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Post by nana on Feb 5, 2021 7:29:29 GMT -5
I haven’t made this yet as of this posting, but honestly, what could possibly be bad about this? And I’m already imagining different flavor profiles in the basic dip base!
Pizza Dip
GATHER YOUR INGREDIENTS 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 8 pieces ¾ cup jarred pizza sauce 1 garlic clove, minced ½ teaspoon dried oregano ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 4 ounces whole-milk mozzarella cheese, shredded (1 cup) 3 ounces pepperoni, cut into ¼-inch pieces 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup) 6 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions, divided
For the best results, buy a stick of pepperoni, not packaged presliced pepperoni. Serve with breadsticks, crackers, or toasted baguette slices. Don't skip the cooling time.
INSTRUCTIONS 1 Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
2 Microwave cream cheese in large bowl until soft, 20 to 30 seconds. Stir in pizza sauce, garlic, oregano, and pepper flakes until thoroughly combined. Stir in mozzarella, pepperoni, Parmesan, and 4 tablespoons scallions.
3 Transfer cream cheese mixture to 1-quart casserole dish and smooth top with rubber spatula. Bake until spotty brown and bubbling at edges, 17 to 20 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons scallions. Serve.
I plan on serving this with Chuckie’s no knead rosemary focaccia, but breadsticks, crostini, pita chips, etc, would all be good too.
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Post by karitx on Feb 6, 2021 18:15:38 GMT -5
We have a "happy hour" every week with Sporko's sister and this sounds like a perfect snacky food for one of those!
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Post by nana on Feb 7, 2021 18:30:01 GMT -5
Just made! Just in time for the start of the game, too! It needed a few rounds of 20-30 seconds in the microwave to get all the sauce and cream cheese smoothly combined, but no biggie. And I had no scallions and subbed in kalamata olives instead. Better anyway, in my opinion. Who puts scallions on pizza? I went with breadsticks, as you can see. If any of you caught some of this years Puppy Bowl, it was filmed in beautiful downtown Glens Falls, NY, about 40 minutes away from me!! Hometown USA has another feather in its cap!
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