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BY JESSICA FORRESTER

If you’re making a spread of appetizers for your Super Bowl party, here are six touchdown-worthy recipes, with six ingredients — or less! — to make preparations for the big game as smooth as possible. If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to eat healthier… let’s just call this a cheat day. Don’t throw a flag yet; spinach is an ingredient in one of the recipes.

Slap Your Mama Dip

Ingredients

• 1 pound sausage, hot

• ½ white onion, finely diced

• 1 pound Velveeta

• 2 cans tomatoes and diced chilis

• 1 packet taco seasoning

Directions

Brown the sausage and onions, drain. Add the sausage and onions, cubed Velveeta, cans of tomatoes and diced chilis (do not drain) and taco seasoning to a slow cooker. Cook on low for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the cheese is melted. Then, turn the knob to warm or serve.

Bye-Bye Bacon Bites

Ingredients

• 30 butter crackers (about 2 sleeves)

• 10 slices bacon

• 1 cup brown sugar

• cayenne pepper

• black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Set a wire rack into an aluminum-foil-lined baking sheet. Place the crackers (I use Club) on the wire rack, leaving a little space between. Slice the bacon into thirds, and place a piece on each cracker. Scoop a generous amount of brown sugar over the bacon, then sprinkle with cayenne and black pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until sugar melts and bacon is crisp.