Host a Plant-Strong Super Bowl Party! PLUS a BIG giveaway!

I am doing veggie balls for subs and veggies with hummus dip!

Thank you for this great website and helpful education. You have no idea what a blessing you are!! For superbowl I’ll be making black bean salsa, hummus, guacamole, large salad to include major variety of fruits & veggies, corn tortilla chips (no salt) w/garlic oregano, smoothies (mixed fruite, almond milk, flax seed & bananna), and veggie tray to dip in hummus/avacado and bowl of grapes. I need this variety for my family of 8 with different tastes preferences. Hope we enjoy the game as much as we enjoy the food!!

Veggie Pizza, nachos and brownies.

As many have already said, I am so thankful for the support of blogs and webpages like these (and Happy Herbivore!). It certainly makes it easier to remain plant-strong in a meat-eating world.
I’m getting some practice pre-Super Bowl since my daughter’s birthday is this weekend. I’m planning plenty of party food to see what hits and what misses. It’s Winnie the Pooh themed (so you’ll understand the references)…
:: Kanga’s Pocket (Pita) and dips (red pepper/walnut, and light hummus)
:: Roo’s Roll Ups (Veggie Sushi rolls with brown sticky rice)
:: Rabbit’s Garden Goodies (Organic Veggies, Fruit, and dips)
:: Eeyore’s Gloomy Guacamole
:: Heffalump Nut Cheese platter, with fruit compotes and whole grain crackers
:: and… TIGGER JUICE!! Carrot and Apple juice freshly made in my Breville.

See, even the kids will get a kick out of plant-strong eating when they see THIS menu. If I score a “touchdown” with any of these, they’ll be on the menu for the following weekend. Wish me luck… I have a lot of preparations to finish before we celebrate on Sunday!
-Melissa, and the Birthday girl, Lia (4)

This is so appreciated! I’m making a vegan 7 layer dip but will try one of these, too!

Having a plant-strong Super Bowl Party in Boston—need I say who we are rooting for?

I plan on making:
• E2 veggie lasagna (modified with the veggies we all love here: with roasted red peppers, eggplant, shredded zucchinis, portabella mushrooms)
• black bean/brown rice/veggie burgers
• nachos & veggies with salsa, guac & hummus plate
• fruit salad bowl
• kale/banana/blueberry smoothies (made with a splash of oat milk) mmmm…..
Did I forget anything??

I recently read an article with tips and recipes on how to throw a “regular” Super Bowl party and I must admit, after eating soooo healthy, the foods we used to eat don’t seem appetizing AT ALL to any of us. LOVE that I get to control what goes into our tummy at our own party rather than guessing what everything contains at someone else’s!

PS: Please bring an E@ Immersion to Boston area.

Who can wait until the Superbowl party?? I’m making the potato pizza TONITE and Coddle tomorrow!! Thanks so much for all of these recipes, who knew eating plant based could be so GOOD.
But since the Pats are my hometown team the nachos, bean dip with veggies, chili will be on the menu next Sunday.
Oh and I lost 2 lbs this week and I’m not even done with the book or ‘officially’ following the plan yet…YAY!

I would love to see a good recipe for buffalo wings- it’s one thing my husband LOVES when watching football.

Fruit salad
Plant strong black bean and portabella mini burgers
Sweet potato fries
Three bean chilli
Bread machine Ezekiel bread
Fruit sorbet in orange rind cups
A feast for us Pats fans!

We are actually going to an omni’s house for the big party but I’m taking:
Black Bean Chili (vegan of course)
Zucchini Coins
Bean & Corn Salsa
Green Chili Cornbread
I love your recipes and ideas on this page.. thanks for making plant based easier!

Have to thank you Rip. I would never be able to do this with out all this support, and this recipe guide is sweet! I agree it is much easier to read than the book and I can keep it out in the firehouse.
We are going to have a plant-strong party for the Super Bowl we’re going to make Raise the Roof lasagna, potato pizza’s, brownies, fruit kabobs and maybe the 2 alarm chili, it depends on how many people come out.
Thanks again for what you do!

