Leinenkugel Super Bowl recipes

Your friends at Leinenkugel want you to have a kick-a** Super Bowl Sunday. So much so that they have created a few recipes to ease those "I wish I was watching the Vikes" blues.

PS: I want the Beer Cheese Spread, right now
Check it:

Leinenkugel's 15th Anniversary Honey Beergarita

• 1 cup tequila
• 1 12-oz. can lemonade concentrate
• 4 12-oz. bottles of Leinenkugel's Honey Weiss

Mix in a pitcher and serve over ice. Garnish with lemon slices. Makes 1 pitcher.

Leinie's Classic Big Game Beer Cheese Spread
• 1 8-oz. package cream cheese
• 4-oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped green onion top
• ¼ cup Leinenkugel's Classic Amber
• 1 teaspoon horseradish
• ½ teaspoon dry mustard

Microwave cheeses for 2 ½ minutes. Gradually beat in remaining ingredients. Cook covered for another 1-2 minutes, stirring twice. Serve with pretzels, crackers and veggies.

1888 Bock Touchdown Chili
By: Paul Reed of Brookfield, Wisconsin

• 3-4 pounds beef steak, cut into bite size chunks
• 6 medium onions, chopped
• 4 large green peppers, chopped
• 2 bottles of Leinenkugel's spring seasonal, 1888 Bock
• 3 quarts tomatoes
• 2 6-oz. cans of tomato paste
• 2 15-oz. cans of dark red kidney beans
• Salt
• Pepper
• Chili Powder

In a covered soup kettle or roasting pan cook meat, onions and peppers in Leinie's 1888 Bock over medium-low heat until meat is brown and the peppers and onions are tender. Add the tomatoes and stir in the tomato paste. Let simmer for two hours. Then add beans and simmer for one more hour. Taste often and season with salt, pepper and chili powder to your taste preference. Let cool, and refrigerate.

Leinie's Sunset-Glazed First Down Chicken
• 10-12 pieces of chicken (cut for grilling)
• 2 bottles Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat (measure out 1/3 cup and set aside for sauce)
• 3 tablespoons Canola Oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons of minced garlic
• 10-oz can mandarin oranges (save 1/3-cup liquid and finely chop oranges)
• 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• ¼ teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon pepper

Clean, salt and pepper chicken and place in a gallon-sized plastic storage bag. Pour all Leinie's Sunset Wheat, minus 1/3 cup, into bag with chicken. Refrigerate overnight.
To make Leinie's Sunset Grilling Sauce sauté garlic and onions in canola oil over medium-low heat until onions become lightly browned and translucent. Add 1/3 cup liquid from orange can and oranges to onion mixture and continue to sauté until juice is reduced. Turn heat to low and add maple syrup, soy sauce, Leinie's Sunset Wheat, ginger and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes. Prepare charcoal. Place chicken in baking dish and bake at 350° for ½ hour. Place partially baked chicken on grill and baste with Leinie's Sunset Grilling Sauce until done. You may want to make extra sauce to serve with chicken.