These snacks are easy and fun for kids
to prepare, but adults love them too.
Saucy
Pizza Pockets
- 1/3 pound ground pork
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
3/4 cup pizza sauce
2 (7 1/2-ounce) packages refrigerated tube biscuits
2/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Slices of pepperoni or Canadian-style bacon
- Heat oven to 425°C (220°C).
- Place ground pork and
garlic salt in large skillet over medium-high heat; cook for
5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until pork is no longer pink.
Stir in pizza sauce and cook, stirring, until heated through.
- Spray two large baking
sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange biscuits on baking
sheets, leaving space between each. Flatten biscuits with hands.
Spoon 1 tablespoon of meat sauce onto center of half of the biscuits.
Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cheese, top with slice of pepperoni
or Canadian-style bacon. Carefully top with remaining biscuits;
seal together outside edges of the top and bottom biscuits by
pressing down with the tines of a fork.
- Bake for 10 to 13 minutes,
or until golden brown.
Serves 8 snack servings.
Nutrition Facts: Calories
270 Protein 13 grams Fat 14 grams Sodium 860 milligrams Cholesterol
25 milligrams Saturated Fat 4 grams Carbohydrates 25 grams Fiber
0 grams
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Pork, The Other White Meat.
