Pizza Dip
By America's Test KitchenPublished on December 18, 2019
Time
55 minutes
Yield
Serves 6
Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces¾ cup jarred pizza sauce 1 garlic clove, minced½ teaspoon dried oregano ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 4 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (1 cup)3 ounces pepperoni, cut into ¼-inch pieces1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup)6 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions, divided
Before You Begin
For the best results, buy a stick of pepperoni, not packaged presliced pepperoni. Serve with breadsticks, crackers, or toasted baguette slices. Don't skip the cooling time.
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
- Microwave cream cheese in large bowl until soft, 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in pizza sauce, garlic, oregano, and pepper flakes until thoroughly combined. Stir in mozzarella, pepperoni, Parmesan, and 4 tablespoons scallions.
- Transfer cream cheese mixture to 1-quart casserole dish and smooth top with rubber spatula. Bake until spotty brown and bubbling at edges, 17 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons scallions. Serve.
Time
55 minutesYield
Serves 6Ingredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Why This Recipe Works
This party food is pepperoni pizza in dip form. A combination of mozzarella and Parmesan gives it plenty of cheesy flavor. Cream cheese, which is very stable when melted, holds the dip together while it bakes. Adding jarred pizza sauce, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes made it taste like it came straight from a pizza shop. Using a stick of pepperoni and cutting it into pieces ourselves ensured that the dip was studded with plenty of meaty bits.
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