By Mike Thayer

Tailgate food, football party at the house snacking, or party for two, boyfriend/girlfriend or husband/wife because of frick’n COVID and hesitate to invite anybody over for eats & football fun…..  This COVID thing SUCKS!  ‘jus say’n….

Gourmet popcorn fits the bill!

If you’re sitting down to watch your favorite team, or ANY football game for that matter (yours truly, it doesn’t matter who is on the tube, I’m probably watching it!), here’s an easy peasy to prepare popcorn recipe for you to try.

Popcorn, bacon, Parmesan, what’s NOT to like!

Ingredients:

  • One cup of un-popped popcorn (I like to use the Salbree popper, it’s made for the microwave and does a fantastic job!)
  • Two tabs of unsalted butter
  • A couple dashes of Louisiana Hot Sauce or Sriracha
  • 1/4 cup crumbled bacon
  • A pinch of Kosher salt
  • Generous shake of Parmesan cheese

Directions:

While the popcorn is popping, melt the butter, adding the salt and hot sauce.  Stir continuously until incorporated.  Pour popped popcorn into a large bowl and top immediately with the melted butter mixture and Parmesan cheese, stir or shake the bowl to incorporate.  Top the popcorn with the bacon bits and serve.

Enjoy for the game, enjoy for movie night, enjoy for whatever!  This recipe kicks popcorn up a notch!