Lunch time around here can be a hectic time…
These Pizza Pockets are a perfect treat that you can make ahead put in the freezer…then throw in the oven at lunchtime.
Here’s how I made these:
I used my regular pizza recipe…
Crust
3 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 t. sea salt
1 cup melted butter
1 cup plain yogurt
Stir ingredients together until thoroughly mixed.
Pizza Sauce
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 1/2 t. oregano
1 1/2 t. basil
Stir together and simmer for a few minutes.
Pizza Pocket Fillings
Grated mozzarella or white cheddar cheese, cooked hamburger, pepperoni, olives, peppers, mushrooms
To form a Pizza Pocket
Roll a small ball of dough into a circle. Place one tablespoon of pizza sauce in the center. Put in a small amount of your choice of toppings. Fold the dough in half. Use a fork to pinch the edges together.
Lay Pizza Pockets on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze for about one hour. Pop them off the cookie sheet and put them into a freezer bag…and back into the freezer.
Bake your Pizza Pockets
For frozen Pizza Pockets, bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. If the Pizza Pockets are thawed, bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
I love the convenience of this nutritious ”fast food”! Serve them with fruit and veggies(God’s fast food!)…and you’ve got yourself a quick and easy lunchtime treat!!
You’ll find more healthy treat recipes here.
For more great kitchen tips go to Tammy’s Recipes.
mom2fur says:
Those look like fun! I’m going to print this out and try my hand at it. I actually tried to bake bread yesterday. I thought it came out too doughy and heavy…but everyone in my family raved about it. Not too bad for a first attempt. (I don’t have a bread machine, but I did use my Kitchenaid for the kneading!)
March 4th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Sonshine says:
Yummy!!!
I make these too! Usually I just use some canned biscuits…flatten the biscuit and then add fillings. When I make pizza dough, my family thinks they actually need a big round pizza! LOL
March 4th, 2008 at 8:57 am
Kim says:
Wow looks really yummy and not too difficult either! THX
March 4th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Char says:
Yummy… I may wait until next week to make these, because I’m sore from making 46 berocks last night, and making crust and rolling dough doesn’t sound fun today! LOL
Thanks for always sharing such great, yummy recipes!
March 4th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Kimi @ The Nourishing Gourmet says:
Great idea!
March 4th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
jayme says:
I was hoping you would share this recipe.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Krista says:
What a great idea for a fast lunch!
March 4th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Melissa Markham says:
These look like something we would really enjoy! Thanks for the all the great recipes you share! Have you thought about putting together a cookbook and submitting it to a publisher?
March 6th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Suezque says:
Okay- what did I do wrong? My dough was sooo flaky/crumbly, it wouldn’t roll out, and could not make pockets out of it…
March 8th, 2008 at 6:24 pm