CBD Snacks to EnLIVen your Super Bowl Sunday
Happy Sports Ball week, everyone!
It’s that time of year again: time to watch our favorite teams bust out the pigskin, step up to the three-point line, and hit a slapshot hole-in-one! If we’re lucky, we may even get to see someone catch the Golden Snitch!
I kid, I kid. No red-blooded American could reasonably avoid knowing what this Sunday is really about: The Puppy Bowl! And what Puppy Bowl celebration is complete without the time-honored tradition of gathering our friends and family to enjoy delicious, fatty foods and snacks as we bask in the heartwarming glow of clumsy pups at play?
That’s what today’s post is all about. We’ll be exploring a few classic food options to make your game day a little more festive. The twist? We’ll be spicing up each of these delicious, time-honored dishes with a dash of some of our very favorite CBD products — so you can feel a smidge better about Sunday’s over-indulgence.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at the first of our CBD-infused recipes to help you enLIVen your Super Bowl Sunday.
Slowcooker CBD Chicken Wings
What you’ll need:
- ~2ml of CBD oil, depending on desired potency. We recommend Pachamama’s Black Pepper Turmeric CBD Oil, 750mg, which adds a distinctive, slightly spicy kick and is a great complement to most barbecue sauces.
- 2 pounds of chicken wings
- 1 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce (for cooking), and more for dipping
- 2 tablespoons of bourbon
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
How to make:
- In a large bowl, mix 1 cup of barbecue sauce together with the bourbon. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place the chicken wings in the bottom of a medium-to-large slow-cooker.
- Pour the barbecue sauce and bourbon mixture over the chicken wings. Mix or stir the chicken wings into the sauce until they are coated on all sides.
- Cover the slow-cooker, then cook on high for 2 and a half to 3 hours, or until chicken is cooked through.
- Heat your broiler. While waiting for it to heat up, line two baking sheets with parchment paper, then remove the chicken wings from the slow-cooker and place them on the baking sheets. Broil the wings for approximately 5 minutes, until they are crispy.
- While chicken wings are broiling, use a medium bowl to mix the remaining barbecue sauce together with the 2ml of CBD oil. Depending on the potency of oil you’ve chosen, you may wish to adjust the amount of CBD oil you use.
- Place the barbecue and CBD mix into your preferred dipping bowls, then serve the chicken wings for your guests to enjoy!
Effortlessly Delicious CBD Bean Dip
What you’ll need:
- ~3ml of CBD Oil. We recommend an unflavored oil tincture with around 1000mg total CBD (for a 30ml tincture). Consider CBDistillery’s Full Spectrum Tincture or Core CBD’s Natural Hemp Oil.
- 1 can (16 ounces) of refried beans
- 1 cup of picante sauce
- 1 cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- ¾ cup of sour cream
- 1 package (3 ounces) of cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon of chili powder
- ~¼ teaspoon of ground cumin (can add more to taste)
- Tortilla chips
How to Make:
Note: a slow cooker is preferred for this recipe, but you can instead choose to cook this delicious dip in the oven. Depending on your chosen method, only step 2 OR 3 is required.
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- For slow cooker: Transfer mix into a small-to-medium slow cooker. Cover and cook on medium heat for 2 and a half hours, or until heated through. Stir occasionally while cooking.
- For oven: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Transfer mix into a sheet pan, then cover the pan with foil. Bake the dip for 20-30 minutes, or until it is hot and bubbly.
- Allow mix to cool briefly. Optionally, stir-in an additional helping of CBD oil, depending on desired potency.
- Serve warm with tortilla chips and salsa.
Potato Skin CBD Perfection
What you’ll need:
- ~3ml of your preferred CBD Oil, divided evenly (½ml each) between potato halves. Consider either an unflavored oil or one with a light, complementary flavor, such as Joy Organics’ Summer Lemon CBD Oil.
- 6 russet potatoes, cleaned and scrubbed
- 3 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil (divided)
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 2 bell peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ pounds of flank steak, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ⅔ cup of shredded provolone
- 1 tablespoon of freshly chopped parsley (as garnish)
How to make:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Pierce the potatoes with a fork, then rub them with ~2 tablespoons of oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place potatoes on a baking sheet, then bake for approximately one hour, or until the skin is crispy and the potatoes are tender. While the potatoes cook, continue to the next steps to make the filling.
- Heat the remaining olive oil (~1 tablespoon) in a large skillet.
- Add the onions and peppers, then stir regularly and cook until they are soft (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add the steak, then season with oregano, salt, and pepper. Cook until the steak is cooked to your desired level.
- Once the potatoes are done cooking, allow them to cool briefly until they are cool enough to handle. Cut them in half lengthwise, then scoop a portion of the potato out with a spoon, leaving ~¼ inch of potato as a border.
- Evenly divide the steak, onion, and pepper mix into each of the potato halves, then top with provolone.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and allow potatoes to cool briefly.
- Add your desired amount of CBD oil to each potato skin, then garnish with parsley before serving.
Have a CBDelightful Super Bowl Sunday!
Let us know what you think of these recipes — and be sure to drop us a line if you’d like to see one of your own CBD infusions featured in a future blog post!
No matter whom you’re rooting for this Super Bowl — or even if you’re just there for the commercials — we at CBD Choice hope that it’s a festive occasion that brings you and your loved ones just a little closer together.
