Hot Pizza Dip

Hot Pizza Dip is super easy, kids and teenagers love to make it. Layers of any types of cheese, pizza sauce, vegetables, and meats. Dip with toasted crostini for that pizza “crust” component. This is the sure way to satisfy veggie and meat lovers at any party.

Hot Pizza Dip is super easy to make and always a hit with kids and teenagers. Layers of cheese, pizza sauce, vegetables, and meats bake together into a hot, scoopable dip that satisfies both veggie and meat lovers at any party. Serve it with toasted crostini for that irresistible pizza “crust” bite.

It looks like a deep-dish pizza straight out of the oven, but it’s actually a warm, cheesy dip that rivals any pizza craving — and you get to make it at home.

Why You’ll Love This Hot Pizza Dip

• All the flavors of deep-dish pizza in a scoopable dip

• Easy layered prep with endless topping options

• Kid-approved and adult-loved

• Make-ahead friendly for parties

• Perfect with crostini for that “pizza crust” bite

• Perfect for parties: This hot pizza dip is a crowd-pleasing appetizer for game day, family gatherings, and casual entertaining.

Why Hot Pizza Dip Is Always a Crowd Favorite

Starting with a standard 9-inch pie plate, layer cream cheese mixed with classic pizza seasonings of oregano, basil and garlic, then topped with jarred pizza sauce, mozzarella, Parmesan and whatever other toppings you love on your own pizza. I’ve heard appetizer connoisseurs call this “the best dip I’ve ever had!”.

How to customize Hot Pizza Dip for Any Crowd

One of the best things about this dip is you can customize it to fit your favorite toppings, plus you can lighten it up easily for a healthy-ish option.To lighten up the recipe, you can completely skip the cream cheese layer and cut back on the other cheese a little as well. Leave out the meat for a vegetarian option. Or you can go the other direction and pile on the meat and cheese for a meat-lover’s paradise.

No matter what you pile on top of this amazing dip, or what type of bread (or not bread) you serve with it…

…the most important thing to remember is,

…you really MUST make it! Truly, if you’re looking for the ultimate appetizer to please both kids and adults, and you want it to be super easy to put together…look no more. This is the kind of dip that disappears fast at game day parties, family gatherings, and casual get-togethers.

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Hot Pizza Dip

This recipe can be modified to be as loaded with toppings as you want or easily lightened up depending on your cravings. Add a little or a lot of meat, make it purely veggie, and even skip the cream cheese layer. It's all good.

Course Appetizer

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 9 " pie

Calories 213

Author Good Dinner Mom

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Ingredients 

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• 8- ounce package cream cheese softened
• 1 tbsp freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp dried basil
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded and divided
• 1 cup good quality jarred pizza sauce
• ½ cheddar cheese shredded
• ½ cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
• 1 Hot or Mild Italian sausage removed from casing
• 10 fresh mushrooms sliced
• ½ small onion diced
• 20-30 mini pepperonis or 10-12 regular size pepperoni slices
• ½ green bell pepper diced
• 10 black olives sliced
• Crostinis or sliced baugette for serving

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Layer the cream cheese base

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, Parmesan, oregano, basil, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder. Spread the mixture evenly into the bottom of an oven-safe 9-inch glass pie plate.
  8- ounce package cream cheese, 1 tbsp freshly shredded Parmesan cheese, ¼ tsp dried oregano, ¼ tsp dried basil, ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, ¼ tsp garlic powder

Add sauce cheese and toppings

• Sprinkle half of the mozzarella over the cream cheese layer. Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the cheese, then top with the remaining mozzarella, cheddar, and Parmesan.
  1 cup Mozzarella cheese, 1 cup good quality jarred pizza sauce, ½ cheddar cheese, ½ cup fresh shredded Parmesan cheese
• In a small sauté pan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking up into small pieces. Remove sausage from pan with slotted spoon and spread over top of cheese in pie plate.
  1 Hot or Mild Italian sausage
• In the same pan, sauté the mushrooms and onions until just golden, adding a little oil or butter if needed. Spread them evenly over the dip.
  10 fresh mushrooms, ½ small onion
• Sprinkle the pepperoni, bell pepper, and black olives over the top. Add extra red pepper flakes if you like more heat.
  20-30 mini pepperonis, ½ green bell pepper, 10 black olives

Bake until hot and bubbly

• Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted, golden, and bubbling around the edges.

Serve while warm

• Serve immediately with crostinis, garlic toast, or sliced baguette.
  Crostinis or sliced baugette for serving

Notes

Notes & Tips

• Make-ahead friendly: Hot Pizza Dip can be fully assembled, covered, and refrigerated for up to 24 hours before baking. Bake just before serving for the best texture and flavor.
• Best served fresh: While leftovers can be reheated, this dip tastes best the day it’s baked, when the cheese is fully melted and the flavors are at their peak.
• Sauté for better flavor: Cooking the mushrooms and onions before layering them into the dip deepens the flavor and prevents excess moisture.
• Customize your toppings: Add more or less meat, keep it vegetarian, or adjust the cheese to suit your preferences.
• Serving tip: Serve Hot Pizza Dip warm with crostini, garlic toast, or sliced baguette for the best “pizza crust” experience.

Nutrition Facts

Hot Pizza Dip

Amount Per Serving

Calories 213 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 9g56%

Cholesterol 51mg17%

Sodium 562mg24%

Potassium 262mg7%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 9g18%

Vitamin A 640IU13%

Vitamin C 8.4mg10%

Calcium 169mg17%

Iron 0.8mg4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.