Skip ordering the identical ol’ pizza on sport day and make this scrumptious Whipped Cottage Cheese Pizza Dip! This nice appetizer is such a enjoyable and scrumptious solution to get pleasure from your favourite pizza flavors however in tacky pizza dip type that packs 20g of protein per serving.
We love the cottage cheese pizza bowls development, particularly as a single-serve recipe, however wished to up the anty and make a bigger batch pizza dip that serves a crowd (ahem, sport day!), and clearly the bottom NEEDED to be cottage cheese. Mix that proper up with parmesan and garlic, high with sausage-filled marinara, extra cheese and pepperoni, and get dipping!
We’ve develop into recognized for utilizing whipped cottage cheese for each candy and savory recipes right here on Match Foodie Finds, and we’re large followers as a result of not solely is it excessive in protein, nevertheless it truly makes quite a lot of meals style higher (ie: Protein Mac and Cheese and Cottage Cheese Protein Mousse). We find it irresistible’s wealthy texture and delicate style and it’s the proper high-protein addition to just about something — and this pizza dip isn’t any totally different!
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Preheat the oven to 350℉ and spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Warmth olive oil in a big skillet over medium warmth. When the oil has develop into aromatic, add the Italian sausage and cook dinner for 5-8 minutes or till it’s cooked via utterly. Add the spaghetti sauce and cook dinner for a further minute. Take away from warmth and put aside.
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Place the cottage cheese, parmesan and garlic right into a high-speed blender, and blend till mixed.
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Switch the cottage cheese combination to the baking dish. Unfold the Italian sausage sauce over the cottage cheese after which high with the mozzarella cheese. Lay the pepperoni on high of the mozzarella.
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Bake uncovered within the oven for 25 minutes, or till the cheese is effervescent.
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Take away from the oven and permit it to sit down for five minutes earlier than serving with focaccia bread.
Energy: 388 kcal, Carbohydrates: 7 g, Protein: 20 g, Fats: 31 g, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 4 g
Vitamin info is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Extra Pizza Topping Concepts
What’s your favourite number of pizza? This pizza dip may be personalized to just about something your coronary heart wishes. We’ve made this pizza dip as written, in addition to with the next toppings:
- canadian bacon and pineapple
- olives, inexperienced peppers, and onions
- mozzarella, basil and sliced tomatoes
What to Dip In Pizza Dip
We love serving this whipped cottage cheese pizza dip with slices of focaccia bread, however any of the next would even be delish:
- crostini
- crackers
- garlic bread
- sliced veggies
To retailer any leftover pizza dip, merely place it in an hermetic container and hold it within the fridge for as much as 3 days. When able to reheat, merely place it within the oven or microwave till warmed via. We like to complete ours below the broiler for additional bubbly goodness.
