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So, it’s the big game tomorrow! Time to make some party favorites. Here are some of the recipes we’ll be doing for our watch party! Yes, for us the Superbowl is always an excuse to eat plenty of fry foods and it happens only once a year! These appetizers from well-known restaurants are always a big success around our house, even if your team is losing!

Here’s our menu for Superbowl 54. This is what will be on our buffet-style table when the game starts… with plenty of refreshments to go with them, of course!

• Chili’s Boneless Buffalo Wings
• Loaded Potato Skins from TGI Friday’s
• Avocado Eggrolls from The Cheesecake Factory
• Copycat Bloomin’ Onion and Chili Sauce from Outback
• Hot n’ Spicy Buffalo Wings from Hooters
• Olive Garden’s Fried Mozzarella Sticks
• Veggies with onion soup dip

For the vegetarian in your party, we’ve got you covered with the avocado eggrolls, the blooming onion, and the Mozzarella sticks. Naturally, I will also have a platter of cut veggies with a quick and easy onion soup dip (mix dry onion soup mix with sour cream, that’s it!).

Chili’s Boneless Buffalo Wings

 These boneless wings are perfect if you feel like having something spicy. Have this zesty dish ready in just 45 minutes or less.

 

Serves: 4-6 – Prep time 30 minutes – Cook time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, ground
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 5 cups vegetable oil for frying
• 3-4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into bite-sized cubes
• ½ cup hot sauce like Texas Pete’s Hot Sauce or Tabasco
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• Blue cheese salad dressing for dipping
• 1 stalk celery, cut into sticks

Preparation

1. In a bowl, mix flour, salt, peppers, and paprika.
2. Add egg and milk to a separate bowl and mix well.
3. Preheat 5 cups oil in a deep-fryer to 375 °F.
4. Coat chicken pieces into the egg mixture. Allow excess to drip off, then coat with flour mixture. Repeat twice for a double coat.
5. Transfer breaded chicken onto a plate and refrigerate for about 15 minutes.
6. Deep-fry each for about 5 minutes or until brown and transfer onto a paper towel-lined plate.
7. Meanwhile, mix hot sauce and margarine in a microwave-safe bowl. Then, heat in the microwave for about 20 seconds or until melted. Mix well until fully blended.
8. Place chicken pieces in a large bowl and add the sauce. Using your hands or a wooden spoon, mix chicken and sauce until well-coated.
9. Serve chicken pieces on a plate with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.

Recipe from Lina Chang’s Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home Vol 1. Click here to learn more.

Loaded Potato Skins from TGI Friday’s

 This tasty easy-to-make snack is perfect for an afternoon (or midnight) snack, plus it’s great for sharing.

Serves 6 – Preparation Time 30 minutes – Cooking Time 7 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon oil
• 6 medium-sized potatoes
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 8 ounces Cheddar cheese, grated
• 3 strips thick-cut cooked bacon, diced
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 1 ripe tomato, diced
• Fresh chives for serving, chopped finely

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Using a fork, prick potatoes in a few places. Microwave for at least 10 minutes or until soft.
3. Halve the potatoes vertically and remove the insides of the potato until there is only ¼ inch of the potato shell left.
4. In a deep saucepan, heat oil to 365 °F. Deep-fry potato shells for 5 minutes, then transfer onto a plate lined with paper towels.
5. Add cheese and diced bacon into potato shells. Place on the baking sheet prepared earlier and bake for at least 7 minutes or until cheese is fully melted.
6. Serve immediately with a spoonful of sour cream on top of each potato skin. Sprinkle with diced tomatoes and chives.

Note: for vegetarian, just omit the bacon

Recipe from Lina Chang’s Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home Vol 1. Click here to learn more.

 

 Avocado Eggrolls from The Cheesecake Factory

 Made with egg rolls, avocados, and veggies, recreate this beloved vegetarian snack at home in just 20 minutes.

 

Serves 8 – Prep time 15 minutes – Cook time 5 minutes

Ingredients

Cilantro dipping sauce

• ¾ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Egg roll

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 3 avocados, peeled and seeded
• 1 Roma tomato, minced
• ¼ cup red onion, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro leaves, diced
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 8 egg roll wrappers

Preparation

1. Mix the ingredients for the cilantro dipping sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
2. Preheat a large pot with oil over medium-high heat. Oil temperature should reach 350°F and there should be enough oil to cover the rolls, about 3 to 4 inches deep
3. Mash avocados in a bowl. Mix in tomato, red onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
4. Position avocado mixture onto the middle of an egg roll wrapper. Fold wrapper on top of mixture and roll until the mixture is fully wrapped. Secure edges of the wrapper by pressing with water using your finger. Repeat for the remaining mixture and wrappers.
5. Deep-fry rolls in the pot of hot oil for at least 2 minutes or until all sides are golden brown.
6. Remove from pot with tongs and place onto a plate lined with paper towels.
7. Serve with the cilantro dipping sauce on the side.

