Healthy Treat for Today: Homemade Pizza Pockets
ByLunch 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 teasoon sea salt
1 cup melted butter
1 cup plain yogurt
Stir ingredients together until thoroughly mixed. You can make these pockets right away, or you can allow this dough to soak for 12-24 hours in order to break down the phytates and make the grain more easily digestible.
Pizza Sauce
1 1/2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon 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.
I meant extra yogurt not dough sorry =)
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That seems like a LOT of butter for 3 1/2 cups of flour. Not a typo? I put 3/4 cup of butter in 6 loaves of bread, and my regular pizza crust recipe (1 extra large crust) has a tablespoon or two of olive oil.
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Laura Reply:
September 20th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Right, that’s the correct amount. This is more of a flaky crust, not a yeast bread crust, which is why it has more butter. :)
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I made this today with a friend- we are both expecting soon & wanted to put some things in the freezer. (We 4x the recipe.) We tried one- in a word: yum!
Thank you!
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I used pizza sauce recipe for last night’s spaghetti. The oregano is a nice touch; I could really taste it. I was told that I was a good cook… ;)
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I’d like to pack these in my son’s lunch for school, they can microwave items if need be. Wondering how they cook in a microwave if thawed?
Thank you!
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Laura Reply:
November 2nd, 2011 at 11:49 am
You’d need to bake them first if doing it this way, but I’d say they will only take a few seconds in a microwave once thawed.
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so in order to soak the grains for this particular recipe i just put the yogurt, butter, flour & salt in a bowl, mix them, and allow them to sit for 24 hours on the counter? or do i use just yogurt and do it? or do i use additional yogurt to soak the grains and then add the normal ingredients tomorrow when i actually make the crust?
Thanks so much for your website! it has opened new doors for me:)
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Laura Reply:
November 6th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
For this recipe, you can mix ALL of the ingredients together and leave them to sit for 24 hours. After the soaking, just make the pizza pockets with the dough.
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Thought this was such a good idea, but my kids hated them :( I may try it using my regular homemade organic whole wheat crust as they are more used to that… Trying to come up with some good homemade lunches that I can freeze like this.
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I want to make these for my kids lunches too. I was wondering if I could bake them first, THEN freeze them? Then maybe it would only take a microwave to heat them up or maybe only 10 min. at 400. What are your thoughts on this??
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Laura Reply:
January 12th, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Yes, I like this idea. I’d probably go with a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. :)
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Looks so good! About how many does one batch make?
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Laura Reply:
January 12th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
I can’t remember exactly, but depending on the size, probably around 18-22.
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If i were to use this recipe for an actual pizza, how would i do that? Would this make one or two 13×9 pans? How long and at what temp do i cook this as a pizza crust? Thanks so much!
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Laura Reply:
January 25th, 2012 at 7:56 am
It would probably make two 9×13 pans – I’d do 375 for about 10-15 minutes and go from there depending on how the crust looks.
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