Camila Alves is a very busy woman, not only is the Brazilian-American a model and designer, but she also loves to cook and share lifestyle tips. She has a very interactive website called Womenoftoday.com where she shares recipes, home décor, beauty tips and even launched a series called Camila’s Code.
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Living in Texas and being married to Matthew McConaughey, she knows how much thought people put into planning their Super Bowl party. The mother of three shared some of her Super Bowl party planning secrets:
- Set up a bar cart next to your couch for quick drink refills
- Make it a bar (nacho, taco, chili, lettuce wrap etc.) gives guests options and let’s picky people be choosy
- Make sure you stock up on plenty of ice
- Take car keys away from guests ahead of time and call Uber’s
- Prevent hangovers by choosing cocktails and drinks with less sugar
Alves also shared several amazing Super Bowl recipes that you can make at home and impress your guests. One of our favorites is:
Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground chicken (not ground chicken breast)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, cored and finely chopped
- ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- An 8 ounce can of sliced water chestnuts, drained and rinsed
- 1 and ½ cup cooked white or brown rice
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar and 1 and ½ teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
- 2 heads iceberg lettuce
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Optional Toppings
- Sliced green onion
- Diced tomatoes
- Sliced jalapeño
- Lime wedges
Directions
Place ground chicken and garlic in a skillet and cook approximately 10 minutes. Add cooked meat into slow cooker. If you have a slow cooker that has a stove top function, you can cook the chicken in the slower cooker. After chicken is cooked through, add bell pepper, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ¼ cup of water, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper and toss mixture. Cover and cook on low heat for 3 to 4 hours until chicken is tender.
Stir in water chestnuts, cooked rice, green onions, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, cook until heated through, approximately 3 – 5 minutes. Season with additional salt as desired. Separate iceberg lettuce leaves and serve with chicken filling and optional toppings.