Dinner

Hot Pizza Dip

Drescription

A warm, cheesy dip layered with pizza sauce, cream cheese, mozzarella, and toppings — a crowd-pleasing appetizer that pairs perfectly with chips or breadsticks.

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream
  • cheese, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • cheese
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup pizza sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green bell
  • pepper
  • 2 ounces pepperoni sausage,
  • chopped
  • 2 tablespoons sliced black olives

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, oregano, parsley,
  2. and basil.
  3. Spread mixture in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate, or a shallow
  4. microwave-safe dish. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and
  5. 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese on top of the cream cheese
  6. mixture. Spread the pizza sauce over all. Sprinkle with remaining
  7. cheese, then top with green pepper, pepperoni and olive slices.
  8. Cover, and microwave for 5 minutes. Serve hot.