This layered hot pizza dip recipe with pepperonis is always a hit at parties!
Are you getting excited about the Big Game? Is your favorite team still in the running? My team is! So I am planning our Super Bowl party.
How to Make Pizza Dip
At every Big Game party, a large portion of those gathered are there for the food and commercials. They might not admit it out loud, but it is true, so I do not want to disappoint them. This year I will be adding a Layered Hot Pizza Dip to the appetizer buffet.
Instead of putting all of the pizza toppings on top, I place them in layers in the dip.
The first layer is cream cheese that is blended with, mozzarella cheese, green onions, and garlic. Then I add diced tomatoes and bell pepper.
I spoon the pizza sauce over the tomatoes and peppers and then I add layers of sliced green onions, diced mushrooms, and pepperoni.
Then I add cheese, pepperoni slices, and sprinkle a few green onion slices on top and the pizza dip is ready to go in the oven.
After 15 minutes in the oven, the Hot Pizza Dip is ready to add to the appetizer buffet. If you have a large crowd, you may want to make 2 or double the recipe and put it in a casserole dish because it will go fast once it hits the buffet.
Layered Hot Pizza Dip Recipe
Ingredients:
- One 8 oz package of cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, divided
- 2 green onions, divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- ¼ cup diced bell pepper
- 1 cup pizza sauce (How to make homemade pizza sauce)
- 1 cup diced mushrooms
- ¼ cup chopped pepperoni pieces
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 18 pepperonis
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, blend the cream cheese, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, 1 thinly sliced green onion, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Press into the bottom of a pie plate.
- Layer tomatoes and bell peppers over the cream cheese mixture.
- Spoon pizza sauce over the tomatoes and peppers.
- Layer mushrooms, remaining green onion slices, and pepperoni pieces over the pizza sauce.
- Spread cheddar cheese over the pepperoni pieces.
- Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella cheese over the cheddar cheese.
- Top with whole pepperoni slices if desired and sprinkle with a few green onion slices, bell pepper pieces, and/or parsley.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Serve while warm.
Printable Recipe for Layered Hot Pizza Dip
Layered Hot Pizza Dip Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz package cream cheese room temperature
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese divided
- 2 green onions divided
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 medium tomatoes diced
- ¼ cup diced bell pepper
- 1 cup pizza sauce How to make homemade pizza sauce
- 1 cup diced mushrooms
- ¼ cup chopped pepperoni pieces
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
- 18 pepperonis
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, blend the cream cheese, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, 1 thinly sliced green onion, and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Press into the bottom of a pie plate.
- Layer tomatoes and bell peppers over the cream cheese mixture.
- Spoon pizza sauce over the tomatoes and peppers.
- Layer mushrooms, remaining green onion slices, and pepperoni pieces over the pizza sauce.
- Spread cheddar cheese over the pepperoni pieces.
- Sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the cheddar cheese.
- Top with whole pepperoni slices if desired and sprinkle with a few green onion slices, bell pepper pieces, and/or parsley.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
- Serve while warm.
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Sue says
Love this! I think I’ll have to substitute another meat…Itialian sausage already browned or Canadian bacon… for pepperoni because the other person in this household doesn’t like them! Easy breazy
Nicole says
Very cool idea for a fun party. Thank you for sharing.
Samantha Cuhel says
Wow wow WOW! Where has this been all my life? I love pizza, this is just amazing!
Nikki says
That looks AMAZING!! I am definitely pinning. Thanks!
Ashley M says
That layered hot dip pizza looks delish!
Mistee Dawn says
I haven’t figured out my superbowl menu yet, but I think this will definitely be a part of it. Yum! And the banner is too cute and can really get the kids involved for superbow sunday, too!
Carolyn West says
Seriously drooling over this. What a great way to have pizza, without actually buying or having to make pizza. It’s always so hard coming up with new ideas for a Big Game party so I appreciate the ideas.