5 September, 2025

Pizza Pockets

Name: Pizza Pockets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 1 pkg. Pizza Dough (14.1 oz.); 1/2 cup Pizza Sauce; 1/2 cup Mozzarella Cheese (slices or shredded, divided); 24 slices Pepperoni (thinly sliced); 12 Mini Meatballs (fully cooked); 2 Green Bell Peppers (julienned and chopped); 1 Egg (for wash); Garlic salt; Italian seasoning

Posted in : Appetizers on September 5, 2025 by : MikeZ

Pizza Pockets

Muffin-sized Pockets filled with Pizza Sauce, Pepperoni, Mozzarella Cheese, Meatballs, and Green Pepper. A delicious appetizer in finger-food form.

Course Snack

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Appetizers

Method Oven

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings

Equipment

2 Regular Muffin Tins
Pizza Cutter

INGREDIENTS

Cooking spray
1 pkg. Pizza Dough - 14.1 oz.
½ cup Pizza Sauce
½ cup Mozzarella Cheese - slices or shredded, divided
24 slices Pepperoni - thinly sliced
12 Mini Meatballs - fully cooked
2 Green Bell Peppers - julienned and chopped
1 Egg - for wash
Garlic salt
Italian seasoning

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 400° F
using Cooking Spray, grease the inside of one regular size muffin tin and the outside of another.
Lay the pizza dough on the muffin tin that is sprayed on the inside. Use the other muffin tin to press on top of the dough to make pockets.
Add a teaspoon of Pizza Sauce to each pocket followed by a teaspoon of Mozzarella. Next add two Pepperoni slices and then a Meatball. Place slices of Peppers around the meatball and sprinkle with the remaining Mozzarella.
Using a pizza cutter, cut into 12 squares. Loosely pull the corners of each toward the center of each square and press to seal in the middle.
Brush with the egg wash, then sprinkle with Garlic Salt and Italian Seasoning.
Place in a 400°F oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.