This Easy Keto Pizza Dip is a quick, warm, and savory recipe you can feel good about indulging in with low carb bread sticks, pork rinds, or just a fork!
Pizza is suuch a beautiful, delicious, and addictive food. It's one of my lifelong absolute favorites. But traditional pizza does not fit very well with a ketogenic diet.
In fact, it's one of the main carby foods that tempts ketoers into falling off the low carb wagon.
The smell...the taste...even looking at it. I can't deny it's gorgeous! But if you indulge, your body will not be very happy with you.
That's why I'm committed to showing you as many keto-friendly pizza alternatives as possible.
Of course we know that a traditional crust is loaded with carbs, gluten and other things that can make you feel overstuffed and bloated AND kick you out of ketosis.
The other, less mentioned, obstacle can be the tomato sauce. It's obviously one of the greatest parts of any pizza, but check your labels! Many pizza sauces are loaded with sugar...and you don't need all that.
And there's hope!
Of course you can always make your own, but if you're in a pinch and haven't found a good, store bought, low-carb sauce yet, I want to introduce you to Rao's Homemade(affiliate link). It's a little on the pricey side, but it's yummy, it's made with quality ingredients and only ends up being a few net carbs per serving.
I think that's a pretty good deal.
Anyway, back to the low carb pizza goodness....
Let's take a quick tour of my past posts. These are all amazing, keto-friendly pizza options that will keep you happy, full, and in ketosis! I've also heard many of them are big hits with friends and family members who don't follow a low carb lifestyle:
Pork Rind Pizza Crust
Chicken Crust Pizza
Chicken Taco Pizza
Broccoli Crust Pizza
Fathead Pizza Pockets
And now today...
Easy Keto Pizza Dip
When I was in grade school, our choir learned what would essentially become the theme song for my pizza-loving life. It was kind of a long song, but I never forgot the chorus:
"Pizza, pizza, thick tomato paste!
Lotsa mozzarella on your face
So hurry up and slice it up there's not a minute more to waste
With twenty-seven toppings we can't miss a single taste!"
Sing it with me, folks!
Now I love a good low carb pizza alternative, I love a good dip, and I love a good marriage between two of my favorite things. Long story short, I LOVE this recipe.
It won't take you long at all (just about 40 minutes for prep and cook time) and the macros per serving (1 serving is about ½ cup, but it's VERY filling) are something to feel good about:
Calories: 474
Total Carbs: 6g
Fiber: 1g
Net Carbs: 5g
Protein: 22g
Fat: 41g
When I try out and post different dips, like this one for my Keto Chorizo Dip, a lot of people ask me what you can dip that's keto-friendly.
We all know most dips call for chips, bread, or crackers...but why not pork rinds, veggies, or even just a fork!?
For this recipe I made low carb bread sticks to go with the keto pizza dip. I used this recipe for keto dinner rolls (they're seriously the best, even if you don't want to use it for this dip, click on it now!) and I cut the dough into little bread-stick like rectangles before baking.
Ready for easy keto pizza dip? Here's how I made it!
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Easy Keto Pizza Dip
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
Description
This Easy Keto Pizza Dip is a quick, warm, and savory recipe you can feel good about indulging in with low carb bread sticks, pork rinds, or just a fork!
Ingredients
Topping layer
½ lb Italian Sausage
32 slices Pepperoni
¾ of Whole Green Bell Pepper
¼ cup Onion
1 cup Rao's Tomato Basil Sauce
Creamy Layer
8 oz Cream Cheese; softened
½ cup Ricotta
¼ cup Parmesan
½ tsp Basil
¼ tsp Oregano
½ tsp Garlic
¼ tsp Salt
¼ tsp Pepper
Top layer
½ cup Mozzarella; shredded
4 tbsp Bacon; crumbled
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375
Brown sausage in skillet
While sausage is browning, mix softened cream cheese, ricotta, parmesan and seasoning in large bowl, set aside
Dice onion and pepper and add to cooked sausage
Slice pepperoni in strips and add to pan with sausage and cook for 2-3 minutes
Add ½ cup sauce to meat and veggie pan and let simmer for 5 minutes
Spread creamy cheese layer on bottom of pan ( I used round but 8x8 would work too)
Carefully spoon meat and veggie layer on top of creamy cheese layer
Add ½ cup of sauce to top of dish
Top with mozzarella and crumbled bacon
Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese begins to brown
Enjoy with a fork, fresh veggies or low carb breadsticks
Notes
Please note that I am not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information that is discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates based on NET carbs. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About ½ Cup
- Calories: 474 Calories
- Fat: 41g
- Carbohydrates: 6g Total, 5g NET
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
LINDA
Friday 9th of October 2020
Hi Sam, I am so looking forward to trying this recipe, as it is something both my husband and I can share, he is not on Keto, but I know he will enjoy this with me, I may have to fight him off for my share..lol I am also looking forward to trying your Keto buns, I am not sure why, but I cannot put a bread, or other bun recipes to any justice, so right after this note, I am going to try once more, wish me Luck, Thank you, so much for these wonderful recipes that you kindly put together for us. cheers, Linda
Mary
Tuesday 7th of November 2017
Can I substitute the Ricotta cheese? No one in the fam likes it.
Sam
Friday 10th of November 2017
Hmmm, I'm not sure what you could substitute with, but I think you might be fine just leaving it out. Let me know if you give it a try!