I plan to make some bean dips and serve homemade whl. wh. pita chips and veggies. Plus I’ll make a seven layer dip (using a vegan nacho sauce rather than cheese) with home baked tortilla chips

Love you site!!! Been following your story before you ever had the site. Love your dad’s book too with your mom’s recipes (would love a new book from them)!

Definitely some chili and guacamole

You guys are amazing. I am going in for my physical Monday and we will see how the cholesterol comes out- I have been plant strong 4 months. I havent seen much weight loss but I feel better! I am going to be cross training more so it should all come off. But for superbowl I am planning your Tex Mex lasagna, Salad, fruit kabobs and Nachos from HH plus the tamale bites should be fun! Thanks for all you do!!

Last year, when I was not vegan ( I have 2 daughters who are.), I tried 3 vegan dishes from recipes a daughter gave me. They didn’t turn out well, so I was unimpressed with vegan cooking.

This year, after using E2 recipes during my cleanse, I am making some truly great dishes. My wife is actually impressed with my meals and raves to friends and family. So, this year, I can’t wait to prepare some great E2 dishes for the Super Bowl. Go Plant-Strong!

The super bowl recipes are awesome – I can’t wait to try them! I also am planning to make the E2 approved Guacamole recipe – it’s SO good!!

Our Superbowl party revolves around watching the ads. It doesn’t matter which teams are playing (although being a Cleveland Browns fan I do have dreams). I liked the looks of all the recipes, but I have narrowed the menu down to Nachos, two-alarm chili, Happy Herbivore: Mexican dip, and brownies. I’l be making Lynn’s meatloaf and Raise the Roof! Sweet Potato Lasagna before the Superbowl gets here. Thanks!

Well – believe it or not down under here in Australia nobody follwos American football- we are far to peroqiual about our own rugby league! well I am sure there are a few ex pats who get together!- but I share your excitement after having been in the US many times for the event-
So my use of these fantastic ideas will be for this weeekend- we have a free Opera staged in our domain as part of the Sydney festival- and I was wondering what to take to stay plant strong- so thankyou Rip and the Team for these wonderful ideas!-
Have fun everyone at the big game

I don’t watch sports, but I could plan a nice picnic for some friends………….hhhhmmmmm……….

We are having spicy Mexican stew served over brown rice and I am soooooo fixing the Engine 2 Nachos as an appetizer. Dessert is dumpster cobbler – looking forward to a healthy Super Bowl party – finally!

I won’t be watching the game (not a fan of sports!). But I will be making food! Probably my favorite, oil-free rice and beans dinner. It’s brown rice, kidney beans, spices, cilantro, corn, and hot sauce!

I will make smoky white bean quesadillas. My son thinks they are really “cheesy”. I am sure there will be veggie sand hummus too!

Now that you posted the Tamale Bites recipe I’m making those! I’m also making chili and a veggie/hummus tray.

I’ll be making black bean dip and vegan super nachos!

I have just recently discovered your site and blog and am anxious to explore all the information. I’m not sure exactly what all I am serving but plan to use some of your recipes. The chili sounds good and also will have a hummus and guacamole. I plan to gradually go plant-based.

awesome! go Pats! We’re on our 4th week and we love the plant-strong way!

Thanks for the great ideas!

We are making the:

Engine 2 Two-Alarm Chili
Engine 2 Nachos, and the
Baked Vegan Corndogs

thanks for the recipes!

GO PATRIOTS!

Love the superbowl recipes! Thanks! We will be making the chili, and layered mexican dip (something my hubby has been asking for), with blueberry dessert!

Making a guacamole stadium. Guacamole field with fresh salsa end zones. One tomatillo and one habanero. Adzuki bean chip fans in the stands. Tofu dog nubs as players. Pretzel goal posts. Woot Super Bowl!!

WOW! LOVING THE MINI COOKBOOK!!! I have Engine 2 but I hate cooking from a book, so hard to keep the thing open! I printed this and put it in a binder with plastic sleeves! I’m going to do FOK before the Super Bowl! Thanks for the great idea, a few girlfreidns and me are going to start the 28 day challenge on the Super Bowl, our husbands will be there, not sure if they will join, but I just showed my dh that viagra video and he was interested!
We’re making Raise the Roof (LOVE THAT ONE!), brownies, mexican dip, zuchini sticks and something else probably! Like the idea of fruit infused water!
I hope I win!!!

