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Super Bowl weekend means three things: friends, football and, most important of all, food. Pizza and wings are easy to order, but sometimes these tried-and-true eats can get a little old. If you’re looking to whip up a meal that’s a little more festive, or want to feed a crowd while keeping cleanup to a minimum, check out Pipe Dream’s Super Bowl-themed recipes to make your event a touchdown.

Rice Krispies Football Treats (Makes 8-10 Servings)

Ingredients

— 6 cups of puffed rice cereal

— 1 10-oz. bag of marshmallows

— 3 tbsp. butter

— 1 package melting chocolate (milk or dark)

— 1 package melting chocolate (white)

Steps

1. Add butter and marshmallows to a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high for 2 minutes and stir with a buttered spoon — this will help keep the spoon from sticking. Microwave again on high for 1 minute.

2. Remove bowl from microwave and stir before slowly mixing in the puffed rice cereal. Using wax paper or the buttered spoon, press the mixture into a pan and place in the refrigerator to set for about 30 minutes.

3. Once set, cut the treats into small ovals to resemble footballs. Place the milk or dark melting chocolate into a bowl and microwave in 30-second increments until chocolate is smooth but not burnt. Coat the football shapes in melted chocolate and return to the fridge to set.

4. When the chocolate has hardened, place the white melting chocolate into a bowl and microwave in 20-second increments until chocolate is smooth but not burnt. Place the white chocolate into a Ziploc bag, cutting a small hole in one corner so you can pipe stitches onto the football.

5. Pipe a single, white line down the middle, and then five stitches across that line. Return to the refrigerator until set and serve.

Game Time Chili

Ingredients (Makes 10 servings)

— 1 lb. ground turkey or beef

— 2-3 cans dark red kidney beans

— 1 bottle of chili sauce

— 1 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes

— 1 6 oz. can tomato paste

— 1 onion

— 1/2 tbsp. black pepper

— 1 tbsp. chili powder

— 3/4 tbsp. garlic powder

— 1/2 tbsp. onion powder

Steps

1. In a large pot, sauté chopped onions until clear. Add ground meat and cook until completely browned.

2. Add kidney beans, chili sauce, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste to the pot, stirring to combine all ingredients. If the mixture is too thick to stir easily, slowly add water until a thinner consistency is reached.

3. Add pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and chili powder to taste, adding extra chili powder for more spice. Cover and let the chili simmer on a low heat for about an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

For a vegetarian alternative, replace the ground meat with soy beef crumbles or diced sweet potatoes.

Easy Carolina BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

— 1 cup white vinegar

— 1 cup cider vinegar

— 1 tbsp. brown sugar

— 1 tbsp. cayenne pepper

— 1 tbsp. hot sauce (Franks or Tabasco)

— 1 tsp. salt

— 1 tsp. black pepper

Steps

1. Combine ingredients together in a jar or container with an airtight lid. Place in the refrigerator — shaking occasionally — for one to two days in order to allow the flavors to come together.

2. Use as a marinade or sauce for chicken, burgers, sandwiches, tofu or vegetables on game day.

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Rocky Mountain High Quesadilla Stack

Ingredients (Makes 8-12 servings):

— 1 package of skirt steak, chicken or tofu

— Carolina BBQ Sauce (or store-bought BBQ sauce)

— 1 package of shredded cheddar cheese

— 1 package of camembert (or other soft cheese)

— 16 flour tortillas

— 2 bell peppers

— 2 onions

Steps

1. Slice the meat or non-meat product of your choosing into small strips and marinate in BBQ sauce overnight. Dice and sauté the onions until clear, and dice and cook the peppers until soft.

2. Coat a heated pan large enough to hold a tortilla with nonstick cooking spray. Spread a light layer of your soft cheese on one tortilla before placing it cheese-side up in the pan.

3. Place the meat or tofu, onions and peppers on the tortilla, and top with cheddar cheese. Press down to flatten the quesadilla and flip and cook until the outside is golden brown and the cheese is melted.

4. As the quesadillas are completed, stack them on top of each other using some of your soft cheese as a glue if desired, creating a “mountain” of quesadillas.

5. Cut into slices and serve with guacamole, sour cream and salsa on the side.