Pizza in a Crock Pot?

Well maybe not pizza in the traditional sense but this is an easy fondue to do which you could use for dinner or as an appetizer at a large party. I also think you could switch out some of the ingredients depending on what your favorite type of pizza is.  Get creative ... I love fondue because you can have as much or as little as you want. You can keep it warming all night and pick at it in small doses. This particular recipe makes 20-25 servings and truthfully with all the meat can be a little bit of a heartburn creator so keep the Tums handy. It's so worth it!

Pizza Fondue

Ingredients:
1/2 lb. bulk Italian sausage                   1 c. chopped onion           1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes   
2 jars (26 oz each) tomato sauce         4 oz. thin sliced ham, finely chopped    
3 oz. sliced pepperoni, finely chopped 1 lb. mozzarella, cut in 3/4 in cubes 
1 loaf Italian or French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes

Directions:

1. Cook sausage and onion in large skillet over medium high heat until sausage is browned, stirring to break up meat. Drain the fat.
2. Transfer to crock pot.
3. Stir in pasta sauce, ham, pepperoni and red pepper flakes.
4. Cover and cook on low 3 to 4 hours.
5. Serve fondue with cheese and bread cubes.

As always, have fun!