A dip made with cauliflower (taking a page out of a low carb recipe book and making it vegan) along with baked corn chips (take a regular corn tortilla, quarter it and bake on a non-stick cooking sheet) along with vegetables (celery, carrots).

Vegan chili from Rip’s book.

Will try to whip up a desert or two from Engine 2 or Dr. Esselstyn’s book.

However! If we don’t have company, will be heading for a 20 minute walk to get some fresh air. After a couple of hours, will need a break from all of the violence, concussions and broken limbs. )

Plant strong burgers on homemade whole grain buns, baked sweet potato fries, homemade salsa/chips & black bean dip, giant mixed green salad, fruit skewars & some kind of vegan cake! Go Pats….

Going to do your burger bar idea! Also I will do Kitchen Rescue before the game, have about 10 people coming over and we’ll start the challenge on the Super Bowl!

even though we’re celebrating with carnivores, i will be making deviled tofu, sausages from Vegandad, and baked corn dogs

Most likely it will just be my husband and me this year since our boys are away at school, but I am thinking we might do nachos and chili to start. I usually try to have some HH muffins on hand for dessert, but might try your fruit pie. Thanks for the ideas!

Veggie Pizza and Nachos

I was planning on making the BBQ pizza, the lasagna and brownies.

We will have veggie chili
vegan corn dogs
salsa
guacamole
baked chips
fruit pie, or perhaps a real splurge with vegan cheesecake!

I’m having a birthday party this weekend for my husband and I’m going to use a lot of these recipes, and then the week after we’re having a vegan Super Bowl party! I think it might be fun to kick off (no pun intended!) a 28 day challenge! For the party I like the idea of the chicken wings from HH’s recipe, also tamale bites, 2 alarm chili, nachos and brownies of course! I don’t know how you have time do so so much, but I really appreciate all the hard work and dedication!

Thanks for this. I plan to print this out & use the recipes. My husband & I have been plant strong for a year now. He has kidney failure & this has caused anemia. Your recipes help me to try & keep him healthy.

We don’t host or go to a party, Though I’ve been to a quilters SBParty!

We’ll have a nice green salad, kale butter (we use it as a dip) for dipping veggies (carrot, celery sticks and radishes, and red and yellow peppers), a big pot of vegan veggie-black bean chili with baked flour and corn tortilla’s (home baked) for crumbling in the chili, with a fresh fruit smoothie for dessert (frozen fruit blended with a little bit of water and/or almond milk), served with hot tea or just lemon water.

Dolmas or also known as stuffed grapeleaves minus the tradtional lamb or meat filling. These will be filled with brown rice, finely chopped onion, carrots. with lemon, bulgar,mint and spices.

Just got my book today! I’m excited about this lifestyle change. My husband is excited about this too. So we will certainly look at the recipes for a plant strong Super Bowl Party!

I want to make…
E2 Nachos
Hummus

and always my sweet tooth craves brownies….

Thanks for the great recipes! I just started the 28 day challenge and these are going to be so helpful! The pizza potatoes look amazing!

No football here but i think i will make the black bean dip for sure and the zucchini sticks also!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for these amazing recipes. I think I’m going to make the Tamale Bites, Yum!

These all look great, Can’t wait to try them. Would love to win the new book.

Not” hosting” – but am “taking” lots of E2 goodies. I am doing the Fruit Kabobs, E2 Nachos, and the E2 Two-Alarm Chili. Will also take the Brownies. I don’t know who will win the SuperBowl but I think I will win some points for my healthy food. I have been trying to convert totally to this lifestyle and make help others do the same with great food like this.

We’ll be serving Wick Fowler’s 2 Alarm Chili made with veggie crumbles. We use no tomatos/sauce/paste and no beans at all – use all the hot spices and serve with diced onions and nutritional yeast. Good with a crusty fat-free bread.

