Cheesy Pizza Dip Bread Bowl
With only a handful of ingredients, this Cheesy Pizza Dip is the perfect party appetizer! Add pepperoni or sausage to spice it up!
Ingredients
- 1 large sourdough or french bread bowl
- 3 cups marinara (your favorite kind!)
- ½ TBS oregano
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella cheese (best if you shred yourself)
- 2 TBS fresh basil leaves , chopped
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Place bread bowl onto a foil lined baking sheet. Hollow out the middle, carefully as to not go through the bottom/sides of the bread. Pour marinara sauce into center of bread bowl; add oregano and black pepper to sauce, stir to combine. Sprinkle cheeses over the top of the marinara, covering where the sauce meets the bread (creating a 'seal'). Sprinkle basil over the top.
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Tent foil loosely over the top of the bread bowl, you don't want it to touch the cheese, and place in oven. Bake for 30 minutes; remove foil and bake for 5-10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted and browning (could also broil on high for a few minutes watching closely).
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Serve with bread slices, crackers, bread sticks, or whatever you want!
Recipe Notes
I usually place toothpicks around the top of the bread bowl (stuck into the bread close to the cheese), so that the foil doesn't end up falling into the cheese- you don't want the foil pulling off all of the cheese when you remove it!
First published April 2015. Updated February 2024.