Pizza Dip

 

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend and that all the fathers had a very wonderful Father's Day!

Yesterday I spent the day with my amazing dad and all we did was sit around, talk, eat and play card games, but that's all we need. We all really have a lot of fun together and enjoy each other's company. We also watched the end of the U.S. Open and the guys cheered on McIlroy while the girls critiqued the outfits and commented on their putting skills (even though we've never golfed a day in our lives). Pretty standard.

For an appetizer, I decided to make this Pizza Dip since it seemed hearty and appropriate for Father's Day. We devoured it. In 17 seconds. We even had to wait a couple hours before we could throw the hamburgers and hot dogs on the grill since this was so filling, but we just couldn't stop. Hope you all enjoy it, too!

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
• 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
• 1/4 tsp. dried basil
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 2 ounces sliced pepperoni
• 2 tablespoons black olives, sliced 
• 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
• Sliced Italian bread, for serving 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, garlic powder, dried oregano, parsley and basil.

Spread cream cheese mixture into a 9-inch pie pan, and sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella and 1/2 cup of Parmesan on top of the cream cheese mixture.

Spread the pizza sauce over top. Sprinkle the remaining cheeses over the pizza sauce. Top with bell pepper, pepperoni and black olives. Sprinkle with Italian seasoning.

Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes or until cheese is fully melted and bubbly. 

Source:  Adapted from All Recipes