This Loaded Pizza Dip with Garlic Bread Dippers is packed with all of your favorite pizza toppings! Scoop it all up with homemade garlic bread dippers!
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Loaded Pizza Dip
This Loaded Pizza Dip with homemade garlic bread dippers is the epitome of party food! A layer of cheesy goodness is topped with sauteed onions and peppers, black olives, rich tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni. The garlic bread dippers are made from store-bought pizza dough and are so simple to make!
Read on to learn how to make this cheesy Loaded Pizza Dip with Garlic Bread Dippers!
How To Make Loaded Pizza Dip
This pizza dip features 5 mouthwatering layers:
- The cheese layer: cream cheese and greek yogurt are mixed with Italian herbs making a creamy base that’s easily scoopable.
- Vegetables and such: I like to saute green peppers and onions (a very American classic combination for pizza toppings), along with sliced black olives.
- Pizza sauce: You can’t go wrong with a rich tomato sauce! Grab your favorite jarred option.
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheee: Shredded mozz or an Italian blend offers that stretchy cheese pull that all good pizza has.
- Sliced Pepperoni: I find that getting my own natural casing pepperoni and slicing it myself simply tastes better. Skip the pre-sliced stuff if you can!
The Process
To make the loaded pizza dip:
- Add olive oil to a medium saute pan set over medium heat. Add chopped green pepper, onion, and garlic. Saute until fragrant and softened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat as you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Combine cream cheese, greek yogurt, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Use a hand mixer or spatula to completely combine ingredients.
- Spread cream cheese mixture on the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate (any oven safe vessel of the same size will work just fine).
- Top with sauteed vegetables. Add sliced black olives and shredded mozzarella. Top with pepperoni slices.
- Once garlic bread dippers have been removed from the oven, bake the loaded pizza dip for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and dip is warmed through.
- Top with chopped basil and serve with warm garlic bread dippers!
How To Make Garlic Bread Dippers
For the Garlic Bread Dippers:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Roll pizza dough out gently and divide into 24 equal portions. I find it easiest to use a pizza cutter and divide the dough into 12 pieces, then slicing those portions in half.
- Shape each portion out to resemble a breadstick. These will be shorter and wider than breadsticks, however, so don’t roll them out to be too long: this will impact cooking time if you do!
- Arrange dippers on parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with butter mixture and bake for 10 minutes. They should be fragrant and golden brown.
- Remove from oven and brush with any remaining butter.
Ways To Make Pizza Dip Your Own
This pizza dip is easy to personalize, just as your favorite pie is! You can replicate your favorite pizza in this dip recipe. Keep the cream cheese layer , and consider these delicious options:
- Fennel sausage, sauteed onion and red pepper, green olives, mozzarella and parmesan
- Salami, pepperoni, mozarella, and giardiniera
- Cooked chicken, mozzarella, spinach, bacon, and artichoke hearts
Tools To Make Loaded Pizza Dip
- Cast iron skillet, pie plate, or baking dish
- Mixing Bowl
- HandMixer
- Spatula
- Baking Sheet
- Silpat or parchment paper
- Pastry Brush
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Loaded Pizza Dip with Garlic Bread Dippers
This Loaded Pizza Dip with Garlic Bread Dippers is packed with all of your favorite pizza toppings! Scoop it all up with homemade garlic bread dippers!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
For the cheese layer:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
To assemble:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup green onion chopped
- ¼ cup yellow onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic mined or grated
- 1 Tbsp sliced black olives
- 1 ½ cups jarred marinara or pizza sauce
- 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup pepperoni slices
- 2 tsp chopped fresh basil leaves
For the Garlic Bread Dippers:
- 1 roll of store-bought pizza dough or use your favorite store-bought or homemade pizza dough!
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
For the Garlic Bread Dippers:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Roll pizza dough out gently and divide into 24 equal portions. I find it easiest to use a pizza cutter and divide the dough into 12 pieces, then slicing those portions in half.
- Roll each portion out to resemble a breadstick. These will be shorter and wider than breadsticks, however, so don’t roll them out to be too long: this will impact cooking time if you do!
- Arrange dippers on parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with butter mixture and bake for 10 minutes. They should be fragrant and golden brown.
- Remove from oven and brush with any remaining butter.
To make the loaded pizza dip:
- Add olive oil to a medium saute pan set over medium heat. Add chopped green pepper, onion, and garlic. Saute until fragrant and softened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat as you prepare the remaining ingredients.
- Combine cream cheese, greek yogurt, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Use a hand mixer or spatula to completely combine ingredients.
- Spread cream cheese mixture on the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate (any oven safe vessel of the same size will work just fine).
- Top with sauteed vegetables. Add sliced black olives and shredded mozzarella. Top with pepperoni slices.
- Once garlic bread dippers have been removed from the oven, bake the loaded pizza dip for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and dip is warmed through.
- Top with chopped basil and serve with warm garlic bread dippers!
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