day appetizer is a refreshing take on the classic chicken wing. 

Ham & Cheese Pinwheels

Game day means finger food a-plenty, and these pinwheels are the perfect bite kick off the first quarter or snack on throughout the game. Not only are they easy to make, the presentation is just adorable, and the savory combo is so satisfying.

Beignets

super bowl appetizer round up 2025
Stefanie Trepper for Spoon University

Celebrate Super Bowl with a dessert that’s an homage to the hosting city: New Orleans. Super Bowl LIX will be played at the Caesars Superdome in Louisiana, and this simple recipe is the perfect sweet treat to add to any game day celebration.  

Tailgate Tray

I see your charcuterie board, and I raise you a Tailgate Tray. Get the best of all your game day favorites with this easy board, filled with fan-favorite dips, snacks, and bites to munch on throughout the Super Bowl.

Buffalo Wings

Would it be a game day without buffalo wings? I think not. This recipe for air fryer wings by @chefadrianm makes for the crispiest wings with a spicy kick.

Copycat Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers

super bowl appetizer round up 2025
Laniece Gonzalez for Spoon University

No Cane’s, no problem. Bring a taste of the fast food favorite to game day with these copycat Raising Cane’s chicken tenders that come together with just a few signature ingredients.

Copycat Wingstop Ranch

You need a dip for all of those classic chicken nuggets and wings. Make copycat Wingstop ranch at home with three ingredients in less than 10 minutes. 

Artichoke Dip

This warm and comforting dip is the perfect addition to a chili February game day. Plus, it’s so good, it can almost stand alone as a dinner entrée.

Kennedy Dierks is a National Contributor at Spoon University, and chapter president of Spoon at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. She covers all things food and has a soft spot for pop-culture moments, product launches, and the occasional cocktail.

Beyond Her Campus, Kennedy plans to pursue medicine and currently works as a medical assistant and clinical researcher. She has written for Teen Vogue, ABC News, and Girl’s Life Magazine, in addition to a number of academic and scholarly journals. She recently graduated from Seton Hall University, where she majored in Biology and Religious Studies while minoring in Art History. Kennedy is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree at Seton Hall’s College of Interprofessional Health Sciences.

Kennedy is a Taylor Swift aficionado who is convinced that a New Jersey bagel makes everything better. In her free time, she can be found teaching spin classes at the gym, playing the guitar, designing art for her Redbubble shop, or roaming the aisles of Trader Joe’s looking for her new favorite product.