Easy Pizza Dip
An easy pizza dip with cream cheese, mozzarella, pizza sauce, and pepperoni. A hot, loaded, crowd-pleasing appetizer perfect for parties and entertaining.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ teaspoon each: dried oregano basil, parsley (or 1½ teaspoon Italian seasoning)
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese finely grated
- 1¾ cups whole milk low-moisture shredded mozzarella cheese
- Pepperoni slices to taste
- Optional toppings: sliced black olives fresh parsley, 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional topping to add heat)
- Optional dippers: crostinis* vegetables, or chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Lightly whip/beat cream cheese and herbs, just until combined.
- Spread on the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate, 9x9 square pan, or a 9-9.5” ceramic tart pan/baking dish.
- Spread pizza sauce on top. In a small bowl, mix cheese. Sprinkle about ¾ over top and set the rest aside. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese and add pepperoni. Bake 10 additional minutes.
- Remove from oven. Add optional toppings if desired.
- Serve with crostinis, vegetables, or chips.
Notes
*If you’d like to make your own crostinis (I make mine because I’m gluten free and need a gluten free loaf), slice a baguette into thin round slices, about 1/3” thick and arrange on a single layer on a baking sheet. Drizzle/brush with olive oil and bake for about ten minutes, flipping halfway through.
*You are welcome to add cheddar cheese; however, this recipe is baked in increments and only uses white cheese for a warm white appearance. With tweaks it will still taste great but may have a yellow appearance when serving.