Ciao Bella Pizza Dip Recipes

EASY PIZZA DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F. Spray a 9-inch pie dish (I used a glass Pyrex) with cooking spray.
• Using a spatula or butter knife, evenly spread the cream cheese over the base of pie dish. It'll slide around a bit and it doesn't have to be perfect, but it's so much easier if your cream cheese is very well-softened.
• Evenly sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over cream cheese.
• Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup parmesan.
• Evenly add the pizza sauce to cover cheese and if necessary, gently spread it with a spatula or knife to evenly disperse.
• Evenly sprinkle 3/4 cup mozzarella over sauce.
• Evenly sprinkle 1/2 cup parmesan.
• Evenly top with pepperoni slices.
• Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes (I baked 23 minutes), or until cheese has melted and dip is done to your liking. Allow dip to cool momentarily before serving.

CIAO BELLA GRILLED PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat grill on high. Oil grill grates with olive oil.
• In a small saucepan heat olive oil and Italian seasoning until just bubbling. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Sprinkle a small amount of corn meal out and roll out pizza dough to desired thickness.
• Brush seasoned oil on dough.
• Place on prepared grill grates. Cook on high for 5-7 minutes or until golden and slightly charred. Flip dough over and cook an additional 3-5 minutes
• Flip dough back over and evenly sprinkle cheese. Then layer with tomatoes and basil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Close grill lid and allow cheese to melt for about 1 minute.
• Remove from grill, slice and serve.

WHITE PIZZA DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, oregano, rosemary, red pepper flakes and garlic in a large bowl and mix until smooth. Stir in the mozzarella, provolone and 1/4 cup Parmesan until well combined. Gently fold in the roasted red bell peppers just to combine.
• Spread the mixture in a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup grated Parmesan. Bake until browned and bubbly throughout, 20 to 22 minutes. Serve hot with tortilla chips and crudites.

PIZZA DIP WITH GARLIC TOAST

Steps:

• For the pizza dip: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Put the ricotta, cream cheese, sour cream, oregano and 1 cup of the mozzarella in a bowl and mix. Add to the bottom of a 9-inch round baking dish. Top with the marinara sauce and remaining mozzarella. Scatter the pepperoni, olives and green peppers over the top. Set aside.
• For the garlic toast: Put the French bread on a baking sheet cut-side up. Mix the butter, oregano and garlic in a bowl, then spread the butter mixture on top of the French bread halves.
• Bake both the dip and bread until the bread is golden and the dip is hot and bubbly, about 12 minutes.
• Slice the bread into sticks or wedges. Garnish the dip with basil and serve alongside the bread.

CIAO BELLA PIZZA DIP

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, tomatoes and olives. Spoon into a 6 cup baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly.
• Allow to cool slightly. Serve with bread pieces.