Super Bowl Recipe Ideas: Tasty Snacks Based on Giants and Patriots Stars

Super Bowl XLVI is just around the corner and you're still scrambling to fill out the menu for your football extravaganza.

Rather than chastise you for procrastinating once again (which, I'm sure, everyone else has already done), I'm here to offer you some helpful and fun suggestions with which to stock your party platter.

And what better way to satisfy your guests and honor the New York Giants and the New England Patriots than with these snacks that take after the biggest stars to feature in Sunday's championship affair?

Tom Brady: Bacon-Wrapped Picanha with Garlic Seasoning

Like him or hate him, there's no denying that Tom Brady's life is awesome—three Super Bowl rings, two MVPs, a Hall-of-Fame resume, a football fortune and a Brazilian supermodel as his bedfellow.

And nothing says "my life is awesome" quite like a hunk of steak wrapped in bacon and slathered in garlic seasoning.

Be sure to barbecue it on a sword, like they do at Gisele Bundchen's favorite "churrascarias."

Eli Manning/Bill Belichick: Cheese and Crackers

Boring but effective. Bland but reliable. Comes through in the clutch.

Eli Manning and Bill Belichick may not be the most exciting personalities in the Super Bowl, but they get their respective jobs done well, not unlike slapping a hunk of cheddar or jack on a Triscuit.

Vince Wilfork: Jell-O

They both wiggle, they both jiggle and they're both still surprisingly good, even after all these years.

Victor Cruz: Chips and Salsa

While Victor Cruz is busy strutting his stuff in the end zone at Lucas Oil Stadium, your guests will be showing off their dipping and dunking moves with some crunchy tortilla chips and fresh pico de gallo salsa.

Tom Coughlin: Jalapeno Cheddar Dip

Speaking of dip, when it comes to the hot seat of Super Bowl snack foods, your basic cheese dip is almost always on the brink of elimination.

Yet, somehow, someway, that darn dip just keeps showing up...and people keep eating it!

Sound like Tom Coughlin to you? Throw in some jalapenos for a kick that'll have your face as red as Coughlin's in a cold-weather game.

Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez: Tea and Crumpets

What better way to pay homage to the "Boston TE Party" than with a traditional English afternoon tea of Earl Gray and crumpets, be they sourdough, blueberry or whichever variety tickles your fancy?

An unusual offering for a Super Bowl party, to be sure, though "The Gronk" and Hernandez are hardly your run-of-the-mill tight ends. 

Jason Pierre-Paul: Pate

You can bet Tom Brady will be getting more than just a taste of whatever Jason Pierre-Paul is cooking up on the field on Sunday.

He may well be the main ingredient in JPP's Haitian Pate, especially if the Giants pass rush comes equipped with some dough in which to wrap and fry the Pats' quarterback.

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