| An All-American Favorite, popcorn is a staple of Football parties. With a little imagination, you can create a popcorn bar that is sure to please all of your guests.
½ cup of popcorn kernels will make approximately 16 cups of popcorn. The popcorn can be made a day ahead of time, though you must store it in air tight containers. The popcorn should not be seasoned until game day. The simplest popcorn bar will consist of plain popcorn and a variety of seasonings and toppings that guest can use to create their very own "gourmet" popcorn. |
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Seasonings and toppings may include:
| Powdered Ranch Dressing Packets |
Powdered White Cheddar Cheese | Powdered Italian Dressing Packets |
| Parmesan Cheese and Garlic Salt Mixture | Peanuts, Granola, Raisins, and Miniature Chocolate Candies | Powdered Parmesan Cheese |
| Prepared Cinnamon Sugar |
Cajun Seasoning Salts | Garlic Salt |
| Powdered Chile Pepper | Lemon Pepper Salt | Powdered Jalapeño |
You can also follow these simple recipes for a variety of popcorn flavors:
Chile Popcorn
16 cups popped corn
3 small dried red Chile peppers
7 tablespoon margarine
1/4 tablespoon garlic salt
Peanuts (optional)
If popcorn is cold, heat in oven. Over low heat, melt margarine. Add Chile peppers to margarine and cook for 5 minutes. Remove Chile's and pour butter over heated popcorn. Season with garlic salt, add peanuts if desired.
Game Day Popcorn
16 cups popped corn
2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese (shredded)
¼ cup butter
3 teaspoons lemon pepper
1/4 teaspoons Cayenne pepper
3 teaspoons Chile powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
Peanuts (optional)
Granola (optional)
In a large bowl, combine popcorn, peanuts (optional), granola (optional), and shredded cheese. On medium heat, melt butter. Add spices to melted butter and stir well. Pour butter and spice mixture over popcorn mixture and toss.
Garlic-Cheese Popcorn
½ cup butter
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon Cheddar cheese flavored salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
12 cups popped corn (hot)
Over low heat, melt butter. Add seasonings and pour over hot popped corn. Best when served warm.
Italian Style Corn
½ cup oil (preferably olive oil)
2-8 oz. packages of Italian dressing
2 tablespoons of lemon juice (optional)
16 cups of popped corn
Bring oil to a boil in small sauce pan. Add lemon juice and Italian dressing packets, stirring constantly. Pour over popcorn and toss. Best when served warm.
