Best Super Bowl Recipes: Cheesy Veggie Pizza Squares and Fried Ravioli

These are two of my favorite go to recipes for the Super Bowl. I make these every year, and every year they are gone before I have a second batch made! They are absolutely delicious and changes can be made to them easily. If you don't like one ingredient, just use another. These recipes are pretty basic and can be easily changed to your preferences!

Cheesy Veggie Pizza Squares

Ingredients:

1 (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough
1 cup Ricotta cheese
2 cups (8-ounces) shredded part-skim Mozzarella cheese
1 cup chopped broccoli
2 plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 cup red or yellow pepper, sliced
1 teaspoon oregano

1 1/2 tablespoons granulated garlic
2 tablespoons freshly chopped basil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Press pizza dough into 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan. Bake for 12 minutes; remove from oven and spread Ricotta cheese over crust. Top with Mozzarella, broccoli, tomatoes, yellow pepper, granulated garlic and oregano.
3. Return to oven and bake for 6 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil, cut into squares and serve.

Fried Ravioli

Ingredients:

1 (16-ounce) package frozen cheese ravioli, thawed
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons buttermilk

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
Canola oil for frying

1 jar of marinara sauce, heated

1. Heat oil in fryer or large saucepan to 300*F
2. Beat the eggs with the buttermilk; season with salt and pepper. Add Parmesan cheese to bread crumbs. Dip ravioli into egg mixture and then coat with bread crumb mixture. Fry about 4 to 6 ravioli at a time until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
3. Serve with warm marinara sauce to dip in.

These two recipes will make any Super Bowl party a sure fire hit!