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Hot Pizza Dip Recipe

By Lynette on October 16, 2015 · 1 Comment

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Hot pizza dip recipe layered with mozzarella, cheddar and cream cheeses and topped with your favorite pizza toppings like peppers or pepperoni.

pizza dip recipe

On Friday nights we enjoy making homemade pizza but sometimes you want to change it up a bit.  And a hot pizza dip layered with cheeses and our favorite pizza toppings sounded like the perfect unique appetizer without leaving the pizza taste behind.

pizza dip recipe ingredients

If you don’t have pizza sauce on hand, never fear!  Using marina with this recipe will be just as good, if not better.  A good quality marinara makes all the difference.   It reminded me of my own canned tomatoes.

Pizza Dip Ingredients

  • 1 Cup of Bertolli Reserva Marinara (or any favorite)
  • cream cheese
  • italian seasoning
  • garlic powder
  • mozzarella shredded cheese
  • mild cheddar shredded cheese
  • green bell pepper, chopped
  • red bell pepper, chopped
  • tortilla chips

How To Make Hot Pizza Dip

Using pasta sauce for pizza dip appetizer

Step 1: Spray a round cake pan with cooking spray.  In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.  Spread it flat onto your cake pan.

Step 2: Add half of the shredded cheese to the top of the cream cheese mixture.  Top with the Bertolli Pasta sauce.  Then add the remaining cheese and peppers.

hot pizza dip in pan

Step 3: Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.  It’s that easy!  I’m already planning to make pizza dip again next week when we have company.  This is one recipe you can make ahead and cook when your guests arrive.

Enjoy with tortilla chips!

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Pizza Dip

  • Author: Lynette Rice
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 24 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Hot pizza dip layered with mozzarella, cheddar and cream cheese.  Topped with your favorite toppings like peppers or pepperoni.


Ingredients

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  • 1 Cup of marinara or pizza sauce
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 2 cups mozzarella shredded cheese
  • 1 cup mild cheddar shredded cheese
  • ¼ cup of green bell pepper, chopped
  • ¼ cup of red bell pepper, chopped
  • tortilla chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit . Spray round cake pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a bowl, mix cream cheese with garlic powder and Italian seasoning. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Flatten cream cheese into cake pan until it’s a consistent layer.  Top with half of the cheese.
  4. Add the pasta sauce to the top of the cheese.  Top with the remaining cheese and then the peppers.
  5. Bake at 350˚ F for 20 minutes or until the cheese is nice and bubbly.

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About Lynette

Lynette is the home cook, recipe tester and photographer for Cleverly Simple which she created in 2010.  Most of her recipes come from the treasured recipe box passed down from her great-grandma, grandmother, and mother.

Lynette’s recipes and projects have been featured in Country Living, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful and others.

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