‘GAME DAY’ SNACKING IDEAS SURE TO BE A TOUCHDOWN!!

By Valerie Milano

Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 2/5/21 – With Super Bowl LV just a few days away, I wanted to share with you some delicious recipes courtesy of PENNE STRAWS by Pasta Snacks, DAH! Yogurt, Candy Pop popcorn, and O’dang Foods will have you scoring a TOUCHDOWN in the kitchen. Check out these Super Bowl snack ideas that are a must-have to elevate your stay-at-home celebration!

The first must-try snack is PENNE STRAWS by Pasta Snacks and the perfect football-themed recipe is below. This has become a consumer favorite over the last few years, gaining attention as the go-to chip alternative. The delicious taste, perfect crunch, and low-calorie ingredients are offered in the shape of actual penne pasta noodles. They’re gluten-free, seasoned to perfection, and offered in a variety of tasty plant-based flavors such as Cinnamon Churro, Mac & Cheese, Marinara, Lemon Garlic, and Sweet Pepper.  Made with all-natural ingredients inclusive of Lentils & White Beans, the snack is non-GMO, OUD Kosher certified, and cholesterol-free. Crafted from durum wheat semolina flour and farro, a higher protein grain for a more nutrient-dense product and baked with fine seasonings. The results are a robust taste and crispy texture throughout. The low-calorie snacks are a gently baked, healthy snack option for the entire family to enjoy.  Available at www.pastasnacks.com plus retail stores, list on their website.  A portion of all Pasta Snacks proceeds will be donated to the Ryan Seacrest Foundation across all flavor varieties throughout 2021! You can enjoy healthy, feel-good snacking with a purpose!

PENNE STRAWS’ Game-Winning Guacamole and Bean Football Platter Featuring PENNE STRAWS by Pasta Snacks

*Works with any of their flavor varieties

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Chipotle Sweet Potato Salad

Featuring O’dang Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Mayo

 Chipotle Sweet Potato Salad recipe Image:

Ingredients:

– 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces

– 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion

– 1/4 cup finely chopped celery

– 1/4 cup finely chopped seeded fresh poblano pepper

– 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

– 1 cup O’dang Vegan Roasted Red Pepper Mayo

– 2 tablespoons lime juice

– 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper

– 1/2 teaspoon salt

– 1/4 teaspoon pepper

– Minced fresh cilantro

– Preheat the oven to 425°. Place sweet potatoes in a parchment-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan; cover tightly with foil. Roast until tender, 25-30 minutes. Cool. Transfer to a large bowl.

– Add onion, celery, poblano, and jalapeno. Combine the O’dang mayo, lime juice, chipotle pepper, salt, and pepper; pour over potato mixture and toss gently to coat.

– Refrigerate, covered, until serving.

– Sprinkle with cilantro

O’dang offers a new-to-category innovation with its line of premium chickpea-based condiments. Made with real chickpeas, O’dang dressings offer full-flavor, plant-based dressings with lower sodium, lower fat, and fewer calories, in eight tasty flavor profiles. O’dang recently launched its line of egg-free vegan mayonnaise, with all three flavors available at Publix SuperMarkets. www.odangfoods.com

DAH! Vegan French Onion Dip

Featuring DAH! Oat+Almond+Coconut Yogurt

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or olive oil

2 medium onions minced (about 1 ½ cups total)

2 cups DAH! Plain flavor Oat+Almond+Coconut yogurt

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions:

-In a saute pan over medium-low heat, add butter. When melted and hot, add onions and saute until caramelized and golden brown, about 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally. If onions begin to stick to the pan or dry out, reduce heat and add a splash of water to rehydrate onions.

-Remove from heat and allow it to cool to room temperature.

-In a bowl, combine DAH! Plain Oat+Almond+Coconut yogurt, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir in caramelized onions.

-Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours prior to serving, to allow flavors to meld

DAH! is the leading India-inspired yogurt company in North America. The company’s traditional, the slow-cultured process makes its product lines a leader in the yogurt category. DAH! offers plant-based yogurt cups in a variety of flavors including Plain, Alphonso Mango, Field Strawberry, Wild Blueberry, Golden Milk, and Madagascar Vanilla.  The latest plant-based offering to join their line is a blend of Oat + Almond + Coconut non-dairy yogurt, available in Mango Chili, Blueberry Pomegranate, Strawberry Key Lime, Cherry Vanilla, and traditional Vanilla and Plain.  The 2020 Sofi Award Winning brand took home the Bronze Award in the ‘Plant-Based-Other Dairy’ category for its Alphonso Mango Almond yogurt.  DAH!’s Organic Alphonso Mango Almond Yogurt also was awarded the Spark Change 2020 NEXTY Award for Best New Organic Food category.  The company’s products can be found in Whole Foods, Sprouts, Erewhon, Bristol Farms, and specialty grocery stores.    www.dahlicious.com