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Save Dough: 10 Super Bowl Snacks Under $20

Don't break the bank or a sweat with these snack tips

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(Newser) – In these penny-pinching times, don’t blow your Super Bowl snack dough on that bucket of chicken or delivery box full of fourth-quarter disappointment. Instead, create your own budget-friendly Pro-Bowl quality snacks at home, Kim O'Donnel writes in the Washington Post. Here are 10 snacking ideas for less than 20 bucks:

  • Make your own pizza: Make a few batches of dough and a pot of marinara; tell your friends to bring their favorite toppings.

  • If your huddle is less than four, roast a chicken: Why waste energy cooking when you could be watching the game?
  • If it’s cold, consider curry. Chicken, cilantro, ginger, garlic, chiles, and a pot of rice will work together to keep you warm until the final snap.
  • Can’t do carnivore? Try a veggie plate with hummus or onion dip.
  • For bean fanatics, there’s always vegetarian chili or red beans with a Jamaican jerk twist.
  • If you’re worried about pleasing everybody, drop back into the prevent defense and whip up batches of meat and meatless lasagna.
For the rest of the culinary playbook on a budget, click here:

A chef  twists pizza dough before for his show at a Czech Republic restaurant. With just a little dough, marinara sauce, and some toppings brought along by friends, you'll be set for the game.
A chef twists pizza dough before for his show at a Czech Republic restaurant. With just a little dough, marinara sauce, and some toppings brought along by friends, you'll be set for the game.   (AP Photo/CTK, Drahoslav Ramik)
Personal chef Mark Tafoya removes herb-roasted chicken from the oven. While you won't be able to find a personal chef for under $20, roasting a chicken is an easy way to snack.
Personal chef Mark Tafoya removes herb-roasted chicken from the oven. While you won't be able to find a personal chef for under $20, roasting a chicken is an easy way to snack.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
For some, there's nothing better than a snack plate crammed with veggies, set off by an array of dips including hummus, which can be made rather than bought at the store.
For some, there's nothing better than a snack plate crammed with veggies, set off by an array of dips including hummus, which can be made rather than bought at the store.   (Shutterstock)
Stay warm, stay full. Available in many different persuasions, a chicken, lamb or vegetarian curry will keep you wrapped up for the whole game.
Stay warm, stay full. Available in many different persuasions, a chicken, lamb or vegetarian curry will keep you wrapped up for the whole game.   (Shutterstock)
Want to please everybody? Make a couple of lasagnas, one for the meat crowd and one for the veggie crowd.
Want to please everybody? Make a couple of lasagnas, one for the meat crowd and one for the veggie crowd.   (Shutterstock)
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