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Ultimate Pizza Dip

This Ultimate Pizza Dip is loaded with cheese, pepperoni and sausage and is made for the slow cooker.

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I hadn’t made pizza dip before but I decided it would be a kid-friendly appetizer to take to the New Year’s Eve party we attended. When researching recipes to try, I discovered feedback about the cheese not staying hot and melted if the dip sits out for too long. And since our dip was going to be sitting out for several hours I knew I needed to make this dip in my slow cooker.

pizza dip in slow cooker with spoon

This is the ultimate pizza dip because I included both pepperoni and spicy sausage. The key to delicious pepperoni in the slow cooker is to crisp it up in the skillet first and drain the grease. Crispy pepperoni is the ultimate, right? No soggy and overly greasy pepperoni here! You need the skillet for browning the sausage anyway so it’s not dirtying another dish.

pepperoni browned in skillet

The dip is layered before cooking. Cheese layer on the bottom, followed by the sausage and pizza sauce, followed by shredded mozzarella and the crispy pepperoni.

pizza dip collage

Tips for making Ultimate Pizza Dip:

  • A smaller slow cooker like this one is ideal for this dip, but a 6-quart size slow cooker works too
  • This naan bread is what I used for dipping
  • Garlic bread slices would make fantastic dippers for this pizza dip as well

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Ultimate Pizza Dip

This Ultimate Pizza Dip is loaded with cheese, pepperoni and sausage and is made for the slow cooker.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 263 kcal
Author Foodtastic Mom

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded and divided
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 packet Italian dressing mix I used Good Seasons brand
  • 16 oz spicy Italian sausage
  • 1 jar (13.5 oz) pizza sauce
  • 1 pkg (5 oz) mini pepperoni
  • Naan or garlic bread for dipping

Instructions

  1. With a hand or stand mixer, combine the softened cream cheese with one cup of the shredded mozzarella, Parmesan and Italian seasoning.

  2. In a large non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook the pepperoni until starting to crisp. Drain the pepperoni and wipe the skillet clean.

  3. In the same skillet, brown the sausage and add the pizza sauce. Stir until well combined.

  4. Grease the inside of a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly into the bottom of the slow cooker insert. Top the cream cheese mixture with the sausage and pizza sauce. Top the sauce with the remaining one cup of mozzarella cheese. Top the cheese with the crisp pepperoni.

  5. Cook on LOW heat for at least one hour before serving. Serve the dip with Naan bread or garlic bread for dipping.

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  16. What a fantastic party food – it will be the hit for any pizza lover! I like that you can combine it also with naan bread or tortilla chips.

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  19. Great for kids and adults! Would it be ok to add banana peppers next time or would it compromise the original ingredients? Amazing recipe! Thanks again!

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  24. Whoah baby! When you take my favorite food and turn it into a party dip…you just won me over! What a cool recipe…can’t wait to share this one 🙂

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  26. Can you add pretty much any kind of pizza topping ? Like bacon,black olives,onions,mushrooms ect……I can’t do spicy sausage cause of acid reflux….Do you think I could use Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage (mild) in place of the Italian sausage…….Thanks in advance

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  28. Sounds delicious! I don’t have a slow cooker or crockpot. Can I just put everything in a pot on top of the stove and heat on low until the cheese melts and all is hot? I’d brown mushroom slices and add those, too

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    • Browned mushrooms are a great addition. Since it is a layered dip, I think it might be better to layer it in a glass baking dish. Shallow is better so people can dip into all the layers at once. I’d grease a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees until everything is melted and bubbling – probably 25 or 30 minutes? The slow cooker is just to keep it warm over the course of a party. But I think baking it will be fine!

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  29. You can’t go wrong with pizza dip, right? Love that you used naan bread for dipping – next time I make pizza dip I will buy naan to go with it 🙂

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  38. I have made this dip in both a crockpot and in pie pans for the oven. I have even frozen it uncooked (oven way) and taken it out last minute and baked it. A very sturdy and easy dip. Also could bake and freeze it. Great for college kids in a dorm to reheat in a microwave. I add veggies as well.

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