Everything you love about pizza in an appetizer.
To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, combine 8 ounces of room temperature Neufchatel cream cheese with 1/4 cup mayonnaise and 1/4 cup sour cream. Beat those together until fluffy.
Grab about 4 ounces of pepperoni and set a few slices aside. Give the rest a rough chop. Toss the chopped pepperoni, along with 1 cup of shredded mozzarella and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese in the bowl. Stir it into the cream cheese mixture. (You can also add in some sliced olives or diced onion or bell pepper.)
Note: Use Turkey pepperoni to make this biblically clean.
Spread the creamy mixture in a shallow baking dish. A tart or pie plate works perfectly.
In a small bowl, combine 1 cup of tomato sauce, 1/2 teaspoon each of oregano and basil, a pinch of salt and pepper, 1/4 teaspoon each of garlic powder and onion powder, and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix those together.
Spread the sauce over the top of the creamy mixture.
Top with an additional 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan. Place the reserved slices of pepperoni on top. Pop this in the oven for 20 minutes or until nice and bubbly.
Serve this with some chips or slices of nice bread. I used some hearty Italian herbed bread (a recipe I am sharing tomorrow!)
Allow the dip to set for about 5 minutes before serving.
Pizza Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz Neufchatel cream cheese, organic, room temperature
- 1/4 c sour cream, organic
- 1/4 c mayonnaise, Primal Kitchen brand preferred for paleo
- 1 1/3 c shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 c + 2 Tb parmesan cheese, divided
- 4 oz pepperoni slices, turkey preferred
For the sauce
- 1 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- a pinch of salt and pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon each of garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Optional
- diced green bell pepper
- diced onion
- sliced black olives
For Serving
- crackers
- chips
- sliced or cubed bread
- dipping veggies
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until fluffy.
- Set aside a few slices of pepperoni and give the rest a rough chop.
- Stir the pepperoni in to the cheese mixture along with 1 c of the mozzarella cheese and 1/4 c of the parmesan cheese. Also stir in the diced veggies (optional).
- Spread the cheesy mixture into a shallow baking dish (a tart or pie plate works perfectly.)
- In a small dish, mix together the sauce ingredients. Spread this over the cheesy mixture.
- Top with the remaining cheeses and arrange the reserved slices of pepperoni on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly. Allow it to rest 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve with chips, crackers, bread, or veggies.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
Pizza Dip
Ingredients
- 8 oz Neufchatel cream cheese, organic, room temperature
- 1/4 c sour cream, organic
- 1/4 c mayonnaise, Primal Kitchen brand preferred for paleo
- 1 1/3 c shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 c + 2 Tb parmesan cheese, divided
- 4 oz pepperoni slices, turkey preferred
For the sauce
- 1 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- a pinch of salt and pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon each of garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Optional
- diced green bell pepper
- diced onion
- sliced black olives
For Serving
- crackers
- chips
- sliced or cubed bread
- dipping veggies
Instructions
- To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise until fluffy.
- Set aside a few slices of pepperoni and give the rest a rough chop.
- Stir the pepperoni in to the cheese mixture along with 1 c of the mozzarella cheese and 1/4 c of the parmesan cheese. Also stir in the diced veggies (optional).
- Spread the cheesy mixture into a shallow baking dish (a tart or pie plate works perfectly.)
- In a small dish, mix together the sauce ingredients. Spread this over the cheesy mixture.
- Top with the remaining cheeses and arrange the reserved slices of pepperoni on top.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly. Allow it to rest 5 minutes before serving.
- Serve with chips, crackers, bread, or veggies.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
Oh, yum, pizza dip?! I’ll bet it’ll be a big hit at my next shindig!
Pizza dip sounds good anytime, Constance. I love your disclaimer at the end. So true!
mmmm pizza dip is always a party fav !
Ooh this is pure genius!!I cannot wait to try this for our next party and I’m sure my guests will go crazy :) Its been a pleasure cooking with you!
I’m marching this Pizza dip right over to my Super Bowl menu. Thanks so much for sharing.
OMG… this is beyond incredible
Gosh I can’t wait to try this when my mum comes with some baguette and I also would love to try using raclette cheese in your recipe (my favorite cheese). Thanks for sharing
Wow…I could eat that whole dish on my own! Looks great!
BTW…I love your Spring Blossom Pyrex bowls!
Thank you! I love vintage Pyrex :)
This looks like a yummy party treat! I’d probably sit near this dip at any party and casually munch on it all night! HUGS
Constance, you make this pizza dip look easy. I would guess that a substantial dip like this, almost a meal, would be gone in seconds at any get together. Kudos for a beautiful dish.
This sounds so tasty! It would have been perfect for a party we went to last night. Pinning it for the next one!
First off, Great redesign! Very clean. And pizza dip. I might have to save this for gameday.
Thank you DB!
Wow two of my favorite things together, pizza and dip!! So easy too! Can’t wait to try it. It’s been a pleasure getting to know you! Happy Sunday!
What a great party dip! On my “to try” list.
Thank you so much for welcoming me into this community! I love your posts and I’m so inspired by what you make and how you present it all! This dip looks so fantastic, I can’t wait until I have a house full of cheese eaters to be able to try it.
This dip looks so good but I can’t wait to see that bread recipe! My family would love this!
I love pizza dip, a meal into itself. Dip, munch, munch, dip, yum!! Yours looks fantastic!!!
I love quick and easy dips like this one! It’s sure to be a hit at my next party!
Pizza dip is genius, Constance! I love this and can’t wait to try it! Pinned on my Recipes to Try board.
Pizza in a DIP! Genius!
I have loved being a part of Sunday Supper, and cooking along with everyone each week.
Cheers to another great year!
What a fun idea – it looks great and it would be the perfect addition to any party!
And just how many ways can you eat pizza?.. Ha! Looks great. My son would go nuts.
Oh my goodness, this looks like heaven in a dish. So yum!!
Constance! i love this! What a great idea and perfect for a game day!!! LOVE!
Dang, this looks good. I really could go for some right now…at 9:40 in the morning. No shame in my game. Thanks for sharing!
We love Pizza Dip at our house! Love the addition of the spices in your recipe. I will have to try it next time.
Thank you for being such a big part of the Sunday Supper Family!
This is a single serving recipe right? I’m sure it is because it would be mine, all mine, and I’m not sharing.
Oh boy, I don’t think I could tear myself away from this dip! Yummm
Pinning and will be making this for Big Game Day! Thanks for the recipe!
Nice dip. Thanks Constance for recipe and invite. “Happy Birthday” – 2 years old – wow! Have a great week.
Yum! We eat pizza almost every Friday night…next time it will be dip!
Oh, man, is this one irresistible dip! I must make it for my book club! SO great blogging with your each Sunday!!!
What a genius idea, Constance. Kid-friendly and calorie-counting adults can take just a little scoop…If that is possible =) The ingredients sure do sing deliciousness!