Easy Baked Pizza Dip
https://allthingsmanny.com/recipes/easy-baked-pizza-dipHot, cheesy baked pizza dip with creamy seasoned cream cheese, pizza sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, and crispy pepperoni. Perfect party appetizer.
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35 minutes
Appetizer
Italian-American
Ingredients
- CREAMY BASE
- 2 (8 oz) blocks cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Garlic powder, to taste
- Italian seasoning, to taste
- PIZZA LAYERS
- Pizza sauce or pasta sauce
- Mozzarella cheese, shredded
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- Pepperoni slices
- FOR SERVING
- Ritz crackers
- Crostini
- Bread
- Garlic bread
- Crackers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven or air fryer to 375°F.
- Add the softened cream cheese to a large mixing bowl.
- Add sour cream, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
- Use a hand mixer to mix until creamy and smooth.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly into the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish.
- Pour pizza sauce or pasta sauce over the cream cheese layer.
- Spread the sauce evenly over the top.
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese all over the sauce.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese over the mozzarella.
- Add pepperoni slices across the top, slightly overlapping them.
- Bake at 375°F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the dip is hot, bubbly, and the pepperoni is slightly crispy.
- If you want the pepperoni extra crispy, broil for 1 to 2 minutes at the end.
- Let cool for a few minutes before serving because it will be very hot.
- Serve warm with crackers, bread, crostini, garlic bread, or your favorite dippers.