WW Recipe of the Day - Skinny Slow Cooker Pizza Fondue Dip
The second biggest eating holiday after Thanksgiving is Super Bowl Sunday.
Did you know that Superbowl Sunday is the top pizza sales day of the year?
Weight Watchers Friendly Slow Cooker Pizza Dip Fondue
Do you have a plan for enjoying the day and indulging in your favorite foods without getting crazy?
I love pizza. It's one of my favorite foods.
But, it's one of my trigger foods that I usually end up overeating.
So, I thought it would be fun to try out a slow cooker pizza fondue that would allow me to enjoy all the flavors of pizza with a lot fewer calories and points.
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Pizza Fondue Dip Recipe Notes
There are lots of recipes for slow cooker pizza fondue or pizza dip. Most tend to be really heavy on the cheese, not a bad thing, but I decided to go with one that was heavy on the tomato sauce.
I chose classico tomato basil sauce, which only has 2 WW SmartPoints in a half-cup serving.
WW Slow Cooker Pizza Fondue Dip
The mozzarella cheese didn't completely melt even after 3 hours and lots of stirring, probably because it was low fat, but the flavor was yummy.
You can serve this slow cooker pizza dip with all kinds of dippers.
Chunks of warm crusty Italian bread, bread sticks, mozzarella sticks, and raw veggies like, broccoli, cauliflower and celery would all work well.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Pizza Dip?
According to my calculations, each serving has 82 calories and:
1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Recipe Variations
creamier - use part skim ricotta or wedges of laughing cow for all or part of the mozzarella
different sauces - there are so many different varieties of sauce available you can create a wide variety of tastes just by changing up the sauce
spicier - add crushed red pepper flakes to taste
more veggies - add chopped mushrooms, black olives, bell pepper, green onion, etc.
meatier - add chopped turkey pepperoni, or crumbled cooked chicken/turkey sausage
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Slow Cooker Pizza Dip/Fondue Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 jar (26 to 29 ounces) low-fat, low-sodium meatless marinara sauce (I used Classico tomato basil)
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese (I used part-skim instead)
- ¼ cup shredded reduced-fat Parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons oregano (I used Italian seasoning instead)
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- For serving: Cubes of Italian bread, breadsticks, raw cauliflower florets, broccoli florets, celery sticks, etc.
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 2 to 3-Quart.
- Lightly grease your slow cooker.
- Put the sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, oregano, onion, and garlic powder in the slow cooker. Stir well to combine.
- Cover and cook on LOW 3 hours, or until the sauce is hot and cheese is mostly melted. (Because the cheese is non-fat, it probably won't completely melt.)
- Serve with Bread cubes and/or vegetables for dipping.
Recipe Notes
Source: adapted slightly from Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly Revised and Updated: 600 Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker (affiliate link) by Phyllis Good
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you like this Weight Watchers slow cooker pizza fondue, you might also like:
- Slow Cooker Pizza Soup
- Vegetable Crock Pot Pizza
- Hungry Girl's Hawaiian English Muffin Pizza
- Healthy 3-Cheese Garden Vegetable Pizza
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A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Marge
Had this pizza dip today while enjoying some company in from Ohio --- here to bask in the beautiful AZ sunshine for a few months!! She, too, liked it very much! I told her it's like getting a 'pizza fix' without the pizza, or surrounding calories! I served it luke warm to room temp - microwaved it just enough to take chill off from the fridge - and served it surrounded by crispy bagel slices!! DELICIOUS; and she wants the recipe to take back home with her!
We'll see that she gets it, as well as the name of the website so she can begin enjoying some wonderful dishes! She told me today that she had just recently bought her first crock pot - EVER! Kudos --- excellent!!
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Mom! You're the best 🙂
Janice Brinson
I don't understand the "2 cups 8 ounces" shredded mozzarella. Is it supposed to be 2 cups of the cheese, or 8 ounces of the cheese, or exactly like it is written?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Janice, It is supposed to be 2 cups of shredded mozzarella which should be about 8 ounces. Hope this helps!
Gina
HiMartha. I would love to have your bundle but I would like the books, not online. Thank you.