So, I heard there’s a big football game coming up pretty soon. And y’all know me, any excuse to make & eat party food. This pizza dip would be great for a Super Bowl party (or any party), for after school snacking, or you can go crazy and eat it for dinner (which is exactly what my husband did one night recently.) It can be a low-carb alternative to traditional pizza, depending on what you eat it with.
You can also add whatever pizza toppings you like. I made this a ‘Meat Lover’s’ version, full of (turkey) pepperoni, seasoned ground beef, and bacon. Sausage and Canadian Bacon would have been good too.
This is a cheesy, creamy dip, that is good with tortilla chips, corn chips, pita chips, toasted French bread, bread sticks, and the list goes on. I wasn’t a big fan of the pretzels used in the above pic however. They turned a little soft & I didn’t like the texture. Of course, the dip is also good eaten with a spoon!
I used:
1 lb ground turkey sausage
1 jar No sugar added Ragu Light Spaghetti Sauce (with lots of added oregano!) – feel free to use your favorite pizza or pasta sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese
turkey pepperoni – to taste
1/2 small diced onion
**These cheese quantities are estimates. My crowd likes LOTS of cheese, so you can adjust it to suit your fancy. I mean taste buds. You can also add mushrooms, peppers, whatever your family likes on a pizza. I’ve also made this with eggs mixed in with the meat to form a ‘base’ …more like a traditional pizza. However, since Mr. Three is allergic to eggs, I can’t do that anymore.
DIRECTIONS:
Cook your ground turkey and onion together, drain if needed. Place a little sauce on the bottom of your casserole dish (I used a 9×13), dump your turkey/onion on top, add the rest of your sauce, top with cheese, place pepperoni on top. Bake until golden brown and bubbly.
Recipe adapted from and my Pizza Casserole
As you can see, the amounts and ingredients are very versatile. Anything you like on pizza will probably work well in this dip. Feel free to add more or less meat, cheese, and spices.
Will you be watching the Super Bowl? Thought about what food you will be serving? That is the most important part, right?
I may be linking up at any of the following – (Monday) , , , (Tuesday) ,, , (Wednesday) , , , (Thursday) , , (Friday) , , , ,, , , , (Sunday)
OMG, that looks amazing Kim! And you know how I feel about pizza! Maybe I’ll just make this the next party pizza Friday! 😀 I imagine if you bought those baby bell peppers, you could use those to scoop the dip to make it low carb. Yum!!
That’s a good idea Biz!
Your Pizza Dip will be great for the big game day! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
I am unable to see the actual recipe. I could link to the similar recipes that it was adapted from. Can you help?
Thanks
This dish looks fantastic but there is no actual recipe included. I would love to make this for my family but I am no good at *trial and error*.
Is there a link to the actual list of ingredients and how to prepare this dish?
Thanks.
I’m so sorry, I just found this in my spam folder! I’ve updated the recipe even though it may be too late to help you. For some reason the recipe plug-in “died” and took a lot of my recipes with it. Gotta love technology.
I sure would love to try this. It looks delicious. You did not mention what temperature you bake this in. Could you get back to me with this information?
You can bake it at 350 F, until the cheese is nice & melted.