Description
This easy Pizza Dip combines cream cheese, mozzarella, sausage, marinara, and pepperoni into a hot, bubbly appetizer perfect for sharing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups grated mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1 pound Italian sausage, casings removed
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1 (25 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1 cup mini pepperoni or chopped pepperoni
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and grease a 2-quart baking dish
- Brown sausage, onion, and mushrooms in a skillet and drain grease
- Mix cream cheese, Parmesan, and 1 cup mozzarella
- Spread half of cheese mixture in dish
- Layer with half marinara, sausage, and pepperoni
- Repeat layers
- Top with remaining mozzarella and pepperoni
- Bake 20 to 30 minutes until bubbly
Notes
- Use full-fat cream cheese for best texture
- Mini pepperoni saves prep time
- Bake on a sheet pan to catch overflow
- Pre-sliced mushrooms and frozen onion save time
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe
- Calories: 362
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 1954mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 31g
- Cholesterol: 102mg