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Pineapple Chipotle Lit’l Smokies

This recipe features a homemade pineapple chipotle sauce with two 14 ounce packages of HillShire Farm Lit’l Smokies, heated through in a crock pot. Perfect for any big game or Super Bowl Party.

Along with this recipe I present some guidelines for food served at Super Bowl Parties: .

THE RULES

The food at Super Bowl Parties should look like Thanksgiving on steroids and should be served on a tablecloth woven from the finest sod harvested from the nearest football field.

Testosterone should drip from each manly bite like the tears of a child picked last for the team.

To be a true Super Bowl snack it should qualify as an official cause of death if consumed daily for a period three years.

Vegans and vegetarians are welcome at the Super Bowl Snack table but they must remain silent and refrain from commenting as the flesh and fat of our barnyard buddies is consumed and delighted over.

If deviled eggs are included as a Super Bowl Snack they must be consumed in one bite and tossed into mouth from palm like a tic tac.

Eat well, cook often …

Ingredients

  • ½ Onion diced
  • 1 Jalapeño seeded & diced
  • ½ C Pineapple Bits
  • 1 clove Garlic minced
  • ¼ C Chipotle in Adobo minced
  • 2 Tbs Apple Cider Vinegar
  • ½ C Ketchup
  • 1 C Pineapple Juice
  • 28 oz Lit’l Smokies

Step 1

Sauté
In a sauce pan over medium heat, saute onion, pineapple bits and jalapeño, cook until soft, three to four minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add garlic and chipotle, cook one to two minutes or until fragrant.

Step 2

Simmer, Blend
Stir in pineapple juice, vinegar and ketchup, bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until reduced by one-third. Remove from heat and let cool. Pour sauce into a blender and process until smooth.

Step 3

Heat, Serve
Stir together Lit’l Smokies and sauce in a crock pot, cover and cook on high until heated through, two hours. Remove lid, keep warm and serve.

Pineapple Chipotle Lit’l Smokies