I am on Day 12 of the Engine 2 28 Day challenge, and just want to say thank you for all the great resources, support and enthusiasm! Here’s what I’m thinking for our Super Bowl party:

1. Baked onion rings (from Happy Herbivore’s cookbook)
2. Fruit kabobs
3. Kale chips
4. Whole Foods Red Pepper Hummus and veggies
5. Corn Dogs or Tamale Bites (can’t decide!)

The recipes sound great! I will definately be making the chili/.

I will be serving E2 Mac n’ not cheese
Hummus with veggies, Wasa Crackers
Safe Black bean dip
Black bean burgers

I will be providing
Fruit Kabobs
E2 2 alarm chili
Guacamole

I am hosting a pot luck and have encouraged all guests to get creative and bring a plant strong dish to share.

We’re going to do seven-layer dip, plant-strong style. Two types of beans (black and pinto), lettuce, tomato, onion, pepper, and green onion for the top. Along with hummus, ranch dip, and black bean dip (with kale mixed in for an extra vitamin punch!), and a huge veggie tray (okay, and some whole wheat pita and tortilla chips too.) We don’t like using utensils during football games.

And brownies for dessert – YUM!

Def the plant-strong chili! Sunday is my day. Sunday I’m going plant-strong…even though I’ve never been fortunate enough to see FOK or get my hands on the E2 books, everything I have read on FB has won me over. It’s do or die time!

I just found out that our travel plans have changed, so I’ll be able to stay here (just outside Austin) over the Super Bowl weekend. I’m so excited to have the chance to use some of your recipes as my contribution to the family Super Bowl party!

I’ll make and serve my own tortilla chips, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, baby carrots and the Happy Herbivore’s black bean dip.

I’m going to make the Easy Vegan Chili with the Pumpkin Spiced cornbread muffins and the Cheezy Macaroni Bake with Butternut Squash. My friends tried to add more vegetables/less meat to their diet but gave up. Maybe after these recipes they’ll decide to give it another chance.

Veggie Chili, Pizza and Hummus dips!

My numbers were bad I was put on High Blood Pressure meds and Cholesterol meds. This is my 4 th week of the E2 lifestyle… I also interested my meat and cheese eating Husband and thanks to your wonderful, tasty, recipes and Whole Food market. We are both in for the long haul. It isn’t a Diet, it’s life a style,,.. I can’t wait to get my new Lab tests done and my husband doesn’t miss the meat at all. SO for Super Bowl even though we are die hard Chicago Bears fans. We are having Vegan Spinach dip, Tacos and Blueberry Dumpster Cobbler. And we are both looking forward to that day. We have more energy and sleeping better too. All we can say is THANK YOU RIP!!!!!!!!! God Bless

We aren’t probably going to watch the Super Bowl – maybe the commercials but the recipes are fantastic! We switched to a plant based diet in July after we watched Forks over Knives. My husband (who had heart disease at 37 and prostate cancer at 57 wasn’t real keen on giving up meat as I had been suggesting from all my reading. After watching FOK he went cold turkey! Now that’s a miracle!

As I’m typing this we sit in the hospital at Ohio State Medical Center while the doctors try to figure out what they thought was an infection in his spine from the MRI and the cultures are showing nothing. He’s become a “mystery man” and they don’t know how to treat him. He looks and feels great. I think it’s our diet and God have already taken care of it.

Now what will I fix when we get home? The chili and muffins along with the potato pizzas and fruit cabobs. Thank you for changing our family history.

Kale chips
Potato cauliflower soup
Black bean dip w carrots, celery, red peppers
Green pizza on whole wheat crust
Fruit kabob
Chocolate chia pudding
Seltzer
Go Pats!!

We’re going to a friend’s party at their house. It is a mixed group; about a fourth of us are eating vegetarian, if not vegan. So, I will bring the Engine 2 Two-Alarm Chili. Looks delish; I’m sure everyone will love it.

Outside of the party, I will be trying the meatloaf, lasagna, Shepard’s pie, … OK, basically everything! Thanks for the help!!

Rip you are my hero!! I’ve been stressing over the Super Bowl my husband and I are both plant-strong and we are hosting the big party this year and we told people NO junk food but I didn’t know what to tell them to bring! So they are all getting this and we’ll make some other stuff. I think we might do that burger bar idea, we’re in florida so we can grill outside and keep stuff outside that might be fun maybe even some grilled corn NO BUTTER!!! Thanks for always being there when I need you, your truly a fireman! Always ready to run to the rescue!!!

