This Pizza Dip is a scrumptious, indulgent appetizer with layers of cheese, sauce and pepperoni. It's the perfect snack for game day or parties!
This dip is seriously delicious. It's super easy to make and will quickly become one of your favorite snack recipes!
I usually mine in the oven, but some days you just want a snack immediately. You don't want to wait for it to cook in the oven.
So, when that happens you take the easy way out and shove that bowl of layered yummy goodness in the microwave. Is the presentation as pretty as a perfectly golden brown pizza dip from the oven?
Heck no!
Are you, or your guests, really going to give a flip as you're shoving copious amounts of dip into your pieholes?
I think not!
Now go forth and microwave your dip. This has been a public service announcement from a very hungry lunatic.
Ingredients:
- Cream Cheese - Use any brand of cream cheese you love. Just be sure to buy the brick and not the spreadable cream cheese.
- Pizza Sauce - Again, any brand will do, or make homemade pizza sauce if you prefer.
- Sugar - This is completely optional. Personally, I like sweet sauce but you can leave it out if you don't.
- Spices - For this recipe, I used garlic powder, onion powder, dried basil, and dried oregano. Feel free to get creative with your own spices.
- Cheese - Mozzarella cheese is my preferred cheese for pizza dip. If you can find pizza mozzarella it melts beautifully too.
- Pepperoni - Personally, I love pepperoni only for my dip but feel free to add any other pizza ingredients you love. Bacon, bell peppers, sausage, whatever floats your boar!
How to Make Pizza Dip:
- Spray a microwave safe dish with a light coat of non-stick cooking spray.
- Soften the cream cheese if you haven't already. Add it to the microwave safe dish. Spread it out evenly.
- In a small bowl mix together the sauce, sugar and spices. Pour over the cream cheese layer. Spread evenly.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over top of the sauce layer.
- Next, toss the pepperoni slices over the cheese layer.
- Pop the dish in the microwave and cook until cheese melts, typically it will take between 2 to 4 minutes, but every microwave is different.
- Carefully remove and serve with chips!
More Game Day Recipes:
- Bacon Jam
- Grilled Bacon Wrapped Beer Brats with Drunken Peppers and Onions
- Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers
- Almond Crusted Chicken Strips with Almond Dipping Sauce
- Root Beer Chicken Wings
- Slow Cooker Chicken Wings
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Pizza Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¾ cup pizza sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt or powder
- ½ teaspoon onion salt or powder
- ½ teaspoon sweet basil
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 1 ½ cups mozzarella shredded, more if you're like me and can't get enough cheese
- 4 ounces pepperoni sliced thinly
Instructions
- Spray a microwave safe dish or bowl with non-stick spray lightly.
- Soften your cream cheese. You can take it out of the fridge ahead of time, or pop in a bowl and microwave it for about 30 to 45 seconds. Mix it with a spoon and then transfer it to the microwave safe dish. Spread evenly.
- In a medium sized bowl mix your pizza sauce, sugar and spices. The sugar and spices are optional. I like a little extra kick in my dip. Pour this over top of the cream cheese and smooth out.
- Sprinkle the cheese over top evenly.
- Top with pepperoni.
- Pop the dish in the microwave, and depending on the size and strength of your microwave, cook for about 2 to 4 minutes. You want the cheese melted so it's nice and stretchy when people dunk.
- Serve with chips or crackers, or a giant spoon and a big old smile!
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Debbie Bray
buffalo chicken dip
Kim Beaulieu
Love.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
I can think of soooo many people who would DIE over this dip!!
My fave appetizer is probs my mom's cheesy chicken dip, mmmm
Kim Beaulieu
This one is definitely a keeper.
That sounds yummy. Is it on your blog Kayle?
Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
yepp! It's one of my earliest posts lol
Sarah Toasty
yummm pizza dip! looks so fun for the big game!
Ouida Lampert
Favorite is wings.
John@Kitchen Riffs
When I do things like this in the microwave, I sometimes use my kitchen torch to give the top a bit of color. So I have a quick and easy recipe with the looks of an oven-baked one! This looks terrific. Forget the chips, just give me that big spoon!
Jaye Lorton
My favorite appetizer is homemade baked spinach artichoke dip-always a game day favorite! Gonna have to try this pizza dip though because I have a feeling this one could become a new fav!
Julie F. in NC
Sausage rotel dip with fritos
Shannon
Trying this tonight
Pam
This dip looks AMAZING!
Coco in the Kitchen
This is every man's dream of an appetizer!
Choc Chip Uru
Pizza dip? Heaven, pure and unadulterated, thank you! Delicious job 😀
Cheers
CCU
Koren H
Spinach & Artichoke Dip! (And pretty much whatever else is on the table...)
Linda Bragg
I just love BBQ wings and also crockpot spicy meatballs
Donna Jones
Chips and dips and baked Brie cheese!
Cindy A.
I love nachos!
Sarah Schmid
salsa con queso!
Jen @Juanita'sCocina
I love bacon-wrapped crackers!
Jenne
My favorite is fresh made guacamole!
Linda K.
I like spinach dip!
Mary W
I like a layered dip with beans, cheeses, fresh veggies - so many possibilities!