Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Pockets (Copycat Hot Pockets)
Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Pockets: A kid-friendly copycat Hot Pockets recipe for a chilly fall day (or any day, really!)
Servings 6 pizza pockets
Ingredients
for the sauce
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic about 2 cloves
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- Sea salt to taste
for the pizza pockets
- 4 oz pepperoni slices cut into quarters
- 4 oz shredded mozzarella 1 cup
- 1 box refrigerated pie crust both crusts
- 1 tablespoon butter melted
- 2 tablespoon shredded Parmesan
- ½ teaspoon parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and remove pie crust from the refrigerator to soften as directed on the box. Spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Add all of the sauce ingredients to a medium sized mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Cut the pepperoni into quarters, and shred the mozzarella if not using pre-shredded. Combine pepperoni, mozzarella, and ½ cup of the sauce in a large bowl.
- Unroll the pie crusts and cut each crust into three equal wedges, so that you have six pieces total. Spoon equal amounts of the filling into one side of each of the pie crust wedges.
- Fold each wedge in half over the filling, then crimp the edges together. Arrange pizza pockets in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
- Melt butter in the microwave. Brush each pizza pocket lightly with butter, then top each with Parmesan and parsley.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 400 degrees, or until pizza pockets are golden brown. Serve with the remaining pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
Whether you choose to call these pizza creations calzone, hot pockets, or pizza pockets, they’re all good! You could speed their creation by using pre-made pizza sauce, if you like; I just didn’t have any on hand so made my own.