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One of our favorite family recipes to make, especially on a busy night since everyone loves the homemade pizza pockets. I cannot tell you how often we resort to these because we know that there will be no fighting and only fun!
You can make these with any of the toppings you know your kids will love. Or they can make their own so they know they will love them too. It’s a great recipe that you can make to switch it up on your weekly pizza night or serve as a tasty appetizer.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our pizza pockets, you only need four simple ingredients:
- Frozen dinner roll dough
- Pizza sauce
- Shredded mozzarella cheese
- Pepperoni slices
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Homemade Pizza Pockets Recipe
- Start early by reading the directions on the back of the package to thaw out the rolls.
- Once they are thawed out, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- After the rolls are thawed (but not risen) stretch out each roll and lay it flat on a greased cookie sheet.
- Then on top of the flattened roll, place a small amount of pizza sauce.
- On top of the sauce, sprinkle a little bit of shredded mozzarella cheese, and 3 pepperoni slices.
- Then carefully the dough over the close the roll back up. Pinch the edges together to seal the pizza toppings inside.
- Try to avoid leaving any holes in the dough seams or they will allow the cheese to melt out.
- Repeat these steps for all of the rolls.
- Once you are done with the rolls, place them on the greased pan and place the pan in the oven and bake the pizza pockets for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden brown on top.
- Then let the pockets cool for 2-3 minutes before serving them and then enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the oven or Air Fryer.
- We generally keep it simple for the kids with pepperoni, but there are so many other ideas you can do! Here are a few suggestions: green peppers, olives, ham (or Canadian bacon), pineapple, bacon bits, banana peppers, barbecue sauce instead of pizza sauce, grilled chicken pieces, or red onions.
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Homemade Pizza Pockets Recipe
Our homemade pizza pockets are a family favorite recipe that requires only four simple ingredients and takes 25 minutes to prepare.
Serving servings
Ingredients
- 18 dinner rolls, frozen dough
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 3 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 54 pepperoni slices
Instructions
- Thaw rolls according to directions on the package.
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- After the rolls are thawed (but not risen), stretch out each roll and lay it flat on a greased cookie sheet.
- Spoon a small amount of pizza sauce onto each roll. Top with a small handful of shredded cheese, and three pepperoni slices.
- Fold the dough over the toppings and pinch the edges together. Try to not have any holes in your dough, as your cheese will melt out of it.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool a few minutes before serving.
Notes
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in the oven or Air Fryer.
- We generally keep it simple for the kids with pepperoni, but there are so many other ideas you can do! Here are a few suggestions: green peppers, olives, ham (or Canadian bacon), pineapple, bacon bits, banana peppers, barbecue sauce instead of pizza sauce, grilled chicken pieces, or red onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 624 kcal · Carbohydrates: 64 g · Protein: 28 g · Fat: 29 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 63 mg · Sodium: 1665 mg · Potassium: 444 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 5 g · Vitamin A: 644 IU · Vitamin C: 4 mg · Calcium: 522 mg · Iron: 6 mg
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Hi Steph
These look delicious and i think my kids would love them.
I live in the UK and i cant get hold of Rhodes dinner rolls could any bake at home rolls be ok?
Also can you tell me what pizza sauce is?
You can use any frozen roll dough. Pizza sauce is basically tomato sauce with some garlic salt and seasonings in it. We can buy it in the US already mixed together and it’s called pizza sauce.
Do you know how well these freeze? Also, can they be reheated in the microwave ( from frozen) ?
I’m thinking that these would be good after school snacks for the kids….
These should freeze just great!
We love these! As an extra splash of flavor….after baking, rub a cube of butter on the top of the pizza pockets (the heat of the just baked pizza pocket melts the butter), then sprinkle with a little parm cheese and garlic salt. Soooo yummy!!
So no need to let them rise? Any way to use this recipe to make a copycat Maverick breakfast sandwich – Basically egg and cheese and sausage? Just wondering…. do you think I would cook the egg first?
Would these pizza pockets freeze well?
Yes, they will freeze great!