Hot Pizza Dip

Dine & Dish's Note:

This recipe I got from Taste of Home cooking magazine and I made it yesterday. It was a huge hit.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 10

Yield: 1.0 batch

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce (I used 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
• tortillas or breadstick

Directions:

1. Combine cream cheese and seasonings.
2. Spread in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate. (I used a round cake pan). Combine cheeses and sprinkle half over the cream cheese layer.
3. Spread sauce over that. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.Bake 350 for 20 minutes.
4. Serve warm with breadsticks or tortilla chips.
5. (I used pita triangles).

Reviews

[MimiKooks]

A BIG hit! The family loved it! Cheese being cheese, as the dish cooled a bit, the cheese congealed, which kind of made it harder to dip - but it didn't seem to slow anyone down!! Next time I make this, I'm going to kind of layer the sauce between all the cheeses and see if that keeps it "softer". Part of me wanted to just stir it all together and see what would happen before I baked it. It's going to be good, tho, no matter what!

[Mgnbos]

This is easy to put together and a real crowd pleaser. I made it as written but will likely add more sauce next time for a thinner consistancy. Good pizza taste, comfort food. I served this with pita chips.

[Chef #1183577]

This was soooo good! I was worried about a too much cream cheese taste (used fat free light) but it blended nicely - my one son who has a slight aversion to cheese ate it up - I used finely chopped green pepper (red is too expensive and not needed for this) and Hormel mini pepperonis on top. Will def make this again - loved it!! thanks for the awesome recipe!!! :)