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Homemade Pizza Pockets are buttery, cheesy, melty, flaky goodness on a plate! And the best part is you can change the filling to suit your family’s taste.
If my husband had to pick a favorite recipe of mine, this would be it. I made it for the first time in ages the other night, and was instantly transported to our early years of marriage when it was a regular on the menu.
It’s a great way to sneak veggies into the kids! Our favorites are included in the recipe below, but it’s very easy to substitute your own.
Ingredients needed for Homemade Pizza Pockets
- crescent roll dough-I prefer to use the crescent dough sheets because it’s easier to cut to size and there are no seams to pinch closed
- ground beef or ground turkey-using ground turkey is a great way to keep the fat and calories down without sacrificing flavor
- green and red bell peppers-the peppers are mild and cook down well into the mixture, so it’s a great way to get extra veggies into your diet
- onion-I prefer yellow onion, but purple or white will work just as well
- garlic-I love using the jarred minced garlic from the grocery store produce section
- pizza sauce-buy your favorite brand or make your own quick and easy homemade pizza sauce
- mozzarella cheese
- other filling ideas: Italian sausage, mushrooms, olives, ham, pineapple, jalapenos…use whatever pizza toppings you love
Instructions
Begin by browning the meat together with the vegetables in a large skillet. Cook until the veggies are soft and the meat is completely browned. Drain any excess grease.
Add the sauce and cheese to the meat mixture and stir to combine. Heat through.
Cut the crescent dough sheet into 8 equal squares (or use the triangles of dough if using perforated dough sheets.) Add a couple spoonsful of filling to the middle of a dough square and fold the edges over to create a pocket. (See below.)
Place stuffed pockets on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Serve with extra pizza sauce for dipping!
Homemade Pizza Pockets
Ingredients
- 2 8 oz cans crescent dough sheets or crescent roll dough
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1/2 green bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 1 ½ cups pizza sauce about ½ jar
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/2 onion, 1 clove garlicBrown the ground beef with the peppers, onion and garlic. Drain fat and return to pan.
- 1 ½ cups pizza sauce, 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheeseMix in the pizza sauce and cheese, bring just to a bubble and let simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- 2 8 oz cans crescent dough sheets or crescent roll doughOpen crescent roll dough- you can go with the original triangle shape or keep two crescents together to form a square. If you are using dough sheets, cut into 8 equal squares with a pizza cutter.
- In a triangle, place a couple spoonfuls of filling on the wide end and roll up. In a square, place filling in the center and fold corners up to meet in the middle.
- Bake on a sheet pan at 350° for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. Serve with extra pizza sauce for dipping.
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Holly Cornish says
This sounds like an easy recipe and one I will have to try when I don’t have time to make a homemade pizza pocket. In my opinion, when you stated “homemade” I was thinking actually homemade. Pizza dough and sauce made from scratch. Which is what I do. So, I’m glad I came across this recipe. It’s so much easier and less messy when I have my grandkids visiting. Thank you for sharing!
Nicole Burkholder says
Yes, “homemade” is a bit tricky. To some people it means “from scratch” while to others it means “made at home.” 🙂 In this instance, I used “homemade” to show that you can make something like Hot Pockets or Totino’s pizza pockets at home. For example, I have a recipe for “homemade graham cracker crust” which is just a recipe for making that kind of crust at home, rather than purchasing a store-bought crust. But I understand the confusion! We tend to use words interchangeably in English a lot! 😀 Definitely give these a try when you’re just doing a quick meal with the grandkids!