Pizza Dip
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Recipe type: Appetizer
 
Ingredients
  • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ cup pizza sauce
  • 25 pepperoni slices
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella, divided
  • ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • Italian seasoning, to taste
  • Fresh basil leaves, chiffonade for garnish
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, use your proprietary sauce and mix with garlic powder, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper flakes. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sour cream and ½ cup of the shredded mozzarella.
  3. Place the cream cheese mixture into the bottom of a 6-inch ramekin or pie plate.
  4. Top with ½ the pizza sauce.
  5. Place half the pepperoni atop the sauce, and top that with ¼ cup shredded mozzarella.
  6. Add another layer of pepperoni, and top with remaining mozzarella cheese.
  7. Bake at 425 F until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  8. Serve with crostini (we dipped ours in garlic butter and baked in the pizza oven until browned).
Recipe by Pizza Today at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/menu-development/trending-recipe-pizza-dip