Ready for a fun game day recipe? Introducing these delicious Football Chili Bread Bowls! Crusty bread packed with your favorite hearty chili and shaped like footballs. A great way to help cheer on your favorite team (Go Lions!).
The combination of rich, hearty chili and the soft, doughy bread creates a deliciously satisfying meal that will leave you and your friends craving more. My chili bread bowl recipe is quick to assemble after you make (or buy) a pot of chili. These bread bowls make the perfect Super Bowl food or all season long while you cheer on your favorite teams. 🏈
Okay we are from Michigan and everyone is VERY EXCITED for the Detroit Lions and how well they are doing this season…I knew I had to represent over here and come up with a fun football food idea to share with you! Here we are! These Football Chili Bread Bowls are fun, easy, and a great way to enjoy some chili for the big game!
🩵 Why I love Chili in Bread Bowls
- Fun to dip the bread into the chili
- A great way to serve a bowl of chili
- Festive to enjoy for football season
- Tastes great like a chili sandwich/ sloppy Joe!
Best football shaped bread
They make some White Bolillo Rolls at Kroger that look perfect like footballs. In these photos I just used some unsliced sub rolls. We don’t have too many bakeries around here- so pretty much anything will work. Make sure they aren’t super soft so that it holds the chili well.
How to make these Football Shaped Chili Bread Bowls
Step 1: Whip up a batch of your favorite chili recipe. I always make this Steakhouse Chili or even a pot of Corn & Black Bean Turkey Chili would be great.
Step 2: Cut out some of the bread in your buns or rolls. They make some White Bolillo Rolls at Kroger that look perfect like footballs.
Step 3: Carefully spoon in some of the chili to the bread bowls.
Step 4: Cut the cheese into slices and top the chili to make it look like the laces of a football. Serve and enjoy!
What are some of your favorite game day recipes? And who are you cheering for this year?
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My favorite top 10 Super Bowl foods
- Parmesan Ranch Smoked Chicken Wings
- Slow Cooker Guinness Glazed Meatballs
- Smoked Queso recipe with Chicken
- Cheddar Bacon Smoked Chex Mix
- Blackstone Queso Mexican Pizzas
- Air Fryer Irish Nachos
- Hot Pepper Jelly Crescent Rolls
- Easy Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Three Ingredient Beer Bread
- Instant Pot Chicken Sloppy Joe Sliders
Football Chili Bread Bowls
Ingredients
- 6 Sub Rolls or as many as you want to make
- 4 cups Cooked Chili more or less to your needs
- 4 White Cheddar Cheese slices or mozzarella
Instructions
- Whip up a batch of your favorite chili recipe or use prepared chili.
- Cut out/scoop some of the bread in your buns or rolls.
- Carefully spoon in some of the chili to the bread bowls.
- Cut the cheese into slices and top the chili to make it look like the laces of a football. Serve and enjoy!
