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chefm

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Johnstown, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2011

I used my own homemade marinara sauce and doubled both the red pepper and onion. I sauteed the onion, pepper and a few cloves of fresh minced garlic in a little EVOO before adding it to the rest of the dip ingredients. I threw all the ingredients for this in my small crockpot and left it for about three hours. For dipping, I took day old italian bread and rubbed it with roasted garlic and stuck it under the broiler just to crisp up a bit along with reduced fat Wheat Thins. The boys LOVED this--they ate every single bit of this in under a half hour. I think the homemade marinara is key to a really outstanding dip.

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2010

I didn't care for this - the combination of the creamy mixture and the pizza sauce did not work well for me. But, I'm giving it 5 stars because four people at the party I took it to asked for the recipe! I served it with homemade pita chips and the rosemary Triscuits as someone else suggested. It was really easy and quick to throw together, and it looks really pretty on a buffet table. Also easy to transport - I didn't worry about spilling it over in the car.

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Kai

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Orange, California, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

I made this for a friend who can't cook. He needed a quick snack for a Super Bowl party at work last year. I sliced a couple of baguettes, drizzled the slices with EVOO, sprinkled them with some Italian spices, and toasted them slightly. I omitted the onions and red peppers and added some pepperoni that I cooked slightly to render out some of that grease. I cut the pepperoni into smaller pieces so everyone would get some with every bite. He messaged me the following day requesting the recipe for some of his co-workers. He said it was the first dish gone and said he'd have to learn to make it for future events.

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Kim

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2010

I absolutely love this recipe. I have been making it for over a year and everyone raves about it. I have a very picking family so I leave the onions and peppers off half of it and add pepperoni. Delicious!

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danielle

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2010

sounds good,how do you keep it hot? or is it just as good cooled?, rated it on sounds great but haven't actually made it

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cheryl

Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2009

This was very quick and simple to make and tasted really good. The only thing I didn't like about it was that once it cooled off, it wasn't as tasty. For a dip, it is wonderful served hot, just wish it stayed hot a little longer. Either way, there was any left when I left the party!

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ella1mom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009

This is a very easy versatile recipe. I used the whole block of cream cheese (8oz) instead of 6 and added two cloves of fresh pressed garlic to the cream cheese mixture. Everyone raved about how good it was. Thank you for sharing this reciped, I will definitely be making this again!

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MARGIRL2002

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

This was pretty good and easy to make. It was a little bland, however. I think next time I would skip the sour cream, and add asiago cheese instead of so much mozzarella. Thanks!

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