This Pepperoni Pizza Dip is such an easy and fun appetizer! If you’ve got 20 minutes and a few simple ingredients, then get ready to dive into this cheesy goodness!
So, we’ve got a couple of hurricanes headed our way. Hurricane Iselle and Tropical Storm Julio are currently making their way towards the Hawaiian Islands. NBD.
We’ve been trying to prepare as best we can, considering we don’t really know what to expect. I’m not really much of a worrier when it comes to storms, but hurricane hysteria has kind of taken over the island, so I of course feel the need to join in the panic! Water is pretty much completely sold out, along with non-perishable food, batteries, etc. From what I’ve heard, we will mostly get a TON of rain and the power may go out. I’m hoping it doesn’t go out for long though. I need my internet! 😉
The Big Island, where we were at just a couple of weeks ago, is getting ready for the first hit. While hopefully both of these storms turn out to be a whole lotta nothin’, please keep all the folks living out here on the islands in your thoughts and prayers. Mahalo!
To take my mind off the impending storms, I decided to cook up a little Pepperoni Pizza Dip for us to snack on. Y’all THIS. IS. AMAZING. Seriously.
My son loves pizza; it’s his absolute favorite food. So when I combined it with his other favorite food (crackers 🙂 ) to make this Pepperoni Pizza Dip, he was in pizza heaven. Really, it’s so good and easy to make! It’s the perfect hot appetizer for a party or get-together, especially with football season coming up. I am counting down the days until August 30th when my Bulldogs take on Clemson! I can’t wait! Are you a football fan? If so, who are you looking forward to cheering on? Oh, and NO Gator fans allowed!! 😉 Awww, y’all know I’m just kiddin’.
So if y’all don’t hear from me for a few more days, it could be because we are out of power! I really hope that’s not the case, though. Send good vibes this way, y’all, and enjoy the pizza dip!
Pepperoni Pizza Dip
Ingredients
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1 can pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- pepperonis for topping
- italian seasoning
- chips/crackers/pita chips for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine cream cheese, sour cream, oregano, and garlic salt in a medium sized bowl and mix well. Spread mixture into the bottom of 9 inch pie pan.
- Spread pizza sauce evenly over the top of cream cheese mixture and top with a few pepperonis. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Remove from the oven and top with mozzarella cheese and a few more pepperonis. Return to oven and bake for 7-8 additional minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- Turn the broiler on and broil the top for about a minute or two, until the cheese is dotted with brown and the pepperonis crisp up a bit. WATCH THIS STEP CAREFULLY! You don't want to burn all that delicious, cheesy goodness. 🙂
- Remove from oven and sprinkle the top with italian seasoning. Serve with crackers or pita chips. Enjoy!
Nutrition
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Michele McGill says
Oops forgot to rate with stars.
Michele McGill says
So good I made for our Favorite Things party and everyone loved it. I made some minor changes and did 1-1/2 Tbsp of Italian Seasoning (from HEB that I believe has Garlic Pepper and maybe parmesan in it too), a few more shakes of garlic salt. I used 10 slices of Pepperoni from the deli sliced at a #2. I took half and diced into smaller pieces for the first layer and the other half I quartered on top. Also added a couple shakes of parmesan cheese to the cheese on top. I loved it with Bagel Chips as the dipper and maybe next time I will add some toasted crostinis too. Thanks for the recipe, it was great!
Wendy says
Love this dip. I served with large Fritos scoops. Huge hit.
Tabatha says
I made this tonight after seeing this recipe a few days ago. So I figured why not, and I fixed this tonight. This was absolutely fantastic! It is very filling and extremely delicious!i made this exactly as directed. Picky eaters at my house devoured this dip! If you haven’t made this, do it now! You won’t regret it!
Clair says
Oh my word!! This dip is going to be such a hit in our house.
Marina says
Pizza is one of my fav. foods, I eat it twice a week when I’m not on diet and this pizza dip looks amazing.
Monica says
What a fun unique dip! My kids would love this too.
Heather says
You combined two of my very favorite things into one recipe!
Lauren says
This sounds so good! Thinking I might make this for Super Bowl Sunday. I have fresh mozzarella and the block. Which do you prefer would be better since I do have both on hand?
Ashlyn Edwards says
Hi Lauren! I would use the block.
Jill says
Pizza dip is one of my favorite things to make for a party. It’s always a hit!
Andrea Metlika says
This looks Amazing! Perfect for snacking.
adriana says
wow this dip looks fantastic, all that cheese and the pepperoni are so tasty. The perfect dip for a party. A crowd pleaser too.
Jeanne @ Cooksister says
Oh my word… you had me at hello!! I adore pizza and I adore cheese! Love making things that riff on pizza… I did a savoury margharita bread & butter pudding once with mozzarella, tomato and basil… So good!