Easy Hot Pizza Dip Recipe

By JoyT

This was a big hit at a holiday gathering! I reduced the proportion of shredded cheese to pizza sauce - I used 1/2 cup of sauce and 1 cup each of the cheeses; yummy - came home with an empty dish. So good.

Ingredients

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup pizza sauce
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
• tortilla chips or breadsticks

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, combine cream cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder; spread on the bottom of a greased 9-in. pie plate. Combine cheeses; sprinkle half over the cream cheese layer. Top with the pizza sauce and peppers. Sprinkle with the remaining cheeses.

Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Serve warm with tortilla chips or breadsticks.
Yield: about 3-1/2 cups.