Warm, cheesy and gooey Pepperoni Pizza Dip made of cream cheese and herbs, topped with tomato sauce, chopped pepperoni and cheese.
Hey you! Happy Sunday!!
Even happier FOOTBALL SEASON!! Wooooot! DA BEARS!!!!
I made this Pepperoni Pizza Dip just for them.
It’s okay if you’re a Bengals fan, I still love you. Or a Packer… BUT, real men wear black and orange! That’s unless you’re a late 80’s, early 90’s WWF fan, then real men wear PINK! Remember that?! 🙂 Good times, good times…
I think we can all agree that one of the better things about Football Season is football food. I can’t get enough.of.it. Half of those extra 20 winter elbees come from all those game day appetizers, like Loaded Baked Potato Bites, Lasagna Dip, even my Pumpkin Hummus Dip!
Usually, I make enough game day food for at least 6 people, but sometimes, or maybe most of the time, it’s only enough for my husband and I. We attack appetizers as if they were the main course. For reals. I hope noone ever sees us watching the game together – we look like two hungry wolves, packing it all into our mouths, trying to get as much in as possible. It’s not because we’re hungry. It’s never because we’re hungry. It’s because appetizer food is damn good! Am I right? Are you with me?!
Working off of that Lasagna Dip, I first made this pizza dip for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup back in June. (Yes, we are also soccer fans. The hubs played semi-pro back in his hay day, which made him that much hotter in my eyes. :-P) Accordingly, I made enough dip to serve at least 4 people. Would you believe that he inhaled all of it before our guests even arrived! But, as he says, that’s always a good sign. I of course proceeded and made one more batch, but didn’t take it out until our friends were sitting down and drinks were served. Better safe than foodless.
If you’re sitting down to watch the games today, make this dip! Double it if you’re having people over. I’m speaking from experience. Serving sizes were made for some other planet…
ENJOY!
GO BEARS!!!
Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese , divided
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese , divided
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup chopped pepperoni sausage , you can also use packaged pepperoni
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsey
- Crackers or Chips for serving.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, garlic powder and oregano; mix until thoroughly combined.
- Spread prepared cream cheese mixture on the bottom of a small 8x8 baking dish.
- Combine mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese; sprinkle half of the mixture over the cream cheese.
- Spoon tomato sauce over cheese and add chopped pepperoni.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
- Top with remaining cheese mixture.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and dip is bubbly.
- Serve immediately with your choice of crackers or chips.
Nutrition
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.
Hi!!!!! OMG It has been WAY too long since I stopped by. This snack lovin’, football freak would adore this lovely recipe!!! It sounds fabulous, Hugs, Terra
This looks so tasty! Can I just have this for dinner?
That dip looks sooo good and sooo tempting.
I can the hubby and I eating this during a football game. YUM!
I’m not a football fan, but I am a huge futball fan!!
This pizza dip looks perfect for watching those legs…that ball being kicked back and forth (betwixt those legs). 😉
Hehe, I’m not at all into football but I concur, football foot is marvelous:)
This dip is serious goodness.
Nice to visit your blog Katerina, so much to learn, so much to see. Thanks for invites to the pinterest board, really appreciate it.
Your Pizza Dip looks so fresh, cheesy-melty and tasty, Kate!
Katerina, this looks so ooey, gooey and delicious! I could eat that whole thing myself! 🙂 Great photos!
Thanks SO much, Caroline!!
Oh I know I’d inhale this dip if it was in front of me. It would be perfect with pita chips!
I have been known to eat a whole dish of pizza dip too. It is so good – very difficult to stop once you get started. I just call it dinner.
We love pizza dip! This looks wonderful!
Kate,
Yum! I could live on appetizers (and yes, I have many veggie appetizers as dip dinners). This dip looks delicious–smart of you to have the fixings to make multiples at one time.
I don’t know much about football or soccer, but I think it’s the BEngAls, not the Bangels. They’re down the road and folks around here take their football seriously.
Thanks!
Wow that looks and sounds so good! I could use a vegan/soy/veg-based meat, or just omit. And the cheesy-tomatoey goodness would stand alone. Pinned!
I’m not a football fan but I can appreciate the dip just because. 🙂
Thank you!! 🙂