Recipe from Lina Chang’s Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home Vol 1. Click here to learn more.

Copycat Bloomin’ Onion and Chili Sauce from Outback

 This deep-fried onion snack and dip is perfect for an afternoon bonding with family or friends.

Serves 8 – Prep time 20 minutes – Cook time 4-5 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 large sweet onions such as a Vidalia
• Oil for frying

Seasoned flour

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne

Chili sauce (yields 2 ¼ cups)

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cups sour cream
• ¼ cup tomato chili sauce
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne

Dipping sauce

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons ketchup
• 2 teaspoons horseradish cream
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 dash cayenne

Batter

• ⅓ cup cornstarch
• 1½ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 24 ounces beer

Preparation

1. Preheat a large pot with oil over medium-high heat until 375 °F, not exceeding 400 °F.
2. In a large bowl, mix the ingredients for the seasoned flour.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the ingredients for the chili sauce.
4. For the dipping sauce, mix the ingredients in a bowl and keep refrigerated.
5. To make the batter, combine cornstarch, flour, garlic, paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Mix well.
6. Pour in beer to the bowl of dry ingredients. Blend well until smooth.
7. Chop off ¾ inches of the onion on the top. Peel, then slice until just above the bottom root end to make about 14 vertical wedges. Take out about 1 inch of petals from the inside.
8. Coat petals in flour, then shake off any excess. Dip in batter. Make sure the onion is well-coated.
9. Deep-fry for about 1 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
10. Transfer onto a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
11. Serve with chili sauce and dipping sauce on the side.

Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home Vol 1. Click here to learn more.

Hot n’ Spicy Buffalo Wings from Hooters

 This tangy appetizer contains just the right amount of spiciness on its deliciously crisp-tender wings to keep you coming back for more.

 

Serves: 4-6 – Prep time: 15 minutes – Resting time 1 hour – Cook time: 12 minutes

 Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• ½ teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 20 chicken wings
• Vegetable oil, for deep frying
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup Louisiana hot sauce
• 2 dashes ground black pepper
• 2 dashes garlic powder
• Blue cheese salad dressing
• Celery stalks cut into sticks

Preparation

1. In a bowl, add flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt. Mix well.
2. In a separate bowl, add chicken wings. Lightly coat with flour mixture. Make sure the coating for each wing is even. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour to keep the coating attached while frying.
3. To prepare, preheat about 1½-inch deep oil in the deep fryer to 375°F.
4. In a separate small pot, heat butter, hot sauce, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir until butter is dissolved and ingredients are well mixed.
5. Carefully lower coated chicken wings into the hot oil. Deep fry for about 10 to 15 minutes or until wings turn partly dark brown then transfer onto a plate lined with paper towels to drain.
6. While the wings are still hot, transfer to a bowl and pour hot sauce mixture on top. Toss to coat all wings evenly.
7. Serve hot with blue cheese dressing and celery sticks.

Recipe from Lina Chang’s Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home Vol 2. Click here to learn more.

Olive Garden’s Fried Mozzarella Sticks

This gooey, crispy snack can be made with any cheese, not just mozzarella, and is finished by dipping in marinara sauce.

Serves 4 | Prep. time 10 minutes | Cooking time 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound mozzarella or other cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup water
• 1½ cups Italian breadcrumbs
• ½ teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ⅔ cup flour
• ⅓ cup cornstarch

Directions

1. Make thick cuts of the cheese. In a bowl, make an egg wash by beating together eggs and water. In another bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning. In a third bowl, mix together flour and cornstarch.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.
3. Dip each piece of cheese into the flour, then egg wash, then breadcrumbs. Fry until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels. Serve with marinara sauce.

Recipe from Lina Chang’s Copycat Recipes Making Olive Garden’s Favorite Recipes at Home. Click here to learn more.

All recipes are from the following cookbooks:

Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home Volume 1, Click here to learn more

Copycat Recipes series Making Restaurants’ Most Popular Recipes at Home  Volume 2. Click here to learn more 

Famous Restaurants Copycat Recipes Series Making Olive Garden’s Favorite Recipes at Home. Click here to learn more

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