Whole Wheat Pizza Pockets
Easy Whole Wheat Pizza Pockets perfect for a quick weeknight meal and can be customized any way you like!
Servings: 6 pizza pockets
Calories: 250kcal
Ingredients
- Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
- 1 egg whisked
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup pepperoni slices
- 1/3 cup red pepper julienned
- 1/3 cup green pepper julienned
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
Homemade Marinara Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup diced red onion
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 28 oz. fire roasted crushed tomatoes
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Roll out dough into a large 12x8 rectangle. Cut in half and then cut each half into 3 equal squares. (you will have 6 total squares to work with)
- Evening distribute pepperoni, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, diced red onion, and mozzarella on one half of each square.
- Fold over the unfilled half of the square to create a pocket and pinch the edges together so that all the filling is enclosed.
- Place pockets on a parchment paper lined baking sheets.
- Brush the top of each pizza pocket with egg mixture.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until tops of pizza pockets are slightly browned and hard.
- In the meantime, heat medium saucepan pan to medium high heat. Add olive oil and red onions. Saute until transparent, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add garlic to pan, saute for 30 seconds. Add in crushed tomatoes, bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve pizza pockets with marinara sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 587mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 865IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 246mg | Iron: 2.3mg