Homemade Hot Pockets

Do you eat Hot Pockets? I love them but I have two problems with them. One, they're considered a convenience food and cost more than I want to pay for them. And two, they don't fill me up. Usually, the only ones that fit my taste are the three cheese pizza ones. As much as a pig I am, I always find myself having to eat two just to be satisfied. Either that, or add a salad to one. I've been thinking about it and just knew there had to be a better way. Then it came to me.

The Hot Pocket concept is a simple one. What can be daunting is what you want to put in it. You can put whatever you'd like into these pockets. Just make sure if you use any meats or frozen veggies, that they are cooked through before you add them to the pocket. You'll only be cooking these for about ten minutes. That's only enough time to cook the dough and melt any cheese you're putting in there.

For me, I wanted to make something more hearty. This would solve my hunger issue. In addition to that, if it's more hearty, you can use it for an easy dinner! For this example, I decided to go the pizza route. You could of course do broccoli and cheese, or ham and potato, meatballs, ect. Let your imagination take over! Ok, so for these pockets I used ground turkey, green peppers, onions, pizza sauce, and mozzarella cheese.

1. I browned the turkey with some pizza seasoning along with the green peppers and onions.

2. Once browned, I unrolled some canned store bought crescent roll dough. (I haven't mastered making the dough just yet). Once you roll it out you will put two triangles together and seal their edges together making one large rectangle. You should get four large rectangles from a can.

Now the next directions will vary depending on what you use. If using your own mix, pick up on # 7.

3. I put a spoon full (just eye it) of pizza sauce on each crescent roll.

4. I then put mozzarella cheese on top of that (as much as you like)

5. I then put my turkey, onion, green pepper mixture on top of there. (eye it)

6. I topped the mixture again with more cheese and sauce.

7. I folded over the other side of the dough so that the ends meet. I then took a fork and pressed it down around the edges to seal it.

8. Follow the directions on your crescent roll can....it's usually bake on 375 for 10 minutes.

Now, you can make your own Hot Pockets in any flavor you want! Of course I'm sure yours will be prettier!