Pizza Dip with Cream Cheese
Ooey, gooey piles of melted cheese, spicy pepperoni, and a seasoned cream cheese foundation make for the tastiest Pizza Dip!
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
Pizza Dip Ingredients
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese divided
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese divided
- ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning more for garnish
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup marinara or pizza sauce
- ½ cup mini pepperoni or about 15 regular pepperonis - or use as much as you’d like
Garnish
- Crushed red pepper flakes
- Italian seasoning
- Parsley very finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- With a hand mixer, beat together cream cheese, ½ cup mozzarella, ¼ cup Parmesan, and cheddar cheese, Italian seasoning, garlic salt, and red pepper flakes. Spread into an even layer in a 9-inch casserole dish.
- Spread marinara over the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle remaining 1 ½ cups mozzarella and ¼ cup Parmesan over the marinara. Top with pepperoni.
- Bake about 25-45 minutes, until the cheese is browned at the edges and bubbly all over.*
- Garnish with red pepper flakes and a few shakes of Italian seasoning. Serve with mini bagel chips, French bread, garlic toast, or pizza sliders.
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Notes
*Bake on the lower end for wider, shallower dish; higher end for thicker dish like mine. Mine took 40 minutes.