Slow Cooker Sausage Cheese Dip

A crockpot filled with a chunky, creamy dip featuring visible pieces of tomato and herbs, placed on a wooden board with a red and white striped cloth nearby.

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Slow Cooker Sausage Cheese Dip

🙌🏻🧀🍕This EASY dip tastes like cheesy sausage and pepperoni pizza, minus the carbs and crust! When you need a simple appetizer recipe for tailgating and game days, for casual entertaining, or holiday parties, look no further than this family FAVORITE cheese and sausage dip! Your Crock-Pot does all the work which is the best part!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 30

Course: Appetizer, Dips & Condiments, Slow Cooker

Cuisine: Appetizers

Keyword: pizza dip, sausage dip

Servings:

Calories: 385cal

Equipment

1 6-quart slow cooker

Ingredients

1 pound ground Italian pork sausage I use mild sweet, hot or spicy may be substituted
16 ounces cream cheese full fat, brick-style, do not substitute
14 ounces canned petite diced tomatoes do not drain
1 medium green bell pepper seeded and diced small (another color bell pepper may be substituted)e
1 cup diced pepperoni loosely piled in cup (halve or roughly chop them as desired or use about 3/4 cup mini pepperoni)
1 heaping cup shredded mozzarella cheese
⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 to 2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 to 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning

Instructions

To a large skillet, add the ground sausage, bell peppers, and cook over medium-high heat to brown and cook through, about 7 minutes. Stir, toss, and crumble the sausage as it cooks to ensure even browning. When done, drain the excess grease. Or simply use a slotted spoon to remove the cooked sausage crumbles and peppers from the skillet.
Transfer the cooked sausage and bell peppers to a 6-quart slow cooker.
Add all the remaining ingredients, and stir to combine, noting that if the cream cheese isn't extremely soft, it'll be hard to really "combine" things, which is fine.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for about 1 to 2 hours, OR cook on LOW for about 2 to 3 hours. Stir a few times during the slow cooking process.
When everything has melted together and thickened up a bit, the dip is ready to be served with your favorite dippers such as crackers, bread, tortilla chips, etc. Optionally garnish with fresh parsley or other herbs.
Storage and Reheating - Dip is best served warm and freshly made. But leftover dip will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat room temperature leftover dip in the microwave for about 30 seconds, or as desired.

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