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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip

    Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip

    Posted: Feb 2, 2017 Last Modified: Jul 13, 2018 by Carmy · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip

    This pull apart pizza balls with Sriracha ricotta dip is a remix of the perfect game day dishes. Pizza balls for the pizza fans and dip for those who loves their game day dips! Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip!

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    While staring that the half tub of ricotta I had in my fridge, I was trying to figure out what in the world I was going to use it up with. I hate having half empty tubs of stuff in my fridge since that usually means I’m going to forget about it and it’ll go to waste. The first thing I thought about making was a spinach and ricotta dip but I had used up all my spinach on a smoothie the day before. So that idea was out. Staring at my opened fridge, I spotted the bottle of Sriracha. H loves Sriracha. And by love I mean he has at least two bottles right now and I considered getting him that mini Sriracha keychain at one point. Anyways, I was pretty much like “hmmmm, how does Sriracha taste as a dip?” and just rolled with it.

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    Little did I know that this little idea of mine would cause me so much work. Part of the tip was apparently clogged so when I aimed down into the measuring cup, the sauce somehow went UP and out. A stream of hot sauce flying out and landing on the floor. And my dog. My poor dog didn’t know why I was shrieking NOOO as I ran to grab napkins to wipe him down. Since he knows if I yell and there’s “food” on the floor, it means it is off limits so he ran off to the side before sniffing himself. Before he could get a lick in, I wiped him down. Not knowing whether or not dogs would ingest Sriracha (probably not…) I decided to give him a quick rinse mid cooking. He of course could sense a bath from a mile away so he made a mad dash to his crate and hid which meant I had to go drag him out and put the poor guy in the tub. Sriracha 1 – Carmy 0.

    Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Dip

    Anyways, after the little guy got his share of treats post-rinse, I went back to the dish. So I have a dip but I wasn’t sure what to use to dip into it. That’s when I spotted the leftover pepperoni and cheese from the Pizza Ball / Pizza Pull Apart Bread I made the other day. I had a can of Pillsbury crescent roll dough on hand so I pretty much made the same thing but with crescent dough instead of biscuit dough.

    In the end, it worked out. The crescent rolls had 6 per tin and I cut them in half which gave me 12 pizza balls, just enough to surround the dip in the cast iron.

    Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip

    So mid cooking dog rinsing aside, this recipe is pretty easy! When it was done baking, the dough risen enough that when I ripped the little pizza balls open, there was enough space inside for me to scoop some of the dip instead.

    Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip

    Also, while typing up the recipe, I realized just how much cheese is involved in this recipe. As someone who loves cheese I’m not even sorry. Hahahaha. But for reals, you can subtract the shredded cheese topping or instead of using little cubes of mozzarella, put shredded cheese instead the pizza balls. This was just what I had in my fridge that needed to be used up.

    Pull Apart Pizza Balls with Sriracha Ricotta Dip

    This pull apart pizza balls with Sriracha ricotta dip is a remix of the perfect game day dishes. Pizza balls for the pizza fans and dip for those who loves their game day dips!
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 20 minutes mins
    Total Time: 30 minutes mins

    Ingredients

    • 1 can of Crescent Dough
    • Pepperoni, 12-20 pieces
    • Shredded Cheese
    • 12 Mini Cubes of Mozzarella
    • 1.5 cups of Ricotta Cheese
    • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
    • Sriracha
    • Lemon Zest
    • Oregano
    • Olive Oil
    • Salt and Pepper

    Instructions

    • Heat oven up to 375F
    • To make the pizza balls, cut each piece of crescent dough in half so you end up with 12 pieces.
    • Flatten it out and use it to wrap up 1-2 pepperoni pieces and a cube of mozzarella (or sub with the shredded cheese).
    • Place in a circle in the skillet.
    • To make the dip, in a cup and a half of ricotta, mix in a splash of olive oil, 2 cloves of minced garlic, lemon zest, oregano, Sriracha, salt, and pepper. If you can handle more of a kick, add more Sriracha. If your tolerance is lower, put in less.
    • Mix well then pour into the center of the skillet.
    • Top with shredded cheese.
    • Pop it into the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the little pizza balls are golden.
    Tried this recipe?Did you make this recipe? I'm always so happy to hear about it! I'd love to see how it turned out. Tag me at @CarmysHungry on Instagram so I can see it! If you enjoyed the recipe, I'd really appreciate a comment with a 5 star rating! ♥
    Author: Carmy
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Potluck
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    Comments

    1. Jodi @ Create Kids Club says

      February 02, 2017 at 6:10 pm

      I love how this is a one pan appetizer :). Looks great!

      Reply
    2. Abbey Sharp says

      February 02, 2017 at 10:32 pm

      I love spinach and artichoke dip (healthified of course ;)

      This look soooo good! I love sriracha.

      Reply
    3. Jessica @ Nutritioulicious says

      February 02, 2017 at 11:00 pm

      This such a unique recipe! Great idea!

      Reply
    4. Allyson Brandt says

      February 03, 2017 at 9:57 pm

      I love everything about this recipe. Definitely putting it in my rotation! Maybe I’ll even share it with my husband ?

      Reply
    5. Geoffrey @ Spoonabilities says

      February 12, 2017 at 3:11 pm

      Pull-Apart, Pizza, Sriracha, and Dip. How can you go wrong?

      Reply
    6. Lizzie says

      February 12, 2017 at 5:07 pm

      5 stars
      Wow, I love the idea of cooking the dip in the middle of the bread! I may have to try this idea. And pepperoni and cheese inside the dough – wow, yum!

      Reply
    7. Elizabeth DiBurro says

      February 12, 2017 at 6:37 pm

      Oh man! Your poor pup! The recipe sounds amazing! Can’t wait to try it!

      Reply
      • Carmy says

        February 12, 2017 at 8:50 pm

        Little guy took his impromptu bath like a champion haha

        Reply

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      March 7, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      […] with pizza. I used to work at a pizza joint and I like making fun pizza creations like my Stuffed Pizza Balls/Pull Apart Bread in a Skillet. The other day, we were having pizza for dinner (because why not?) when this recipe started […]

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