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#KickUpTheFlavor this season with Pace® Salsa with cheesy Salsa fries served along side these gorgeous baked chicken thighs and wings!
I wrote recently about my family’s game day parties, and how simplicity is its own virtue. Truth be told, there’s very little that’s simple about either, no matter how my themes are meant to run, or what I have planned. However, this past weekend, I couldn’t help but give into the Dark Side, and decided to go all out for our most recent game day party with friends and family.
Like fans bedecked in outlandish team themed costumes, which invariably bear all of the impassioned imperfections of home assembly, I wanted to put together a game day party to remember. Indeed, I wanted to put on a proper celebration with all of the hallmarks of a dinner party turned feast, and all of the hearty flavors befitting a night devoted to football.
However, there was just one problem, I hadn’t the faintest idea how I was going to do this. Thus it was that I found myself wandering Walmart intent on buying supplies for a party whose menu I had yet to put even a single item on. Then, just as my despair reached its breaking point, and I was on the verge of settling for chips and takeout, my eyes glanced across the Pace Salsa display, and a deep-voiced “Take the Southwest by the Bottle” rang between my ears.
I knew instantly what I was going to do.
I was going to put together a true game day classic, but with a few key twists to help keep things interesting. Yet, as always, it needed to be finger-friendly, a tad spicy, and as hearty as possible.
To start things off, I decided to prepare a tray of Cheesy Salsa Fries using Pace Chunky Salsa for genuine southwest flavor, along with shredded cheddar cheese, salt, pepper, and olive oil. I baked these for about forty minutes to achieve a perfectly balanced crunch.
Living the Gourmet
Yields 4-6
10 minPrep Time
45 minCook Time
55 minTotal Time
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Ingredients
- 5 lbs. of potatoes – peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch wedges
- 3 – 4 tbs. olive oil
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 cup of Pace Chunky Salsa
- 8 oz. of cheddar cheese – shredded
- 12 chicken wings
- 8 - 10 bone-in chicken thighs – without skin
- 1 cup Pace Chunky Salsa
- 1/2 cup honey
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar
- Grated fresh nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- Olive oil for drizzling
Instructions
- Rinse and pat dry the potato wedges. Place in a large bowl; add the salt, pepper, olive oil and toss.
- Place in a baking pan, you will need about three baking pans; and bake 40 – 45 minutes, turning once during the process.
- When the potatoes are finished cooking place all of the potatoes on one baking pan and add the shredded cheese and the salsa; gently combine.
- Bake for another 3 -4 minutes until the cheese melts.
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
- Place the chicken in a large bowl and sprinkle with the salt and pepper and toss.
- In a medium bowl combine the salsa, honey, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, ground nutmeg and mix.
- Pour the salsa mixture over the chicken and toss.
- Place the chicken in a baking pan and drizzle each piece with a little olive oil.
- Bake for 45 – 50 minutes or until the juices run clear.
Needless to say, the game day party, and the menu, were a complete success. What are some of your favorite game day recipes? We would love to hear from you!
Enjoy with Love,
Catherine
xo
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