EASY PIZZA DIP RECIPE

Need a crowd-pleasing appetiser, a meal dish, or simply a family-friendly dinner? This simple pizza pie Dip formula is that the excellent solution!

While this baked pizza dip is perfect for holiday parties, football parties, or New Year’s Eve snacking, the meaty dip eats like a meal — so you can serve it to your family for supper, too! It’s not just a party food!

HOW TO MAKE PIZZA DIP?

This is an easy layered pizza dip that is packed with hearty, flavorful ingredients. It’s basically like a casserole!

Ingredients :

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided
• 1 lb. Italian sausage, casings removed
• ½ cup diced onion
• 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 1 (25 ounce) jar marinara sauce
• 1 cup mini pepperoni or chopped pepperoni

For serving: bagel chips; pita chips; sliced baguette rounds

Instructions :

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large skillet, brown sausage, mushrooms, and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Drain.
3. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, Parmesan, and 1 cup mozzarella. Spread ½ of the cheese mixture onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
4. Top first layer of cream cheese with ½ of the marinara sauce.
5. Top the marinara with ½ of the sausage mixture. Sprinkle ½ of the pepperoni on top.
6. Repeat layers.
7. Top with an additional 1 cup of mozzarella and additional pepperoni, if desired.
8. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.