Super Bowl Snack Foods, GF style

For Super Bowl Sunday, Shayla really wanted to have a party.  Well, maybe not really a party, but she definitely wanted to have people over.  So to support this since I have no interest in football, I threw myself into cooking.  There was a lot that I wanted to eat, but I knew that I had to find a way to eat what I could without getting sicky.  In the end we decided on chicken strips and pizza, two things that everyone loves.  Of course, I didn't want to take the hassle of finding another GF flour recipe to try out, so I went with a mix.

This time it was Glutino's French Bread and Pizza Mix.  All in all, it wasn't that bad.  It was really weird to mix it up - it stayed very fluffy, even after rising.  The consistency was almost like a whipped frosting, but I followed the directions and spread it onto the cookie sheet (with a lot of struggle to get it to stay in a pizza-like form).  I used spaghetti sauce as my base, then added sausage, corn, and black olives.  I was badbadbad and used a tiny bit of cheese on top, then baked it all according to the directions.  It turned out surprisingly well!  The crust ended up fluffy, more like a semi-dense bread than a nice chewy pizza crust.  But the taste, that's where it got me.  There was no weird taste to it at all!  It was a nice, neutral flavor.  The only downside was that there was so much dough - the one package was enough to make two pizzas.  Since it was a french bread recipe, I split the difference and made a small loaf of french bread with the rest!

I really liked the way the bread turned out.  It cooked up very evenly, and has a nice texture.  I used it to make a sandwich the other day and it was almost as good as the real thing!  I think this bread would make a wonderful french toast, it's dense enough to hold up to the eggs.


The other thing that I made for the party, and Shayla helped me with, was some baked chicken strips.  It's weird the little things that you take for granted, and I miss chicken nuggets.  Now, this wasn't nearly the same, but it was good.  Fills that comfort food spot just right :)

Chicken Strips
1 lb chicken tenders
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 Tablespoon Lawry's
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups rice cereal, crunched up

In separate bowls, put cornstarch and Lawry's, eggs, and the rice cereal.  Coat the chicken with the cornstarch mix, then the egg, and finally run it through the cereal.  Put each finished piece on a baking sheet.  When full, bake on 350 for about 20 minutes, depending on the size of your chicken pieces.  Enjoy with your favorite sauce!  I used a creamy sweet onion dressing with mine :3


And that was my GF Super Bowl Party menu.  It wasn't fancy, but it did the trick.  Who needs fancy anyways - I'm just learning right now, so this is good enough for me.