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Ready for a day of watching football, cheering on your favorite team, voting on the best ads, and snacking all day long? Add this hot Italian dip to your game day menu for a hearty appetizer that can be whipped up in no time!
To make it you’ll need to make a quick stop at Sam’s Club to grab a three pack of Ragu® Traditional sauce. Buying Ragu® in bulk just makes sense because spaghetti sauce is so versatile and you can count on Ragu® for its traditional, quality ingredients. It’s a pantry staple in our home.
It adds the zing to this appetizer but we also use Ragu® as a spaghetti topper {obviously} and as a zesty sauce for meatballs {throw pre-cooked meatballs in the crockpot along with a jar of Ragu® and you can enjoy delicious meatball subs for dinner}. Ragu® is a flavor we can always count on.
To make this hot Italian dip, you’ll need 1/2 cup of Ragu®, 8 ounces of cream cheese {softened}, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese plus a little extra for sprinkling on top, 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/4 cup chopped pepperoncini, and 1/4 cup sliced black olives.
Mix the softened cream cheese together with 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese and the Italian seasoning …
… and spread it into the bottom of a small baking dish.
Using the back of a spoon, spread the Ragu® on top then sprinkle with chopped pepperoncini and black olives. Sprinkle a little extra parmesan on top.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until the ingredients are warm and the cream cheese is a bit bubbly.
Serve warm with your favorite crackers.
Want to see how easy this dip is to whip up?
That looks yummy and easy! I’ll be giving this a try.