5 from 3 votes
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 Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings:
10
Calories:
385 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Condiments, Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 pound pork sausage I use mild sweet, hot or spicy may be substituted, ground, Italian style
- 16 ounces cream cheese full fat, brick-style, do not substitute
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes do not drain, canned, petite
- 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced small (another color bell pepper may be substituted)e, medium
- 1 cup pepperoni loosely piled in cup (halve or roughly chop them as desired or use about 3/4 cup mini pepperoni, diced
- 1 mozzarella cheese heaping cup, shredded
- ⅓ cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 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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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
385kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
92mg
(31%)
Sodium
721mg
(30%)
Potassium
353mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
805IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
98mg
(10%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 385
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 385kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 92mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 721mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 353mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 805IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.