Super Bowl Fare: ( almost 4 months into E2 and doing well! Thanks)
Nachos
Hummus and veggies
Faux chicken Tenders
and now thinking the brownies!!!!

Thank you for the awesome recipes! They’re printing out right now — I want to try them all! The pictures of the “meat”loaf and fruit kabobs are gorgeous.

I’m eating plant strong every day, so I don’t really care if football is on!! But it’s fun to see your recipes, and we might have to try potato pizzas in the near future!

Gonna try the “meat”loaf and the cobbler… these look amazing!

Well…I will have carnivors here, but I am still putting out a few healthy options: Taco salad (meat is walnuts), fruit, popcorn (airpopped), stuffed dates….gotta help them ‘lean into it’.

We ll have baked corn tortillas with vegan quest and corn salsa, the meatloaf, hummus, fruit kebabs … Carrot raisin cashew salad… Popcorn

Thanks e two!

Thank you for the inspiration! Fruit kabobs, veggie panini.

I love the support! I lowered my cholesterol in 28 days!
I am making Penne with Broccoli and Sun Dried Tomatoes -
Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins | Servings: 8 | Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients:
• 1 lb whole wheat penne pasta (or other short pasta)
• 1 cup vegetable broth
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 tbsp chopped pepper
• 10 cups of 2 in piece trimmed fresh broccoli (4 small heads)
• 1 cup julienned sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 cup kalamata olives
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped basil
• pine nuts
• nutritional yeast
• Options: 16 ounces artichoke hearts, quartered, add with sun dried tomatoes
• vegetarian sausage
Directions:
Cook pasta to directions. Cook to al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
Cook broccoli in 2 cups water till just tender.
While pasta and broccoli are cooking, Heat 3 tbsp vegetable broth in large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and pepper to skillet. Cook until softened – about five minutes. Keep adding tablespoons of broth if pan gets dry.
If using veggie sausage: Add 1 inch pieces of sausage product to skillet and brown, about 5 minutes.
Drain pasta and broccoli and return to pots. Add sun dried tomatoes, olives and herbs to broccoli and heat with reserved liquid for a couple minutes.
Toss in pasta and veggie sausage until warmed through. Add pasta water if it is needed.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add nutritional yeast and pine nuts to individual servings or toss in with pasta.

How exciting! I am brand new to this lifestyle, and having just recently watched Forks Over Knives, thought I should check out this website. I’m glad I did! My husband has numerous health problems, and I think this is the answer for him. He is resistant to change, but if I can feed him food like the recipes you list (especially the wings!) during a manly event like the super bowl, I think I am well on my way to changing how my family eats. Thanks so much for the wonderful information. It would just be icing on the cake to win the sweepstakes at this point!

I’m really excited to try one or both of the pizza recipes! And for dessert, plant-strong brownies!

This would be an awesome gift to win! I plan to make chili (vegan, of course), tofu sushi, fruit bowls, and the link you posted for the Cheezy Macaroni Bake with Butternut Squash and Greens looks like it will be on the table too!

Just finished watching Forks over Knives documentary and checked out the Forks over Knives ebook from my local library. What an amazing concept and I’m excited about aiming for this lifestyle change! I can’t wait to try the cheesy macaroni bake with my daughters, 6 and 4. Great time to share this meal with a distracted Dad while he’s watching the big game! . I cannot wait to experiment and try more recipes on this site! Thanks for enlightening me!

Fruit kabobs and brownies

We are so making the potato pizzas, along with roasted root vegetables and green smoothies. Yum!

Thanks for the suggestions!

its all about the Shepard’s pie and blueberry dumpster cobbler for my party!

thanks for the recipes

lasagne sounds good.

I will be making a fruit tray, a veggie tray,hummus, Mexican layyer dip. Yummy.

OMG I’ll be working in the firehouse tomorrow night on superbowl sunday! I need this prize to show the guys at work that eating vegan doesn’t mean bland! Pleeeeeeeease!