Delightful Crescent Roll Pizza Pockets
Life is about to get busier again as the kiddos go back to school after the holidays. Make these Delightful and EASY Crescent Roll Pizza Pockets for a delicious dinner that’s ready in less than 30 minutes!
While we call these pizza pockets, they can also be referred to as calzones or Hot Pockets. A calzone is simply an Italian oven-baked folded pizza that originated in 18th century Naples. Often described as a turnover, calzones are made with leavened dough (typically the same yeast dough that you would use for a regular crust).
Pizza pockets are essentially the same as calzones, but often smaller in size. This recipe also differs from traditional calzones in that the pockets are made with crescent roll dough, which is flaky, fluffy, and tastes more buttery than leavened pizza dough
INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE CRESCENT ROll PIZZA POCKETS…
All you need are the five ingredients listed below and you can whip them together in no time.
- Buy a tube of Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheet or try making some Homemade Pie Crust. Either way roll the dough into rectangles.
- Pizza Sauce in a jar
- Cheese…. a gooey filling your family will love.
- Toppings….use whatever toppings your family likes.
- Seasonings...garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
A Delicious Combination Butter and Shortening PIE Crust From Simply Recipes is the best recipe to use for a Homemade Pie crust…..
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/4 inch cubes
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 8 tablespoons ice water
- LET ME SHARE A FEW OTHER TOPPING SUGGESTIONS….
- Green pepper
- Onion
- Ham
- Pineapple
- Bacon bits
- Use Barbecue sauce instead of pizza sauce
- Grilled chicken pieces
- Taco meat
I know your family is going to love these Crescent Roll Pizza Pockets so you better make a big batch, and freeze them for later – then just pop them in the oven for a quick and easy meal.
When you are ready to use them simply reheat the pizza pockets in a 350°F oven for 5-10 minutes, just until warmed through.
Scroll down below for the complete recipe and let’s get cooking…..
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Sprinkle a little flour on a large cutting board or on your counter. Remove the crescent rolls or your homemade pizza crust from the package and use a rolling pin to even out the dough
- Use a pizza cutter to cut it into 6 equal pieces. Then spread a spoonful or two of spaghetti sauce on half of each piece, being careful to leave enough space on the edges to close them.
- Top with shredded cheese and pepperoni, and other toppings as desired.
- Fold each one over and use a fork to crimp the edges shut and place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the crescent rolls are golden brown.
- Remove from oven and brush each slice with melted garlic butter, Italian seasoning and parmesan cheese over the top of each slice before serving.
- Pictures by Spicy Southern Kitchen.