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I’m not a sports fan and was embarrassed recently that I didn’t know who was playing in the Super Bowl.  But even so, I do like it when I receive invitations to game parties, as the food is usually plentiful and tasty.

Thus far, I have yet to be invited to a Super Bowl Sunday gathering, but Thursday I received a press release from those wonderful foodies at Hunter Public Relations in New York City including a pizza recipe perfect to munch on while watching the New Orleans Saints play the Indianapolis Colts.

The release explained the recipe as follows:

One half of the pizza is covered in traditional ingredients from the Big Easy (the “holy trinity” plus andouille sausage), and the other half is covered with toppings representative of the Hoosier State (potatoes, corn, ground beef and onions). But what keeps both sides teeming with flavor, and a bit of heat, is the addition of Tabasco brand pepper sauce.  And if you’re solidly in one camp, the rival side of the pizza can be ignored (just double the topping ingredients for your team of choice).

Super Rivalry Pizza

Indianapolis Colts Toppings:

• 1 tablespoon corn oil

• 3 small new red potatoes, thinly sliced

• 4 ounces ground beef

• 1/4 cup red onion, chopped

• 1/4 cup canned corn

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon original Tabasco® brand pepper sauce

• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

New Orleans Saints Toppings:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced

• 1/2 yellow bell pepper, coarsely chopped

• 1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped

• 4 ounces Andouille sausage or other spicy sausage, coarsely chopped

• 1/2 teaspoon original Tabasco® brand pepper sauce

• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Game Pizza:

• 1 14-ounce package prepared pizza crust, about 11-inches

• 1/2 cup pizza sauce

• 1 teaspoon original Tabasco® brand pepper sauce

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Prepare Indianapolis Colts Toppings: Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add potato slices; cook until golden and potatoes are tender, stirring frequently. Remove to bowl. Cook ground beef and red onion in same skillet over medium-high heat until beef is well-browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in potato slices, corn, salt and Tabasco sauce; mix well. Set aside.

Prepare New Orleans Saints Toppings: Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add celery, bell pepper and onion; cook about 5 minutes or until vegetables are just tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in sausage and Tabasco sauce; cook 3 minutes to heat through.

Assemble Pizza: Place pizza crust on large baking sheet. Combine pizza sauce and Tabasco sauce in small bowl. Spread pizza sauce on crust within 1/2-inch edge of crust. Top half of pizza with Indianapolis Colts toppings; sprinkle with shredded Monterey Jack cheese. Top other half of pizza with New Orleans Saints toppings; sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted.

Serves 6.