Pepperoni Pizza Dip

Pepperoni Pizza Dip – Made in the microwave in just minutes, this easy game day staple is sure to please! Cheesy dip topped with pizza sauce and pepperoni, you won’t be able to resist!

Love easy pizza recipes? Try our Pepperoni hand pies for a fun twist on pizza. Or give our classic taco pizza a try this week for dinner. So easy and loved by all.

Pepperoni pizza dip in a white pie plate surrounded by sliced french bread for dipping.


Why this Pizza Dip is Best

It’s common knowledge to everyone in my life, that I can’t be trusted around dips. When I arrive at a party, one of the first things I do is make a beeline for the dip table.

Especially if there are cheesy dips in sight.

From Spinach Artichoke Dip to Corn Jalapeno Dip, any creamy hot dip scooped up with chips or crackers is bound to win my heart.

Today’s pizza dip recipe is no exception.

Sometimes, I’m guilty of making dip for dinner.

This Pepperoni Pizza Dip was created when a craving for Chicago pizza collided with a lack of time (or energy to make, roll and bake some dough).

As far as dips go, this pizza dip makes for a completely satisfying dinner.

Think about it: Cheese, pepperoni, bread, pizza sauce. It seriously covers all the basic food groups, right?

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Ingredients needed for pepperoni pizza dip, including cream cheese, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese.

Pizza Dip Ingredients

Here’s what goes into this pepperoni pizza dip:

  • Cream cheese – Softened first
  • Pizza sauce – I use canned sauce for convenience’s sake. If you have a homemade sauce handy, that’ll be great in this recipe too.
  • Parmesan cheese – freshly grated
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Italian seasoning
  • Oregano
  • Crushed red pepper flakes
  • Pepperoni slices

There’s no stove top or oven required to make this hot cheesy pizza dip! Everything gets melted together in a pie plate right in your microwave.

Step by step photos showing how to make pepperoni pizza dip in a pie plate.

How to make Pepperoni Pizza Dip

STEP 1. In a microwave safe 9-inch pie plate, spread room temperature (softened) cream cheese evenly to cover the bottom of dish.

Sprinkle with 1 tsp Italian seasoning and 1/2 tsp oregano. Top with pizza sauce. Sprinkle the cheeses over the sauce and top with the pepperoni.

STEP 2. Add the remaining Italian seasoning, oregano and crushed red pepper by sprinkling it over the top.

STEP 3. Cover pie plate with plastic wrap and microwave for 4-6 minutes, time will vary depending on microwave. Dip is done when cheese is melted and bubbly.

Serve with crusty french bread or crackers. It’s also delicious with Garlic Bread, olive garden breadsticks, toast points.

Variations

Slice of french bread being dipped in the pepperoni pizza dip.

Try these great ideas for making your very best pizza dip!

  • Vegetarian pizza dip: Swap the pepperoni for diced onions and peppers. For the best of both worlds, use half pepperoni, half onions and peppers.
  • Meat lover’s pizza dip: Mix browned Italian sausage crumbles into the dip after taking it out of the microwave.
  • Turkey pepperoni: If you like turkey pepperoni or other pepperoni substitutes, those will taste great in this dip as well.
  • Spicy pizza dip: For those who can’t get enough spice, feel free to add a bit more crushed red pepper to the dip to taste.
Pepperoni pizza dip on a slice of french bread on a white plate.

Storage Tips

Pizza dip is so easy and quick to prepare that you can make it right before serving, even if you’re in a hurry!

It can also be prepped and made ahead of time, up to 24 hours, and stored in the refrigerator.

Any leftovers can be covered with plastic wrap again and stored in the pie plate in the fridge, or transferred to a plastic container for storage.

Heat in the microwave when ready to eat to get the cheese nice and melty again.

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Pepperoni Pizza Dip

5 from 5 votes
By: Aimee
Easy Pepperoni Pizza Dip recipe! Who wants a little cheese at their next tailgating party?
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients 

  • 8 ounce cream cheese softened
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning divided
  • 1 teaspoon oregano divided
  • 1 can pizza sauce 14 ounce
  • 8 ounce 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ΒΌ grated parmesan cheese
  • 16 pepperoni slices
  • pinch crushed red pepper
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Instructions 

  • In a microwave safe 9-inch pie plate, spread softened cream cheese evenly to cover the bottom of dish. Sprinkle with 1 tsp Italian seasoning and 1/2 tsp oregano. Top with pizza sauce. Sprinkle the cheeses over the sauce and top with the pepperoni. Add the remaining Italian seasoning, oregano and crushed red pepper by sprinkling it over the top.
  • Cover pie plate with plastic wrap and microwave for 4-6 minutes, time will vary depending on microwave. Dip is done when cheese is melted and bubbly.
  • Serve with crusty french bread or crackers. ENJOY.

Notes

  • You can substitute chopped green pepper and chopped onion for the pepperoni if desired (about 1 cup total).
  • Pizza dip is so easy and quick to prepare that you can make it right before serving, even if you’re in a hurry!
  • It can also be prepped and made ahead of time, up to 24 hours, and stored in the refrigerator.
  • Any leftovers can be covered with plastic wrap again and stored in the pie plate in the fridge, or transferred to a plastic container for storage.

Nutrition

Calories: 172kcal, Carbohydrates: 3g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g, Cholesterol: 44mg, Sodium: 324mg, Sugar: 2g
Course: Appetizers
Cuisine: American
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Posted on June 29, 2020

Comments & Reviews

  1. Oh. My. Gravy. Shut up right now. Pizza dip? I am salivating. Warning to myself: NEVER visit Aimee’s blog while hungry. EVER! And BTW, I am now booking a red eye to your home STAT.

  2. Dip for Dinner sounds like the best idea ever. Seriously. Coming from someone who ate mashed potatoes for dinner (plz dont judge me lol) I am ALL for dip for dinner. Especially pizza dip! It’s sort of just like having pizza, only creamier and cheezier and AWESOME. πŸ˜€

    1. I would never judge. Mashed potatoes is a perfect dinner. Top it with cheese and bacon and you’ve got a full course meal.

  3. I didn’t know you were a nurse! That’s cool. πŸ™‚ And this dip – OMG. I love it! Pizza dip is my FAVORITE.

  4. If I didn’t live with 1/2 a dozen meat and potatoes people, I would live off of dips! Haha, I felt that way when I made pizza sandwiches and felt so smart … until I searched on Pinterest:) Ah well, my family thought it was great! We LOVE this dip and I’ll have to try the peppers and green onions version – it sounds amazing!

  5. My kids would freak out about this. Well, not my daughter…she’d throw all her pepperoni at her brother. But my son? He’d inhale it. So would I.

  6. You had me at pepperoni pizza…the fact that it’s a dip is a huge bonus!! I love dip for dinner πŸ˜‰

  7. Hi Aimee
    When I feel like I’ve most certainly developed the next best recipe, I can always go to Pinterest and have my bubble burst finding a thousand pins of the almost identical recipe. Curse you Pinterest! πŸ™‚ But it’s always the stories that make them different.
    Loved the story and the recipe…good job!

  8. Oh my yum! No reason to feel guilty about this for dinner! Totally allowed. This looks incredible!

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