Pepperoni pizza dip perfect for a casual party or game day appetizer. There’s enough to share (or not)! I serve mine with baked pizza crust chips.
Ingredients
⅓cupdiced onion
⅓cupdiced green pepper
1tablespoonolive oil
4ouncespepperoni, chopped
1cuppizza sauce
8ouncescream cheese
½cupgrated Parmesan cheese, divided
1cupgrated mozzarella cheese
Dried oregano
Salt and pepper
Pita or Pretzel Chips, for serving
Olive oil
Salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large skillet, add olive oil over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and green pepper and cook for a few minutes to soften. Then add most of the pepperoni (reserve some for topping) and pizza sauce. Simmer ingredients together for a minute or two and then remove from heat.
In a 1 ½ qt. baking dish (or 8×8 baking dish) spread cream cheese in the bottom of the baking dish. Top with half of the Parmesan cheese. Then layer in all the sauce and pepperoni mixture. Top sauce layer with mozzarella and sprinkle with extra parm, extra pepperoni, and dried oregano.
Bake pizza dip for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let dip cool briefly before serving. Serve with crispy pizza (or pita) chips.