Pizza Dip

Ingredients

• 8 ounces brick-style cream cheese, very well-softened (lite is okay)
• 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided (3/4 cup + 3/4 cup)
• 1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided (1/2 cup + 1/2 cup)
• 1 heaping cup pizza sauce (or your favorite marinara or red sauce)
• about 15 pepperoni slices, or as needed to cover surface of pie dish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Spray a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray.

3. Using a spatula or butter knife, evenly spread the cream cheese over the base of pie dish. It’ll slide around a bit and it doesn’t have to be perfect, but it’s so much easier if your cream cheese is very well-softened.

4. Evenly sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over cream cheese.

5. Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup Parmesan.

6. Evenly add the pizza sauce to cover cheese and if necessary, gently spread it with a spatula or knife to evenly disperse.

7. Evenly sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over sauce.

8. Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup Parmesan.

9. Evenly top with pepperoni slices.

10. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes (I baked 23 minutes), or until cheese has melted and dip is done to your liking.

11. Allow dip to cool momentarily before serving.

Tips

• Serve with toasted French bread or baguettes, bread-sticks, garlic toasts, pita chips, bagel chips, crackers, or eat by the spoonful.
• Dip is best warm and fresh, but extra will keep airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Gently re-heat in microwave before serving leftover portion.

Origin : averiecooks.com

URL : https://www.averiecooks.com/easy-pizza-dip/