This Spicy Snack Chip Is The Perfect Upgrade to Your Super Bowl Nachos Recipe

To anyone hosting a Super Bowl watch party: Just know, you are the real MVP, and normally I would never try to tell you what to do. I’m sure your chicken wings are the best in town and your homemade 7 layer dip could make a grown man cry. (And good on ya’—my favorite part of the Super Bowl is watching grown men cry. So rarely do they get to express true emotion. It’s beautiful. Cathartic. Sexy.)

Um… what? 

What. Anyways, to be clear: I would never have the audacity to sit here, from the comfort of my home that would never be the site of a Super Bowl watch party, and call your snack selection boring. So rude! I’m just saying, it’s the Super Bowl’s 60th birthday this year. She deserves something special. Something provocative. Something a little wild and freaky, now that she’s past her midlife crisis and finally embracing life to the fullest. Like…

Three words: Takis Fire Nachos. (I mean, you can call it whatever you want. We made that up.)

Yep. Put the Tostitos away. Sometimes I think we forget that Takis, at their core, are tortilla chips. The most aggressive tortilla chips you can buy, but tortilla chips nonetheless. There’s serious untapped potential here, people. 

So you want me to melt cheese on top of Takis Fuego? That’s your big idea? 

Noooo! Hear me out! You use the Takis as a base and then top it with hot queso, shredded chicken (you don’t have to make your own; grab a rotisserie chicken and a fork and go to town), and lime crema. Do not forget the lime crema. The lime crema ties the whole thing together.

If you’re thinking, “Hey, Ariana, my dude. That sounds like a digestive nightmare. I have 12 people coming over and only two bathrooms for them to use. Are you sure this is a good idea?”

Eh. Not really. But you can always use Takis Nacho Xplosion, instead. They’re way less spicy but just as delicious layered with cheese. But if you think about it, what Super Bowl foods aren’t a digestive nightmare? I’d ready the potpourri and keep some peppermint tea on hand.