These Low Calorie Pizza Pockets are just 281 calories and are packed with 24g of protein each!
This healthy pizza pocket recipe is fun to make and to eat! Of course it is more work than popping a “Hot Pocket” in the microwave. But this homemade hot pocket recipe is low calorie, 100% all-natural, and actually good for you!
These homemade healthy pizza pockets make a great lunch or dinner main course. And you can add in your favorite pizza toppings too!
Low Calorie Homemade Pizza Pockets
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Ingredients in Healthy Pizza Pockets
I added cheese, sauce and turkey pepperoni to these low calorie hot pockets. But you could take out the pepperoni and add in your favorite pizza toppings if you prefer.
The filling noted in the shopping list and recipe card is all included in the nutrition information.
Shopping List for Healthy Pizza Pockets:
Homemade Pizza Pocket Dough:
- Self rising flour
- 0% Greek yogurt
- Garlic salt
Homemade Pizza Pocket Filling:
- Tomato sauce
- Italian Seasoning
- Garlic cloves
- Fat free mozzarella cheese
- Turkey pepperoni
- Salt and pepper
How to Make Healthy Pizza Pockets
These healthy hot pockets are great for meal prep! You can bake them completely then add to the freezer for later. You’ll just need to add them to the microwave for 2-3 minutes to reheat!
How to Make Healthy Homemade Hot Pockets:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the pizza pocket filling ingredients and mix well. Set aside to marinate.
- In a mixing bowl, add the flour, yogurt, and garlic salt and mix until combined.
- Form into a ball of dough.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper out on the countertop.
- Place the dough in the center of the parchment paper. Top the dough with a little flour and a second piece of parchment paper.
- Use a rolling pin to roll it out to a 1/4 inch thick large rectangle. Then remove the top piece of parchment paper.
- Use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut 4 squares of dough.
- Add 1/4 of the filling to each square, the fold the sides over the filling. Fold the top and bottom over.
- Place each pizza pocket on the prepared baking sheet, fold side down.
- Add to the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Low Calorie Pizza Pockets Recipe
This Low Calorie Pizza Pockets Recipe is healthy and delicious! Unlike the store-bought kind these don’t have any chemicals, fillers, or preservatives. Making them a healthy version of the famed Hot Pockets.
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Low Calorie Pizza Pockets
Equipment
Ingredients
Low Calorie Pizza Pocket Dough:
- ⅔ cup self rising flour
- ⅔ cup 0% Greek yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic salt
Low Calorie Pizza Pocket Filling:
- 1 (8-oz) can tomato sauce
- 3 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ½ cup shredded fat free mozzarella cheese
- 8 turkey pepperoni slices chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the pizza pocket filling ingredients and mix well. Set aside to marinate.
- In a mixing bowl, add the flour, yogurt, and garlic salt and mix until combined.
- Form into a ball of dough.
- Lay a piece of parchment paper out on the countertop.
- Place the dough in the center of the parchment paper. Top the dough with a little flour and a second piece of parchment paper.
- Use a rolling pin to roll it out to a 1/4 inch thick large rectangle. Then remove the top piece of parchment paper.
- Use a pizza cutter or a knife to cut 4 squares of dough.
- Add 1/4 of the filling to each square, the fold the sides over the filling. Fold the top and bottom over.
- Place each pizza pocket on the prepared baking sheet, fold side down.
- Add to the oven and bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Pizza Pockets
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