{"id":62327,"date":"2012-01-09T07:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=62327"},"modified":"2012-01-08T21:48:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T02:48:12","slug":"lsu-vs-alabama-national-championship-game-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/lsu-vs-alabama-national-championship-game-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"LSU vs. Alabama National Championship Game Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"lsu vs alabama recipes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/lsu-vs-alabama-national-championship-game-recipes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62328 alignright\" title=\"lsu v alabama\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/lsu-v-alabama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Tonight, college football season will finally come to a close as the Louisiana State Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship game. It&#8217;s the second time these two powerhouses have met on the field this season, and the second time one will walk away as a winner, and another won&#8217;t. Tensions will no doubt be high, but delicious guilt-free snacks will help keep everyone cool.<\/p>\n<p>The game kicks off at 8:30, and if you&#8217;re hosting a watch party, you&#8217;ll no doubt be serving your fellow fans a dinner worthy of a championship nod. Now, we&#8217;re all for enjoying finger foods and snacks while watching your favorite team charge the field. We&#8217;re also big fans of remembering those resolutions are just nine days old. So, serve the snacks your crowd expects, but do it in a healthy way that doesn&#8217;t sabotage the home team, or the visitors!<\/p>\n<p>Try our recipes for Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo for the Tigers, Winning Fried Chicken for the Tide, or the 7-Layer Dip peace keeper for everyone.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>LSU Fans<\/strong>: <strong><a title=\"chicken and shrimp bumbo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/chicken-and-shrimp-gumbo\/\">Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 tsp. canola oil<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 Tbsp. Cajun seasoning (more or less to taste)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 \u00bc cups chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 cup diced green bell pepper or Italian frying pepper (Cubanelle)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd cup diced celery<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 oz. fully-cooked smoked turkey sausage, diced<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 Tbsp. flour<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 can (14 \u00bd oz.) diced tomatoes in juice<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd cup quick-cooking brown rice<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10 oz. box frozen cut okra (about 2 cups)<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 oz. peeled shrimp (31 to 40 per lb. size)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Click to <a title=\"chicken and shrimp gumbo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/chicken-and-shrimp-gumbo\/\">see the full recipe<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alabama Fans<\/strong>: <strong><a title=\"biggest loser fried chicken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/winning-fried-chicken\/\">Winning Fried Chicken<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 Tbsp. fat-free plain yogurt<\/li>\n<li>4 large fresh basil leaves, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. chopped fresh oregano leaves<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>pinch of ground black pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 Tbsp. Ian&#8217;s Whole Wheat Panko Breadcrumbs, or finely crushed Wasa Light Rye Crispbread<\/li>\n<li>2 small 1\/4-pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed of visible fat<\/li>\n<li>Mustard or low-fat, low-sodium marinara sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Click to <a title=\"biggest loser fried chicken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/winning-fried-chicken\/\">see the full recipe<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"healthy 7 layer dip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/ada-wongs-7-layer-dip\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-62329\" title=\"7 layer dip\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/7-Layer-Dip.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>For Everyone<\/strong>: <strong><a title=\"healthy 7 layer dip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/ada-wongs-7-layer-dip\/\">7 Layer Dip<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serve with a bowl of blue and red corn tortilla chips for a fan-friendly centerpiece!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 \u00bc lbs lean ground turkey<\/li>\n<li>1 cup canned black beans (rinsed and drained)<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd cups pico de gallo<\/li>\n<li>1 cup plain low-fat yogurt<\/li>\n<li>\u00be cup salsa<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup guacamole<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup sliced scallions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Click to <a title=\"healthy 7 layer dip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/ada-wongs-7-layer-dip\/\">see the full recipe<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, college football season will finally come to a close as the Louisiana State Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship game. It&#8217;s the second time these two powerhouses have met on the field this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/lsu-vs-alabama-national-championship-game-recipes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3714,446,8440],"class_list":["post-62327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-college-health","tag-football","tag-homepage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62327"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62332,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62327\/revisions\/62332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}