This pizza dip tastes like your favorite pepperoni pizza, only you scoop it with chips. It starts with a creamy layer of cream cheese, then pizza sauce, melty mozzarella, and a blanket of Bridgford Pepperoni that curls at the edges as it bakes. It’s the easy one-skillet appetizer I make for football night when the whole family shows up hungry. Check step 3 for the simple move that keeps the cream cheese layer smooth instead of tearing into the sauce.
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Why You’ll Love This Pizza Dip
- Only 4 ingredients. Cream cheese, pizza sauce, mozzarella, and Bridgford Pepperoni. No chopping and no mixing bowl.
- One skillet. Layer it, bake it, and serve it from the same pan. Less to wash after the game.
- Ready in under 30 minutes. Just 5 minutes of hands-on work, then the oven does the rest.
- All the pizza flavor, no dough. You get the cheesy, saucy, pepperoni bite you love, scooped up with a chip.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (1 package) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup marinara or pizza sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 package Bridgford Pepperoni (about 20 slices)
- Tortilla chips or pita chips, for scooping the dip
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🎯 TFN Pro Tip
Shred your own cheese! Packaged shredded cheese contains anti-caking additives that keep the cheese shreds from sticking together. Those additives keep the cheese from smoothly melding, which means you won’t have an amazing cheese pull.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Let the cream cheese sit out until it’s soft so it spreads without tearing.
- Spread 8 ounces (1 package) softened cream cheese over the bottom of a 9-inch skillet or round baking dish. Press it out to the edges in an even layer.
- Spoon 1/2 cup marinara or pizza sauce over the cream cheese and spread it gently, so you don’t drag the cream cheese up into the sauce.
- Sprinkle 2 cups shredded mozzarella evenly over the sauce.
- Arrange Bridgford Pepperoni edge to edge across the whole top, covering the cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and the edges of the pepperoni start to curl.
Serve warm, right from the skillet, with tortilla chips for scooping.
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Pizza Dip
Equipment
- 8 or 9-inch cast iron skillet - or casserole dish
- silicone spatula - to spread the cheese and sauce
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup marinara or pizza sauce
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ package Bridgford Pepperoni 20 slices, I used thick sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Let the cream cheese sit out until it’s soft so it spreads without tearing.
- Spread 8 ounces softened cream cheese over the bottom of a 8 or 9-inch skillet or round baking dish with a silicone spatula. Press it out to the edges in an even layer.
- Spoon 1/2 cup marinara or pizza sauce over the cream cheese and spread it gently, so you don’t drag the cream cheese up into the sauce.
- Sprinkle 2 cups shredded mozzarella evenly over the sauce.
- Arrange Bridgford Pepperoni edge to edge across the whole top, covering the cheese (about 20 slices)
- Bake for 20 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and the edges of the pepperoni start to curl.
- Serve warm right from the skillet, with tortilla chips or pita chips for scooping.
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