Description
Homemade Easy Cheesy Pizza Pockets are simple, delicious, and customizable treats made with crescent or pizza dough, filled with mozzarella, pizza sauce, pepperoni, and seasoned with garlic and Italian seasoning. Perfect for a quick snack or meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough or pizza dough
- 1/2 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup pepperoni slices (or other favorite toppings like mushrooms, bell peppers, sausage, etc.)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
- Olive oil or melted butter, for brushing
- Parmesan cheese, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the crescent or pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. If using crescent roll dough, separate it into triangles. If using pizza dough, cut it into 8 even rectangles.
- Spread a small amount of pizza sauce on each triangle or rectangle.
- Place a small handful of mozzarella cheese and a few pepperoni slices on top of the sauce.
- Sprinkle a pinch of garlic powder and Italian seasoning over the filling.
- Fold the dough over to form a pocket and press the edges with a fork to seal.
- Brush each pizza pocket with a light layer of olive oil or melted butter. Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese on top for extra flavor.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the pizza pockets are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- Allow the pizza pockets to cool slightly before serving with extra pizza sauce for dipping, if desired.
Notes
- Feel free to customize the fillings with your favorite pizza toppings, like mushrooms, sausage, or vegetables.
- For a crispier crust, brush the tops of the pockets with more butter or olive oil before baking.
- If using pizza dough, make sure to pinch the edges tightly to avoid any sauce leaking out during baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pizza pocket
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 30mg