This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BowlTimeSnacks #CollectiveBias
Whoo-hoo! It’s getting close to the big game day! And even though our team didn’t make it, we still like to watch the games. Well, my boys like to watch the games, while I’m more of a backseat football watcher.
“What’s that?”, you say.
It means I like to watch over my boys’ shoulders while I stuff my face with game day food. Yes, I’ll admit that I’m more about the game day food than I am the actual game. The only issue I have with game day food is that my family can never agree on what to eat. Never. The boys want pizza, the girls want sushi, and my hubby prefers meat. So, to solve this food dilemma, I decided to make 3 Game Day Finger Foods – Pulled Pork, Salmon, & Pizza Bites to satisfy everyone’s game day cravings.
To create this finger food meal, I headed to my local Vons to pick up RITZ® Crackers and Coca-Cola. I knew RITZ® Crackers would make the perfect base for finger food appetizers and Coca-Cola is always a great thirst quencher. And while I was there, I also picked up a fruit bowl and a tray of fresh veggies to complete my finger food meal.
[Tweet “Get game day ready with 3 easy finger foods #BowlTimeSnacks @pinterventures”]
Everyone was so excited for our finger food meal that I had lots of ‘helpers’ in the kitchen. Unfortunately, they were eating the fingers foods faster than I could make them! I was forced to send them off with a sample tray of finger foods and a few bottles of Coca-Cola. Once the ‘helpers’ were out of the kitchen, I was able to whip up all 3 of the finger food appetizers in a short amount of time.
1. Pulled Pork & Ranch Slaw Appetizer
For my meat loving hubby, I made Pulled Pork & Ranch Slaw. I used a pre-made slaw mixed with Ranch dressing, pre-made Kansas style pulled pork, medium cheddar, and RITZ® Crackers.
To keep clean-up easy, cover the baking pan with foil and lay crackers on top. Next, add warmed pulled pork on each cracker. Place the tray under the broiler until the cheese starts to melt. Finish with Ranch slaw over the pork and it’s ready to serve!
2. Smoked Salmon with Pesto Cream Cheese
My girls love sushi and all things seafood, so this Smoked Salmon with Pesto Cream Cheese was made for them. This finger food is super simple and requires absolutely no cooking or baking. Yay!
3. Pizza Bites
My sons can never get enough of pizza, so they requested pizza bites. Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, sauce, more cheese, and olives (optional) are layered to create this tasty appetizer.
Here is a portion of the game day spread. Since everyone’s cravings were satisfied, it was a huge hit! In fact, I’ve already received appetizer requests for our next game day finger foods meal!
What are your favorite RITZ® Crackers toppings?
Pulled Pork & Ranch Slaw Appetizer
Serves
40
Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
3 minutes
Total time
18 minutes
Meal type
Appetizer
Ingredients
Note
Directions
Step 1
Turn on broiler. Line pan with foil.
Step 2
Warm pork in microwave according to package directions. Set aside. Mix slaw with Ranch dressing. Set aside.
Step 3
Place crackers on pan, sprinkle cheese on crackers, and top with warm pulled pork. Place under broiler just until cheese is melted - just under a minute per batch. Top with slaw.
Print recipeDo not add too much salmon or it may be too salty.Smoked Salmon with Pesto Cream Cheese
Serves
36
Prep time
20 minutes
Meal type
Appetizer
Misc
Serve Cold
Ingredients
Note
Directions
Step 1
Add cream cheese to a bowl and leave out on the countertop for 20 minutes to soften. Add pesto and mix. Spread onto crackers.
Step 2
Add 3-4 capers on crackers. Place a small amount of smoked salmon next to the capers and top with fresh dill.
May be baked in an oven on a large tray at 350F.Pizza Bites
Serves
36
Prep time
20 minutes
Meal type
Appetizer
Ingredients
Optional
Note
Directions
Step 1
Turn on broiler. Cover a pan with foil. Place crackers on pan. Layer cracker with cheese, pepperoni, 1 tsp. sauce, cheese, and olive.
Oh man do these look good or what? They’d be gone in seconds for sure!
These look so yummy! I love that they are so quick and easy to make, which is a plus for game day.
Super easy to make! Of course, you can just eat RITZ crackers alone too 🙂
Pulled pork on a delicious flakey buttery Ritz cracker! OMG! I literally might make a pork roast just for this
The pork ones were my favorite. Love it with the ranch slaw…yummy!
These look so good. I know my whole family will love these.
LOVE, love, love the idea of serving pulled pork on a Ritz cracker! Genius. Adding the slaw gives it just the extra flavor kick!
Salmon bites are a great idea for game day. Finger foods are easy to clean up too. Love ’em.
Those pizza bites look delicious! I could live on those things. lol
Crackers really do make a great serving behicle for all manner of appetizer treats.
Pizza bites are always a big hit in my house. I like that you made them with Ritz crackers {my fave}.
The kiddos would love those mini pizzas. I would love them too! They would be too hard to share though 😉
My mouth is watering! The smoked salmon and the pizza bites look awesome!! Simple, yet awesome ideas!! Bookmarking this!
I really like the pulled pork bites. Its a great way to have a flavorful snack on game day.
Sounds like you have the party food planned, I’m sure your guests will love it!!
I am obsessed with one bite foods! They are so much fun to make and eat! Your recipes look so yummy. Can’t wait to try them.
You just helped me plan my Super Bowl snack menu. I usually make a taco dip but this looks like a fun and different full spread. Thanks!
Yay! The boys liked the pizza bites and the girls actually loved the pulled pork.
These are some great game day suggestions. We will definitely be making at least one of these. Thank you
Football season is now over for us in New England, so I will tuck these away for September when football is back 🙂
Ooh yum, I’d like a couple of each please!
What a great way to make everyone happy! Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday. Pinned and Tweeted.
Delicious!