Pizza Party
Pizza night at home — pepperoni pizza dip, 5-minute pizza pockets, homemade pizza dough, crescent roll pizza bites — easy food for a Friday with the kids.
★ appetizer
appetizerIngredients
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 2 1/2 cups Fresh Mozzarella
- 1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
- 1 lb Browned Sausage or Beef
- 14 oz Pizza Sauce
- 1 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/2 cup Mini Pepperoni
Instructions
- 1In a pan combine cream cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella, 1/4 cup freshly shredded parm, 1pound of cooked sausage or beef, 1 jar of pizza sauce, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning.
- 2Mix all of your ingredients together in the pan. Preheat your smoker or oven to 300 degrees and let that cook for about an hour.
- 3After an hour stir everything together and top with another 1/2 cup of mozzarella and mini pepperoni. Let that cook for another 15 minutes to melt the cheese. Enjoy!
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Quick Tips
- 1
Let the dough rest
After mixing homemade pizza dough, cover it and let it sit at least 30 minutes so it stretches instead of springing back.
- 2
Bake the pan hot
Preheat your oven to 450°F with the pan or stone inside for 20 minutes so the bottom crust crisps instead of steaming.
- 3
Blot the pepperoni
Pat sliced pepperoni with a paper towel before it goes on pinwheels or pizza bites so the grease doesn't pool.
- 4
Serve dip straight up
Pull the pizza dip out when the cheese is bubbling and let it sit 5 minutes so it thickens enough to scoop.
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