Cheeseburger Hot Pockets
These cheeseburger pizza pockets are made with flaky puff pastry, seasoned ground beef, and melty cheddar. Easy weeknight dinner ready in 30 minutes!
Servings: 6
Calories: 746kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 1 lb ground beef
- ½ onion diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 egg
- sesame seeds optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- In a skillet add diced onions and ground beef. Cook until no longer pink.
- To the skillet add salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, ketchup, and mustard. Mix to combine. Set aside for later.
- In a small bowl add egg and 2 tablespoon of water. Mix to combine.
- Gently roll out each sheet of puff pastry and cut each sheet into 3 rectangles.
- On half of each rectangle add about ¼ cup of the meat mixture and 2 tablespoon of shredded cheese. Keeping about ¼" boarder. Brush the perimeter of the puff pastry with the egg mixture.
- Fold the other half of the puff pastry over top to create a sandwich, then press a fork to seal the edges all the way around.
- Place the pizza pockets onto a baking dish and brush with egg mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if using.
- Bake in the oven for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Don't overfill them. I know it's tempting to pile on the meat, but too much filling makes it really hard to seal the edges and they'll pop open in the oven. Stick to about ¼ cup of meat per pocket.
Let the filling cool before adding it to the pastry. Hot filling on cold pastry can make it soggy. Just give it 5-10 minutes off the heat.
Press that fork seal firmly. Go around all three sides twice if you need to. A good seal keeps everything inside where it belongs.
Don't skip the egg wash on top. That's what gives you that beautiful bakery-style golden color. It makes such a difference!
Nutrition
Calories: 746kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 700mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 4mg
