The Best Pepperoni Pizza Dip

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt offers a similar tangy flavor with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has less fat, while cheddar is often less expensive.

pizza sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: canned tomato sauce

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar, while canned is often cheaper.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Soften 8 ounces of cream cheese and place it in a pan.

Add 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese to the cream cheese and mix well.

Add 1 teaspoon and a half of original dirt to the mixture and mix thoroughly.

Spread the cream cheese and cheddar mixture evenly in the bottom of a baking dish.

Pour pizza sauce over the cheese mixture.

Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of Chesapeake dirt on top of the pizza sauce.

Layer shredded mozzarella cheese over the pizza sauce.

Arrange mini pepperonis on top of the mozzarella cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Switch to broil for 2-3 minutes to brown the top.

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.

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