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!
Ingredients
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp oregano
- ¼ tsp garlic salt
- 1 (14 oz) jar pizza sauce, (or homemade)
- 1/4-1/2 pound lean ground beef, cooked & crumbled (I added oregano, garlic powder & onion flakes while cooking)
- Pepperoni (desired amount; turkey pepperoni is less fat/grease); divided
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- Bacon pieces (desired amount)
- Chips/bread/etc for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together cream cheese, sour cream, oregano, and garlic salt in a medium sized bowl until blended.
- Spread cream cheese mixture evenly into a 9 inch pie pan.
- Top cream cheese with pizza sauce.
- Sprinkle ground beef and a few pepperonis on top of sauce.
- Bake for 10 minutes, uncovered.
- Remove from oven and top with cheeses, additional pepperoni, and bacon pieces.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes longer, or until cheese is melted and bubbly and pepperonis are beginning to crisp and brown.
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?
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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.
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Miz Helen