Newman's Own® Urges Fans to Down Salads, All-Natural Fare for Super Bowl

Join the Party with a Game-Day Menu that's Easy to Make, Serve, and Eat!

Can football fans cheer as enthusiastically for salad on Super Bowl Sunday as they can for chips and salsa? They can when it's Newman's Own® Super Pile-On Salad that is a hunky, chunky recipe of grilled chicken marinated in Newman's Own® Mesquite Lime Marinade, chick peas, chunks of tomato and cucumber, a handful of Newman's Own Organics® dried cranberries or raisins, and shredded cheddar cheese piled high on a bed of romaine lettuce and topped off with Newman's Own® Beta Feta dressing.

To celebrate Super Bowl 2008, Newman's Own® developed tasty, easy-to- make, eat, and serve recipes for game-day get-togethers that are a bit healthier than traditional big-game fare. The company is also launching a print advertising campaign that will promote a healthier Super Bowl with snack and meal ideas that include:

All recipe quantities serve 4.

First Down Dip

Newman's Own® Black Bean and Corn salsa

Open salsa jar. Open bag of chips. Sit on sofa. Eat and watch game.

Undefeated Dip (otherwise known as Artichoke and Goat Cheese)

Cheese (one package or 1 ½ cups)
Mayonnaise (1 cup)
Artichoke hearts (approx 2 cups chopped)
Parmesan Cheese

Combine all ingredients except parmesan cheese; spread in a baking tin and sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for approx. 20 minutes or until top is lightly brown. Top with Newman's Own® Chunky Salsa with Roasted Garlic. Serve with chips or bread.

Super Pile-On Salad

Romaine Lettuce (1 head, rinsed and chopped)
Tomatoes (1 medium size, chopped)
Cucumbers (1 small, chopped)
Chick Peas (1 cup)
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Newman's Own Organics® dried cranberries and raisins
Grilled Chicken (2 breasts marinated in Newman's Own® Mesquite Lime Marinade)
Newman's Own® Beta Feta Salad Dressing

Marinate chicken breasts with Newman's Own® Mesquite Lime Marinade. Grill, sauté, or bake chicken. Cut into small bite-sized chunks. While baking (or grilling) rinse and chop romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and toss in bowl. Add chick peas, dried cranberries and raisins and sprinkle shredded cheese. Top with Newman's Own® New Beta Feta salad dressing.

Passing Touchdown Pizza (otherwise known as Paul's Easy Hawaiian Pie)

Ready-made pizza dough
Newman's Own® pineapple salsa
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Applegate Farms Pepperoni

Prepare store-bought ready-made pizza dough; spread Newman's Own® pineapple salsa; sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese and top with slices of Applegate Farms all-natural pepperoni (I like to add extra chunks of pineapple). Bake on a cookie sheet at 475 degrees until crust is lightly browned and crispy (usually about 10 minutes).

Linebacker Lasagna

1 lb. Ground Beef (for a healthier lasagna substitute beef with ground turkey)
1 lb. Ground Pork
Onion (1 small)
Carrots (1 cup chopped)
Celery (1 cup chopped)
Garlic (1-2 heaping tablespoons)
Newman's Own® Marinara with Mushrooms Pasta Sauce
Newman's Own® Garlic Red and Green Pepper Sauce
Lasagna Noodles (2 boxes)
Ricotta Cheese
Parmesan Cheese

Boil lasagna noodles per box directions. Meanwhile, sauté ground beef and pork until lightly browned; drain grease from pan. In separate pan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil; add carrots and celery. When finished, combine meat, vegetables, and 1 jar each of Newman's Own® pasta sauce. Line baking pan with one layer of noodles; spread meat and veggie mixture; add another layer of noodles and add ricotta cheese; place last layer of noodles and spread a thin layer of meat, sauce, and veggie mix; top with grated parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Baked Spaghetti Cakes

Spaghetti
Newman's Own® Tomato and Roasted Garlic Pasta Sauce
Parmesan Cheese

Cook spaghetti. Heat up sauce. Combine together in pan and then drop circular "cakes" of spaghetti onto a tin-foil-lined baking sheet. Top with parmesan cheese and bake in oven at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or until slightly crispy. (The outside of these should be crispy, while the inside remains soft making them a bit "neater" to eat while watching the Big Game.)

Bite-Sized All-American Dipper Wraps

Soft Tortilla Wraps
Sliced Ham
Sliced Turkey
American Cheese Slices
Chopped Romaine Lettuce

Combine ingredients into a wrap and roll. These wraps can be made as sandwiches with Newman's Own® Two Thousand Island Dressing or as bite- sized versions that can be dipped into Newman's Own® Chunky Salsa and Roasted Garlic.

More recipes and Game-Day Party tips at www.newmansown.com.