Admittedly, this crunchy appetizer might skew toward dudes. But everyone will go wild for this go-to on game day! My husband loves that it features all of his favorite foods: salted meats, salted nuts and hot sauce.
—GINA MYHILL-JONES 100 MILE HOUSE, BC
PREP: 15 MIN. • BAKE: 50 MIN. + COOLING • MAKES: 6 CUPS
1 1/4 cups wasabi-coated green peas
3/4 cup salted peanuts
3 pepperoni-flavored meat snack sticks (1 1/2 ounces each), cut into bite-size pieces
2 ounces beef jerky, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup corn nuts
1/2 cup Rice Chex
1/2 cup Multi Grain Cheerios
1/2 cup crunchy cheese puff snacks
2 tablespoons chopped sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
1/3 cup canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1. Preheat oven to 250°. Combine first nine ingredients in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk oil, chili powder, onion powder, pepper sauce, soy sauce and seasoned salt. Drizzle over the cereal mixture and toss to coat.
2. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 50 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
3. Cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container.