Baked Cheesy Pepperoni and Mushroom Pizza Dip

Ingredients

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Base

• 8 oz / 250 g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan
• 1/2 cup sour cream (light or full fat)

Pizza topping

• 1 cup pizza sauce (quick homemade options in Notes)
• 1/2 cup pepperoni, roughly diced
• 1/3 cup onion (brown, white, yellow, or red), diced
• 1/2 cup mushrooms, roughly diced

Cheese topping

• 1 cup grated mozzarella
• 1/2 cup grated tasty cheese (or another flavorful melting cheese)
• 12 slices pepperoni

Garlic toast

• 2 French sticks (baguettes), sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, halved (skin on)

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.

2. 2

   Fry the diced pepperoni in a nonstick pan over high heat for about 1 minute, until it begins to brown.

3. 3

   Add the onion and cook for about 1 minute, then add the mushrooms and cook for about 30 seconds more.

   
4. 4

   Tip the mixture onto paper towel to drain.

5. 5

   Beat the cream cheese, parmesan, and sour cream together until smooth.

6. 6

   Spread the base over the bottom of a pie dish (20 cm / 8 in base, 24 cm / 9 in across the rim).

8. 7

   Spread the pizza sauce over the base and scatter the pepperoni mixture on top.

   
9. 8

   Sprinkle on the tasty cheese, then the mozzarella, and finish with the pepperoni slices.

   
10. 9

    Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden and bubbling, checking at 15 minutes.

11. 10

    Serve straight away with garlic toast.

12. 11

    Garlic toast

    Lay the bread slices on baking trays and bake for 5-8 minutes, until crisp and lightly golden. Rub the cut side of a garlic clove over each piece.