Cream Cheese Pizza Dip

Want to serve the best enjoyed appetizer at the next party you attend?  I’m always looking for great ideas, that can be easy to prepare and easy to transport as well as easy to enjoy. 
 

Here is a great recipe for a Cream Cheese Pizza Dip that everyone will enjoy and will wish you had made more for the party. 

The ingredients required for this Cream Cheese Pizza Dip is as follows:

                8 oz of cream cheese, softened

                ¾ cup light mayonnaise
                1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
                3 oz sliced pepperoni, chopped
                2 ripe plum tomatoes, chopped
                10 large black olives, chopped
                                                                            4 crusty Italian rolls – ½” pieces

 

Heat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, tomatoes and olives.  Spoon into a 6 cup baking dish. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly.  Allow to cool slightly.  Serve with the bread pieces for dipping. 

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I do make a few changes to this recipe which helps to make preparation and serving of the dish a little easier. 

First of all, I don’t always use the crusty Italian rolls, instead, I will by the Tostitos Dippers.  They don’t get stale as fast as the rolls.  They are in a bag ready to be served. 

Secondly, I often used regular mayonnaise or salad dressing (Miracle Whip) to give a little different taste. 

Finally, because some people don’t like to bite into a tomato or olive, and prefer a smooth texture dip, so I will chop them real fine or even puree them.  You can use a pizza sauce and use the smaller - tiny pepperoni so to save time on cutting up the pepperoni. 

I also like to lay a few pepperoni and black olives on the top as garnishing for decorative look. 

Share and enjoy at your next party.