I kept seeing this dip on Pinterest. And since my family is basically addicted to pizza I thought I'd better give 'er a whirl. Plus, I'm concentrating on appetizers & finger foods right now for the upcoming Super Bowl. I think Pizza Dip screams Super Bowl fare. This is super easy to pull together. And if you're like me & always have pizza sauce & pepperoni in the freezer you'll likely have everything in house already. You can put whatever topping you desire on. I kept my simple for the kiddos. But anything you would put on pizza you can put on top of this. If you do pepperoni, I suggest using the mini pepperonis. They work better for dipping. I served my pizza dip with homemade bread sticks, but pita chips work great as well. Here's the DL...
Ingredients
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dry oregano
1/2 teaspoon dry parsley
1/4 teaspoon dry basil
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 cup pizza sauce
mini pepperoni
1 tablespoon sliced green onion
(or any other toppings you may want, anything you would put on a pizza you can put on this)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cream cheese, garlic powder, oregano, parsley, and basil. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly in 9 inch pie pan. Evenly spread on pizza sauce. Sprinkle on 3/4 cup of the mozzarella. Add toppings of your choice. Sprinkle on remaining mozzarella & Parmesan. Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly. Serve with bread sticks or pita chips. Enjoy!
Recipe for Homemade Bread Sticks
I just made up a batch of pizza dough & then formed it into a rectangular-ish shape. Baked it at 450 degrees for about 8-10 minutes. Then I sliced it up as pictured above.
OK......Are you trying to make me fat? You are posting all these yummy dips that I can't resist!!! It's going to be "Super Diet" after the "Super Bowl"! I already know this is going to be a family favorite!!!
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