Ingredients

  • 400 slices bread
  • 200 slices Cheddar cheese
  • 400 slices thinly sliced ham
  • 23 ounces salsa con queso (such as Tostitos), divided
  • 1 tablespoon chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha)
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream
  • 1 (16 ounce) jar tomatillo salsa, or as needed
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 pounds Cheddar cheese, divided
  • 4 pepperoni beef sticks (such as Slim Jim)
  • 8 toothpicks, or as needed
  • 4 (10 ounce) containers hummus, or as needed
  • 4 (10 ounce) containers red pepper hummus, or as needed
  • 14 cardboard magazine holders
  • duct tape as needed
  • 8 pounds baby carrots
  • 5 pounds broccoli florets
  • 4 (16 ounce) packages cheese-flavored crackers (such as Cheez-It)
  • 4 (12 ounce) packages blue corn tortilla chips
  • 2 (13 ounce) packages ridged potato chips (such as Ruffles)
  • 2 (6 ounce) packages pita chips
  • 8 sleeves buttery round crackers (such as Ritz)
  • 20 (10 inch) skewers
  • 2 (13.5 ounce) packages nacho cheese-flavored tortilla chips (such as Doritos)
  • 2 (13 ounce) packages crunchy cheese puffs (such as Cheetos)
  • 2 (10.5 ounce) bags corn chips (such as Fritos)

Method

  • Place a slice of bread on a work surface; top with 1 slice Cheddar cheese and 3 slices ham.
  • Cover with a second slice of bread to create a sandwich.
  • Repeat with remaining bread slices, Cheddar cheese, and ham.
  • Pour salsa con queso into a 3-inch bowl representing the center field logo.
  • Draw a logo atop the salsa con queso using chile-garlic sauce and 1 tablespoon sour cream.
  • Place bowl in the center of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Spread tomatillo salsa into the bottom of the 9x13-inch baking dish and around the center field 'logo' for the 'field'.
  • Fill a piping bag with 1/2 cup sour cream.
  • Pipe 9 lines of sour cream onto the 'field' representing 10-yard lines.
  • Cut two 3-inch pieces of Cheddar cheese representing the base of the goal post.
  • Cut pepperoni sticks into two 3-inch pieces, two 2-inch pieces, and four 1-inch pieces.
  • Secure each 3-inch piece of pepperoni stick to each Cheddar cheese piece using a toothpick.
  • Secure the 2-inch pieces of pepperoni stick horizontally to the 3-inch pieces using a toothpick.
  • Secure the 1-inch pieces of pepperoni sticks as the sides of the goal post using toothpicks.
  • Place each goal post into the center of a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  • Spread hummus around goal post representing 1 end zone.
  • Spread red pepper hummus into the other 9x5-inch loaf pan representing the other end zone.
  • Cover a table with a clean disposable table cloth.
  • Arrange the 'field' in the center of the table.
  • Place 'end zones' on either end of 'field'.
  • Secure 2 sets of 5 and 2 set of 2 magazine holders together using duct tape for the 'seating sections'; arrange around the 'field'.
  • Fill the 'seating sections' with carrots, broccoli, cheese crackers, blue corn tortilla chips, potato chips, pita chips, and buttery round crackers.
  • Arrange the sandwiches around the 'seating sections' using a brick-layer pattern.
  • Make 12 'flags' by cutting 1-inch triangles from the Cheddar cheese.
  • Secure each 'flag' to a skewer.
  • Pierce the flag skewers through sandwich 'walls' around the 'stadium'.
  • Make 4 'stadium lights' by cutting 2x1-inch rectangles out of Cheddar cheese.
  • Secure each 'light' to 2 skewers.
  • Pierce the light skewers around the 4 corners of the 'stadium'.
  • Fill the corners of the 'stadium' with nacho-flavored tortilla chips, crunchy cheese puffs, and corn chips.