Pizza Pockets

Pizza! What more is there to say, really? This is a very fun meal to make with your family or friends. It is super interactive and the great thing is everyone gets to create their own pizza pocket. Start with your basic pizza dough, add in your toppings, and bake to perfection. It is just as easy as that! You can buy pizza dough either in the can or fresh dough from your market and that makes this recipe even easier! Of course, if you have a go to recipe, go ahead and use homemade dough.

Pizza pockets
Makes 2 large pizza pockets

Ingredients:

• 14-16 oz pizza dough
• Your favorite pizza toppings (Italian sausage, pepperoni, green pepper, jalapeno, onion, mushroom, cheese, etc.)
• Marinara or ranch for dunking

How to make Pizza Pockets:

• Follow the package directions for the cooking temperature for your pizza dough. Mine said to preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Divide your pizza dough in two and roll out to 1?4" thickness. 
• Pile all of your desired toppings on one side.
• Fold over the other side and seal - use a fork if you would like to assure it is sealed. 
• Place on a greased cooking sheet and follow the pizza dough package directions for cooking. Mine said 18-22 minutes. 

As you can see in the pictures, John and I also top each pocket with a few toppings for the visual appeal. This is not necessary, but just gives a nice look. Something to note is that I do not put sauce inside the pizza pocket as it makes it a bit mushy. I like to serve it on the side as a dipping sauce. You can also see that yes, I truly do make a pizza pocket and John - on the other hand - just throws his toppings in the middle and wraps it up in a ball. They are super forgiving and just easy to make overall. 

Have fun with this!

Enjoy!

-H